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Liebherr celebrates three milestones for the mining business

The current range of Liebherr Mining hydraulic excavators includes 9 machines with operating weights of 100 to 800 tonnes – three are celebrating great milestones in Colmar this year!

Wind farm maintenance work – CEZ purchases Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane

CEZ Group in Romania has purchased a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane and an LTM 1130-5.1 mobile crane. The subsidiary of the Czech CEZ Group runs the largest onshore wind farm in Europe. The new machines will be used for the maintenance and repair work there and for modernising the CEZ wind farm.

Liebherr presents new power electronic modules at Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo 2018

At this year's Electric & Hybrid in Amsterdam, Liebherr Components presents its newly-developed power electronic modules of the LCU300 series to the professional public.

Customers from more than 80 countries experienced two world premieres at the Customer Days in Ehingen

According to the motto ‘Strongly connected’, Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH invited 3,000 customers to its plant in Southern Germany at 13 and 14 June. The manufacturer unveiled new crane models from its crawler and mobile crane division. During an open house day on 16 June, Liebherr invited employees’ families and friends and presented impressive mobile and crawler crane demonstrations.

75 metre telescopic boom – Liebherr unveils new LTM 1230-5.1 at its customer days

"Long, powerful and versatile" is Liebherr's description of its new LTM 1230-5.1 mobile crane at its customer days 2018 at the manufacturing plant in Ehingen. The highlights include the length and lifting capacity of the telescopic boom. Its predecessor, the LTM 1200-5.1, also had one of the longest telescopic booms in this crane class at 72 metres. The new 230-tonne crane not only delivers an extra 3 metres in length but also an average of 20 percent greater lifting capacity. In addition to a multi-functional folding jib, a 43 m fixed jib is also available. The Liebherr innovations VarioBase®, VarioBallast, ECOmode and ECOdrive mean that crane operators can use the new LTM 1230-5.1 with even more safety and efficiency.

Designed for maximum performance: Liebherr unveils new 800-tonne LR 1800-1.0 crawler crane

Liebherr is set to unveil a new 800-tonne crawler crane to visitors from all over the world at its 2018 customer days – the LR 1800-1.0. Outstanding lifting capacities and low cost transport around the world are the main features of the new large crane. It has been designed as a particularly powerful industrial crane for jobs with a luffing jib and derrick system, for example for power plant construction and the petrochemicals industry. For the first time the boom system features lattice sections with three system dimensions which can be telescoped into each other for transport.

Full Steam Ahead: Port Dredging in Italy

The Port of Vado Ligure is expanding its capacity. Mounted on the barge “Wise”, the Liebherr duty cycle crawler crane HS 8130 HD is removing sediment from the mouth of the port and is increasing the depth of the water to enable trouble-free shipping.

Full Steam Ahead: Port Dredging in Italy

The Port of Vado Ligure is expanding its capacity. Mounted on the barge “Wise”, the Liebherr duty cycle crawler crane HS 8130 HD is removing sediment from the mouth of the port and is increasing the depth of the water to enable trouble-free shipping.

Liebherr breaks ground for new office in Hamburg port

Liebherr-MCCtec Vertriebs- und Service GmbH is investing around €20 million in a new office in Hamburg port. On 19 June 2018 the official ground-breaking ceremony took place, marking the start of the construction measures.

Liebherr-Aerospace at Aviation Electronics Expo 2018

Liebherr-Aerospace will participate in Aviation Electronics Expo (AEE) 2018 which will take place on June 19th and 20th at the MOC Event Center in Munich (Germany). The system supplier offers stand-alone electronics to the aviation market.

New Liebherr LTM 1090-4.2 with 60-metre telescopic boom shows what it can do on constricted sites

The variable support base for Liebherr mobile cranes, VarioBase® is established in practice is a solution to space problems on sites. The feature developed at the Liebherr Plant in Ehingen allows the flexible use of restricted set-up space. On two exemplary job sites in Denmark and Switzerland it becomes apparent that VarioBase® has become an integral part of everyday work with mobile cranes.

New major investment at Liebherr in Kirchdorf: Ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the new logistics centre for production

Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH starts a new investment in the future in Kirchdorf an der Iller, thus strengthening the development of the original location of the overall Liebherr Group. The first construction phase of the logistics centre for production started on 11 June 2018 with an official ground-breaking ceremony. Liebherr will invest a total of around 35 million euros in the project. The project is planned to be completed at the end of 2020.

New major investment at Liebherr in Kirchdorf: Ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the new logistics centre for production

Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH starts a new investment in the future in Kirchdorf an der Iller, thus strengthening the development of the original location of the overall Liebherr Group. The first construction phase of the logistics centre for production started on 11 June 2018 with an official ground-breaking ceremony. Liebherr will invest a total of around 35 million euros in the project. The project is planned to be completed at the end of 2020.

Liebherr presents system solutions for off-highway applications in Bonn

At the international VDI Congress ”Transmissions in mobile machines 2018ˮ in Bonn, Liebherr presents itself not only as a supplier of single components, but also as a reliable partner for complete system solutions. On June 27 and 28, the main focus lies on diesel-electric and diesel-hydraulic drive systems for off-highway applications.

Liebherr sponsors charitable trust's two-day engineering event at Vertikal Days

Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd sponsors “My Future My Choice” charity event for fourth time at this year’s Vertikal Days at Donington Park, United Kingdom.

Liebherr-Aerospace in Brazil – a perfect example for Lean Manufacturing

Liebherr Aerospace Brasil Ltda. presented members of the Lean Six Sigma Forum of the University of São Paulo its Lean Principles.

Liebherr-Aerospace renews CRJ Repair Services Agreement with HOP!

Liebherr-Aerospace and HOP! have renewed their Repair Services Agreement, which covers Liebherr components on CRJ aircraft operated by HOP!

First LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane delivered to Asia –Set Win Group delighted with its Liebherr 450-tonne machine

The Set Win Group took delivery of its new LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane during the Liebherr Customer Day at Hong Kong. Managing Directors Alan and Raymond Kan are delighted with the new flagship in their fleet: "The LTM 1450-8.1 exceeds our expectations. It was the right decision at the right time."