Evotion 2026 | Customer Magazine

DIP – flexible, fast and reproducible

In practice, profile modifications on gears often mean additional dressing tools, extra costs, and longer lead times. Processes such as line dressing are flexible, but time-consuming and only marginally cost-effective in series production. With DIP (dresser-independent profile modifications), Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH has developed a generating grinding method that, for the first time, allows for profile modification during dressing using a profile dressing roll, thereby combining flexibility with short dressing times.

01Greater productivity in gear machining
Small batch sizes and a wide range of gear types: Terhaerst Maschinenfabrik GmbH in Neunkirchen near Nuremberg has invested in an LC 700 M gear hobbing machine from Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH. The new machine replaces several older units and allows the company to manufacture a broad spectrum of workpieces with significantly shorter processing times.
02Liebherr’s special take on the grabber machine
At Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH, apprentices from multiple disciplines jointly designed and built an interactive exhibit for events and training fairs – based on a classic arcade grabber machine.
03Liebherr Data Suite: Using data holistically
Gear cutting machines generate vast amounts of valuable data, which can provide users with a key to better process understanding, higher quality and targeted optimization. In practice, however, these potentials often remain untapped: Data is scattered, difficult to access and often not linked in a meaningful way. The Liebherr Data Suite combines a range of integrated software tools into a comprehensive system designed for targeted data usage.
04Flexible automation for a wide variety of parts
From unsorted raw parts to geared pump shafts: with a highly automated production line, Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH has implemented an end-to-end process chain for the pump manufacturer Rickmeier GmbH in Balve.
The line runs from bin picking at the start, through several machining stations including gear hobbing, all the way to automatic unloading of finished parts. The result is higher productivity, stable processes, and maximum flexibility.

More than just a technology supplier: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH

Development partner for robotic drives

The robotics market is developing rapidly – but it is currently difficult to predict with any certainty exactly where it is heading. Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH has gained expertise and experience from numerous completed projects involving various robotic drive systems. Dr Oliver Winkel, Head of Application Engineering, speaks with product managers Martin Schwarzmann and Laurenz Müller about what makes the company a strong development partner for the robotics industry.

Production capacity expanded with new plant

Liebherr-Verzahntechnik strengthens its presence in China

Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH has relocated its Chinese production site to new premises in the Yongchuan district of the Chongqing Free Trade Zone, more than doubling its production area in the process. The new site offers ideal conditions for expanding the production of gear hobbing, generating gear grinding, and gear skiving machines for the Chinese market from 2026 onwards.

Advancements in waviness analysis

Comprehensive evaluation options, intuitively visualized

Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH continues to advance waviness analysis in gear metrology, with a focus on powerful evaluation capabilities and ease of use.

LHProcessMonitoring software with high-frequency sensor system

Finer measurements, earlier detection

Unwanted noises in the drivetrain are often caused during the manufacturing process: In e-mobility in particular, the smallest errors on the gear surface have a significant impact on subsequent NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) characteristics. A new high-frequency sensor system, LHProcessMonitoring, enables even finer measurements and detects even the smallest process deviations at an early stage.

A modern machine concept for efficient rotor machining

Rotor production redefined

Rotors are used in a wide range of applications – and their importance is growing. At the same time, they are demanding components that require the utmost stability and precision. In the past, they had to be made using special equipment, but now they can also be produced on standard hobbing machines such as the LC 500.

Flexible chamfering with new functions

FlexChamfer 2.0

Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH has further developed the FlexChamfer chamfering process specifically for greater user benefit, ease of use and flexibility. New software functions enable even complex chamfers to be calculated independently. A new interface allows switching between FlexChamfer and ChamferCut on one machine for the first time. Additional functions improve safety and efficiency in operation.

Liebherr strengthens its presence with customers in Japan

Successful Gear Seminars in Tokyo and Osaka

The Gear Seminars held by Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH in Japan have become an important meeting point for the country’s gear manufacturing industry. More than 100 participants attended the events in Tokyo and Osaka in November 2025 to learn about innovations and new technologies, share insights and gather fresh ideas for their own production operations.

Gear technology and automation move closer together

Tech Center / MTC: a shared location for development, training and testing

The Tech Center and the Machine Training Center (MTC) of Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH have moved to new premises near the main plant in Kempten. The new site brings automation development and testing together with gear technology training under one roof, creating close links between automation, gear technology and production.