News and press releases

Liebherr remains Mobile Harbour Crane market leader

Liebherr maritime cranes is looking back on the business year 2020 for their mobile harbour crane product segment.

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.

Made to measure – LTM 1100-4.2 from Tage Kristensen in action on a narrow pier in Hanstholm

Operating on a very narrow strip, the Liebherr LTM 1100-4.2 mobile crane from Danish crane contractor Tage Kristensen A/S relocated concrete components on the pier at Hanstholm, Denmark. Full concentration was required throughout the 8-hour job. Due to a lack of space, only one of the four outriggers could be fully extended. However, VarioBase® ensured that the job could be completed safely.

Liebherr appliances ensure safe storage of temperature-sensitive substances down to -86 degrees Celsius

Pharmaceuticals, research materials and vaccines are sensitive substances which frequently require extremely low temperatures when stored. Innovative technology and a new type of appliance now allow Liebherr-Hausgeräte to also offer the option of ultra-low temperature refrigeration in the temperature range of -40 to -86 degrees Celsius.

River transportation, a long lasting success for Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar

Each year, about 1,000 so-called "exceptional" trucks were needed to transport the mining machines assembled by Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS to the Belgian seaports to join mine sites around the world (Australia, Africa, Asia etc.).

France’s Minister of the Economy, Finance and Recovery visits Liebherr in Connection with the Recovery Plan for the Aviation Industry

On Friday 22 January 2021, the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Recovery, Bruno Le Maire, travelled to the site of Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS in Toulouse on the occasion of a ministerial visit to the region of Occitania in connection with the state support being provided to companies in the aviation sector under the “France Relance” (Relaunch France) plan. The Minister’s visit was concluded by a round-table session that provided an opportunity for the Minister to meet with key players and a number of companies from the aeronautics sector in the region that have also benefited from the relaunch plan.

North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven (NTB) prepared for the future with the four new Liebherr ship to shore (STS) container cranes

NTB in Bremerhaven has taken delivery of four additional Liebherr ship to shore container cranes. It brings to ten the number of Liebherr STS at the port since the first STS was handed over in 2018.

CLAAS relies on Liebherr IoT gateways

CLAAS, one of the world's leading agricultural machinery manufacturers, places its trust in the Liebherr Group in the field of Internet of Things (IoT). Combine harvesters, tractors and other machines made by CLAAS are connected thanks to IoT gateways from Liebherr. The high-performance gateways form a reliable interface for CLAAS' digital services, such as data management and precision farming.

Stronger Presence in India

The Bangalore office of Liebherr-Aerospace serves as a basis for the various strategic steps of Liebherr - not only in the Indian aerospace market.

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.

Liebherr at Aero India 2021

When Aero India opens its gates this year from February 3 to 5 at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Banglore, Liebherr-Aerospace, as a long-standing partner of the Indian aviation industry, is expecting to receive many visitors at its stand No. A6.5/A6.7 in Hall A.

“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.

Liebherr honoured with the SDEC 2020 Excellent Development Award

Shanghai Diesel, one of the leading engine manufacturers in China, honours Liebherr with an award for the outstanding performance in the development and integration of diesel fuel injection systems.

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.

From +5 to -86 degrees: Liebherr appliances ensure safe storage of vaccines, pharmaceuticals and research materials

Our hopes rest on a number of new vaccines to carry us through the corona pandemic. To ensure safe storage of the sensitive vaccines, pharmaceuticals and research materials high-performance fridges and freezers are essential. LiebherrAppliances offers the full product range for refrigeration. Pharmacy fridges provide refrigeration at +5 degrees, laboratory refrigerators at -20 degrees and ultra lowtemperature freezers at down to -86 degrees Celsius.

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.

Largest Liebherr material handling machine in France delivered

The largest Liebherr material handling machine to be delivered in France to date, an LH 110 M Port Litronic, will be operated at the harbour of Villefranche-sur-Saône in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, near Lyon. The harbour is located directly on the wide-gauge axis of the Rhône-Saône rivers, acting as a trimodal location linking waterways, road and rail carriers across the whole of France.

New alternative – fast telescoping using rope pull technology for Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1 compact crane

Liebherr has developed another option for its successful LTC 1050-3.1 compact crane – in future crane contractors will have the choice between the existing 36 metre telescopic boom with the TELEMATIK fast cycle telescoping system and a new 31 metre boom featuring rope extension technology. The first machines with the new telescopic boom will be delivered in the second half of 2021.