The Liebherr Group Magazine

Grand Paris is a massive infrastructure project that aims to better connect the capital of France to the outer suburbs, boost economic growth and prevent traffic gridlock at the same time. Right in the middle of the action: Liebherr construction machinery.

It won't be long before the world's largest construction machinery exhibition opens its doors. Liebherr has been a regular exhibitor at the trade show since the second Bauma in 1956. But how did the Bauma success story actually begin? And how has Liebherr's exhibition appearance developed over the past decades?

About three stories high and capable of loading the equivalent of 26 school busses. This is a Liebherr T 284 truck, the workplace of Panamanian miner Nancy Lazo. As the first woman to drive the biggest mining truck in Panama and an instructor for these giants, Nancy shows her colleagues how it’s done.

Wind power is a climate-neutral and resource-saving source of electricity, making it one of the cornerstones of the energy transition. Liebherr is a strong partner of the wind power industry and implements comprehensive solutions for the future of energy – from individual wind turbine components to rotor blade assembly

With Crane Planner 2.0, Liebherr makes planning crane lifts a 3D experience. Behind it are the most sophisticated technology and a team of Liebherr engineers and 3D experts who make complexity child's play.

The most powerful crane Liebherr has ever developed, the HLC 295000, has now begun its service on the special ship “Orion”. The offshore crane will fulfil its intended purpose thanks to a real tour de force of technical know-how and human determination.

Five countries, five cooling peculiarities – it is safe to say that most countries have different cooling needs. Join us in discovering how these needs can be expressed.

In the third instalment of our Construction (hi)stories series, we present buildings of a somewhat different kind and have taken a look behind the scenes of their creation – here, nothing is as it seems at first glance.

What does a freezer, an airplane cabin and a charging cable of an electric car have in common? None of them would function without cooling. Cooling and air-conditioning are hot topics at Liebherr. Demand for reliable air-conditioning is growing worldwide – whether for comfort or as a technical requirement. Cooling systems is a large market. So we decided to sit down with three experts from different areas within our Group to learn more about it.

Sometimes a single decision can establish a new era. Building the first Liebherr duty cycle crawler crane and presenting it as a world-first at Bauma 1980 was one of them. Now the prototype of the HS 870, the forefather of construction machinery production in Nenzing (Austria), has returned.

Already been to the refrigerator today? Fresh food, ice cubes in the drink, air-conditioned rooms – nowadays, cold is omnipresent and taken for granted. However, getting there was a long, sometimes exhausting journey that demanded a great deal of ingenuity.

The wind energy sector is growing and growing – along with the size and efficiency of the wind turbines. For Global Wind Day, we’ll take a look behind the scenes, following two cranes as they help build wind farms on land and at sea.

A ship is a very special means of transport. It braves the elements on the high seas for decades. But what happens when it has done its job? When it is scrapped and recycled, surprising prospects open up for the tonnes of steel. For the circular economy and the environment.

China is now the second largest economy in the world. The country is also of great importance to the Liebherr Group – not just as a sales market and production location. Two managing directors of Liebherr (China) Co., Ltd. explain why in this interview.

Construction changes our world. It creates new architectural masterpieces and shapes the skylines of our cities. This time, we explore famous landmarks built in the US with the help of Liebherr machines.

In this somewhat different Christmas story, Liebherr machines make dreams come true in the domestic kitchen. With their usual speed, precision and agility, they mix the ingredients, knead the dough and cut out the biscuits.

Rattling conveyor belts, Liebherr machines and countless stones: tons of gravel from the mouth of the Alpine Rhine are extracted and processed daily on the floating gravel plant of Zech Kies GmbH. But where does the raw material come from? We follow the stones on their journey.

Digitalisation disrupts and transforms how companies will operate in the future. How does a diversified Group like Liebherr deal with this shift? 5 questions for Kjeld Jespersen from Liebherr-International AG.

Many objects have a history. But that of an inconspicuous Liebherr refrigerator from 1995, which stood forgotten for decades in a warehouse, is a very special one: It tells of historians and developers, the sun, Africa and the birth of Liebherr’s modern energy-saving household appliances.

The year 2019 was dominated by Bauma. Months of preparation, tinkering until the last second. What does Liebherr make of the impressions gained? An insight.

Complex data calculations, digital simulations and hundreds of hours driving and digging on challenging test sites a lot of work goes into perfecting the next generation of Liebherr earthmoving and material handling machines.

Two years of tinkering have paid off: the first electric truck mixer that can keep up with all the demands of a normal truck mixer has arrived. A pioneering contribution to emission-free construction sites.

The transportation system in China is one of the most advanced ones in the world. Lihai Zhao is one of millions of Chinese travelling through this vast country to see their families on Chinese New Year - Liebherr helps to make their journey quicker and more comfortable.

A logistical and technical masterpiece: a mobile crane is delivered from Munich to its work site on the southernmost continent of the world – in individual parts.

They are passionate for the community. Three Liebherr employees talk about their voluntary work and why they can recommend it to everyone.

The R 9800 Mining Excavator has a new LEGO Technic family member. Time to find out more and learn how the two machines are assembled.

Electrical components must withstand a variety of environmental influences. This is ensured in the Liebherr Test Center for Electronics.

After five years of development, Liebherr-France is ushering in a new era for crawler excavators. The 8th generation of this heavy-duty machine is a technological revolution both in terms of the machinery and the production process.

Better energy supplies, lighter weights and more efficient aircraft all round: Liebherr has started conducting major research into electric systems at three different sites which could revolutionise the field of aviation in the near future.

Head of Construction Werner Haas works hand in hand with his son Julian at Bauma 2019 to build one of the largest exhibition booth in the world.

Liebherr is currently building the largest offshore crane so far. Dr. Krappinger, Technical Managing Director of the Maritime Cranes division, reports on the progress of construction and challenges.

INTUSI, a new piece of control technology, marks a revolution in machine communication. It was created in a joint development project of the Technical University (TU) Dresden and Liebherr.

Eleven training programs, 10,500 m2 surface for apprenticeship and 4,500 m2 training area for apprentices: Since its foundation in 2008, the Liebherr Academy in Rostock has prepared more than 300 aprentices for the challenges of the future. Learn in our story what Lars Pröhl and his colleagues at the Academy do about the skills shortage.

Good planning and fast, reliable service are required to complete major projects in a timely manner. The team of Tower Crane Solutions and service engineer Ivan Dukin ensure that Europe's tallest building can be completed even in extreme weather conditions. We take a look back.

Miriam Hunger is a real sports freak. This is not by chance, since she grew up in a family of world champions in karate. But when it comes to sports, the right food also plays an important role. In order to be able to plan her meals in an optimal manner, she always takes her fridge with her. How this works? Check out in the story!

Downtime is lost time for every entrepreneur. To keep it as low as possible, the earthmoving division has built a globally functioning, lightning-fast and perfectly coordinated service network. This also works for service missions in the middle of the Swedish forest.

The hardly noticeable moisture measurement sensors were developed 30 years ago for mixing plants and concrete pumps. Today Liebherr moisture measurement systems are indispensable to many industrial and agricultural processes. In which industries the sensors are used today and how they continue to be researched, you can find out here.

Everything is extreme on Germany's highest construction site. Anyone working here at almost 3,000 meters must be cast from a very special mold. Just as the 150 EC-B from Liebherr has been faithfully serving its purpose in all weathers for the past two years. Here you can see what special challenges the construction of the new cable car on the Zugspitze has placed on man and machine.

The highest wind turbines with 246,5 metres. A pilot project which will for the first time make green energy storable and thus available on a flexible basis. One of the most exciting chapters in the future of Germany's energy transition is being written in the Swabian Alps – with the help of Liebherr cranes.

In a high alpine setting, duty cycle crawler crane operator Yann Blouet excavates sediment from the depths of a reservoir to keep a power plant running. The site in the mountains has all the ingredients for a great adventure.

Dortmund Zoo now features a very striking "beast of burden". It looks like a giraffe, burrows like a meerkat, is armed like a rhinoceros and moves as sure-footedly as a Himalayan tahr.

"Hey Mia, is there still milk in the fridge?" – "The inventory says there's one carton!" When Miriam Hunger talks to her fridge, she's not actually thirsty. She is a member of Liebherr’s "digitalisation" team.

Producing a complete aircraft using a 3D printer? That stage has not yet been reached. However, a team of researchers at Liebherr is gradually getting closer to achieving this dream – working in tandem with evolution.