Search Results: 'liebherr'

Shaping the future
24 January, 2024
German-Swiss multinational equipment manufacturer Liebherr might be approaching 80-years-old but it’s at the cutting edge of the digital era and actively shaping the future. Christian Shelton reports.

Liebherr crawler for Verschoor
05 January, 2024
Dutch company’s new Liebherr LR 11000 is the most powerful crane in its fleet and will primarily be used for wind work.

Cranes Today January 2024 out now
04 January, 2024
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Breaking Bread
27 December, 2023
A heavy-duty knuckle boom crane used for the most delicate of glazing jobs; a freestanding tower crane installing a wind turbine gantry atop a 157-metre-tall concrete tower; electric 'tow and go' cranes charging from residential homes whilst they work; and mini cranes in the USA – the land where big has traditionally meant better. These are just some of the striking innovations included within this issue; changes shaking up the lifting industry in this crazy post-modern world we live in. A world where everything is in flux and nothing can be taken for granted.

Riga Mainz uses crawler to replace railway bridge
22 December, 2023
Liebherr LR 1750/2 crawler crane used to assemble two 285-tonne railway bridge sections in Germany.

WTG replacement ulitses Liebherr ‘WindSpeed’ load charts
15 December, 2023
Felbermayr replaces a wind turbine gearbox atop a mountain ridge despite increasing wind speeds.

Liebherr 50 tonner for Marsden
01 December, 2023
UK crane company expands feet with Liebherr LTM 1050-3.1.

Keep on trucking
27 November, 2023
When is a truck crane not a truck crane? Julian Champkin is slightly baffled.

Oiling the way
27 November, 2023
Oil and gas still dominate our energy supplies, and the Middle East is a primary source. Julian Champkin reports

New 150 tonne telecrawler from Liebherr
24 November, 2023
Transportability, increased crane control and pick & carry characteristics make the new LTR 1150 particularly suitable for construction and wind work, claims Liebherr.

Evolution of Electric Telecrawlers
27 October, 2023
In the last 12 months Sany and Sennebogen have both launched electric telecrawler models. Will North takes a closer look and considers their role in the journey to a carbon-free industry.

Heavy Work
26 October, 2023
The wind energy sector often dominates demand for – and discussion of – the largest crawler cranes. There are, however, plentiful examples of their suitability for other projects. Will North reports

Building bridges
24 October, 2023
A snapshot of bridge work, in its various iterations, currently being conducted around the world.

GIS hosted ESTA crane operator training and qualification forum
20 October, 2023
ESTA hosts forum to discuss enhancement and standardisation of operator competency at GIS show.

RIGA MAINZ receives new LTM 1110-5.2
12 October, 2023
One of the very first Liebherr LTM 1110-5.2 cranes, with a new control system, cab, and crane design, goes to German crane company.

Global Wind Projects and Global Crane Services expand their crane fleet with a Liebherr LG 1750
09 October, 2023
Second LG 1750 Global Group’s fleet for wind power and infrastructure projects, plus as a heavy-duty hoist for port and industrial work. The LG 1750 lattice boom mobile crane combines the advantages of crawler and mobile cranes, claims Liebherr.

Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 aids renovation of iconic Axa building in Cologne
06 October, 2023
German crane company Colonia used a Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3 all terrain crane to hoist tower cranes on to the roof of the 45 storey Axa high rise building.

Liebherr crawler cranes build second largest wind farm in Switzerland
29 September, 2023
Emil Egger AG erects six wind turbines in the Swiss Jura Mountains; LR 11000 and LR 1700-1.0 crawlers lift loads of over 70 tonnes to a height of 100 metres.

Liebherr electric crawler crane on its way to Bigge
29 September, 2023
First Liebherr LR 1250.1 unplugged on West Coastof USA will arrive with Bigge in October 2023.

Al Faris moves and installs gas absorber
26 September, 2023
Abnormal transport work for Al Faris followed by tandem lift.