Since its inception in La Clayette, France in 1928, Potain has been the world leader in tower crane production, boasting more than 100,000 cranes sold and installed around the world. Today the company produces over 80 models from manufacturing plants in France, Germany, Italy Portugal, Slovakia and China.
Potain represents a variety of product ranges designed for different applications, which are then sold through the worldwide Manitowoc Crane Group dealer network.
Potain produces three families of tower cranes; the smallest cranes of the Potain range are the self-erecting cranes, running from 1,0 t (1.1 US t) to 7,98 t (8.8 USt) capacity. Higher and bigger are the top slewing cranes, varying from 7,98 t (8.8 USt) to 64 t (70.5 USt) capacity, these are also the largest custom-designed special application cranes which reach capacities of 160 t (176 USt).
Innovations include the Vision Cab, the Dialog control system and the LLC range of hoists. The company’s growing reputation, meanwhile, has seen it widen its appeal with Potain units now seen not only on traditional construction sites, but also in dam building projects, power stations, shipbuilding yards, bridge building projects and a host of other applications. |
