During 1928 within La Clayette, France, the company Potain was established. Since then, Potain has been the global leader in tower crane production. They are responsible for more than 100,000 cranes installed and sold around the world. At present, the company makes more than 60 models from different manufacturing facilities in China, France, Italy, Portugal and Germany. The company represents many different product ranges designed for a variety of applications. These machinery are sold through a global 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 vary from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes that are higher and larger. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. In addition, these are the largest custom-designed special application cranes. These units offer a reach capacity of 160 tons.
The company's top innovations consist of LLC range of hoists, the Dialog control system and the Vision Cab. The growing reputation of the company has expanded their appeal with various models. Potain cranes are normally found on traditional construction sites, power stations, bridge building projects, ship-building projects and shipbuilding yards.
Manitowoc has 2 of their largest manufacturing facilities within the USA. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is located within Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane components are made in Pennsylvania inside the Shady Grove facility. Here mobile cranes and boom trucks are manufactured. Regional offices are situated within Brazil and in Mexico. Additionally, the extensive dealer network found all over Arkansas and the USA provides support and coverage 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 service and support and quality products. The popular names of Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been top members of their market sectors within the United States, Arkansas and South and Latin America.