The company Potain was established in La Clayette, France in 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-around the world. At present, the company makes more than 60 models from various production facilities in France, China, Germany, Italy and Portugal. The business represents many different product ranges used for a variety of applications. These equipments are sold through a global Manitowoc dealer network.
The family of Potain cranes are divided into different tower crane families. The smallest cranes manufactured by Potain are the self-erecting cranes. These cranes vary from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes which are both higher and larger. These cranes range from 7.98 to 64 tons. Additionally, these are the largest special application cranes that are custom-designed. These units offer a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
The company's top innovations include 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 normally found on traditional construction sites, power stations, bridge building projects, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Manitowoc has 2 of their biggest manufacturing facilities in the United States. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is situated within the state of Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane components are constructed in the state of Pennsylvania inside the Shady Grove plant. Here boom trucks and mobile cranes are built. Regional offices are located within Brazil and in Mexico. Additionally, the extensive dealer network located all around the United States and Costa Mesa provides support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane manufacturer.
Manitowoc has dominated the lifting market in North America for more than 50 years. They have built their solid reputation with a combination of outstanding support and service and quality products. The popular names of Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been leading members of their market sectors within Costa Mesa, South and Latin America and USA.