Liebherr Tower Cranes has expanded its partnership with Swedish simulation specialist Tenstar Simulation, bringing Liebherr’s tower crane portfolio into Tenstar’s simulator-based training platform in a move that Liebherr says will make operator training safer, more efficient and more cost-effective.
The agreement was officially sealed at Conexpo 2026 in Las Vegas, one of the world’s largest construction machinery trade fairs. The expansion builds on existing cooperation between the companies in other product segments, including earthmoving equipment and crawler, mobile, and construction cranes, and now extends specifically to tower cranes.
Liebherr says the partnership is a response to significant challenges in recruiting and qualifying trained crane operators across the global construction industry. Training on real machines can be time-consuming and costly for both trainees and the tower cranes used, it says, whereas simulator-based instruction provides a practical and scalable alternative to practice basic jobsite scenarios and lifting operations in a controlled and risk-free environment before taking responsibility on active sites.
At the centre of the initiative is Tenstar’s simulator deigned to provide a realistic 4D training environment that replicates the operating behaviour, control logic and machine behaviour of Liebherr tower cranes.
By shifting a portion of instruction into simulation the companies aim to reduce the number of hours required on real cranes and significantly lower the overall cost of qualification programmes.
The initial software package will include several practical training scenarios built around two Liebherr models: the 370 EC-B and the 620 HC-L with further expansions planned. This is possible due to the modularly scalable nature of Tenstar’s platform, allowing additional crane types and training environments to be added without changing the underlying hardware. The platform also supports multi-machine environments, enabling several simulators to be networked for collaborative exercises opening the door to team-based training that mirrors real construction-site coordination.
Liebherr characterised the deal as a long-term investment in training quality and operator competence, and part of its broader effort to digitise and improve the development of skilled workers while supporting customers throughout the lifecycle of their crane operations.
