Liebherr sets new standards, e.g. with the digitalisation campaign in the field of refrigeration and freezing and 3D printing in the field of hydraulic components. Liebherr products are put into action in exciting and spectacular projects around the world.
Liebherr-Hausgeräte presents the intelligent refrigerator of the future at IFA 2016.
True to its slogan ‘Making your life smarter’, Liebherr-Hausgeräte showcases the intelligent refrigerator of the future at the 2016 International Electronics Fair (IFA). SmartDevice is the name of the digital technology for networking refrigerators and freezers, which was developed in cooperation with Microsoft. It enables the customer to interact with their Liebherr refrigerator and opens up new dimensions in healthier food storage and innovative food management. For instance, the customer can control their refrigerator via an app, detect food stored in the refrigerator with the camera’s object detection and compile stock lists and new shopping lists.
Game on: The German and Austrian national teams during the match in the Liebherr mining truck.
Liebherr organises a special type of table tennis match at Bauma, the world’s largest trade show for construction machinery, in Munich. In the 130 m³ pit of a 165 tonne Liebherr mining truck, the German and Austrian national teams battle it out in a show-stopping game. Top players such as Timo Boll, Bastian Steger and Patrick Franziska from the German national team enjoy exciting rallies against Werner Schlager, Chen Weixing and Stefan Fegerl from Austria. For over 25 years, Liebherr has been actively involved in table tennis and is a strong partner of the German Bundesliga team TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen, as well as the German and Austrian national teams and the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
Several Liebherr tower cranes are used for the construction of the Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The LTM 1750-9.1 mobile crane dismantles four tower cranes, which were used for the construction of the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg for years.
Two port cranes assemble an offshore crane directly on the heavy-lift carrier “Giant 7”.
Liebherr receives an order to equip the trams in San Francisco with hydraulic steering springs.
With the delivery of the first thrust bearing for the tunnelling machines of the Robbins Company, Liebherr is now also represented on the American tunnel construction market.
New development and production facilities for switchgear, as well as electric motors and alternators, are located on an area of roughly 14.5 hectares.
Liebherr USA, Co., with its head office in Newport News (Virginia), acts as a holding company for eight different Liebherr product areas.
Spoiler actuator with valve block from the 3D printer developed and manufactured by Liebherr-Aerospace.
In March 2017, an Airbus A380 flies for the first time with a spoiler actuator valve block from the 3D printer of Liebherr-Aerospace. Never before was a hydraulic component of the primary flight control system, which was manufactured additively from titanium powder, used in an Airbus. The titanium valve block assumes important functions on board the A380, e.g. during the manoeuvring of the plane and decelerating after landing. The 3D-printed component acts like a traditional, forged valve block, but offers two decisive advantages: It is 35 percent lighter and consists of fewer individual parts.
A 154 EC-H 6 Litronic was anchored at the bottom of Lake Constance for the opera “Carmen”. The 71 K tower crane has been in the possession of the culture festival since as early as 2000.
For a good cause, an LTM 1300-6.2 mobile crane lifts an 18 metre long sailing boat onto the gallery of the Parisian landmark.
More than ten types of mobile cranes and products from three business segments are used in the construction of the Queensferry Crossing Bridge in Scotland.
A total of ten cable excavators, including the latest generation of a duty-cycle crawler crane, a HS 8100 HD, assist the infrastructure project on the Suez Canal in Egypt.
The new Liebherr LB 44-510 rotary drilling rig is the largest of its kind in the Southeast Asian market.
Largest crane since 1949: The special ship “Orion” is equipped with the HLC 295000.
It is used to install wind farms and to dismantle offshore facilities for the oil and gas sector and will be the biggest crane ever built by Liebherr: The HLC heavy-lift offshore crane. In 2017, Liebherr receives the award for the delivery of the heavy-duty crane for the “Orion” ship. The giant can lift loads of up to 3,000 tonnes 170 metres high with a jib length of 50 metres.
The 50,000th wheel loader comes off the production line in Bischofshofen in April.
In April 2017, in Bischofshofen the 50,000th wheel loader, a L 566 XPower®, comes off the production line. With golden paintwork, the Liebherr Group and the long-term Liebherr customer celebrate the wheel loader anniversary. An A 918 Compact Litronic wheeled excavator also becomes a canvas for the delivery of the 75,000th excavator. Because the street artist Claudia Walde alias MadC designs the anniversary machine with colourful graffiti art.
Green energy construction site in Gaildorf surpasses the Swabian Alb.
One of the most exciting future pieces of the energy revolution is located near Schwäbisch Hall. In the pilot project “Naturstromspeicher Gaildorf” wind turbines in combination with a decentralised pumped-storage power plant make green energy storable for the first time and also available flexibly.Liebherr machines assist the project, which at the same time gives rise to the world’s tallest onshore wind turbines at 246.5 metres.
First ‘green’ air-conditioning system ‘Eco-Clim’: excellent passenger comfort and low maintenance costs.
Following a two-year test phase, the first ‘green’ air-conditioning system, ‘Eco-Clim’, proves itself in a regional train operated by French railway company SNCF. The environmentally friendly air-conditioning system works without any chemical refrigerants. Instead, airborne cooling technology is used, which has its roots in the aerospace industry. The technology does not cause any damage to the ozone layer, thus helping to combat climate change.
Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer, Dr. Dietmar Woidke (Minister President of the State of Brandenburg), Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel, Dr. h.c. Willi Liebherr (President of the Board of Directors of Liebherr-International AG) and Delphine Gény-Stephann (State Secretary of the French Ministry of Economics) (from left to right) at the ILA stand of Liebherr-Aerospace.
Liebherr takes part in the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Berlin from 25th to 29th April, 2018. Special highlight: visit from Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel at the stand of Liebherr-Aerospace. She is accompanied by the Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer and Brandenburg’s Minister President Dr. Dietmar Woidke. Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier and Thomas Jarzombek, Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy, are among some of the other prominent guests from the worlds of business and politics.
Record revenue: Liebherr reaches the 10 billion euro mark in 2018.
The Liebherr Group exceeds the ten billion euro mark for the first time in its history with a revenue of 10,551 million euros in 2018. Compared to the previous year, Liebherr achieves a total increase of 739 million euros or 7.5 percent. Revenue for the divisions producing construction machines and mining equipment increases 10.8 percent to 6,833 million euros. This includes in particular the Earthmoving, Mining and Mobile Cranes divisions.In the other product areas, those covered by the maritime cranes, aerospace and transportation systems, gearing technology and automation systems, domestic appliances, components and hotels divisions, the revenue increased 2 % to 3,718 million euros. To go to the 2018 annual report, please click here.
Growth strategy of Components division: Liebherr doubles the production area for hydraulic cylinders, dampers and system solutions.
India as a growth market: Liebherr opens an ultramodern production plant in Aurangabad with a production capacity of 500,000 appliances per year.
Managing Director of the Liebherr division of Maritime Cranes together with Hamburg’s Senator for Economics Frank Horch and representatives from Implenia and HPA at the turning of the first sod.
Restructuring and optimisation of material flow and work processes enable more efficient and higher quality production.
Liebherr lays the foundation for a new head office of Liebherr USA, Co., at the Newport News location.
End to congestion in the capital city – Liebherr cranes and construction machines in use at more than eight locations.
The 164-metre high TCC 78000 heavy duty crane enables the loading of increasingly bigger maritime cranes.
A Liebherr HS 8130 HD cable excavator compacts the ground before start of construction works. A falling weight of around 14 tonnes strikes from 10 metres high.
The new installation ship from OHT with the latest crane series type Heavy Lift Crane 150000.
Passengers offered impressive view of the construction site and the Liebherr tower cranes.
Awarded Gault&Millau toques: Thomas Carvalho de Sousa (left) and Mario Döring (right) won several Gault&Millau toques.
The restaurant guide Gault&Millau awards chefs from two Liebherr hotels. Thomas Carvalho de Sousa (left) wins two of the coveted Gault&Millau hats for the Löwen Hotel Montafon in Schruns (Austria) and Mario Döring (right), chef at the Interalpen Hotel Tirol (Austria), was awarded three hats. Apart from the Michelin stars, the Gault&Millau hats are the most coveted awards in haute cuisine.
The nose wheel steering angle adjustment of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner can be controlled in a closed control loop using the new control unit.
Here, one of the most important infrastructure projects for Austria and the EU is supplied with concrete from Liebherr mixing plants.
On one of Austria’s largest road construction sites, the LB 16 unplugged has its first assignment.
The PowerBoom configuration of the Liebherr cranes enables the lifting capacity to be increased by over 70 percent.
Based on three jobsite models, users can get to know how the crawler cranes, cable excavators and deep foundation machines all work.
With the Liebherr AR Experience, which can be downloaded as a free app for smartphones and tablets, digital 3D data is projected onto your actual surroundings with the help of augmented reality. Through the app, users can virtually jump into a building site and discover how the construction machines work.
The Chinese market is considered the largest rail transport market in the world.
Gear hobbing machines and generating gear grinding machines have been in production at the new Liebherr-Verzahntechnik site in Yongchuan (China) since May.
The glass double façade of the new customer centre puts Liebherr refrigerators centre stage.
Construction of the new 44,000 m² sales and service centre, which began in 2018, was completed in September.
Subsidiary company Liebherr Mobile Cranes Korea Ltd. is responsible for sales and service relating to Liebherr mobile and crawler cranes in South Korea.
INTUSI was developed together with the TUD Dresden University of Technology.
The INTuitive USer Interface (INTUSI) is a highly digitised control console for construction machines and material handling machines. The operating environment, which can be adapted to situations and users, enables digital assistants to be integrated and represents the key to the concept of the networked construction site 4.0. The idea of this is to make work on construction sites safer and more effective.
Zero-emissions concrete transport with the Liebherr ETM 1205
Stepping away from the diesel engine: The ETM 1005 and 1205 truck mixers developed by Liebherr and Designwerk are an all-electric solution for transporting concrete. The two versions are fitted with 10 and 12 m3 drums respectively, and run on a five-axle chassis from Futuricum with the equivalent of 680 hp. The truck mixers cover the relatively short distances between the concrete plant and the construction site virtually silently and without producing any emissions, plus the energy recovered through braking or downhill driving increases the range. Overnight, the batteries of the vehicles can simply be recharged as needed using the charging infrastructure at the concrete plant, so they are ready to go the next morning.
Challenging off-road deployments are child’s play for the TA 230 Litronic
The TA 230 Litronic with a payload of up to 28 tonnes is the first of a new generation of articulated dump trucks from Liebherr. The machine has been developed specifically for demanding off-road applications in overburden transportation and within the mining industry. The powerful six-cylinder engine with 265 kW/360 hp delivers impressive drive at maximum traction. The optimised 18.1 m3 capacity of the dump body boosts productivity and a newly developed driver’s cab ensures the best visibility. Modern assistance systems also support the machine operator, increasing their safety and comfort during operation.
Work starts on the construction of new headquarters in Panama City, spanning 4,250 square metres.
A journey that began in July 2018, when members of the Liebherr family, company executives and representatives from the city of Newport News came together for the project’s groundbreaking ceremony.
The new production facility of Liebherr-Transportation Systems (China) Co., Ltd. will strengthen Liebherr’s presence on the Chinese market while also enhancing the service level received by customers.
Liebherr opens monobrand store in Vienna. The store creates a unique and welcoming atmosphere where visitors can discover the entire range of Liebherr refrigeration appliances.
LR 1250.1 unplugged – a world first
With the new LR 1200.1 unplugged and LR 1250.1 unplugged cranes, Liebherr passes a milestone in the field of alternative drives: the world’s first battery-powered crawler cranes. Both cranes are driven by electric motors with a system output of 255 kW and have no loss in performance or usability when compared with the conventional version. The new units produce zero emissions and very little noise in operation, which is particularly advantageous in noise-sensitive environments. The electrical battery concept of the drive means the cranes can operate with power cables or without, i.e. ‘unplugged’, and can simply be recharged within a few hours from a conventional electrical outlet on the construction site.
The restoration of a historic railway bridge calls for a highly specialist construction site on water
Liebherr’s remote maintenance service connects technicians at the head office in Germany with the assembly team in Argentina.
To install a bridge, an LTM 1220-5.2 has to cover a distance of eight kilometres through water.