Noticias y notas de prensa

First Liebherr crawler crane for Crane Service Inc.

US-based company Crane Service Inc. has opted for a Liebherr crawler crane for the first time. The LR 1300 SX is equipped with CFRP pendants.

First Liebherr crawler crane for Crane Service Inc.

A 330-ton Liebherr crawler crane is now strengthening the fleet of the US crane rental company Crane Service Inc. The LR 1300 SX equipped with carbon fiber components will be mainly used for lifting jobs in the wind industry.

Una grúa sobre orugas LR 1600/2 hace “volar” un Airbus A-300

Con una espectacular elevación por encima de la valla del aeropuerto de Colonia-Bonn terminó el tiempo en servicio activo del avión para vuelos parabólicos “Zero-G”.

Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane hoists Airbus A-300

The service life of the "Zero-G" parabolic aircraft came to an end with a spectacular hoist over the fence at Cologne-Bonn Airport. The heavy load experts from Riga Mainz hoisted the 82-tonne Airbus A-300 from the airport's apron using a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane and a sophisticated combination of attachment equipment. The aircraft will now become a museum exhibit on show to the general public.

Una grúa móvil de Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 para McNally-Nimergood

La empresa estadounidense McNally-Nimergood Co. amplió su flota de grúas con una nueva grúa móvil 1400-7.1.

McNally-Nimergood Co. adds Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 mobile crane to growing crane fleet

US company McNally-Nimergood Co. recently expanded its crane fleet with a new LTM 1400-7.1 mobile crane. This Liebherr all-terrain crane delivers a lifting capacity of 400 metric tonnes or 500 US tons. This makes the LTM 1400-7.1 one of the largest mobile cranes in Michigan.

HS 8300 HD - perfect dredging solution

The first HS 8300 HD duty cycle crawler crane is installed on a ship for dredging applications in the Mediterranean Sea.

LTR 1220 acts as counterweight for a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane

Crane contractor Helling based in Schwäbisch Gmünd in southern Germany provided an object lesson in the perfect use of crane equipment and synergies in large wind farms. A Liebherr LTR 1220 telescopic crawler crane which was at the site anyway for set-up work, was used by Helling as a counterweight for lowering and erecting the large LR 1600/2 crane rather than the usual ballast blocks. If the topography and farmers allow, the smaller crane can also be used to move the large crane to the next turbine.

Impresionante trabajo de una grúa móvil en las orillas del Rin

Dos grúas móviles de Liebherr del tipo LTM 1500-8.1 recortan dos inmensas torres eléctricas en Voerde.

Impressive simultaneous job on the banks of the Rhine – Two Liebherr mobile cranes shorten giant electricity pylons near Voerde

Specialists from heavy load logistics provider and crane operator Wasel in Bergheim completed an impressive job in the summer on the Rhine near Dinslaken using two Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile cranes. Two 138-metre-tall electricity pylons had to be shortened and their mastheads rebuilt. In addition to their own 500-tonner, Wasel deployed another LTM 1500-8.1 from Cologne-based crane rental company HKV Schmitz + Partner to complete the job, which required simultaneously working on both sides of the river.

rúas sobre orugas de Liebherr empleadas por la empresa Buckner construyen un gigantesco tejado

Una LR 11000 y dos LR 1600/2 trabajaron en Nueva York durante diez meses. Las grúas construyeron un gigantesco tejado sobre el mayor estadio de tenis del mundo.

Buckner's Liebherr crawler cranes building the giant roof structure over the largest tennis stadium in the world

The Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York is the largest tennis stadium in the world and the venue for the US Open. The stadium is now getting a retractable roof to avoid the frequent match postponements at the US Open caused by rain. Over a period of ten months, a Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane and two LR 1600/2 operated by American crane contractor Buckner HeavyLift Cranes have been putting the steel structure for the roof in place.

Montaje de un puente con la grúa móvil LTM 1300-6.2

Una LTM 1300-6.2 de la empresa HKV Schmitz + Partner monta un puente auxiliar en una noche

Dependable in operation: HKV uses a Liebherr LTM 1300-6.2 to erect a bridge overnight

The motorway section of the A3 between Cologne-Mülheim and Leverkusen is being expanded to eight lanes. However, since the old motorway bridges are not long enough for the expansion, new bridges are needed. As a temporary solution during the construction work, a Liebherr LTM 1300-6.2 mobile crane was used by the company HKV Schmitz + Partner to erect a makeshift bridge overnight.

Trasbordo de componentes pesados con dos grandes grúas móviles de Liebherr

En el mes de julio, Maxikraft empleó dos grandes grúas móviles para descargar dos condensadores y una turbina de semirremolques y cargarlos en dos buques en el muelle de Alberthafen en Dresde.

Maxikraft handles heavyweight goods in Dresden's Alberthafen dock with two large Liebherr mobile cranes

Crane and heavy load logistics contractor Maxikraft used two large Liebherr mobile cranes in July to load two condensers and a turbine from low loaders into ships in Dresden's Alberthafen dock. The challenge was that the giant components had to be moved in tandem hoists between the LTM 1500-8.1 and the LTM 1750-9.1 before they could be lowered into the dock basin.

Major contract: delivery of first Liebherr duty cycle crawler cranes to Turkey

Delivery of the first 20 HS 825 HD duty cylce crawler cranes for Turkey. They are part of a large contract of 51 cranes for the Turkish General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works.

Liebherr opens new Sales and Service Centre near Auckland

Liebherr New Zealand relocated its operations to the new Sales and Service Centre at East Tamaki near Auckland in May 2015. The official opening ceremony under the motto "Committed to Your Success" was celebrated on Friday the 31st of July 2015 and was attended by numerous customers and other guests.