News and press releases

50th Liebherr machine delivered for Mainka

Mainka Bau GmbH & Co. KG, a leading specialist company for industrial construction projects from Lingen, is extending its fleet. This year the company is investing in 17 new Liebherr earthmoving machines, which are to be delivered in 2021. A long-term and trusting partnership links Liebherr and Mainka. The delivery of the 50th Liebherr machine was celebrated recently in the new head office of Mainka Bau GmbH & Co. KG.

On the road to the digital transformation in production: Liebherr collaborating with startup

Liebherr is actively involved in a development program for startups that is being run by Bosch: The Bosch Startup Harbour. The purpose is to support talented teams in the development of their first business concept. Liebherr's collaboration with Bosch is aimed at shaping the factory of the future together with a startup on the basis of a specific application. At the same time, Liebherr sees this new collaboration format as an opportunity to gain external input and for testing and validating new technologies. This should accelerate the innovation process.

Ten new Liebherr wheeled excavators for Julius Berger

Julius Berger has ordered ten more Liebherr A 920 Litronic wheeled excavators . In the past year the company purchased 30 earthmoving machines, including nine Liebherr wheeled excavators of the same type. The machines are to be used in the future for large-scale projects in Nigeria. The acceptance of the first five machines of the current order recently took place in Kirchdorf an der Iller.

New Liebherr articulated dump truck receives Red Dot Award 2021

Liebherr's new TA 230 Litronic articulated dump truck has won the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2021. The modern, coherent machine and design concept impressed the jury of international experts. Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH is proud to receive this prestigious award just a few months after the digital product presentation in which the articulated dump truck was unveiled to the public for the first time. The Red Dot Award is considered to be one of the most important international awards in the field of design.

LIKUFIX quick-change system available for other Liebherr wheel loaders

Liebherr is increasing the availability of its fully automatic LIKUFIX quick-change system for additional wheel loader models.

Ready for new tasks at the push of a button: LIKUFIX quick-change system available for other Liebherr wheel loaders

The fully automatic LIKUFIX quick-change system, an in-house development by Liebherr and well established in Liebherr hydraulic excavators, has also proven itself in the medium-sized series of wheel loaders in recent years. A solution that truly comes into its own in operations involving multiple working tools. The LIKUFIX quick coupler system allows the operator to safely and conveniently change mechanical and hydraulic working tools at the push of a button from the cab.

New Liebherr R 928 G8 crawler excavator: The new addition to the Generation 8 family

The R 928 G8 crawler excavator is a completely new model, developed and produced by Liebherr-France SAS in Colmar. The new model positioned between the R 926 G8 and the R 930 G8 complements the current Generation 8 series, which already includes 7 models with a gross vehicle weight of 22 to 45 tonnes. The modularity of the new Generation 8 facilitated the launch of this new model as its design is based on existing, high-performance components. This new, weight-optimised combination should significantly reduce the transport problems of many customers.

Two new local zero emission excavators from Liebherr: R 976-E and R 980 SME-E electric crawler excavators

The R 976-E electric crawler excavator, along with the R 980 SME-E, replaces the ER 974 B for mine and quarry extraction. The latest electric excavators to be developed and produced by Liebherr-France SAS in Colmar, France, they are not just converted diesel machines. The excavators and their electric power system were designed and produced entirely by Liebherr.

Liebherr-France SAS: the largest Liebherr demolition excavator ever built handed over to AWR Abbruch GmbH

The official handover of the key to the machine took place in the presence of the General Management of Liebherr-France SAS and Mrs Brigitte Klinkert (Minister of Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue).

Belgium: Ijzerland opts for R 944 C High Rise electric crawler excavator

Ijzerland, the Belgian specialist in recycling scrap metal, was on the hunt for a versatile machine that would generate zero emissions on site. In order to guarantee employee satisfaction, the excavator was also required to unite precision with comfort.

A world first in Great Britain: delivery of Liebherr’s first hydraulic excavator with a factory-fitted Leica Geosystems machine control system

Liebherr and Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, have been partners in the machine control systems area since last year. A Liebherr R 934 G8 crawler excavator, the first hydraulic excavator with a factory-fitted Leica Geosystems machine control system, has been delivered to our customer Brad-Pave in Great Britain.

Hamburg: A new Liebherr Generation 8 crawler excavator for the Hagedorn company

The Hagedorn company carries out earthworks, sewer construction work as well as disinfection, deconstruction and recycling projects. The company chose the Liebherr R 926 crawler excavator for earthmoving, concrete piping and laying work on a construction site in Hamburg.

New attachment from Liebherr: Expansion of range of applications of wheeled and crawler excavators

With the new "LiTiU" tilt unit Liebherr presents an innovative attachment which extends the swing angle of various attachments. Fixed attachments can reach swing angles of up to 2 x 75° thanks to the LiTiU unit. In addition, hydraulic attachments such as sorter grabs, swivel-mounted ditch cleaning buckets and tilt buckets can be combined with the LiTiU unit for an even bigger swing angle. LiTiU is compatible with attachments from other manufacturers. The new unit is available in different versions and sizes.

First Generation 8 R 926 excavator in Belgium

The Timo-Tuin company has purchased a latest-generation Liebherr machine to carry out various earthmoving operations. In doing so, the company has opted for the performance, low fuel consumption and comfort of the Liebherr R 926 G8 crawler excavator. The first of this type in Belgium.

“We found everything in Liebherr”

Dynamic applications are the toughest ones for all construction equipment. 35,000 operating hours in this kind of operation are a huge milestone in a machine’s life. When customer O.Rentals says, “We have not used any of the competitors’ products,” it expresses how satisfied they are with Liebherr machines in their fleet, and it proves their high quality and reliability.

In case of imminent accident, new brake assistant for Liebherr wheel loaders reduces stopping distance

Active personnel detection is an innovative assistance system for the Liebherr L 526 to L 586 XPower® range of wheel loaders. Liebherr has now added two extra functions - the brake assistant and incident map - to active personnel detection. The brake assistant automatically slows the speed of the wheel loader to a standstill the moment the active personnel detection issues a warning signal. The incident map displays potential risk zones on the site using GPS data in LiDAT - Liebherr’s in-house transfer and location system.

Digitalization in deep foundation work: The positioning system LIPOS ® supports continuous flight auger drilling

Every building stands on a solid foundation that bears the whole weight. However, when the ground below is too soft or unstable, qualified deep foundation specialists come into play in order to provide the required ground bearing capacity. With the LIPOS system, Liebherr equips the deep foundation specialists with a tool that simplifies the task in various ways.

12 crawler excavators for HM-Entreprenør A/S

The Danish company HM-Entreprenør is based just 1.5 km from the headquarters of the JMM Group, Liebherr’s Danish distributor. In 2017, HM-Entreprenør ordered 12 machines from Generation 6. Following the Bauma construction industry trade fair in 2019 in Munich, the company acquired 12 new Liebherr crawler excavators to replace Generation 6 excavators, and in early 2021 more excavators will be delivered.