Technology

Crane technology: control systems, telematics, software, electric and hybrid drives, automation.

Potain Power Solutions battery energy storage unit developed to power tower cranes on off-grid and urban jobsites
Potain launches battery energy systems for tower cranes

Manitowoc's new Potain Power Solutions battery systems are built for tower crane duty cycles, offering...

21
Jul
Sennebogen simulator for port material handling machines with original joysticks and operator seat
Sennebogen simulator trains port machine operators off the quay

Sennebogen is debuting a port machine training simulator at Breakbulk Europe 2026 in Rotterdam, built...

08
Jun
Sennebogen 895 E material handler with crawler portal undercarriage working at İDÇ Liman in Türkiye
Diesel or electric? A Turkish port’s answer after 20 years

İDÇ Liman in Türkiye handles 7.5 million tonnes a year with ten Sennebogen machines and...

23
Jan
Diagram of Tadano Lift API Services showing crane telematics and virtual load moment indicator data passing between Tadano servers and customer apps
Tadano opens crane telematics and load data via Lift API

Tadano's Lift API Services expose crane telematics to ISO 15143-3 and a virtual load moment...

08
Aug
Liebherr Crane Finder application selecting a mobile crane configuration for a lift
Liebherr’s Bauma 2025 crane software update: Finder, Planner, telemetry

At Bauma 2025 Liebherr-Werk Ehingen showed new support-base filters in Crane Finder, 44 machines in...

07
Apr
Liebherr Crane Finder app shown on a smartphone on a jobsite
Liebherr rebuilds its Crane Finder and launches it as an app

Liebherr's Crane Finder has been rebuilt on a new load-chart database, gained a ballast optimisation...

11
Jun
An innovative partnership

At Bauma 2019, VA Erzberg and Liebherr have concluded a development contract for a Trolley...

12
Nov
Liebherr Tower Cranes concludes test phase for its first high-tensile fibre ropes

Biberach (Germany), 20 November 2018 – Working with Austrian rope manufacturer, Teufelberger, Liebherr has developed...

20
Nov
A1A Software Expands Features of 3D Lift Plan

November 14, 2018 (Fernandina Beach, Fla.) – A1A Software LLC continues to improve the interface...

14
Nov
SP Load Cells Integral to Floating Crane Software Package

Polish marine electronics integration specialist Navinord has installed a state-of-the-art software package that includes four...

10
Mar
Konecranes launches Crane Advisor customer support tool globally

Finding the right overhead crane is now made easier with Konecranes Crane Advisor, an online...

21
Sep
New control assistance devices for Liebherr crawler cranes

With the vertical line finder and the horizontal load path Liebherr now presents two control...

09
Jun
Synthetic crane pendants getting longer, stronger and lighter

FibreMax is producing lightweight synthetic crane pendants with a length of over 55 meter; the...

08
Dec
Concept: LR 1600/2 using the LTR 1220 as counterweight

Less ballast handling during the erection process Enhanced safety in wind farms Greater economy due...

17
Oct