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GEARIN G UP FOR CHANGE Coming up with innovations that support efficiency and eco-friendliness are key in ports and when installing new crane and grab systems
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emand for Liebherr mobile harbour cranes with an e-drive rose sharply in the 2021 sales year, the company says. Compared with 2019, the number of units equipped with an electric motor has doubled. Liebherr has been successfully using a hybrid drive concept consisting of a diesel engine and an electric drive for the mobile harbour cranes product segment for more than 20 years. In addition to emission-free handling, the benefits of e-drive include cost savings and less maintenance. Electrification is entering a new market phase and a significant shift in focus towards electrified cranes, the company says. All Liebherr mobile harbour cranes are equipped with the hydrostatic drive concept, based on a main drive that supplies power to pumps and a hydraulic transfer gearbox. The drive can be a diesel engine or an electric motor. All energyconsuming movements are connected to a closed hydraulic circuit and are fed by it when required. Compared with 2019, the demand for LHM cranes with an e-drive has doubled. In the meantime, more than a third of all Liebherr mobile harbour crane orders have an e-drive installed
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