News and press releases

Liebherr enlarges reachstacker portfolio

At TOC Europe, Liebherr Maritime disclosed the expansion of the reachstacker product line by two new devices. A powerful reachstacker with the lifting capacity of 35 tonnes in the second container row and a log handler for timber handling will complete the existing product family.

Liebherr at IFA 2018 – individual and unique

This year Liebherr presents individual and unique products at the International Electronics Fair (IFA) in Berlin.

Liebherr starts series production of new R 926 Compact crawler excavator

In May 2018 Liebherr-France in Colmar began the series production of the new R 926 Compact excavator. This new model continues Liebherr’s compact excavator product line but with a Stage IV / Tier 4f emission standards compliant engine and other developments compared to its Stage IIIB model. The new R 926 Compact joins the ranks of Liebherr’s compact machines in the 15 to 35 tonne weight range.

Materials Laboratory of Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS Accredited by NADCAP

Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, center of excellence for aerospace air management systems within the Liebherr Group, has obtained accreditation from NADCAP (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) for its Materials Testing Laboratory.

Quick coupler systems and attachments from Liebherr: the optimal tool for every application

Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH develops and manufactures innovative attachments and quick coupler systems to the highest quality standards. They can be used for both hydraulic excavators and material handlers from Liebherr as well as for machines from other manufacturers. The Liebherr product portfolio ranges from quick coupler systems for all applications through digging tools for the earthmoving sector to grabs for diverse applications in material handling technology.

Liebherr-Aerospace at Farnborough International Airshow 2018

Liebherr-Aerospace will participate in Farnborough International Airshow 2018, which takes place from July 16 to 20. Visitors to the company’s stand 41330 in hall 4 will be able to see products from the areas of flight control and actuation, air management, landing gear and gearboxes, as well as electronics.

Kran Kompagniet conquers hoist height with Liebherr mobile crane in a flash

Up, up and away – Danish crane operator Kran Kompagniet ApS has speeded up its crane set-up work on site and has also gained hoist height by buying a new Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1. The telescopic boom on the 450-tonne mobile crane is 85 metres long, making it unique in this crane class.

Liebherr celebrates three milestones for the mining business

The current range of Liebherr Mining hydraulic excavators includes 9 machines with operating weights of 100 to 800 tonnes – three are celebrating great milestones in Colmar this year!

Wind farm maintenance work – CEZ purchases Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane

CEZ Group in Romania has purchased a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane and an LTM 1130-5.1 mobile crane. The subsidiary of the Czech CEZ Group runs the largest onshore wind farm in Europe. The new machines will be used for the maintenance and repair work there and for modernising the CEZ wind farm.

Liebherr presents new power electronic modules at Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo 2018

At this year's Electric & Hybrid in Amsterdam, Liebherr Components presents its newly-developed power electronic modules of the LCU300 series to the professional public.

Customers from more than 80 countries experienced two world premieres at the Customer Days in Ehingen

According to the motto ‘Strongly connected’, Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH invited 3,000 customers to its plant in Southern Germany at 13 and 14 June. The manufacturer unveiled new crane models from its crawler and mobile crane division. During an open house day on 16 June, Liebherr invited employees’ families and friends and presented impressive mobile and crawler crane demonstrations.

75 metre telescopic boom – Liebherr unveils new LTM 1230-5.1 at its customer days

"Long, powerful and versatile" is Liebherr's description of its new LTM 1230-5.1 mobile crane at its customer days 2018 at the manufacturing plant in Ehingen. The highlights include the length and lifting capacity of the telescopic boom. Its predecessor, the LTM 1200-5.1, also had one of the longest telescopic booms in this crane class at 72 metres. The new 230-tonne crane not only delivers an extra 3 metres in length but also an average of 20 percent greater lifting capacity. In addition to a multi-functional folding jib, a 43 m fixed jib is also available. The Liebherr innovations VarioBase®, VarioBallast, ECOmode and ECOdrive mean that crane operators can use the new LTM 1230-5.1 with even more safety and efficiency.

Designed for maximum performance: Liebherr unveils new 800-tonne LR 1800-1.0 crawler crane

Liebherr is set to unveil a new 800-tonne crawler crane to visitors from all over the world at its 2018 customer days – the LR 1800-1.0. Outstanding lifting capacities and low cost transport around the world are the main features of the new large crane. It has been designed as a particularly powerful industrial crane for jobs with a luffing jib and derrick system, for example for power plant construction and the petrochemicals industry. For the first time the boom system features lattice sections with three system dimensions which can be telescoped into each other for transport.

Full Steam Ahead: Port Dredging in Italy

The Port of Vado Ligure is expanding its capacity. Mounted on the barge “Wise”, the Liebherr duty cycle crawler crane HS 8130 HD is removing sediment from the mouth of the port and is increasing the depth of the water to enable trouble-free shipping.

Full Steam Ahead: Port Dredging in Italy

The Port of Vado Ligure is expanding its capacity. Mounted on the barge “Wise”, the Liebherr duty cycle crawler crane HS 8130 HD is removing sediment from the mouth of the port and is increasing the depth of the water to enable trouble-free shipping.

Liebherr breaks ground for new office in Hamburg port

Liebherr-MCCtec Vertriebs- und Service GmbH is investing around €20 million in a new office in Hamburg port. On 19 June 2018 the official ground-breaking ceremony took place, marking the start of the construction measures.

Liebherr-Aerospace at Aviation Electronics Expo 2018

Liebherr-Aerospace will participate in Aviation Electronics Expo (AEE) 2018 which will take place on June 19th and 20th at the MOC Event Center in Munich (Germany). The system supplier offers stand-alone electronics to the aviation market.

New Liebherr LTM 1090-4.2 with 60-metre telescopic boom shows what it can do on constricted sites

The variable support base for Liebherr mobile cranes, VarioBase® is established in practice is a solution to space problems on sites. The feature developed at the Liebherr Plant in Ehingen allows the flexible use of restricted set-up space. On two exemplary job sites in Denmark and Switzerland it becomes apparent that VarioBase® has become an integral part of everyday work with mobile cranes.