News and press releases

Liebherr-France SAS makes €6 million investment in production

Liebherr-France SAS was founded in 1961 in Colmar. The first stage in the production of mechanically welded components is sheet cutting and this area of operation at Liebherr-France SAS has recently been revamped with a total investment of €6 million.

„Team of Excellence“-Award for Liebherr-Aerospace

Liebherr-Aerospace has been honored by aircraft manufacturer COMAC with the award “Team of Excellence for the Maiden First Flight of C919”

Latin American Liebherr dealers hold conference in Chile

Liebherr invited sales partners from eight Latin American countries to a dealers' conference in Chile. In addition to visiting the airport site in Santiago and a presentation of the NC-B series tower cranes, the focus of the three-day event was on exchanging views with each other.

Liebherr energy storage system Liduro increases efficiency of mobile and stationary applications

At SPS IPC Drives 2017, Liebherr is presenting its in-house developed energy storage system "Liduro", which has been specially designed to increase the efficiency of mobile and stationary applications. This system concept was initially presented at Bauma 2016 and made it to the 3rd place among the nominees for the innovation award.

Liebherr showcases new product developments in control technology and electric machines at SPS IPC Drives 2017

Liebherr Components is showcasing new product developments in electric control and drive technology from 28. to 30. November at SPS IPC Drives 2017 in Nuremberg. The main focus lies thereby on the in-house developed Liduro energy storage unit, which has been specially designed to increase the efficiency of mobile and stationary applications.

Outstanding design quality: Two German Design Awards for Liebherr’s earthmoving machines

Liebherr received the 2018 German Design Award in the "Excellent Product Design" category for its T46-7 telescopic handler and its XPower® L 550 to L 586 wheel loaders. The expert judges were impressed by the optimal visibility and the dynamic appearance of the telescopic handler, as well as the intelligent and functional design of the XPower wheel loaders. The German Design Award is one of the most highly recognised design competitions worldwide.

Liebherr-Aerospace receives supplier award

Liebherr-Aerospace has been honored by Airbus Defence & Space with the “Best Innovator Overall” award.

LTM 11200-9.1 mobile crane assembles special Liebherr construction crane for Max Bögl energy storage project

Tower cranes were assembled in September on the natural electricity storage site at Gaildorf, an innovative energy storage project being completed by the Max Bögl Group in southern Germany. The contractor erected the highest wind turbines in the world there. Max Bögl is combining the wind turbines with a pumped-storage power plant. A Liebherr mobile crane was used to assemble the 630 EC-H top-slewing cranes from the same manufacturer. On the site near Schwäbisch Hall, the LTM 11200-9.1 assembled the three massive construction cranes on the 40-metre high foundations of the wind turbines which are also used as water storage basins.

50 years of truck mixers from Liebherr

Liebherr has been producing truck mixers for concrete transport for 50 years. The product is undergoing continuous development to deliver further customer advantages, and the fifth generation of truck mixer is now in production.

Liebherr-Aerospace honored with Airbus System Supplier ALM Award

Liebherr-Aerospace received the System Supplier ALM Award from Airbus for the first flight of a 3D printed primary flight control component.

Liebherr-Hausgeräte supports the fight against blood cancer

A registration campaign for the DKMS blood cancer charity was held at the Liebherr site in Ochsenhausen and was able to find 55 potential donors – these employees may be able to save the life of a sick person with a stem cell donation.

Liebherr Mining Facilities Certification

In 2014, Liebherr Mining Division recognised the need for more harmonised and updated business processes to meet ever-changing customer, technical quality and business needs in a challenging global mining environment.

Liebherr Presents its Autonomous Haulage Surface Mining Solution

Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News, Co. will unveil its new autonomous haulage solution this week in Cologne, Germany, at the Autonomous Industrial Vehicle Technology Symposium. Liebherr’s development program towards autonomous haulage is currently underway. An initial prototype testing is active since 2016. Liebherr plans to begin field trials of a pre-series at a customer site in 2019.

LRB 18 from Liebherr Proves Itself as Compact All-Rounder in Lucerne

The piling and drilling rig LRB 18 is carrying out the foundation work for residential and business premises in Lucerne. The advantages of the compact design are evident: the deep foundation machine can be quickly moved between jobsites and proves itself to be highly flexible even in the most restricted of spaces.

Liebherr-Aerospace Singapore’s Participation in Aviation Open House 2017

Liebherr-Aerospace Singapore participated in the Aviation Open House 2017 organized by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS).

Liebherr-Aerospace Singapore Achieved DGCA Indonesia Certification as Part 145 Approved Maintenance Organization

Liebherr-Aerospace Singapore has successfully achieved its DGCA Indonesia certification as a Part 145 Approved Maintenance Organization.

New 500-tonne crane in action with Steil

Steil Kranarbeiten based in Trier has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane. Outstanding mobility, an 84-metre telescopic boom and continuous improvements made to the renowned crane model were the main reasons behind the purchase decision. For its first job, the new Liebherr 500-tonne crane worked with another LTM 1500-8.1 from Steil to complete a tandem hoist of a 185 tonne gas turbine in Luxembourg.

Agritechnica 2017: New D964 four-cylinder engine extends Liebherr diesel engine portfolio

At Agritechnica 2017, Liebherr unveils its 4-cylinder in-line D964 engine. This 9-litre engine can generate a maximum power output of 300 kW. It is part of the new generation of engines from Liebherr to comply with the EU Stage V emission standards, and will be available from 2019.