Search Results: 'liebherr'

Innovation in the middle
26 February, 2024
The mid-range of the lattice crawler sector offers a balance between lifting power and ease of set up and use. These are workhorse cranes with less complexity than their heavy weight counterparts. Innovation, however, still matters. Will North reports.

Lift long and prosper
26 February, 2024
Safety and training go together. A trained operator is a safe operator; an untrained one is positively dangerous. Julian Champkin reports on developments.

Towering above
24 January, 2024
High-rise buildings need high-rise cranes. Julian Champkin looks at flat-tops and new designs of luffers.

Great gusto
24 January, 2024
Felbermayr replaces a wind turbine gearbox atop a mountain ridge despite increasing wind speeds.

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.

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

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.

Crane connection
18 September, 2023
The crane cabin is where a 'oneness' between man and machine can occur. We look at elements enabling this connection, plus peek at the possible cab of the future. Cranes Today reports.

Strait talkin'
18 September, 2023
Hareket moves three large new Liebherr port cranes across internationally significant waterway in Turkey.

Rising to the occasion
22 August, 2023
Investment in equipment is strong across the region with a wide scope of work keeping rental firms busy. Cranes Today reports.

Bouncing back
22 August, 2023
Not so long ago it looked like offices and shops, the core of the commercial construction sector, would be replaced by new ways of working and shopping. But the sector has proved resilient, Will North reports.

Talking about my generation
22 August, 2023
To help drive down the use of fossil fuel diesel lifting power is rapidly being replaced by electricity. Julian Champkin reports.

Cream of the crop
24 July, 2023
The annual ESTA Awards celebrate the cream of the European lifting and specialised transport industry. We present a snapshot of this year’s winners, providing a perspective of the cutting edge work currently being conducted in Europe.

Reactor replacement
24 July, 2023
Lift and move by Mammoet’s Liebherr LR 1750 crawler minimises disruption at methanol plant.

New cranes or old?
19 June, 2023
When your crane is ageing it is time to get a new one… or is it? Refurbishment can bring older machines back to as new and may be a more economical and environmentally-friendly option. Julian Champkin reports.

High fibre
19 June, 2023
Fibre ropes promise to increase the overall lifting capacity of cranes. Some of the biggest gains may be seen on tower cranes. Recent launches by Liebherr and Wolffkran show how the technology is developing, writes Will North.

A class above
19 June, 2023
The ability to reach great heights with little radii means luffing jib cranes are in demand in cities around the world. Will North reports.