News and press releases

Liebherr Wheel Loader L 550: Greatest Level of Efficiency in All Applications

At Bauma China 2018, Liebherr is exhibiting the wheel loader L 550, an example of its expanding wheel loader product range for China and less / non regulated countries. Due to its hydrostatic driveline, the L 550 is – like all Liebherr wheel loaders – very fuel efficient, consuming up to 25 percent less fuel compared with conventional wheel loaders under the same conditions. The optimum weight distribution of the machine increases productivity at work, because larger buckets can be used to handle more material with each loading cycle.

Liebherr mobile cranes slide the Wuppertal suspension railway trains into retirement

After around 45 years’ operation, WSW Mobil, the operating company behind the Wuppertal suspension railway, has replaced the final generation 72 trains. After a maximum of 45 years in operation, the trains were removed and taken to new sites. After a great deal of controversy broke out about the old trains, in addition to being sold, some of them where in fact raffled. Two LTF 1060-4.1 from Neeb were used for assembly work at one of the new sites.

Bauma China 2018: Liebherr presents components for tunnel boring machines

At this year's Bauma China, Liebherr showcases its portfolio of components for tunnel construction to trade visitors. In addition to the main bearings already successfully launched on the market, the new series of gearboxes and electric motors for tunnel boring machines are also in the spotlight of the show.

Liebherr cranes make expensive floating crane use superfluous

The Mammoet outlet in Leuna made quite an impression with a smart solution and the use of two large Liebherr mobile cranes on a site in Berlin. The positioning of lattice supports weighing around 80 tonnes for a future municipal railway bridge from just one side of the river made both financial and logistic sense compared to the use of a floating crane, which was also considered.

VHB SA takes delivery of Liebherr MK 88 Plus mobile construction crane in Reiden

Swiss crane contractor VHB SA took delivery of a Liebherr MK 88 Plus mobile construction crane in November.

Liebherr cranes make expensive floating crane use superfluous

The Mammoet outlet in Leuna made quite an impression with a smart solution and the use of two large Liebherr mobile cranes on a site in Berlin.

Five Liebherr T 282 C Ultra-Class Trucks Delivered in Australia

The final five T 282 C’s ever produced by Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co. in Virginia (USA) have been delivered to Peak Downs Mine in Queensland, Australia.

Liebherr Tower Cranes concludes test phase for its first high-tensile fibre ropes

Working with Austrian rope manufacturer, Teufelberger, Liebherr has developed a new type of high-tensile fibre rope for hoisting applications which will increase the lifting capacity.

Liebherr at the Pollutec 2018 trade fair

As of 27 November, Liebherr hosts a stand at the 40th Pollutec trade fair. Focusing on earthmoving, material handling and in-house developed components Liebherr can be found in the exhibition area for recycling, recovery and reuse at stand hall 3B / booth No. 123. Apart from machines adapted for recycling applications, the manufacturer also showcases their new diesel engine with modular SCR filter system.

Milestone for Liebherr 91EC

A Liebherr 91EC Tower Crane celebrates 20 years of service.

Liebherr presents new fuel injection solutions in China

At the leading international exhibition on internal combustion engine technology, Engine China 2018, Liebherr presents its newly-developed hydraulic injection components to the Chinese market for the first time. These are specifically designed for engines in the power class from 1 to 2.7-litre displacement per cylinder. With the LI1 injector platform and the matching LP7.2 high pressure pump, Liebherr's Components Division is expanding its portfolio of injection technologies for use in light-, medium- and heavy-duty engines.

Liebherr R 9100 B and R 9150 B: machine upgrades to increase productivity and reduce cost per ton

Liebherr Mining Equipment Colmar SAS will launch its B-versions of the R 9100 and R 9150 in January 2019. Both excavators have proven to be reliable and productive partners in the mining industry over the years.

Andrew Esquilant inducted into CICA Hall of Fame

Liebherr-Australia Board Member, Andrew Esquilant, has been honoured by CICA with his induction into their Hall of Fame.

Downer welcomes R 9400

Downer’s recent addition of a R 9400 to their fleet in WA received praise for Liebherr-Australia’s build team.

Liebherr and Yuchai announce cooperation in the field of high-performance engines

Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Group Co., Ltd, one of the largest engine manufacturers of road vehicles, gensets, maritime and industrial applications in China, and the Liebherr Components Division have entered a cooperation agreement in the field of high-performance off-highway engines.

Giant in Plochingen: first Liebherr LH 150 material handler with electric drive in an inland port

Since June 2018, scrap and metal trading company M. Kaatsch GmbH in Plochingen, Germany, has been working with a new Liebherr LH 150 C High Rise Industry Litronic material handler: the first LH 150 with electric drive to be used in an inland port.

Liebherr and Singapore Component Solutions sign MRO cooperation agreement

Liebherr and the joint venture between AFI KLM E&M and SNT finalize a partnership agreement around heat exchanger maintenance and overhaul.

Liebherr awards NEIAS with „Best International Collaboration“ prize

Liebherr-Aerospace has presented Nanjing Engineering Institute of Aircraft Systems (NEIAS) with the “Best International Collaboration” Award.