Piece by piece
An LTM 1650-8.1 from Digging & Rigging, Inc. dismantles a tower crane that was used on a construction site in Reston (Virginia). A road closure was necessary to assemble the 700-tonne crane in the tightest of spaces. An LTM 1090-4.2 assisted with the assembly work.
A perfect line-up
Near the Chapada Diamantina, a high plateau in the Brazilian state of Bahia, there is a mountain range that offers ideal conditions for wind turbines. Fourteen turbines with a hub height of 120 metres were erected by an LR 1600/2-W provided by crane hire company I.V. Transportes e Locações Ltda. The crawler crane was in operation for five months during this project. Its narrow-track travel gear, which allowed it to master the narrow roads high up on the mountain ridge, came in extremely handy.
Next up: the LTM 1300-6.4!
Our LTM 1300-6.4 made its debut at Intermat in Paris. Well, sort of – itʼs actually an LTM 1300-6.3 in a new guise. With its 90-metre boom, it also cuts a fine figure in the LICCON3 design and with the usual LICCON3 equipment. You can find out more about our first large crane equipped with the new crane control here:
Customer Days in Ehingen
We welcomed around 4,000 visitors from all over the world to our Customer Days in Ehingen in mid-June. Numerous new developments, from large cranes to digital products, were presented and jointly researched under the motto “Consistently innovative”. Thank you for paying us a visit!
2,000 in 2023
Milestone shortly before the end of the year in Ehingen: The 2,000th crane is delivered within a year. This – almost magical – 2,000 mark was exceeded for the first time in 2023 and the special LTM 1070-4.2 was handed over to MaxiMum GmbH, a company of the MAXIkraft Group. The crane was bid farewell from the Ehingen plant at the works meeting in December.
A great achievement and many thanks, Team Liebherr!
Building bridges in Antioquia
In the Colombian region of Antioquia, Movitram Gruas was commissioned to carry out the bridge lifting work for a new road link. An LTM 1160-5.2 and an LTM 1220-5.2 from the crane operator, which was founded in 2012, were used together. Infrastructure development is of great importance for the region in order to accelerate the transport of numerous mineral resources, increasing industrial products and growing coffee production.
Tandem lift for green energy
Down Under, work on the energy transition is also in full swing. In the Australian state of Victoria, for example, two LTM 1750-9.1 cranes from crane rental company Johnson & Youn Cranes are working together to assemble the blades of a new wind turbine.
Hard labour for renewables
Spain’s north is working hard to expand offshore wind power. In the port of Avilés, the third largest city in the province of Asturias, an LR 1600/2 from Gruas Roxu is being used to handle tower segments with individual weights of up to 320 tonnes for the Baltic Eagle wind farm.