Capital Equipment News January 2018

MATERIALS HANDLING

Liebherr will this month introduce an extensive line of telescopic handlers that will address the needs of several customer groups.

KEY TALKING POINTS

6 m to 10 m

Machine hitches from various OEMs make it easy to use existing tool attachments

New range offers lifting heights from 6 m to 10 m

Offers extensive options for a wide range of applications

Comes in two different model lines

LIFTING ACROSS MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS

of telescopic handlers that will address the needs of several customer groups. The eight new models, available in 26 different versions, will be available in two model lines, comprising the top-of- the-range models for materials handling or production applications (identified by the suffix S), as well as the simple, cost- optimised value models for stacking and lifting applications. “As of January, we will be producing three 7 m models with a load bearing capac- ity of 3,2 t; 3,6 t; and 4,1 t; as well as one 6 m model with a load bearing capacity of 3,5 t and one 10 m model with a load bear- ing capacity of 3,3 t,” says Martin Längle, MD of Sales – Liebherr-Werk Telfs GmbH. Two additional 7 m models with load bearing capacities of 4,6 t and 5,5 t will follow during the course of 2018. “A 9 m model with a load bearing capacity of 6 t will complete the extensive range of the new Liebherr telehandlers for the time be- ing,” adds Längle.

During the course of this year, Liebherr will introduce a total of eight new telescopic handler models in 26 different versions to the global market. Available in two model lines, the range will offer lifting heights from 6 m to 10 m. By Munesu Shoko

A t its international press event attended by Capital Equipment News in Austria late last year, Liebherr announced that as of January this year, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) will introduce an extensive line

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