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option. The new version of the compact 50 tonne crane therefore helps to reduce CO2 emissions and meets the requirements for operating on “zero emissions” sites. The LTC crane takes the
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electricity for crane operations direct from the site. The compact crane retains all its familiar properties regardless of whether it is powered by the electric motor or the internal combustion engine. If the power supply is sufficient, its performance in electrical mode is comparable with when it is powered by the engine. If the power supply is lower, the performance of the crane is reduced accordingly. It’s the first crane of this kind. At Bauma, the mobile construction crane (MK series) form Biberach and the compact crane form Ehingen (LTC series) will be fitted with the new Liebherr Liduro Power Port, a mobile energy storage system than can power mobile cranes – but also tower cranes and many other products at a construction site that require electricity.
Finalising the alternative drive
systems, Liebherr has chosen an open-minded way forward, being open to all available technologies and also to new, upcoming possibilities like green H2. The goal is to understand all technologies and to choose the right one for each different machine and different application as there is no one-fits-all. Powering a large crawler crane
with electricity while erecting a new wind turbine without any existing infrastructure makes no sense – while a smaller one, operating in a port application at one place can be perfectly fitted even with cable. So this open- minded access helps Liebherr to ensure choosing the right path together with its customers to find the perfect machine solution for each application.
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Regarding new technologies, Liebherr in Ehingen has started to roll out the latest generation of its crane control system, the LICCON3. LICCON3 improves and simplifies the crane control system in one. Electronics is the greatest masterpiece for the new generation of cranes. The LICCON3 control system is a dazzling array of new software, a dizzyingly fast data bus, new programming language, significantly more storage space and high computer performance as well as improved safety tools. And it comes with a new driver and operator cabin, featuring large touch displays – and readiness for fleet management and telematics.
DIGITAL PRODUCTS This leads to the future of digital products. With MyLiebherr, the Liebherr group of companies is currently rolling out an updated version of its customer portal, featuring the slogan One portal – All Services. Here are already many digital
assets and products included, like the Crane Planner 2.0, Crane Finder, the Spare Parts shop, Product Document and Certificates. And there will also be a new telematic solution presented at Bauma to control, analyse and optimise mobile cranes in the field. And that’s just one step, while other solutions like MyJobsite offer next level job planning for deep foundation machines. Connecting the machines,
analysing the machine and site data and combining them to optimise the products in terms of efficiency and economically is the driving force for our digital product development, suppling added value to our customers. We believe that the combination of alternative drive systems with intelligent assistance systems are the foundation for the construction site of the future.
Ton Klijn,
ESTA Director:
Ton Klijn, ESTA Director
Both Cranes Today and ESTA - the European Association of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile Cranes - are children of the 1970s. ESTA was formed in 1976, our
later development driven by the vision of the late Christian-Jacques Vernazza, head of the leading French crane rental company Mediaco and a strong believer in pan-European cooperation. In many ways, our priorities
today remain similar to when ESTA was formed - the need to harmonise standards across Europe, the demand for proper consultation to stop our political masters trying to enforce completely impractical rules and regulations, and the on- going drive to improve safety - all underpinned by the fun of creating a club where business relationships and can be developed and best practice exchanged. But there are major differences
as well which will increasingly dominate the industry's agenda and drive developments in the years to come. In 1976, concern about the
environment was largely voiced by green fringe groups dismissed as eccentrics by mainstream politicians. No longer. Next is technology. Fifty years ago, there was no internet, and f
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