News and press releases

Liebherr at Shanghai International Energy-saving and New Energy Automobile Industry Expo 2019

Liebherr will attend for the first time the Shanghai International Energy-saving and New Energy Automobile Industry Expo, which will be held at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Center (SNIEC) from July 3rd to July 5th 2019.

Active personnel detection for Liebherr wheel loaders wins BG BAU 2019 EuroTest Prize

At bauma 2019, Liebherr presented a comprehensive package of multiple intelligent assistance systems for the XPower® large wheel loaders to a professional audience for the first time. The purpose of these assistance systems is to optimise safety and comfort in everyday wheel loader operations. Active personnel detection at the rear is one of the new assistance systems and is available to customers on request. It alerts the operator to hazards in the rear area of the wheel loader. The system independently distinguishes between people and objects with the aid of sensors. At bauma 2019, the construction industry's accident insurance association BG BAU presented the 2019 EuroTest Prize to Liebherr's active personnel detection.

Liebherr-Aerospace Signs Landing Gear Overhaul Agreement with Airlink

Liebherr-Aerospace has been selected by Airlink to overhaul the landing gear shipsets of the airline’s Embraer E-Jet E170/E190 fleet, starting in 2020.

Versatile and compact: Liebherr solutions in operation at Montagnier TP

In 2017, Montagnier TP expanded its fleet with two new compact Liebherr machines: the A 914 Compact wheeled excavator and the R 914 Compact crawler excavator. These excavators are still very efficient and powerful after two years in operation and are characterised by optimal use of Liebherr’s LIKUFIX® system and tilt rotator. These solutions, developed by Liebherr, enable both enhanced machine versatility and a particularly compact design.

Liebherr-Aerospace at Paris Air Show 2019

Liebherr-Aerospace will participate in the 53rd Paris Air Show from June 17th through the 23rd. The event takes place in Le Bourget (France), and the company is looking forward to display over 40 components for various aircraft programs, demonstrating its knowhow and innovative technology to partners, official delegations and visitors at this prominent aerospace event.

Prillaman’s Crane & Rigging Co. adds Liebherr LTM 1090-4.2 mobile crane to fleet

One day after taking delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1090-4.2 mobile crane, Prillaman’s Crane & Rigging put it on a job, supporting inspection work on rides at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.

Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar shifts to river transportation

In a spirit of continuous improvement, Liebherr is today launching the challenge of shifting the pre-haulage to the seaports from road to river

Combining compact design and high lifting capacities

Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH signed a contract to deliver an RL 2650, the second biggest crane of the ram luffing series, to Navtech Marine Services based in the United Arabian Emirates. The crane will provide an extraordinary lifting capacity of 75 tonnes, which is exceptional for this system size.

Combining compact design and high lifting capacities

Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH signed a contract to deliver an RL 2650, the second biggest crane of the ram luffing series, to Navtech Marine Services based in the United Arabian Emirates. The crane will provide an extraordinary lifting capacity of 75 tonnes, which is exceptional for this system size.

First Liebherr MK 88 mobile construction crane reaches Spain

The Spanish crane company Grúas Serrat SA has taken delivery of a Liebherr mobile construction crane – the first MK 88 Plus in Spain.

Two Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile cranes dismantle 100-year-old bridge

Two Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile cranes from crane and heavy haulage contractors Autokrane Schares GmbH from Bocholt and Dietmar Flossdorf GmbH from Bad Neuenahr recently dismantled a 100-year-old railway bridge in Essen. The two 500-tonne cranes had to lift 120 tonnes of steel in a tandem hoist.

Liebherr to Provide Several Thousands of Electrical Turbo-Compressors to Automotive Fuel Cell System Manufacturer SHPT

Liebherr will deliver electrical turbo-compressors and associated power electronics to the Chinese company Shanghai Hydrogen Propulsion Technology.

Liebherr-Aerospace’s Short Film Wins Worldfest’s 2019 Platinum Award

Liebherr-Aerospace, together with the film production company Silberstern, took home the highest award, Platinum, for the “Industrial/Technical” category at this year’s Worldfest Houston International Independent Film Festival. The short film shows Liebherr’s activities and capabilities of its landing gear in-service engineering team, which provides customers with guaranteed quality and innovative solutions throughout the whole life of the aircraft.

Delaware-based Active Crane Rentals taking delivery of LTM 1350-6.1 mobile crane

The company is about to grow again by adding a Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1 mobile crane to its fleet.

Prototype at the Bauma persuaded Friderici to order the Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 mobile crane

Swiss crane and heavy haulage contractor Friderici Spécial SA Transports ordered an LTM 1650 8.1 at the Bauma. Liebherr unveiled its new 8-axle mobile crane at the trade show in Munich for the first time. The eight-axle crane is designed to deliver maximum performance. It continues the successful concept of its predecessor, the LTM 1500 8.1, featuring two telescopic boom versions – the LTM 1650-8.1 will be available with 54 and 80-metre telescopic booms.

Ideal Crane Rental taking delivery of three Liebherr LTM mobile cranes

Ideal Crane Rental is expanding its fleet in a powerful way by adding three Liebherr mobile cranes – an LTM 1450-8.1, an LTM 1160-5.2 and an LTM 1100-5.2.

New opportunities opening up for Port Esbjerg

The Port Esbjerg is gearing up for future business and opted for the world’s largest mobile harbour crane, the Liebherr LHM 800 with a maximum lifting capacity of up to 308 tonnes.

New opportunities opening up for Port Esbjerg

The Port Esbjerg is gearing up for future business and opted for the world’s largest mobile harbour crane, the Liebherr LHM 800 with a maximum lifting capacity of up to 308 tonnes.