Liebherr showcases digital solutions at INTERMAT 2024

Liebherr presents the main topics of Planning, Safety as well as Performance and Maintenance

Liebherr Showcases Cutting-Edge Construction Machinery at Excon 2023

Liebherr, presents an impressive lineup at Excon 2023

New energy equipment at BICES 2023

BICES has clearly become a significant platform and support for the construction machinery industry.

Merlo’s eWorker, the First Fully Electric Telehandler

Merlo has unveiled its first fully electric telehandler, the eWorker. The new zero-emissions, zero-fuel machine has a maximum load capacity of 5,511 pounds and 15 feet 7 inches of lift height.

First Liebherr mobile cranes for Sankyu Saudi Arabia co

The specialist in plant construction, operational support and logistics services will mainly use the LTM 1050-3.1 and LTM 1160-5.2 for maintenance work in refineries and other industries.

BKM builds faster with a Liebherr LTR 1220

BKM’s new Liebherr LTR 1220 increases the speed of prefab assembly.

Steering the market

Skid-steer loaders segment is one of the only few segments that has shown an increase in sales in 2022 as compared to 2021. The enormous growth in the market value of the construction sector will further fuel the nation's high demand for skid steer loaders.

Liebherr to showcase 30 exhibits from 7 categories at Conexpo 2023

Liebherr construction machines on the outdoor grounds at booth F9253, Liebherr components at booth S80821 in the South Hall

Sany and Danfoss introduce electric telescopic crawler crane

Sany has partnered with Danfoss to introduce an electric telescopic boom crawler crane, the SCE800TB-EV. It is the first volume model of crawler crane available on the market with a fully electric system featuring permanent magnetic synchronous motor technology, the company says.

Manitou: Spearheading the growth

Manitou has a wide range of telehandlers for every segment, for every application.

On the Move!

The market for mobile cranes is on the move driven by low-rise residential, commercial, and industrial building construction activity in urban areas.

JCB India launches its access range of machines

This new range consists of four Electric Scissor models S1930E, S2632E, S3246E and S4046E and come with working heights of 7.71m, 9.92m, 11.7m and 13.9m.

Demand for pick n carry cranes has strong correlation with industrial growth

The India mobile crane market is anticipated to register annual growth rate of over 5 per cent during the forecast period 2020-2025. Unfortunately, Due to unexpected Covid-19 pandemic, we can expect some challenges in terms of upcoming projects in India.

More options than ever

Attachments for construction equipment allow the base machine to do multiple tasks on a job site. There are several distinct types of heavy construction equipment, each with its own set of uses.

Can Mobile Cranes Lift the Mood?

Mobile cranes in India have transformed into safer and productive with changing design and new features to meet the upcoming demands from the user market. In the current scenario, can these developments in mobile cranes lift the market sentiments?

Liebherr to unveil new LTM 1120 4.1 at Conexpo

Liebherr will be unveiling its new LTM 1120-4.1 at the Conexpo in Las Vegas using the slogan "There's nothing more on 4!" It is the most powerful 4-axle all-terrain crane ever built, according to the company.

Genie offers new S-60 J telescopic boom lifts

Genie has introduced the new S-60 J telescopic boom lifts for completing work-at-height applications, such as general construction, maintenance, inspection and painting tasks.

Liebherr to unveil new LTM 1120 4.1 at Conexpo Las Vegas

Liebherr will be unveiling its new LTM 1120-4.1 at the Conexpo in Las Vegas using the slogan ?There?s nothing more on 4!? It is the most powerful 4-axle all-terrain crane ever built, according to the company.

Accessing New Heights

The use of aerial work platforms in India is still to gather momentum, in spite of the growing construction and urban infrastructure development. Increased awareness on safety among the end-users and a growing rental market are expected to drive the market in future.

Tough demolition job

Genie telescopic boom lift is working at demolition job of the refurbishment of the Dom-Hotel in Cologne.

Zoomlion to showcase intelligent construction equipment at BICES

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co (Zoomlion) will be exhibiting at the 15th China Beijing International Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines and Mining Machines Exhibition

Tadano completes acquisition of Demag Mobile Cranes business

Tadano completed its $215-million acquisition of the Demag Mobile Cranes business on August 1, 2019. The transaction brings together two of the top names in the lifting equipment industry.

Compact Telehandler

Compact and versatile, Haulotte's new telescopic handler HTL 3207 provides maximum efficiency on tight job sites.

Mobilising Growth

A growing market

Telehandlers are extensively used as a utility lifting machine, usually equipped with a telescopic boom that can lift loads, mounted on a four-wheel drive chassis.

Haulotte innovations

Haulotte proves its knowhow and demonstrates its ability to once again place innovation at the heart of its strategy.

Haulotte innovations

Haulotte proves its knowhow and demonstrates its ability to once again place innovation at the heart of its strategy.

Terex AWP introduces new platform and productivity tools at bauma 2019

Designed to help maximise safe work at height, Genie is showing a prototype of a new Genie ? 4 m (13 ft) platform for use with Genie Xtra Capacity ? (XC ? ) mid-sized telescopic boom lifts.

Snorkel launches telehandlers at World of Concrete 2019

Leading global manufacturer of aerial work platforms, Snorkel, is celebrating the start of its 60th year in business with the launch of two new telehandlers at World of Concrete 2019.

JLG delivers first machines to Al Laith

The Middle East-based Al Laith took delivery of a 660SJ and an 860SJ JLG telescopic boom lift in March of this year. The machines are added to their rental fleet in Oman. Ian Hume, Sales Director for JLG in the Middle East comments; ?We are particularly pleased with this purchase.

Genie SX-150 telescopic boom lift comes to India

ABC Infra Equipment has taken delivery of India's first Genie? SX-150 boom lift with platform height of 46.33 m (152 ft) and lifting capacity of 340 kg (750 lb). The Genie SX-150 was handed over by Eglin Gary Scott, Senior Service Manager, APAC Genie USA to Praveen Sharma, Managing Director, ABC Infra Equipment.

Sarens buys two new Liebherr cranes

Sarens has added two new Liebherr cranes to its fleet: an LG 1750 SX and an LTM 1450-8.1. Both these cranes will be used in Saren?s Australian fleet where they will primarily be used on wind projects. According to Sarens, Australia is set to erect 2,500 wind turbines within the next 3-5 years.

Converting challenges to opportunities

A long way to go and difficulties and challenges to face, for them it is all about converting these challenges into opportunities. Mayur Alandkar, Co-founder, elaborates more on the firm and its ambition.

Somero's new laser screed machine

Somero? Enterprises, Inc., a leading manufacturer of technologically advanced concrete placing equipment and associated machinery, announced the launch of its new S-22EZ Laser Screed? machine.

Somero launches new laser screed machine

Somero Enterprises, Inc., a leading manufacturer of technologically advanced concrete placing equipment and associated machinery, announced the launch of its new S-22EZ Laser Screed? machine.

Genie SX-150 telescopic boom lift comes to India

ABC Infra Equipment has taken delivery of India?s first Genie? SX-150 boom lift with platform height of 46.33 m (152 ft) and lifting capacity of 340 kg (750 lb). The Genie SX-150 was handed over by Eglin Gary Scott, Senior Service Manager, APAC Genie USA to Praveen Sharma, Managing Director, ABC Infra Equipment.

Access market for new machines has grown by 24 per cent

Although there has been an increase in awareness of the use of access equipment for safe and productive work at heights, compared to matured markets of Europe, the US, South America, Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, Japan, South Korea and China the growth in India has been dismal and nowhere close to its potential.

Liebherr to supply armoured mobile and rescue cranes to German Army

Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH received an order from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) to deliver a total of 71 armoured mobile and recovery cranes worth around EUR 150 million.

FROM RECOVERY TO GROWTH

The construction market in India is the second largest in Asia-Pacific Countries (APAC) region and is expected to become the fastest growing market in the region by 2025.

NCC buys Liebherr Telescopic Crawler Crane

Liebherr has delivered a new LTR 1220 telescopic crawler crane to NCC Ltd Hyderabad for its Nagpur metro project. In this project, the crane hoists girders for the two new metro lines which have a total length of 38 km, thereby the pick-and-carry characteristics of telescopic crawler crane are a great advantage. Liebherr is convinced that the use of such a crane, first time in India, will give a big opening to this technology.

Berry Cranes buys Liebherr crane

Berry Cranes has taken delivery of an LTM 1040-2.1, its first crane from Liebherr. The 40 tonne capacity two axle wheeled mobile crane has a 35 m, continuously variable four-section telescopic boom.

AN EVOLVING MARKET

Aerial work platforms are not just machines that ensure safety to people when they are working at height but alongside it vastly increases productivity. Work can be done more efficiently and quickly, and timelines can be met.

Liebherr to showcase innovations at Bauma China 2016

At Bauma China 2016, Liebherr Group will showcase the latest technologies and developments in construction machinery and components.

Liebherr delivers 100th LTM 1750-9.1

Liebherr achieved the milestone of 100 units of the 750-tonne LTM 1750-9.1 mobile crane. The 100th crane of this type left the plant in Ehingen in July this year. The new crane was handed over by Liebherr?s Belgian dealer Van Der Spek to crane contractor Dufour Transports et Manutention SA based in Marquain, Belgium.

Telecrawler from Tadano Mantis

Tadano Mantis will introduce the new model GTC-800, an 88-tonne telescopic boom crawler crane. The GTC-800 is CE marked and will be available for global sales, including Europe, in late 2016 or early 2017.

Safe and Productive

The developed market saw the use of AWPs decades ago. Such machines were in demand by users, for two reasons: safety and speed of work.

Genie Boosts Indian Navy?s Capabilities

For the first time, the Indian Navy is using big booms from Genie for repair and maintenance. The Indian Navy has been developing a ?blue-water navy? where its maritime force

Grove GMK4100 at Singapore MRT project

A Grove GMK4100 helped with construction of a new MRT metro line in Singapore. The four-axle crane was used on the new Thomson Line T209 at the Lentor Station project site.

Gaining Traction

With a major thrust on infrastructure development by the government, coupled with the ?Make in India? programme, the Indian telehandler industry is poised for an unprecedented and exponential growth.

Liebherr unveils new LTM 1250-5.1

Liebherr unveiled a new 250-tonne mobile crane at its 2015 customer days at the manufacturing plant in Ehingen.

High Expectations

With growing safety awareness, the Aerial Work Platforms (AWPs), one of the best solutions to keep people safe, while working at heights, is poised for exponential growth in the near future.

Heavy Lift Anablers

India has witnessed an influx of new software-assisted multiple application-specific boom configured heavy lifters. Despite the economic slowdown taking the wind out of the sail for the heavy lift cranes? suppliers

A Dynamic Show

The six-day Intermat Paris 2015 show was truly dynamic and a stepping stone in the growth path of the industry in the coming years. A report. The 10th Intermat show held on April 20-25, 2015

Largest truck crane

Eurogru has launched a 300 tonne capacity 300.23 truck mounted crane, its biggest model so far. It is mounted on a five-axle Scania commercial truck and has a three section 18.64 m telescopic boom and a maximum working height of 22 m.

Coussens takes on Terex

UK-based crane rental and heavy haulage specialist Coussens has taken delivery of a Terex Challenger 3160 all terrain crane. The three-axle all terrain is the fifth Terex model to join the company?s fleet. It has a 55 tonne capacity, a 50 m single-cylinder telescopic boom and a capacity of 35.6 tonne at 4 m radius.

Our efforts are to provide the best product and after-sales support.

In developed countries, there are legislations in place which ensure AWPs are used for working at heights. We strongly believe that such legislations should come in India too, says Souma Ray, Director, Haulotte India. Excerpts from the interview

We are at the forefront of developing new green technologies.

We have invested even in this lean period and have built our capacities for the long period of sustained growth, says Kennady V Kaipally, Country Manager, Mobile & Wind Solutions, Bonfiglioli Transmissions. Excerpts from the interview

LTM 1750-9.1 cranes install glass roof

A NEW glass roof was recently installed at Erding thermal water world complex (Therme Erding) using two new Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 mobile cranes. Total area of the roof structure is 2,600 sq m and it was hoisted into position in two segments.

Powerful All-rounder

Customers often want high hoisting capacities but at the same time there is very little space on site for manoeuvring and erecting the crane. The modern LTM 1060-3.1 mobile crane is the most powerful 3-axle model on the market and can achieve hoist heights of up to 63 m with its 48-m telescopic boom and double folding jib.

Sany launches new crane

Sany has launched a 100 tonne capacity telescopic boom crawler crane, the SCC8100TB, at the ConExpo show in the US. It has a 47.5 m five section, full power boom with a pair of single stage double acting extension cylinders. To save weight and increase capacity a synthetic fibre rope is used instead of a wire one inside the boom on the extension and retraction system.

Knaack-Krane Buys Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 Crane

The new Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 crane delivers excellent load capacities and is suitable for a wide range of uses. In addition to its performance, the 9-axle Liebherr crane has also impressed Knaack-Krane with its economy.

High Tech in a Medieval Town

Liebherr's city crane winds its way through the narrow streets of Carcassonne, France.Heavy load contractor and crane operator Hugon, based in the south of France, has purchased a Liebherr LTC 1045-3.1 compact crane to be used specially for crane jobs in towns like Narbonne

Liebherr cranes are designed and manufactured according the highest safety norms

It will be much sensible to ask for a crane functional test and load test certification from a reputed third-party inspector before import. This will restrict the number of junk cranes coming into India. Also, the project people should have very strict controls on quality, selection of suitable equipment and timely completion of the job, says Ajay Kumar Somani, Director, Mobile Crane Division, Liebherr India.

Wasel uses Liebherr crane to erect wind turbine

GGERMANY-based crane rental company Breuer & Wasel has put its new Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 mobile crane to work on a wind turbine site. The first job for the mobile crane was to erect four wind turbines at a site near Brunsbnttel, Germany.

Liebherr cranes on wind turbines Work

New LTM 1750-9.1 mobile cranes have been leaving the Liebherr plant in Ehingen for the last few weeks. One of the very first machines was collected by Bergheim-based Breuer & Wasel.

Bonfiglioli's commitment to the green economy is a strategic choice

Bonfiglioli has developed a range of mechatronic solutions for new generation of hybrid vehicles capable of integrating electric power with mechanical transmissions.

JLG launches RS Boom Lifts

Designed specifically for markets like India, the RS boom lifts are available as the 18RS and the 24RS, delivering 18 m and 24 m of platform height.

Gautam debuts snake platform

Gautam Infrastructure has always focussed on bringing in various technologies in India to support the growth in infrastructure projects. Gautam Infrastructure & Construction Equipments showcased the all new Snake platform during the recently concluded bC India exhibition.

Surging ahead

In the long term, we see high demand worldwide for mobile cranes, supported by the sectors of infrastructure, refineries, chemicals, and energy, with wind power playing a particularly important part. The Liebherr Mobile Crane Division is based in Ehingen, Germany, where it operates manufacturing facilities covering a built-over area of 220,000 sq m on a total surface of 840,000 sq m,

Terex? AC 1000 proves its worth in two wind turbine erection projects

On behalf of wind turbine manufacturer ENERCON, crane service provider Neeb-Schuch recently erected a total of four wind turbines in a windpark close to Hannover and a wind turbine in Benhausen, Paderborn, using a Terex? AC 1000. The Terex AC 1000 is the world's most powerful all-terrain crane that can travel on public roads with its boom. Neeb-Schuch GmbH recently took advantage of this and used the crane to erect wind turbines for two different projects.

Terex cranes render the highest return on investment

Our objective is to help our customers succeed and be pro?fitable. Our objective is actually all about safety. For Terex, safety comes first, so we factor in safety at all stages of product development, says Martin Seibert, Head ? Cranes, India, Terex Cranes.

Fuelling growth

Souma Ray as the General Manager - India is at the helm of Haulotte Group Operations in India. Haulotte is a global leader of people and material lifting equipment. The group designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of products focused on aerial work platform - push- around, vertical mast, scissor lifts, articulated and telescopic boom lifts and telehandlers

Higher, cleaner and safer

The access equipment industry in India is in a nascent stage but once the awareness about the utility and application of this versatile product line spreads, and once we have legislation in place for the use of such equipment for any work done at a height, the future looks quite bright. EQUIPMENT INDIA finds out the details from the major players in the industry.

Haulotte Group is fully committed to our customers

Haulotte is the third largest producer of access platforms in the world and the largest in Europe. Haulotte has a presence across the world and we are rapidly expanding across various continents. Mature markets like North America, Australia and Japan have shown rapid growth. Emerging economies like Brazil and China have shown impressive growth in the recent past. We definitely see India featured prominently in this coveted list in the near future,

We need to formalise safety norms for all material handling equipment

Wylie?s R&D team is constantly working on products and cost effective technology for all types of crane applications. Wylie is moving towards CAN based crane safe load indicator system in next two months, says Khalid Aziz, Vice President Corporate, Wylie Indicators.

Directional Control Valves

Bucher Hydraulics presents the HDS34 range of directional control valves with many interesting details. Bucher Hydraulics continues to pursue the policy of constant innovation towards innovative projects solutions,

Hundred and Going Strong

Celebrating its hundredth year of service, TVS & Sons have developed a multi-product workshop for the servicing of construction and material handling equipments of any make.

Crane of Much Power

The drying cylinder in a paper machine at the Mondi paper factory in the Bavarian town of Raubling that weighed nearly 15 tonne, had to be lifted out and to be replaced by a new one. The problem was that the nearest suitable place for a mobile crane was 46 m away from the machine

Terex wins China contract

Terex Cranes has signed a contract with China National Chemical Engineering (CNCEC) for the delivery of 41 cranes. This is the largest order received by Terex Cranes in China to date.

New Mobile Truck Crane

Manitowoc has introduced Dongyue brand in India with the GT25-5A crane.