At WindEnergy Hamburg, a significant industry event, Liebherr will present its new main bearing to the public. This key component is a new development that complements the existing Liebherr portfolio of slewing bearings for electromechanical and hydraulic rotor blade and yaw adjustment of wind turbines. These slewing bearings make the rotor able to turn steadily…

At WindEnergy Hamburg 2018, the top international trade fair for the wind industry, Liebherr plans to unveil its new Liduro Wind low-voltage frequency converter system for power outputs of up to 8 MW in back- to-back configuration to the professional public. With Liduro Wind, Liebherr Components presents a new development in the field of frequency…

German crane manufacturer Liebherr has re-entered the rough-terrain market. Knowing their reputation for quality, and impressed by the new line’s capabilities and robust safety features, the ALL Family of Companies has pre-ordered 15 machines. The LRT 1090-2.1 is a 100-USt full power boom crane, set to debut at the 2017 CONEXPO-CON/AGG show (March 7 to…

The ALL Family of Companies have pre-ordered several new Liebherr models as yet unavailable in the United States — including two LTM 1450-8.1 500-USt all-terrain cranes. The Liebherr Group plans to debut the LTM 1450-8.1 at the 2017 CONEXPO-CON/AGG show (March 7 to 11, 2017 in Las Vegas). With a powerful, 279-foot telescopic main boom and a…

ENERCON’s Liebherr 1000 EC-B 125 Litronic tower crane erected a new wind turbine in the Prechtaler Schanze Wind Farm in April 2016. With a hub height of 149 meters and a blade diameter of 115 m, it is the largest turbine ever to be erected using this crane. With its 31.50 m jib and a…

A new Pallet Handling System (PHS) automates part handling for machining centers when parts are mounted to fixtures, whether for a single machine or for a cell of machining centers. Liebherr says its PHS can be installed new or retrofitted onto existing machine tools, including different brands of machines to be tended by the same PHS for untended lights-out operations.

German company Liebherr specializes in gear manufacturing processes, offering machines for large-module, high-volume gear grinding, and now in an extended platform range up to 1200 mm dia. The machine is well-suited for gear-grinding applications such as bull and output gears for wind power gearboxes.

Crane manufacturer Liebherr offers the 300-metric ton LR 1300 crawler crane. The German company developed a heavy-duty jib for the crane, especially for assembly and maintenance work on wind power installations. For this area of application the crane can be equipped with a narrow telescopic undercarriage for cost-effective travel movements when space on the ground is limited.

Since the end of 2010, Germany-based Liebherr’s LR 1600/2 crawler crane has been adding its strength to the large fleet operated by Neeb, a crane service provider from Wuppertal, Germany. The manufacturer says the 600-ton crawler crane moves rapidly between two sites, still fully equipped and completely ballasted, which reduces cost and limits time.

German company Liebherr is offering their hydrau-lic cylinder for hydraulic pitch adjustment in wind turbines to the American market. The company offerso both electromechanical pitch adjustment with gearboxes as well as hydraulic pitch adjustment with the corresponding blade bearings as a full system. Cylinders are supplied in accordance with a customer’s particular requirements, in-cluding piston rod heads and integrated stroke measuring systems.

A large crawler crane on a wind farm with a soft soil was on its way, fully equipped, to its next installation when soil mechanics took over. The crane, a Liebherr LTR 11200, is a telescopic crawler crane on a narrow track. The 415-ton giant required that every square meter of soil support 16.5 tons.…

Late in 2010, turbine OEM Enercon celebrated the installation of the 1,000th windpower plant in Portugal. Performing the operation was a Liebherr LR 1400/2 crawler crane from Portuguese crane company Montalgrua. To mount the 63-ton machine housing on the tower at a hook height of 85 m, the 400-ton crane was deployed with a 91-m…

The Liebherr LTR 11200 crawler crane was developed primarily to serve wind farms. The telescopic crane has now also mastered its first commitments on the high seas. Danish shipowner DBB Jack-Up Services A/S made arrangements with the company in the early part of this year to mount the superstructure of an LTR 11200 on a…

Liebherr will display a selection of high performance components for wind-power systems in the East Wing of the convention center, Booths 10450 and 10549. Visitors will also see Liebherr gear-tooth milling and shaping machines for producing transmission and gear systems in the wind power sector, as well as the range of cranes for erecting wind…