At Bauma 2025, Liebherr was guided by its motto ‘Palms on the longer term’ with the group presenting future-oriented reveals, technological improvements and sensible resolution ideas for elevated effectivity, security and environmental compatibility for the development and mining trade.
On an exhibition space spanning over 15,000 m², the group offered greater than 100 reveals together with earthmoving, materials dealing with expertise, mining, cellular and crawler cranes.
Past these segments, the group additionally hosted a different programme with reside exhibits on Liebherr Sq., an InnovationLab, themed pavilions and a profession lounge.
“We’re actively shaping the way forward for the development website by creating options that supply sustainable added worth for our prospects,” says Stephen Albrecht, managing director expertise and digitalisation of Liebherr-Worldwide AG.
A key spotlight on Liebherr Sq. was the reside demonstration of the battery-electric, autonomous T 264 mining truck. With a payload of 240 tonnes, the machine has been designed to mix high efficiency with zero emission operation.
Its battery system, developed by the Australian mining buyer Fortescue, which specialises in inexperienced applied sciences, permits each static charging through a robotic charging arm and dynamic charging.
For dynamic charging, the mining truck connects to the Liebherr lateral energy rail whereas travelling and is robotically equipped with power. This implies the machine can work with out interruption, considerably growing the effectivity of the mining operation.
The electrical R 9400 E mining excavator additionally works with zero native emissions. This 350-tonne machine, spectacular shovelling actions have been being demonstrated on the commerce present, will be linked on to the mains through a cable as much as 300 metres lengthy or to a battery power storage system. The electrical energy on the commerce present, required for the excavator actions amongst different issues, was produced solely utilizing regenerative sources.
Within the neighbouring showcase for the earthmoving product section, driverless machines have been a scorching subject. For the primary time, the L 550 XPower wheel loader was being offered as an autonomous mannequin.
The ‘Autonomous Job Planner’ net utility can be utilized to pre-programme the work steps that will probably be executed autonomously by the machine. As well as, the driverless PR 726 crawler dozer and driverless R 926 crawler excavator confirmed what they’re fabricated from in a reside demonstration. Each machines may very well be operated from the management desk within the Liebherr InnovationLab utilizing the ‘Liebherr Distant Management’ expertise.
At Bauma, Liebherr offered quite a few world, European and commerce present premieres. For instance, the earthmoving product section celebrated a world premiere with the T 38-7s – the brand new Era 6 telescopic handler. For this new model of the ‘S’ telescopic handler within the decrease efficiency class of as much as 4.2 tonnes, the load capacities have been elevated by as much as 9 per cent. Newly out there help methods lengthen the attainable purposes and make machine operation simpler and safer. With the brand new T 48-8s telescopic handler, Liebherr is marking its entry into the 8-metre class, extending its product programme within the trade section.
Additionally within the earthmoving section have been two new battery-electric excavators. The battery-electric R 920 G8-E has the identical efficiency degree as a crawler excavator with a combustion engine however units itself aside because of its low noise improvement and nil emissions. This mannequin is good for city building websites and for duties in halls or tunnels the place low noise and emissions values are key.
The battery-electric A 918 E wheeled excavator additionally scores extremely with its low-noise and low-vibration operation. The electrical drive considerably reduces carbon emissions in comparison with a standard diesel excavator, whereas on the identical time lowering power consumption and thus power prices. The diminished upkeep effort additionally contributes to the discount of working prices. The HS 8100.2 Twin Energy cable excavator with zero native emissions, which permits each purely electrical and a combination of standard and electrical operation, can be celebrating its premiere.
So far as various drives are involved, Liebherr offered the L 566 H – the primary giant wheel loader with a hydrogen engine. In cooperation with Strabag, the machine is presently being examined within the Kanzelsteinbruch quarry in Gratkorn (Austria), together with refuelling with inexperienced hydrogen through an on-site filling station.
The Liebherr cellular and crawler cranes additionally celebrated a world premiere. The LTM 1150-5.4 E cellular crane, with its 111kW electrical motor, delivers nearly the identical efficiency as a six-cylinder combustion engine and permits limitless crane operation. The drive idea relies on the confirmed expertise of the LTC 1050-3.1 E, however has been decisively boosted with an built-in battery pack. The crane can work self-sufficiently for as much as 4 hours and solely requires a low linked load for mains operation, because the battery acts as an environment friendly buffer.
For the primary time, Liebherr additionally showcased the LR 1300.2 SX unplugged as the most recent member of the unplugged crawler crane sequence. This 300-tonne crawler crane with battery-electric drive was designed particularly for high-rise building and deep basis. At Liebherr, machines that may run on batteries, with out a cable connection, are known as unplugged. Whether or not plugged in or unplugged, the efficiency and vary of purposes stay unchanged.
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