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Liebherr crane helps install dome at Kudankulam N-plant

The dome of the unit 3 reactor building at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant was installed last week. The lifting was done by a Liebherr LR 11350 heavy crane in an operation that took about an hour and fifteen minutes.

Liebherr Crawler Crane LR 1300.1 SX

At this year's bauma, Liebherr Werk Nenzing GmbH presents the LR 1300.1 SX of the new generation. The crawler crane impresses with many innovative assistance systems, which both increase operational safety as well as simplify handling.

First Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane in Switzerland

Emil Egger AG, a transport and heavy haulage contractor based in Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, recently took delivery of a Liebherr crawler crane LR 11000 from the plant in Ehingen for its first job in Zurich. The 1,000 tonne crane will be in service around six months there for the assembly of large reinforced concrete supports.

Liebherr crawler cranes complete tandem hoist of Manchester bridge

As part of a major railway construction project in the North of England, the Scottish contractor Weldex used two Liebherr crawler cranes to complete a central construction phase. Recently both crawler cranes performed a tandem hoist for a 560-tonne arched bridge over the River Irwell in Manchester. The new railway bridge will link the city?s Piccadilly and Victoria stations.

IFFCO takes delivery of Liebherr LR 1400/2 crane

Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Limited (IFFCO) bought a Liebherr LR1400/2, 400 tonne capacity crawler crane for its Kalol unit.

Liebherr LR 1500 Crawler Crane

The overall concept of the new crane is designed for simplicity in all areas and great economy.The new Liebherr LR 1500 crawler crane was one of the highlights on the company?s stand at the Bauma 2016. Liebherr first unveiled the new 500-tonne machine at its open days in Ehingen in June 2015.

Liebherr LR 11350 erects large near-shore wind farm

For around one year, the IJsselmeer (Lake IJssel) in the north of the Netherlands was the scene of an unusual job for a Liebherr LR 11350 crawler crane.

LR 1600/2 crawler crane hoists Airbus A-300

The service life of the Zero-G parabolic aircraft came to an end with a spectacular hoist over the fence at Cologne-Bonn Airport. The heavy load experts from Riga Mainz hoisted the 82-tonne Airbus A-300 from the airport?s apron using a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane and a sophisticated combination of attachment equipment.

Liebherr cranes at the world?s largest tennis stadium

The Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York is the largest tennis stadium in the world and the venue for the US Open.

Cleverly Planned Bridge Hoist

The installation of a massive railway bridge in extremely constricted conditions on a precipitous site presents a whole series of challenges. A difficult crane job, fiddly and complex - just the job for Uwe Langer.

Liebherr LRB 155 Breaking Ground in India

Liebherr piling and drilling rig LRB 155 is helping Menard Asia in India for a design and build ground improvement project from Hindalco's Muri aluminium plant in Jharkhand. Menard, a global design and build ground improvement company having presence across the globe has bagged under the umbrella of Menard Asia in India .

Crawling Now, To Pick Up Soon?

Despite the muted demand due to lack of new projects in the power sector, the crawler cranes segment is expected to register good growth once the new projects are taken up after the general elections, writes Sudheer Vathiyath.India is a huge market for crawler cranes, especially higher capacity crawlers. This is mainly due to increasing demand in thermal power sector, nuclear power sector, steel plants, refinery expansions and wind power sector. However, the market has slowed down in the last tw

Heavy Lift for IOCL Refinery

Allcargo successfully completed major heavy lifts for Indian Oil Corporation?s (IOCL) refinery at Paradip in Odisha.The projectHeavy lifts for IOCL refinery at Paradip, Odisha. One of critical job was to erect a 1,200 tonne vessel of 144 ft length and various other heavy lifts. The project mandate was to erect a 1,200T vessel of 144 ft in length and various other heavy lifts.

Bhoir breakthrough lift

The Bhoir Group?s Liebherr LR 1300, the 300 t crawler crane manufactured by Liebherr Werk Nenzing Austria, created a breakthrough by lifting 8.3 t with 86 m main boom + 89 m luffing jib + derrick with 50 t of suspended counterweight. This lift was carried out at a radius of 53 m and the load was placed at a height of 118 m. The crane is working in a cement plant in Chhattisgarh.

Liebherr LR 1300 delivers success at great heights

The Bhoir Group?s Liebherr LR 1300, the 300 t crawler crane manufactured by Liebherr Werk Nenzing, Austria created a breakthrough by lifting 8.3 t with 86 m main boom + 89 m luffing jib + derrick with 50 t of suspended counterweight. This splendid lift was carried out at a radius of 53 m and the load was placed at a height of 118 m. The crane is working in a cement plant in Chhattisgarh. The magnificent boom combination and excellent load capacity of the machine made the lift extremely easy with

Liebherr LR 1250 Crawler

Breakthrough technologyCarbon fiber reinforced plastic as an option CFRP pendants, CFRP pendant links and CFRP jib backstops. Key advantages are less weight, thus easing assembly and resulting in longer boom-jib configurations as well as higher lifting capacities, no wear

Tunnel drill work for Liebherr Crane

Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane from Riga Mainz assembles a tunnel drill in Berlin. There is a gap of around 2 km in Berlin's underground network between the current stations at Alexanderplatz and Brandenburger Tor.

Liebherr hands over 4th LR1300 crawler crane to Bhoir Group

The Liebherr stall held a grand handing over ceremony of the Bhoir Group's 4th unit of LR 1300 crawler crane. The handing over ceremony took place during bC India 2013 exhibition at Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai.

Liebherr is open to feasible customised solutions...

When it comes to equipment selection, fuel and energy efficient parameters are con?si?dered to be the two major parameters that constitute the operating cost of a machine,

Final Sprint for Olympia

Liebherr LR 11350 Crawler Crane erects Cable Car Pylon in the Thames. It?s a race against time: When the Olympic Summer Games open in London in July, the intention is that two of the sports

Liebherr Moves Giant Dome

At the beginning of July, a convoy of low-loaders pulled out of the Liebherr plant at Ehingen, Germany, carrying the components of an LR 11350 crawler crane. The destination was the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz in northern Spain, where the new crane, belonging to the heavy haulage company Usabiaga, was to make its debut lift something really challenging and really spectacular

Liebherr Erects Windmills

Two Liebherr LR1600/2 crawler cranes are being used by wind power specialist Vestas to erect four windmills at a site in the Kutch district of Gujarat.

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