News and press releases

Liebherr LTM 1300-6.2 mobile crane hoists boat onto Eiffel Tower gallery

French crane contractor S.E Levage completed a crane job at the Parisian landmark which was both unique and challenging with distinction. Since the end of March an 18-metre regatta boat has been enthroned at a hight of around 60 metres on the gallery of the Eiffel Tower.

New Piling and Drilling Rig LRB 16 from Liebherr

Liebherr presents its new piling and drilling rig type LRB 16 suitable for the diverse requirements of deep foundation work. It convinces with its compact design as well as a range of available assistance systems, which ease the work on the jobsite.

An All-round Machine for Deep Foundation Applications: the New Piling and Drilling Rig LRB 16 from Liebherr

Liebherr presents its new piling and drilling rig type LRB 16 suitable for the diverse requirements of deep foundation work. It convinces with its compact design as well as a range of available assistance systems, which ease the work on the jobsite. With a longer leader, the piling and drilling rig is also now available as a LRB 18.

Liebherr-Aerospace Receives Airbus Helicopters Supplier Awards

Airbus Helicopters has presented Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS for the third time in a row with the Award “Best Performer 2016 - Silver” in Customer Support & Services and Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH with the Award “Best Improver 2016 - Bronze” in Industrial Performance.

ATR Selects Liebherr-Aerospace for New Generation Air Management System

ATR has selected Liebherr-Aerospace to develop, manufacture and supply a new generation air management system for the ATR 42 and the ATR 72 aircraft programs. The system will be developed and produced by Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, Toulouse (France), Liebherr’s center of excellence for air management systems.

Sinking teeth into scrap metal

They cut everything to pieces: car bodies, steel girders, entire ships and aircrafts. Scrap shears are the choice when it comes to crushing iron and other metals. One of the premium manufacturers is Genesis GmbH, which produces scrap and demolition shears of different sizes in Memmingen (Southern Germany) for users in Europe, Asia and Africa. For the new mobile scrap shears, which has a high cutting force even with a comparatively small carrier, once again turned to Liebherr-Components Kirchdorf GmbH for its robust, compact and durable hydraulic cylinders.

Liebherr crawler crane with 1000 tonnes load capacity now strongest lattice boom crane in Switzerland

Emil Egger AG, a transport and heavy haulage contractor based in Sankt Gallen, has been operating Switzerland's strongest crawler crane for several weeks. A Liebherr crawler crane LR 11000 has recently been supplied from the plant in Ehingen for its first job in Zurich. The 1000 tonne crane will be in service around six months there for the assembly of large reinforced concrete supports.

Rolls-Royce Selects Liebherr-Aerospace for Trent 7000 Engine Valve

Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce plc has selected Liebherr-Aerospace for the design, manufacture and service of a key pneumatic component, the high-pressure non-return valve, for the Trent 7000 engine.

Liebherr-Aerospace Selected to Provide New Rudder Servo Control for Airbus Single Aisle Family

Liebherr-Aerospace Selected to Provide New Rudder Servo Control for Airbus Single Aisle Family

First Liebherr LTR 1220 Telescopic Crawler Crane for India

NCC Ltd. has taken delivery of a Liebherr LTR 1220 telescopic crawler crane, which is equipped with polyamide pads for operation on metro site. The crane is currently working on the Nagpur Metro project. In this project the crane hoists girders for the two new metro lines which have a total length of 38 km. Thereby the pick and carry characteristics of telescopic crawler crane are a great advantage.

Technology meets art – two Liebherr tower cranes build stage set in Bregenz

Liebherr is a construction partner to the Bregenz Festival: Two Liebherr tower cranes constructed the lake platform. The 154 EC-H 6 Litronic was specially anchored to the bed of Lake Constance for the opera "Carmen", while the 71 K has been owned by the Festival since 2000.

Liebherr at the 2017 Elmia Wood in Sweden

At the Elmia Wood 2017 international trade fair for the forestry industry, which takes place from 7th to 10th June 2017 in Jönköping (Sweden), Liebherr is presenting its latest special machines for timber processing companies. Visitors can find Liebherr at the trade fair stand 1051 measuring 1000m².

The Liebherr LH 50 M Industry Litronic material handler at Elmia Wood 2017

At this year‘s Elmia Wood International Forestry Trade Fair in Jönköping, Liebherr is presenting the LH 50 M Industry Litronic material handler. This machine impresses with its efficiency and high levels of performance. The standard Liebherr regenerative power system ensures optimal handling while, at the same time, delivering lower fuel consumption. The machine attachment is available in a variety of versions, which means that it is always ideally matched to the application in hand.

Liebherr presents the LH 35 M Timber Litronic material handler at Elmia Wood 2017

With the LH 35 M Timber Litronic material handler, Liebherr showcases a powerful all-round talent in timber handling at Elmia Wood 2017. The timber handler represents reliability and a high level of driving comfort. It also impresses with low fuel consumption and outstanding performance. These are impressive selling points, particularly for challenging timber handling tasks.

At Elmia wood 2017, Liebherr is presenting the new L 580 LogHandler XPower®

At this year’s Elmia Wood, Liebherr will display the new L 580 LogHandler XPower® for efficient log handling. The new edition is based on the successful XPower design of the Liebherr large wheel loaders. The L 580 LogHandler XPower® impresses with an extensive range of innovations and improvements regarding its robustness.

Liebherr Supplies Air Conditioning Equipment for Desiro City

Liebherr-Transportation Systems recently received an order from Siemens AG to supply air conditioning systems for 25 six-part Desiro City electric multiple units.

Minister Visit in Sydney

In June, Andrew Esquilant (Liebherr-Australia General Manager Mobile Cranes) met with the Minister for Roads, Maritime & Freight the Honorable Melinda Pavey MP, her colleagues, and CEO of the Crane Industry Council of Australia, Brandon Hitch.

Liebherr-Aerospace at Paris Air Show 2017

Liebherr-Aerospace will participate in Paris Air Show 2017, which takes place from June 19 to 25 in Le Bourget (France). Visitors to the show will be able to see the company at a number of different locations.