Evotion 2024 | Customer Magazine

From "Plug & Pray" to "Plug & Play"

Gear skiving used to be a gear cutting method that was difficult to control due to its complex kinematics, but it now offers a genuine alternative to shaping or broaching. The synergy between machines, tools and processes provided by Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH’s Skiving³ technology package makes it possible to efficiently and flexibly machine an extremely wide variety of workpieces, including in small batch sizes. Skiving³ therefore crucially boosts productivity, quality and cost-effectiveness levels not just in series production, but in contract gear manufacturing as well.

01AI supported image processing in bin picking
Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH is taking the plunge into artificial intelligence (AI) with its latest version of LHRobotics.Vision bin picking software. Filtering out irrelevant image data enables faster and more accurate detection of unsorted workpieces when removing them from containers.
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02Inline process monitoring with LHProcessMonitoring
In electric vehicles, the meshing of the gears can cause disruptive gearbox noise excitations. It is therefore becoming increasingly important for automotive manufacturers and suppliers of electric motors to identify and eliminate the causes of unwanted noise at an early stage. With the LHProcessMonitoring software, Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH has developed a tool that detects deviations during gear production. This saves costs and reduces rejects – and is therefore also of interest to manufacturers of conventional gearboxes.
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03LHRobotics.Vision goes to Asia
Pongi Gear Experts Co., Ltd. has represented Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH in Taiwan for many years. In 2022, it incorporated the Kempten company‘s bin picking software into its portfolio and set up its own demonstration and training facility for intelligent automation. Potential customers can evaluate the smart and intuitive system on a fully equipped cell with a camera, robot and simulation tool.
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04Non-destructive disassembly of battery packs
Sustainability goals and increasing raw material prices are making the recycling of batteries from electric vehicles an increasingly pressing issue for the automotive industry. To recover the valuable raw materials and components from the battery packs, they must be disassembled and sorted at the end of their service life. Automated processes provide a basis for economic dismantling while minimizing the hazards to employees from high-voltage equipment. Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH uses its tried and tested automation technology for this and is working with research and industry to develop scalable, flexible solutions for the automotive and recycling sectors.
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Recycling of high-voltage batteries used for electromobility

Best of Industry Award for Liebherr automation solutition

In 2023, Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH was awarded the Best of Industry Award in the Robotics category. The company received the award for its solution for the automated disassembly of battery packs from electric vehicles.

Avoid unplanned downtime and reduce maintenance costs

Condition monitoring with a "digital fingerprint"

Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH now provides its customers with the most important drive and actuator data from a machine – its "digital fingerprint” – as a service to simplify and accelerate machine diagnostics. This makes condition monitoring easier and reduces maintenance costs.

From point cloud to picking: LHRobotics.Vision software further enhanced

AI supported image processing in bin picking

Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH is taking the plunge into artificial intelligence (AI) with its latest version of LHRobotics.Vision bin picking software. Filtering out irrelevant image data enables faster and more accurate detection of unsorted workpieces when removing them from containers.

Taiwanese integrator Pongi adds bin picking software to its portfolio

LHRobotics.Vision goes to Asia

Pongi Gear Experts Co., Ltd. has represented Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH in Taiwan for many years. In 2022, it incorporated the Kempten company‘s bin picking software into its portfolio and set up its own demonstration and training facility for intelligent automation. Potential customers can evaluate the smart and intuitive system on a fully equipped cell with a camera, robot and simulation tool.

Successful conversion of production at Halewood

Ford produces electric drive units using Liebherr gantry systems

E-mobility is taking hold around the world – and the automotive industry is changing. Many manufacturers are shifting from internal combustion engines to electric powertrains. The Ford Motor Company – a long-term partner of Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH – will be making most of the electric drive units for its European production at its UK transmission plant at Halewood near Liverpool. As before, Ford will be using Liebherr gantry technology, but for electric drive units rather than transmissions for internal combustion engines.

Helping out the Slovenian automotive supplier KLS after the flood disaster

26 severely damaged machines restored to operation

Following the flood disaster in Slovenia in August 2023, Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH provided active assistance for the automotive supplier KLS d.o.o. With commitment, expertise and minimal bureaucracy, the team of engineers performed what seemed an impossible task in just 1,200 work-hours: all of the Slovenian company‘s gear cutting machines – initially thought to be damaged beyond repair – were back up and running before Christmas.

Gut verzahnt: Das Vertriebsteam für Südamerika

Gebündelte Ressourcen

Der Markt- und Produktvertrieb der Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH für den südamerikanischen Markt wird von einem deutsch-brasilianischen Team verantwortet: Rodrigo Manzano ist Geschäftsbereichsleiter für die Niederlassung der Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH in Guaratinguetà und ist zusammen mit After Sales Manager Claudio Mota erster Ansprechpartner vor Ort. Tobias Färber ist Gebietsverkaufsleiter in Kempten und bildet die Schnittstelle zu Technik, Produktion und Logistik. Der Geschäftsführer Vertrieb und Service des brasilianischen Liebherr-Standorts, Daniel Poll, war beim Interview „remote“ zugeschaltet.

Two Liebherr trainees on assignment abroad in China

“It was such a great experience!”

Julia Stachel and Laura Scheiber completed their training as industrial mechanics at Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH at the beginning of 2024. During their training period, they spent four weeks at the Liebherr plant in Yongchuan, China in August 2023. Here they explain what made them choose China, their experience there and what it is like to suddenly have lots of people wanting to take a photo with you!