The company Potain was established in La Clayette, France during the year 1928. Since that time, the company has grown into a leading manufacturer of cranes. The company is responsible for over 100,000 cranes in operation around the globe. Currently, the company makes more than 60 models from various manufacturing plants inside China, France, Portugal, Germany and Italy. The company represents numerous different product ranges utilized for a variety of applications. These machinery are sold through an international 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 range from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes which are higher and bigger. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. Additionally, these are the largest special application cranes which are custom-made. These models offer a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
Several of the main innovations with the company include the LLC series of hoists, the Vision Cab and the Dialog control system. The growing reputation of the company has expanded their appeal with various models. Potain cranes are often found on conventional construction sites, power stations, bridge building projects, ship-building projects and shipbuilding yards.
Two of Manitowac's largest facilities are based within the US. Their manufacturing facility is based within Wisconsin. In this state, both the tower crane components and crawler cranes are constructed in Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove plant. Here both mobile cranes and boom trucks are manufactured. Regional offices are situated within Mexico and within Brazil. As well, the extensive dealer network situated all over the USA and Lancaster offers support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane manufacturer.
Manitowac has been part of the North American Market for more than 50 years. They have built a great reputation for provided their customers with quality products with outstanding support. The popular names of Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been top members of their market sectors within Lancaster, South and Latin America and USA.