News and press releases

Your mining partner: Liebherr to present its new mining solutions at MINExpo 2024

From 24 to 26 September 2024, Liebherr will present advancements from its mining, earthmoving, mobile and crawler cranes, components, and aerospace and transportation product segments at MINExpo in Las Vegas, USA.

Future-ready crane production: Liebherr invests in metal processing system

An innovation that is a world first of its kind: the new deburring line for cut parts at the Liebherr production site in Biberach. Working with specialists from ARKU Maschinenbau GmbH, Rösler Oberflächentechnik GmbH and Teqram B.V., Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH has automated the edge rounding of plasma, oxyfuel and laser-cut metal sheet. In doing so, the company is making the production of tower cranes fit for the future.

Liebherr mobile crane impresses at Formac with precision, safety and outstanding handling characteristics

In recent months, Formac, S.A., a manufacturer of precast concrete elements in the Spanish province of Ciudad Real, has been working with one of the first delivered examples of the new LTM 1110-5.2 mobile crane. The LICCON3-controlled machine in the new design has already impressed the provider of turnkey industrial halls with its excellent performance as well as its outstanding driving characteristics on the road. High lifting capacities, precision and safety were the decisive criteria for Formac when purchasing its newest mobile crane.

Reinforcement in Milan – Polita Autogru takes delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1300-6.2

Milan-based crane specialist Polita Autogru Srl. has taken delivery of a new Liebherr mobile crane – with a 78-metre telescopic boom and a maximum lifting height of 114 metres, the LTM 1300-6.2 covers all the requirements in the northern Italian metropolis perfectly. The 300-tonne crane has already shown its worth at its first crane jobs.

Power trio at HEIS: Liebherr earthmoving machines at work

HEIS – Hargreaves-EWT Industrieservices GmbH – uses powerful earthmoving machinery from Liebherr for handling slag, soil stones and minerals. Alongside mining trucks and material handling excavators, XPower wheel loaders load material for crushers, screening plants and trucks. HEIS appreciates the fuel efficiency, reliability and clever maintenance concept of the robust machines.

70 tonnes at an altitude of 150 metres: Hofmann's LR 1800-1.0 assembles wind turbines in Prüm

Two 5.7 MW Nordex wind turbines were erected on a former military site in the Bitburg-Prüm district. The partner for these complicated lifts was the crane company Hofmann based in Paderborn (part of the Bracht Group). The two N163 5.7 turbines with a hub height of 160 metres were erected by the brand-new Liebherr LR 1800-1.0 lattice boom crawler crane at the end of May 2024.

Liebherr-Aerospace expands its service capacities in the USA

Liebherr-Aerospace Saline, Inc. is expanding its industrial campus in Michigan (USA) and celebrated recently the groundbreaking with invited guests, the Management, and over 300 employees. With the new building the company will be able to meet the growing customers’ demand for MRO services covering the Liebherr products that are on board a wide variety of commercial aircraft and business jets.

Great flexibility and a large radius – Tamás és Zsolt Kft. takes delivery of LTM 1650-8.1

Tamás és Zsolt Kft. has added an LTM 1650-8.1 to its fleet to meet the increasing demand for cranes in the 700-tonne class. The 8-axle vehicle has a nominal lifting capacity of 700 tonnes, features VarioBallast®, is suitable for global mobility and can reach hoisting heights of 151 metres – making it suitable for the increasing demands placed on crane operations.

New LTM 1090-4.2 added to Rolf Herbold GmbH’s crane fleet

Rolf Herbold GmbH has purchased a new addition to its fleet, an LTM 1090-4.2, to replace a 15-year-old 5-axle crane. This is the response by the Swabian mobile crane and working platform rental company to the increasingly narrow roads in new development areas because the new mobile crane is just 2.55 metres wide.

The Liebherr R 992 crawler excavator: high performance and low emissions at CMSE

CMSE (Carrières & Matériaux Sud-Est) uses the R 992 crawler excavator to extract rocks at its quarry at Saint-Pons-de-Thomières (France). The company is the first customer in France to acquire a new-generation crawler excavator. This 94 tonne machine is specially equipped for extraction work. The improvements and technological innovations in the range guarantee performance and versatility on the ground.

Big Red Crane Company, Inc. expands fleet with a Liebherr LTM 1100-5.3 mobile crane

– Big Red Crane Company, Inc. adds Liebherr LTM 1100-5.3 mobile crane to growing fleet in southern and central California.

Liebherr and Fortescue announce partnership for development of Autonomous Haulage Solution

This collaboration between Liebherr and Fortescue to deliver a fully integrated Autonomous Haulage Solution marks an expansion of the existing partnership.

It’s all about helicopters: Liebherr-Aerospace at the Helicopter Forum Bueckeburg 2024

Liebherr-Aerospace presented a landing gear and state-of-the-art actuation system products for vertical lift aircraft at the Helicopter Forum.

Liebherr-Aerospace inaugurates new building for surface treatment

Following the official opening in June 2024, Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH has started operations in its new purpose-built extension. The extra 1,000 square meters give the company space to develop and implement surface treatment technologies of the future.

Liebherr premiere: first large wheel loader with hydrogen engine and first hydrogen filling station in Salzburg

Liebherr pressing ahead with phasing out fossil fuels and preparing solutions to decarbonise construction sites, gravel plants etc. The Liebherr plant in Bischofshofen celebrated two groundbreaking events: the presentation of the first large wheel loader with a hydrogen engine and the opening of the first hydrogen filling station in the state of Salzburg.

Countdown: Liebherr at InnoTrans 2024

In a couple of weeks, innovations for the railway industry can be seen up close: Liebherr will take part in InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin (Germany).

Kran Völkl takes delivery of LTM 1150-5.3 mobile crane and LTC 1050-3.1 compact crane

Bavarian specialist for crane work and heavy haulage, Kran Völkl GmbH & Co. KG, has added two new cranes to its fleet – an LTM 1150-5.3 and an LTC 1050-3.1. When purchasing the mobile crane, driving on public roads with a high counterweight was crucial, whereas the high telescopic loads were a decisive factor for chosing the compact crane.

Seven at one blow

The company Kurt Motz expands its fleet with seven new Liebherr machines. Six drilling rigs – one LB 25, two LB 30s, two LB 35s and one LB 45 – as well as one piling and drilling rig type LRB 23 will be delivered by the end of the year. Quality, customer service and digital solutions were decisive factors for the building professionals from Bavaria in choosing Liebherr - and have been for 65 years.