The company Potain was established within La Clayette, France during the year 1928. Ever since that time, the company has grown into a leading manufacturer of cranes. The company is responsible for over 100,000 cranes in operation all over the world. Now, the company makes over 60 models from different production facilities in China, France, Portugal, Germany and Italy. The company represents many different product ranges used for various applications. These machines are sold through an international Manitowoc dealer network.
The family of Potain cranes are divided into different tower crane families. The smallest cranes produced by Potain are the self-erecting cranes. These cranes range from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes that are both larger and higher. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. Moreover, these are the biggest custom-designed special application cranes. These units offer a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
The company's top innovations consist of LLC series of hoists, the Dialog control system and the Vision Cab. The company's growing reputation has expanded their appeal with different models. Potain cranes are usually found on traditional construction sites, power stations, bridge building projects, ship-building projects and shipbuilding yards.
Manitowoc has 2 of their largest manufacturing facilities in the United States. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is situated in Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane parts are made in the state of Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove facility. Here both boom trucks and mobile cranes are built. Regional offices are situated in Mexico and within Brazil. As well, the extensive dealer network located throughout the United States and Illinois offers coverage and support unrivalled by any other crane producer.
Manitowoc has dominated the lifting market in North America for over 50 years. They have built their solid reputation with a combination of outstanding support and service and quality products. The well-known names of Grove, National Crane and Manitowoc have been leading members of their market sectors within South and Latin America, USA and Illinois.