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Expo Aero Brasil 2013Experience the Progress.

Expo Aero Brasil 2013

Dear reader,

The aeronautical sector is currently in robust health. The order books of our airframer customers are full, particularly for commercial aviation and high-end business aviation. Airlines are also reporting high seat occupancy rates. Our industry continues to enjoy increasing turnover and recruitment plans are looking healthy.

Liebherr-Aerospace is fully engaged in this promising evolution. The con-solidated turnover for the division increased by 13 % in 2012 taking us past the billion-Euro mark.

In 2013, we are expecting continued growth of around 10 %, mainly due to rate increases in programs currently in serial production and to the launch of new programs for which we have re-cently been selected.

Last year’s growth was made possible by sustained investment in our pro-duction and service facilities (around 7 % of our turnover in 2012) and in research and development (around 18 % of our turnover in 2012). In addi-tion, 200 new employees joined us to bolster our division‘s global workforce in 2012. We plan to create 250 addi-tional posts to bring our total number of personnel to almost 4,700.

This investment and our larger work-force, combined with targeted train-ing for all staff, will enable us to suc-cessfully meet the technological and economic challenges we face in our industry.

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In this issue, you will be able to read about our recent successes and the projects in which − I want to empha-size − all staff are involved.

I wish all of us a successful Expo Aero Brasil 2013 and would like to invite you to visit our stand in the Rolim Amaro Pavilion.

With best regards

Francis NissPresident Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS

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Contents

Information for Visitors 04

Impressions 06

New Contracts and Programs 18

Research and Technology 24

Sites 32

Customer Service 38

Participation in Programs 40

Liebherr-Transportation Systems 42

The Group 48

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Experience the Progress.

Expo Aero Brasil − Welcome to Liebherr-Aerospace

StandOn its stand no. 30 in the Rolim Amaro pavilion, Liebherr-Aerospace is presenting an Embraer 190 main landing gear as well as components from the fields of air management, flight control and actuation. The company is involved in several programs of the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, including the ALX Super Tucano advanced trainer, the ERJ 135 and 145, the Embraer 170,

Information for Visitors

Liebherr-Aerospace is taking part in the Expo Aero Brasil for the first time and is inviting visitors to experience the progress at its stand from 11 to 14 July 2013.

175, 190 and 195, the business jet Legacy 650, the second generation E-Jets and the new military transport aircraft KC-390. Among the exhibits are a valve from a cabin- pressure control system and parts from a flight control system. Some of the components on display are manufactured by Liebherr Aerospace Brasil Ltda., the Liebherr manufacturing facility in Guaratinguetá (Brazil).

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Impressions

In the Test Center

A nose landing gear of a regional jet undergoes a challenging series of tests in a rig. The tests cover the integration and function of the mechanic and hydraulic compo-nents including the cockpit con-trols and the control computer. Extreme environmental conditions are also simulated in the test rig, for example low temperatures of minus 55 °C.

In the Assembly

The new generation of Liebherr’s bleed valves is even more compact and robust. These valves are man-ufactured from a nickel alloy and feature outstanding reliability giv-en the extreme operating condi-tions: bleed air temperatures of up to 600 °C, a high level of vibrations in the engine environment, ambi-ent temperatures of up to 200 °C. Bleed valves are key components in the bleed air pressure regulation control loop. They bleed air up-streams from the engine’s various bleed ports at various high pres-sures, and they keep downstream pressure at a level of around 3 bars.

System Integration

A technician of the test laboratory inspecting a flap actuator at the test rig for the SuperJet 100 fly-by-wire flight control system. Liebherr-Aerospace designed, manufactures, qualifies and supports the complete flight control system, including flight control computers and cockpit con-trol, for Sukhoi’s aircraft.

High Precision

High-precision parts for hydrau-lic valves are integrated in the flight control system of the Airbus A380, for example. Manufacturing these components is especially challenging: under tolerances that can reach 0.001 mm, that is 50 times smaller than a hair.

Glimpse into the Anechoic Chamber

In a 7.5 m x 7.5 m x 8 m anechoic chamber, noise emissions generated by air systems are measured under real operating conditions. For example, the room allows testing at temperatures between -40 °C and + 85 °C. Thanks to the lifting floor in the chamber, sound reflection can be avoided.

Welding

Welding is an important step in the production process of heat ex-changers, which are essential parts of Liebherr-Aerospace‘s air man-agement systems. In aeronautics, the profession of a welder requires the so-called „TIG aero“ license, because welding demands a high degree of concentration, precision and manual dexterity.

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New Contracts and Programs

Questions for Nicolas Bonleux Executive VP Marketing, Sales and Communication, Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS

I coordinate and supervise the activities of the marketing, sales and com-munication teams of the aerospace and transportation systems division.One of my responsibilities is also the business development with airframers and train manufacturers. This job includes identifying how Liebherr can address future needs of the aviation and rail transportation industries, and how these needs translate into our products. We pay special attention to more environmentally friendly technologies. Developing contacts with potential customers and submitting them solutions that are competitive and adapted to their challenges is part of the job as well as making sure that our customers are satisfied with our performance. In addition, I am responsible for developing the division’s corporate communications.

We are particularly proud that some of the world’s leading airframers recently placed their trust in Liebherr: Embraer awarded us the con-tract to develop and manufacture the flight control and the air man-agement systems of their new generation of commercial aircraft, the E-Jet G2 family. Airbus selected us as the supplier of the nose landing gear for the A350-1000 long-range aircraft. And for Eurocopter we are going to supply the main rotor actuators of the X4 helicopter.These successes are the outcomes of Liebherr’s investment in technologies and manufacturing excellence, and of our continued commitment to customer satisfaction, which all are part of Liebherr’s long-term vision. These achievements also crown outstanding teamwork both among the various departments and functions of our facilities all over the world and between Liebherr-Aerospace and the organizations of our customers.

As a tier-1 supplier, we need to offer each customer a high level of performance, which is adapted to their requirements and, in particular, to their market strategies and processes. Moreover, we integrate highly complex systems − a task that requires us to team up with other tier-1 suppliers that offer neighbouring products, and to efficiently manage supply chains made up of various tier-2 suppliers of different sizes, locations and industrial maturities.

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First A350-800/900 Nose Landing Gear DeliveredIn the autumn of 2012, Liebherr-Aerospace delivered the first Airbus A350-800/900 nose landing gear on schedule to the final aircraft assembly line in Toulouse (France). The system was transported on a trolley which was purpose-built in-house.

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Lindenberg (Germany), is responsible for the development, production and service of the nose landing gear, which includes the retraction and extension actuators, the steering actuation mechanism and the hydraulic valve control.

The nose landing gear is currently in a comprehen-sive approval and test phase. A significant milestone has already been reached as the shock absorber properties were tested for landings across the entire range of application of the nose landing gear and the airworthiness was verified in drop tests carried out at the DGA-TA (Direction Générale de l’Armement Technique Aéronautique) in Toulouse.

In addition to the nose landing gear, Liebherr- Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH is also responsible for development, the production and the service of

the slat actuation, the flap active differential gearbox and for the moving damper

and the load sensing drive strut for the A350-800/900.

A350-800/900 nose landing gear on its transport trolley


Liebherr-Aerospace Selected for E-Jet G2 Aircraft FamilyBrazilian manufacturer Embraer se-lected Liebherr-Aerospace as the supplier of the advanced high-lift sys-tem and the integrated air manage-ment system for the next generation of their highly successful E-Jet com-mercial aircraft.

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Liebherr’s center of excellence for flight control and actuation systems in Lindenberg (Germany), will develop and manufacture the high-lift system. This system, which will include a com-plete fly-by-wire control system with

dual channel skew detection, integrat-ed computers, highly reliable hydrau-lic and electro-mechanical actuators as well as power control units, will al-low for increased flight control agility.

The air management system will be developed and manufactured by Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, Toulouse (France), Liebherr’s center of excellence for air management systems. It will feature integrated control architectures with light-weight pneumatic and mechanical compo-nents and include the engine bleed air

system, the air conditioning system and the cabin pressure control system.

Both systems will make for more safety and comfort on board. More-over, Liebherr’s technologies will allow substantial reductions in the operating costs as well as in the CO2 and noise emissions of the E-Jet family. Thus Liebherr-Aerospace will contribute to make commercial aviation more envi-ronmentally friendly.

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Bleed Air System for the Snecma Silvercrest EngineLiebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, Toulouse (France), was awarded the contract to supply the bleed air system for the Silver- crest engine by the French engine manufacturer Snecma (Safran Group). The system, which comprises high-pressure and high-temperature valves, a pre-cooler, high-pressure ducting and related sensors and controls, features Liebherr’s highly reliable, lightweight and compact electro-pneumatic technology.

The Silvercrest engine is the latest member of the Snecma engine family for the business aviation market. The contract for the bleed air system is the first one between the companies and therefore an important milestone for Liebherr-Aerospace.

Supplying the Main Rotor Actuators for the Eurocopter X4Eurocopter, the world’s major helicopter manufacturer, has selected Liebherr- Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Linden- berg (Germany), to supply the main rotor actuators for the new X4 program. Liebherr-Aerospace will develop, qualify, manufacture and service the light-weight and highly reliable flight-control components.

The X4 helicopter will have three actua-tors installed into the main rotor. These actuators will enable the blade angle to be adjusted and thus perform a critical function in the aircrafts flight control.

Liebherr’s latest innovations in hydraulic flight control systems and components will be integrated into the actuators. They are manufactured from environ-mentally friendly materials and con-tribute to significant weight reductions and to a substantial optimization of the operating costs.

The X4 is the first member of Eurocop-ter’s next-generation helicopter family. Equipped with the state-of-the-art tech-nological developments for civilian heli-copters, it is particularly optimized with respect to fuel consumption and noise

emissions. Liebherr-Aerospace already supplies major flight control, air man-agement and landing gear systems or components for most of Eurocopter’s helicopter family members, and this new contract is a further step in the long-term collaboration of the two companies.


Silvercrest engine by Snecma

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Contract Awarded for the A350-1000 Nose Landing GearFollowing the contracts for the slat actuation system and for compo-nents of the flap system, Airbus also selected Liebherr-Aerospace for the nose landing gear of the long-range aircraft A350-1000. Liebherr’s center of excellence for flight control and actuation systems as well as landing gear systems

in Lindenberg (Germany), Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, will develop, produce and maintain the nose landing gear. The experience gained from the development of the nose landing gear for the A350-900 program will be applied on the nose landing gear for the A350-1000.

Liebherr-Aerospace is using high-strength steel (300M-type) for the A350-1000 nose landing gear. In addition, cadmium-free coatings are now being used. The company has selected a high-strength alloy to provide surface protection, which is produced using the HVOF (high-velocity oxygen fuel spraying) process.


Liebherr-Aerospace has delivered the first landing gear for Bombardier’s CSeries* aircraft to the final assembly line in Montreal, Ontario (Canada) meet-ing design and quality expectations.

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Lindenberg (Germany), is responsible for the development, production and

approval of the system, which includes retraction and extension actuators, steering actuation and hydraulic valve control.

Several significant milestones, such as testing the properties of the shock absorber for landings across the entire range of application of the landing

Liebherr-Aerospace Delivers First Bombardier CSeries Aircraft Landing Gear

gear and verifying the airworthiness, have been achieved.

In addition to the landing gear, Liebherr-Aerospace supplies the air management system for the CSeries aircraft program.

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Liebherr-Aerospace Technology on Board the A400M

Airbus Military’s new multi-role trans-port aircraft, the A400M, has a wide range of flight-critical systems and components from Liebherr-Aerospace on board.

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Lindenberg (Germany), supplies vari-ous actuators of the primary flight control system: Two electro-hydrostatic actuators (EHA) for actuating the eleva-tor, one EHA for each of the two ailerons, six spoiler servo controls as well as two electric back-up hydraulic actuators (EBHA) for the rudder. The EBHA, also referred to as hybrid actuators, are a special combination of both solutions: They function as conventional servo controls in the hydraulic system, and in case of system failure, they switch over to electric operation. The electric motor/pump unit and the digital power electronics, which Liebherr-Aerospace specifically developed for the A400M program, are key elements in the EHA and EBHA.

Liebherr also supplies the power con-trol unit for the flap system – which, like on the A380, is equipped with variable displacement hydraulic motors – and the wing tip brakes ensuring safe flight operations. In addition, Liebherr- Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH has developed key components for the A400M’s cargo door and ramp actua-tion system.

The contract for the A400M makes Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, based in Toulouse (France), the first supplier to have been given the responsibility for an entire Airbus air management system. For the A400M, the company has developed the air conditioning system, the engine bleed air system and the cabin pressure con-trol and ventilation control systems – in all, Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS manufactures over 100 components.

The air conditioning system is based on established Liebherr technology, that is on the systems with two cooling packs used in Airbus single-aisle and long-range aircraft. However, certain ele-ments, including the water separation architecture, have been improved, and the cooling packs in the A400M will be integrated into the aircraft in an extremely compact way. Also, the system includes a new cooling turbine and a state-of-the-art actuator for the regulation of ram air.

The A400M engine bleed air system is based on the architecture Liebherr-Aerospace developed for the A380. In addition, Liebherr supplies the associ-ated distribution system, the on-board oxygen generation system (OBOGS), the on-board inert gas generation system (OBIGGS), the de-icing system for the engine air intake and the leak monitoring system for the hot air distribution pipes.

Airbus Military’s new transport aircraft: A400M

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Landing Gear System for the AW189 Helicopter

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH has reached an important mile-stone with the delivery of the first landing gear system in series production configuration for Agusta- Westland’s AW189 helicopter. The company is producing the entire landing gear system, including the nose landing gear, main land-ing gear, retraction and extension actuators with hydraulic valves, wheels, tyres and brakes, as well as the control panel in the cockpit.

The landing gear is characterized by particularly high crash-worthiness. The special shock-absorber system ensures that the energy absorption is sufficient when the aircraft is flying at a very high vertical landing velocity. This function is also important for landings on ships or with skis.

As a center of excellence for air management systems, Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS is also responsible for the development, production and testing of the AW189’s environmental control system.

Liebherr-Aerospace Delivers First Learjet 85 Flap Actuation System

Liebherr-Aerospace has collaborated with Bombardier for twenty years and supplies flight control, landing gear and air management systems for a wide range of the aircraft manufacturer’s commercial and business jet programs. The company began delivery of the first shipsets of the flap actuation system for Bombardier’s* Learjet 85* in the middle of 2012. The flap system is developed, manufactured, tested, qualified and integrated by Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Linden-berg (Germany), Liebherr’s center of excellence for flight control and actuation systems as well as landing gear systems.

All qualification and flight-certification tests of the flap actuation system were performed there in the presence of the US-American Federal Aviation Adminis-tration (FAA). Liebherr-Aerospace award-ed Bombardier safety of flight (SOF) certification at the beginning of 2013.

In addition to the flap actuation system, Liebherr-Aerospace is also supplying the integrated air management system for the business jet. Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, Liebherr’s center of excellence for air management systems in Toulouse (France), is responsible for its development, production and qualification.

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH and Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS are each working from their own prem-ises, together with Liebherr engineers based in Wichita, Kansas (USA), to de-velop the systems.

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Components of the Learjet 85 flap actuation system

AW189 main landing gear

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Research and Technology

Questions for Heiko Lütjens Managing Director and CTO, Flight Control / Actuation Systems, Landing Gear Systems and Hydraulics, Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS

As CTO within the aerospace and transportation systems division, I am responsible for the development of technology and projects of landing gear, primary and secondary flight control systems and hydraulic components.Our current activities are mainly focused on developing new functionalities, on light-weight materials as well as on simplifying equipment and systems with the objective of making air transportation more environmentally friendly.

We are primarily facing two major challenges. First, we are developing landing gear for eight programs. In two projects, we will intensively support the flight test phase while working to conclude all qualifica-tion tests and ramp up series production. In order to adhere to time schedules and remain within budget, we need to minimize the risk of design changes here.Second, in the area of flight controls, we need to strengthen our position as a “mainstream”-program supplier outside of Europe. Only recently we succeeded when Embraer selected us to supply the high-lift system for their E-Jet G2. Our expertise in flight control, at system level with different aircraft manufacturers and authorities, is a quality hallmark on which we need to build upon.

All aircraft types will be fully equipped with fly-by-wire technology in order to further improve the level of safety. Decentralized, reconfigurable actuator power electronics in the fuselage or in the wing will feed electro- mechanical actuators in future aircraft models. All functions will be fully controlled by centralized computers and software will increasingly account for a greater portion of the flight control system.The extra weight associated with power electronics will be compensated due to the fact that they are multifunctional. For example, spoilers and rudders can be controlled within a system, and beyond system boundaries, the power electronics of the high-lift system can also extend or retract the landing gear.In general, a clear trend is emerging: the decentralized production or conversion of energy (electric/hydraulic) to limit the complexity of energy distribution systems and the costs they cause.

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Liebherr Engages in “Clean Sky 2”At the ILA Berlin Airshow 2012, Liebherr-Aerospace signed a letter of intent together with 13 other leading aerospace companies and research partners to cooperate on the “Clean Sky 2” research program.

For the continuation of the European technology initiative “Clean Sky”, the participants plan to jointly invest a total of 1.8 billion € over seven years. This investment will be made on the basis that the European Commission will also contribute a similar amount.

“Clean Sky 2” will set the course to-wards achieving the targets set by the European initiative “Flightpath 2050”

and ACARE (Advisory Council for Aviation Research and Innovation in Europe). These include the reduction of air transport CO2 emissions per passenger kilometer by as much as 75 % by 2050.

As a partner of this research initiative, Liebherr-Aerospace will contribute to more environmentally friendly air transport. Together with Thales Aero-space, the company is leading one of the six technology fields of the ongo-ing project “Clean Sky”. It encompass-es the development, the construction and the testing of solutions designed to reduce and control the power consumption of on-board systems

as well as to optimize aircraft flights. Liebherr also intends to continue this successful partnership in the “Clean Sky 2” program.

Designing Electric System Solutions for the Next-Generation AircraftNext-generation aircraft configurations will feature a whole range of creative approaches in various areas, one of them being innovative wing systems: actuation for more laminar thin wings, active flow control, morphing structural wing elements, multifunctional use of the control surfaces, advanced leading edge architectures with ice protection integra-tion and electrical landing gear actuation, among others.

The trend being towards multifunctional flight control actuation systems, Liebherr-Aerospace, a member of “Clean Sky 2”, is dedicated to designing, manufacturing and testing such a system with high-ly integrated and / or pre-assembled structural elements and the necessary actuation devices. This new, multifunc-tional high-lift system is to combine flight control functions with high-lift functions so that actuators of fail-safe design and new system approaches

can generate or support functions like differential flap setting, lift dump, load alleviation and roll control. Liebherr intends to develop actuation compo-nents, and combine them with connec-tions and structural parts in order to cre-ate a ready, pre-assembled system that only needs to be attached to the wing, and connected to the power supply and the control of the aircraft. These drive systems being designed as so called “plug & play” modules, could reduce final assembly time and cost significantly.

An additional improvement for high-lift systems are advanced leading edge architectures that include electric wing ice protection systems. Such systems are powered by an advanced energy distribution system with engine- or non engine-based power sources.

Within the framework of “Clean Sky 2”, Liebherr will focus on solutions that go beyond ATA chapter boundaries. The company will demonstrate the per-formance of a non-propulsive energy management system in association with electrical systems, an electrical air sys-tem and a thermal management system. The next steps will be optimizing these components and integrating them into a high-performance system solution. A ground demonstrator will allow for the first-level integration of flight controls, landing gear actuation and electrical systems and the assessment of plat-form level issues such as overall system performance, load management, overall thermal management, and failure modes and behavior. Finally, Liebherr’s aim is to provide high-availability, high-density, low-maintenance electrical wing systems for all platforms − commercial aircraft, rotor-craft, regional and business jets.

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Electric Wing Ice Protection: A Contribution to Greener Air Transport

Within the framework of the Joint Technology Initiative “Clean Sky”, Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, Toulouse (France), and Sonaca SA, Gosselies (Belgium), have achieved a major milestone in the development

of a wing ice protection system that is electrically-powered instead of pneu-matically-powered.

The electric wing ice protection system adapts its power consumption to the

different flight phases, thus optimiz-ing power consumption based on the needs of these phases. This allows a considerable reduction in fuel consumption during the flight. In addi-tion, the system has both an anti-icing and a de-icing mode. This means that aircraft manufacturers can specify their requirements with respect to the functionality of the wing ice protection system in even greater detail. Switching between the modes can reduce energy consumption even further.

Liebherr-Aerospace and Sonaca had the thermal performance of the electric wing ice protection system validated in both anti-icing and de-icing mode under defined conditions. The tests were carried out at the NASA Icing Research Tunnel (IRT), in Cleveland, Ohio (USA). The functionality of the control principle was also tested and validated. A flight test with a system demonstrator will be carried out on an Airbus A320 test platform in 2015 in order to test the stability of the system control and of the system power con-sumption in various flight phases.

With the next-generation wing ice pro-tection system, both companies con-tribute to making air transport green-er, and strengthen their position in their respective fields of competence – Liebherr-Aerospace in supplying electric air management systems for future electric aircraft, and Sonaca in manufacturing advanced wing leading edges.


Test rig for the electric wing ice protection system

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New Concept in Actuator Electronics

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, based in Lindenberg (Germany), has developed a next-generation remote elec-tronic unit (REU) together with Liebherr-Elektronik GmbH, Lindau (Germany). This unit is aimed at electronically controlling a

critical flying surface actuator and is part of the “electrical wing” concept that will equip the future aircraft.

Liebherr-Aerospace will be offering the REU mainly for primary flight control

systems in latest-generation aircraft in which digital BUS (binary unit system) architectures are increasingly being used for transmitting data: The REU receives a digital actuator position command and triggers the actuator which is connected.

This new actuator-electronics concept was developed as a generic technolo-gy, and can therefore be used in differ-ent aircraft programs for various cus-tomers. The REUs are directly installed on the actuator, which reduces the cabling requirement as well as weight at aircraft level. In addition, they allow significant cost savings and main-tenance benefits. Depending on the aircraft type and architecture, up to 20 REUs may be used per aircraft.

Actuator with Remote Electronic Unit

E-taxiing trial with an A320-200 at Frankfurt/Main Airport (Germany)

Fewer CO2 and Noise Emissions with E-Taxiing

For some time in the aviation indus-try, research has been conducted in the field of e-taxiing, an electric, more environmentally friendly alternative to taxiing. Taxiing is taken to mean any rolling movement of an aircraft, that is to say, from the terminal to the runway, and from the runway to the terminal. This always requires the engines to be switched on, meaning that each time the aircraft rolls along the taxiways, noise emissions are generated and ker-osene is consumed. When e-taxiing, on the other hand, the aircraft is actuated, for example, by means of an electric

drive system integrated in the landing gear. Thus the engines do not need to be started up.

As a developer and manu-facturer of landing gear systems, who also services these systems, Liebherr-Aerospace is able to con-tribute its many years of experience to research in the field of e-taxiing.

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Questions for André Benhamou Managing Director and CTO, Air Management Systems and Corporate Projects, Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS

I have a dual role. I am Managing Director of the aerospace and transportation systems division, and as such I am involved with the overall management of this division. I am also CTO for the air management system product line, and my job is to coordinate, optimize and supervise technical activity – research, development, technology – for these products.

In aerospace, our air management system product line is involved in numerous development projects with customers − A320neo with Airbus, CSeries, Global 7000/8000 and Learjet 85 with Bombardier, C919 with COMAC, AW169 with AgustaWestland, and most recently E-Jet G2 with Embraer, to name but a few. Our challenge is to deliver all these projects on schedule at the level of quality expected by our customers, while managing our development costs. Our test center for research and development enables us to test our equipment under operating conditions similar to those of an aircraft, and thus to reduce the number of flight test hours for air management systems. In addition, the test center makes rapid configuration changes possible. It is an exceptional work tool and the only one of its kind in the world.

For several years, there has been a strong trend towards more electric systems. On the next generation of aircraft, we envisage discontinuing bleed air systems and using electric energy for air conditioning and wing ice protection instead. Other systems will also be significantly modified, for example the flight controls. This is driving us to develop new technologies and associated products such as turbomachines and motorized compressors, new system architectures, power electronics, etc.Our GETI test rig, in collaboration with Thales, enables us to validate what we call the power management and thermal management of airborne systems.As a founding member of IRT AESE (Technological Research Institute in aeronautics, space and airborne systems), we share research activities with other industrial entities and public research laboratories in the fields of heat transportation, robust technologies for more electric aircraft and surface treatments.

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Testrigs for the GETI-project at Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS

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Liebherr-Aerospace Partners with Thales to Develop Optimized On-Board Power Architectures

During Paris Air Show 2009, Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, Toulouse (France) and Thales Avionics Electrical Systems, Chatou (France) announced the signature of a memorandum of agreement for a partnership that cov-ers a range of business and research initiatives within the field of Power Opti-mized Aircraft. GETI (“Gestion dynam-ique de la puissance Electrique et de la gestion ThermIque” − dynamic man-agement of electrical and thermal pow-er) is their first joint research project. It is financially supported by the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC).

In order to significantly reduce the global weight of the systems, Liebherr and Thales decided to together take an innovative system approach by going beyond the traditional ATA chapters. Their main focus is on developing an electrical and thermal power manage-ment approach on a larger perimeter including the major electrical loads on the aircraft.

One of the most remarkable outcomes of GETI is a large test platform, which was recently installed at Liebherr-Aerospace’s test center in Toulouse. The platform integrates major electri-cal and thermal power consumptions of an aircraft, and is able to handle the dynamic behavior of both electrical and thermal loads during a flight mission thanks to smart power management.

The platform features generic open architectures in order to represent a wide range of commercial aircraft.

It is able…

• to simulate the concept of the “power electronics module”. According to this concept, one module can be used for different electrical loads. For example, one module can be used either for the air conditioning pack or for the starter generator

• to simulate global thermal manage-ment by considering all loads and their dynamic behavior

• to optimize simultaneously both elec-trical and thermal management

• to develop and validate the approach of coupling both electrical and thermal aspects.

By optimizing the electrical power con-sumption, the needs for cooling and the global weight of the systems, the results of GETI contribute to the ambi-tious environmental objectives in terms of CO2 and NOx emissions reduc-tion defined by the Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE) and the French Civil Aviation Research Council (CORAC).

At Paris Air Show 2013, Liebherr- Aerospace displays at its stand a mock-up of the GETI test platform, which includes key system compo-nents supplied by Liebherr and Thales, as well as by the company Sonaca, Gosselies (Belgium).

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Acoustic Measurements in Ultra-Modern Anechoic ChamberLiebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, Tou-louse (France), is currently conducting a series of acoustic tests in a new, ultra-modern chamber in order to measure the noise emissions of air conditioning systems in aircraft and, in particular, the noise generated by the feed and dis-charge lines of the air conditioning units.

A conventional pneumatic air conditioning unit, which is operated with bleed air from the engines, and an electric air conditioning

unit, which requires no bleed air, are tested at the same time. The aim is to compare the two designs. The test equipment includes an antenna with 120 micro-phones, which enables noise emissions to be checked as modal duct propagation, and complies with the highest standards.

The test series is being undertaken as part of the project “Environmentally Friendly Aircraft and Propulsion Systems 2”, which aims at developing greener

aircraft and propulsion systems. It is be-ing financed by the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) in close collaboration with Airbus Operation SAS Toulouse (France). In this project, the research activities of Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS are focused on the investigation of technologies for air conditioning units. The comprehensive tests will enable the company to integrate noise-reduction concepts right in the early development phases of aircraft and systems.

An air conditioning pack in the anechoic chamber

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Liebherr Air Management Systems Tested in High-Altitude Chambers

Since March 2013, two large high-altitude chambers have again been in operation at Liebherr-Aerospace

Toulouse SAS, Toulouse (France), to test the air management systems devel-oped by Liebherr. The chambers, with

a volume of 70 m³ and 120 m³ respec-tively, are connected to a high-output compressed-air and vacuum circuit. This enables the operating conditions of air management systems, for example, pressure conditions at great altitudes, to be simulated during the tests.

Previously, the two chambers were moved from the old test building to the new test and development center in Toulouse, which was opened in 2011. The smaller of the two altitude cham-bers, weighing 20 tonnes, was trans-ported by two Liebherr cranes and installed on the ground floor of the new building. As the larger chamber, weighing 48 tonnes, was located on the first floor of the old test center, an opening had to be cut into the front of the building. It was removed from the building using a loader boom assembly, and then transported by truck to the new test center, where it was finally installed by Liebherr cranes.

More Efficient Testing Using an Industrial RobotSince the end of 2012, first test rig with an integrated industrial robot has been in use in the test center of Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Linden-berg (Germany), for testing cockpit controls. As the cockpit controls of different aircraft types are of similar design, it is possible to test landing gear actuating levers, tillers, as well as other control devices using this test rig.

The robots can recreate any move-ment direction and can carry out

movement sequences thousands of times over without any problems during fatigue and strength tests. Up to eight devices from different aircraft pro-grams can be tested simultaneously in the test facility.

Compared with a conventional univer-sal test stand, the test rig with a robot is ultimately not only significantly more flexible, but also more efficient. In the long term, this means that space, time and, above all, costs can be saved.

Work in one of the two altitude chambers

Industry robot that makes testing more efficient

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Construction works are progressing well

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Expansion at the Lindenberg Site

In the summer of 2012, Liebherr-Aerospace began large-scale expan-sion work at its Lindenberg site. In order to increase production capacity for the long term and thus be able to meet the growing demand, the com-pany is expanding its production plant for landing gear as well as for flight control and actuation systems, and

restructuring its site, with a scheduled completion date of 2018.

Construction work on a new building for landing gear assembly is well under way. In addition, a building for the lo-gistics is currently being erected, and will not only accommodate incoming goods and the warehouse, but also

shipping, customs duty, transport and the car pool.

Further plans for expansion will be imple-mented over the next five years, depending on the development of the economy. Once it is completed, Liebherr-Aerospace’s plant, whose area is currently 127,000 m², will cover an area of more than 160,000 m².

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Leading in the Production of Titanium Components

In recent years, Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Lindenberg (Germany), has developed the machining of titanium components for flight control and actuation systems into one of its core competences, and is now consid-ered to be one of the leading companies in this field. At the beginning of 2013, the company put into operation a new, ultra-modern titanium machining center in its production department in Linden-berg. Over an area of more than 260 m², hydraulic valve blocks for the electric back-up hydraulic actuator (EBHA) of the A380 program and housings for filter pack units for the Eurofighter are machined at this center. In the future, components for new programs will also be produced there. Liebherr- Aerospace has invested around 2.7 million € in this machining center.

Thanks to its light weight, high strength and resistance to heat, titanium is a material of choice in the aerospace industry, for example for aircraft structural components which have to withstand temperatures in excess of 130 °C and high hydraulic pressures − the hydraulic- system pressure of the A380 is, for instance, 5,000 psi or 345 bar.

However, in addition to the fact that titani-um as a material is difficult to machine, the complex geometry of the hydraulic valve

blocks also places great demands on the cutting tech-nology employed at the Lindenberg center: Besides various special tools and tool-ing machines, extremely high- precision processes are equally nec-essary for com-ponent manufac-

ture. Liebherr-Aerospace has therefore developed the design of the technologi-cal systems in a three-year aerospace research project in collaboration with the Institute of Manufacturing Engineering Technology at the Laboratory for Machine Tools (WZL) of the Technical University of Aachen (RWTH). In the automation of the

machining center, the company was able to benefit from competences within the Liebherr Group: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH in Kempten (Germany) not only developed an external storage and distri-bution system for 700 tools, it also manufactured a special pallet-handling sys-tem. Amongst other things, this system supplies the machine with workpieces from a shelf magazine accommodating 80 pallets.

The new machining center will allow Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH to further build on its core competence and increase its productivity in the production of titanium parts. Moreover, the company is also contributing to the advanced development of cutting tech-nology for geometrically complex com-ponents made out of materials which are difficult to machine.

Tool storage and distribution system of the machining center

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„We Have Globalized Our Supply Chain and Adapted it to the Future Requirements of the Aviation Industry.“

An interview with Josef Gropper, Managing Director and COO Production, Purchasing and Asset Investment, Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS

Mr. Gropper, what are the recent developments within the global aviation industry?

The market is experiencing growth due to more and more countries ex-panding their aviation sectors. Over the next twenty years, the current worldwide fleet will increase from 15,000 to 30,000 aircraft, with a fur-ther 10,000 aircraft needing to be re-placed during this time. Thus, not only is series production being ramped up, but several new projects are under way, for example the Airbus A320neo, the Bombardier CSeries and the COMAC C919.

What does this mean for Liebherr-Aerospace?

As a manufacturer of aircraft equip-ment, these developments will open up numerous new opportunities for us worldwide. However, newcomers are entering the aviation market and inten-sifying competition. In order to remain successful, we need to gear up for the developments of the market. Supply chain management also plays a key

role here. That is why we have glo-balized our supply chain and adapted it to the future requirements of the avia-tion industry.

What forms the basis for supply chain management at Liebherr-Aerospace?

First of all, we attach great importance to being in close proximity to our cus-tomers, which is a basic prerequisite for successful supply chain manage-ment. We are investing heavily in all of our locations worldwide. Moreover, we are increasing our capacity in order to keep pace with the imminent ramp-up of series production and the com-mencement of new aircraft programs. On the other hand, we − like all other companies in the aerospace industry − have been forced to lower our costs. In order to ensure that this does not impact negatively on the reliability and quality of our deliveries, we have opti-mized our approach to risk manage-ment and we have set targets in terms of performance and quality.

How does Liebherr-Aerospace ensure customer proximity?

Our customers − aircraft manufac-turers and operators − are spread across the globe. It has always been a stated aim of ours to globalize our supply chain and to establish produc-tion, assembly and service facilities in close proximity to our customers. At the same time, we remain true to our principle of fully integrating our tra-ditional locations into the process of developing new markets.

In addition to our centers of excellence in Toulouse and Campsas (France) as well as in Lindenberg and Friedrichshafen (Germany), which are responsible for development, supply chain and final assembly, we also have production sites in Guaratinguetá (Brazil) and

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Nizhny Novgorod (Russia). In autumn 2012, we also founded a joint venture in Changsha (China). All of these loca-tions are also responsible for customer services. Furthermore, they are com-plemented by our service and assem-bly facilities in Saline, Michigan (USA), Montreal, Ontario (Canada), Singapore and Shanghai (China). In Dubai (UAE), we are currently building a new service facility to support the customers in this region.

Liebherr-Aerospace has secured numerous orders in recent years. At the same time, the company has to respond to a rise in the air-framers’ production volumes. How can you manage this?

We are currently expanding our loca-tions worldwide and we are also set-ting up new locations. In Lindenberg, for example, work has commenced on restructuring the plant and extend-ing it by an additional 20,000 m² for the time being. When we extended our operations in Saline, we provided an additional 9,000 m² for customer services, logistics and administration. In 2011, we opened a new production facility in Nizhny Novgorod, which spans an area in excess of 4,500 m². We have also rebuilt our plant in Brazil, which was destroyed by a fire, and ex-tended it by 4,500 m². Moreover, we are building two logistics centers, one in Toulouse and one in Dubai, as well as a landing gear assembly facility in Montreal.

Mr. Gropper, you have already mentioned the issue of rising cost pressures. How are you dealing with this?

In order to remain competitive at the in-ternational level, we need to reduce our labor costs. Our worldwide production network enables us to do this, because these costs vary from country to country.

Another important aspect is procure-ment in US$. Since most transactions within the aerospace industry are con-ducted in this currency, we are heavily dependent on the performance of the US$ and must therefore try to minimize the exchange rate risk. Our goal is to increase procurement volumes in US$ from 43 % at present to 55 % by 2020. To this end, we have established a pur-chasing department in Saline, which enables us to develop additional pro-curement volumes in the US market.

We also plan to increase procure-ment in so called best cost countries such as Russia, India, China and some South American countries. Here, we will concentrate on having few, yet efficient suppliers that master all levels of the production process. In India, for example, we have built a supplier platform for gearboxes.

Earlier, you made reference to optimized risk management at Liebherr-Aerospace. What did you mean by this?

We identify risks before they become problems that could impact negatively on our supply chain. As a back-up to our production facility in Lindenberg, we have, for example, invested in multiple identical machining centers for large structural parts in France, Russia and Germany. Having such modular production platforms enables us to relocate processes to other locations within a very short space of time. Our risk management policy proved itself in 2011, when our plant in Guaratinguetá was completely destroyed by fire, and, nevertheless, we were able to fulfill all of our delivery commitments.

What was your emergency plan at that time?

Our emergency plan made provisions, among other things, for the release of funds for machines and tools at short

notice, for an upgrade of our plants‘ infrastructure in Germany as well as an accelerated supply chain process between different Liebherr locations. Our Brazilian employees also provided support in Lindenberg and Toulouse during this time. We were able to call upon previous suppliers, reactivate former sources of supply and establish relationships with new suppliers. It goes without saying that we also owe a debt of gratitude to our customers whose support ensured that not a single air-craft delivery was endangered.

You are going to great lengths to ramp up series production. Will delivery reliability and quality suffer as a result?

No, they will not. We are fully aware that delivery reliability and quality are extremely important to our customers. The lead times in aircraft production have shortened considerably, which poses a challenge in itself. In order to continue to guarantee delivery reli-ability, we have taken the first steps towards expanding supplier manage-ment. We have also defined targets. In the past, we concentrated on tier-1 suppliers. However, we will now extend these targets to our tier-2 suppliers. Our aim is to achieve delivery perfor-mance of 99 %.

Our quality management tasks include monthly analyses of key performance indicators, known as KPIs, emergency plans and forecasts based on EDI plat-forms such as „AirSupply“. Also, each year, we organize a suppliers’ day to discuss these subjects directly with our suppliers.

Mr. Gropper, thank you for your time.

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Liebherr-Aerospace is Building a Logistics Center in Dubai

The building, which is being erected on the site of Liebherr Middle East FZE, will have a total of 675 m² storage area, and

The ground-breaking ceremony for the Liebherr-Aerospace logistics center in Dubai (UAE) was held in February 2013.

around 150 m² office space. The logis-tics center is expected to open at the end of this year.

As part of Liebherr-Aerospace’s service network, the center will offer compre-hensive services in the field of logistics and ensure component availability to aircraft manufacturers and operators. Amongst other things, spare parts and tools for the growing fleet of customers in the Middle East will be housed there.

Logistics center currently under construction at Liebherr-Aerospace in Dubai (drawing)

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Under construction: the new logi-stics center (drawing) at Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS

New Logistics Center in ToulouseLiebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS is adding a new logistics center to its infrastructure at the site in Toulouse (France). Construction of the two-storey building, which will have 6,300 m2 of floor space, began in mid-November 2012. Operations are scheduled to start at the end of 2013.

The new building will house all logistics-related activities − incoming goods, incoming goods inspection, storage,

finished goods store and shipping. Moreover, the center will provide office space for administration, purchasing, supplier quality assurance and other support functions for logistics.

Thanks to this building project, the assembly line, manufacturing work-shop and repair workshop for heat ex-changers can finally be moved to the two buildings that are currently being used by logistics.

Liebherr-Aerospace is thus able to optimize industrial processes at the Toulouse site. This investment will enable the company, as a whole, to further increase the quality and timeli-ness of delivery of their service and to provide better assistance to their cus-tomers, that is aircraft manufacturers and operators.

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Liebherr-Aerospace Restarts Operation in BrazilIn February 2013, Liebherr Aerospace Brasil Ltda., Guaratinguetá (Brazil), re-started operations in Brazil. After the production plant was completely de-stroyed by a blaze back in July 2011, reconstruction work began at the same site at the start of 2012. The new plant complies with current environmental

standards and covers a surface area of 8,080 m², which is 10 % larger than previously.

Liebherr Aerospace Brasil Ltda. spe-cializes in the precision machining, surface treatment and assembly of high-tech parts for flight control and

actuation systems, air management systems and landing gear. Thanks to the ultra-modern technologies used for the machining and surface treatment, these components comply with the current environmental regula-tions for air traffic. They are used in a large num-ber of aircraft programs

– in Brazilian aircraft and in aircraft produced by international manufacturers.

In the future, Liebherr Aerospace Brasil Ltda. also has plans to produce, treat and pre-assemble structural parts made from aluminium, such as ribs, beams and brackets for the wings and the fuselage.

The company employs around 220 people in total in production, design, procurement, quality control and in administration.

The new building of Liebherr Aerospace Brasil Ltda.

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Customer Service

Questions for Charles Thoyer-Rozat Executive VP Customer Services Aerospace, Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS

As Executive VP Customer Services Aerospace, my role is to make sure that aircraft operators – airlines, private companies and govern-ment agencies, among others − are provided with all kinds of support such as on-site technical assistance, technical documentation, spares availability and maintenance. Our operator customers now also request services that go beyond traditional support activities, services that can be summarized as “components availability”: they want to rely on us to guarantee that their aircraft will always dispatch and arrive safely on time, while focusing on their core business, that is fulfilling flight missions from A to B themselves.

First, we are working on improving our performance. As safety regulations are so stringent in the aviation industry, the qualifi-cation process of a modification is very time-consuming. There-fore our most challenging internal project is to revisit this process together with airframers so that it will never take more than 18 months to make a certified modification available.Second, we are expanding our service network to enhance customer proximity. In Dubai (UAE), for example, we are building a logistics center, from where we will distribute parts to our customers in the Middle East.Moreover, a new repair facility in Shanghai (China) will become operational at the end of 2013, after we will have obtained the qualification from the Chinese Airworthiness Authorities. Our main challenge is, however, to expand business in a highly competitive environment. There are more and more players in the aftermarket business: airlines that have developed capabilities to maintain their own fleets, airlines that have capitalized on their existing capabilities and inventory of spares to support other airlines, maintenance organizations as well as the airframers themselves. Liebherr-Aerospace is aiming at keeping a reasonable share of the available market by establishing long-term business relationship with all these players, some of them also being our customers.

Our performance is measured by our customers, but we also measure it ourselves by carrying out customer satisfaction surveys. We listen to the customers and consider their information to determine what they ex-pect from us and where we need to improve. Our worldwide presence, that is our local employees sharing our customers’ cultural backgrounds and speaking the same languages in the same time zone, allows us to better address any customer request.

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Liebherr-Aerospace Ranked Third in ATR’s 2012 Customer Support Rating

During the 12th ATR Operators Con-ference which took place in Toulouse (France) in mid-October 2012, regional turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR released the results of its 2012 customer support rating: Liebherr-Aerospace was ranked as the third best supplier and honored with the “Excel-lent Customer Support Performance”

award for its commitment to ATR and ATR aircraft operators and for its performance in terms of service and customer satisfaction.

This award is a great acknowledge-ment of Liebherr-Aerospace’s efforts since the start of the ATR program.

Liebherr-Aerospace to Maintain Landing Gear of Royal Jordanian’s Embraer Jets Liebherr-Aerospace closed a deal with Royal Jordanian (RJ) to repair and over-haul the landing gear of the airline’s three Embraer 175 and five Embraer 195 jets. Both companies signed the contract at MRO Middle East 2013 in Dubai (UAE).

According to the five-year agreement, the overhaul program will be carried out at the facility of Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH in Lindenberg (Germany). Jordanian-based RJ is pleased to partner with the company, which was selected not only for its high reputation and long experience: Liebherr-Aerospace is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the Embraer 175 and 195 landing gear.

Amer M. Hadidi, President and CEO of RJ (right) and Charles Thoyer-Rozat, Executive

VP Customer Services Aerospace of Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS

(left) signed the contract

The ATR award for Liebherr-Aerospace

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Participation in Programs

AirbusAirbus A300-600• Cabin Pressure Control System • High-Lift System• Krüger Actuator• Latching Actuator• Landing Gear Door Actuators• Nose Landing Gear• Upper Cargo Door Actuator

Airbus A310• Cabin Pressure Control System • High-Lift System• Krüger Actuator• Nose Landing Gear

Airbus A318 / A319 / A319CJ / A320 / A321• Air Chillers• Air Conditioning System• Engine Bleed Air System• Fuel Tank Inerting System –

CSAS (except A319CJ)• High-Lift System• High Pressure / Power Transfer Unit Manifolds• Rudder Servo Control • Safety Valve

Airbus A320neo• Air Conditioning System• Engine Bleed Air System• Fuel Tank Inerting System - CSAS• High-Lift System• High Pressure/Power Transfer Unit Manifolds• Rudder Servo Control• Safety Valve

Airbus A330 / A340 / A340-500 / A340-600• Air Chillers• Air Conditioning System• Auxiliary Power Unit Gearbox

(Long Range)• Avionics Cooling System• Engine Bleed Air System• Cargo Heating System • Cargo Door Actuator• Crew Rest Humidification System• Fuel Tank Inerting System - CSAS • High-Lift System• Landing Gear Door Actuation• Rudder Servo Control

(Airbus A340 Enhanced) • Spring Strut

Airbus A350 XWB• Flap Active Differential Gearbox• Load Sensing Drive Strut• Moving Damper• Nose Landing Gear• Slat Actuation

Airbus A380• Air / Hydraulics Cooling System• Cargo Heating System• Engine Bleed Air System• High-Lift System • OBOGS Control Unit• OBOGS Air Supply System• Pneumatic Distribution System• Reservoir Air Supply Cooler• Spoiler Actuation • Supplemental Cooling System

Airbus MilitaryA400M• Aileron, Elevator, Rudder Servo Control• Air Conditioning System• Cabin Pressure Control System• Door Ramp Actuation System• Engine Bleed Air System• Fuel Tank Inerting System – CSAS Components• Nacelle Anti-Ice System• Power Control Unit• Spoiler Servo Control• Ventilation Control System• Wing Anti-Ice Valves• Wing Tip Brake

MRTT ARBS• Ruddervator Control System

CobhamCobham Mission Equipment

Pod• Hose Drum Drive System

Alenia C27-J• MELTEM III-MMI Auxiliary Cooling System• MELTEM III-MMI Environmental Control Unit

M-346• Main Landing Gear System• Nose Landing Gear System• Nose Wheel Steering System

AntonovAN-74 / AN-140• Cabin Pressure Control System

AN-148 / AN-158• Integrated Air Management System

ATRATR 42 / 72• Cabin Pressure Control System• Anti-Ice Valves

AgustaWestlandAW109• Environmental Control System

AW139• Environmental Control System• Landing Gear System

AW149• Environmental Control System• Fly-by-Wire Main and

Tail Rotor Actuators• Landing Gear System

AW169• Environmental Control System

AgustaWestlandAW189• Environmental Control System• Landing Gear System

T129 • Environmental Control System

BoeingB747-8• Air Conditioning System• Engine Bleed Air System

B777-200LR• Auxiliary Tank Pressurization System

Bombardier AerospaceChallenger 300• Flap System• High and Low Pressure Ducting• Integrated Air Management System

CRJ700 / -900• Integrated Air Management System• Low Pressure Ducting

CRJ1000• Command-by-Wire Rudder

Control System• Integrated Air Management System• Low Pressure Ducting

CSeries• Integrated Air Management System• Landing Gear System

Dash8-400• Cabin Pressure Control System

Global Express• Cabin Air Humidification System• Integrated Air Management System• Nose Landing Gear Shock Strut

G5000• Cabin Air Humidification System• Integrated Air Management System• Nose Landing Gear Shock Strut

G6000 / G7000 / G8000• Integrated Air Management System

Learjet85• Flap System• Integrated Air Management System

CassidianEurofighter / Typhoon• Airbrake Actuator Servo Control• AMAD Gearbox• Engine Driven Hydraulic Pump• Filter Package Units• Nose Landing Gear• Nose Landing Gear Retraction Actuator• Main Landing Gear Side Stays• Primary Flight Control Actuators –

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COMACARJ21• Integrated Air Management System• Landing Gear System incl. Braking System,

Wheels and Tires• High and Low Pressure Ducting

C919• Integrated Air Management System• Landing Gear System • High and Low Pressure Ducting

Daher-SocataTBM850• Air Conditioning System• Cabin Pressure Control System• Engine Bleed Air System

Dassault AviationFalcon 50EX / 900 / 2000 / 2000EX• Air Conditioning System• Cabin Pressure Control System• Engine Bleed Air System

Falcon 7X• Air Pre-Cooling System• Cabin Air Humidification System

Mirage 2000• Air Conditioning System• Cabin Pressure Control System• Engine Bleed Air System

Rafale• Air Conditioning Components• Cabin Pressure Control System• Engine Bleed Air System

EmbraerALX• Cabin Pressure Control System

E-Jet G2• High-Lift System• Integrated Air Management System

Embraer 135 / 145 / Legacy 650• Cabin Pressure Control System • Flap System• Nose Landing Gear

Embraer 170 / 175 / 190 / 195• Landing Gear System incl. Braking System,

Wheels and Tires

Embraer Lineage• Landing Gear System incl. Braking System,

Wheels and Tires

KC-390• Air Conditioning System• Cabin Pressure Control System• Engine Bleed Air Valves• Wing Anti Ice Valves

EurocopterAS350 / 355 Ecureuil• Gears for Main Gearbox

AS365 Dauphin• Environmental Control System

BK117• Gears for Power Transmission Gearboxes (ZFL)• Hydraulic Power Supply• Main- and Tail Rotor Servo Controls

EurocopterEC120• Environmental Control System Components

EC130• Environmental Control System

EC135 / EC635• Gears for Power Transmission Gearboxes (ZFL)• Hydraulic Power Supply• Main- and Tail Rotor Servo Controls

EC145• Gears for Power Transmission Gearboxes (ZFL)• Hydraulic Valveblock / Reservoir • Main- and Tail Rotor Servo Controls

EC145T2• Gears for Power Transmission Gearboxes (ZFL)• Hydraulic Valveblock/Reservoir• Main Rotor Servo Actuator• Tail Gearbox

EC175• Environmental Control System Components

EC225/725• Environmental Control System Components

NH90• Auxiliary Power Unit Gearbox• Fly-by-Wire Main- and Tail Rotor Servo Controls

Super Puma MKI• Environmental Control System

Super Puma MKII• Environmental Control System Components• Heating System

Tiger• Gears for Tail Gearbox (ZFL)• Air Conditioning System • Main- and Tail Rotor Servo Controls• Tail Landing Gear

UH-72A Lakota LUH• Gears for Power Transmission Gearboxes (ZFL)• Hydraulic Valveblock / Reservoir• Main- and Tail Rotor Servo Controls

X4• Main Rotor Actuators

FAdeAIA-63 Pampa III• Air Conditioning-, Heating- and Ventilation

Components• High-Lift Actuation Components• Primary Flight Control Components• Landing Gear Components

HALALH• Heating and Ventilation Systems

Dornier 228• Flap System• Landing Gear Actuators• Nose Wheel Steering System

HJT 36• Cabin Pressure Control System

Jaguar• Cabin Pressure Control System

LCA• Cabin Pressure Control System

Hawker Beechcraft750 / 850XP / 900XP• Cabin Pressure Control System

IAIElta• Environmental Control Unit

G200• Cabin Pressure Control System Components• High-Lift System

Korean Aerospace IndustriesKHP• Cabin Pressure Control System Components

KT-1• Cabin Pressure Control System• Engine Bleed Air System• Ventilation Control System

Northrop GrummanLitening• Environmental Control Unit for POD

RafaelLitening• Environmental Control Unit for POD

RUAG AerospaceDornier 228 New Generation• Flap System• Landing Gear Actuators• Nose Wheel Steering System

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft CompanySuperJet 100• Fly-by-Wire Flight Control System • Fuel Tank Inerting System – CSAS • Integrated Air Management System

ThalesDamocles• Environmental Control Unit for POD

RECO NG• Environmental Control Unit for POD

MELTEM II• Environmental Control Unit

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Anti-Buckling Systems for Chinese Manufacturer Tangshan Railway Vehicle

Liebherr-Transportation Systems was selected by Tangshan Railway Vehicle Co. Ltd., Tangshan (China) to supply anti-buckling systems for low-floor trams.

The hydraulic anti-buckling system assures that the specified clearance profile is maintained under all operat-ing conditions which may be encoun-tered. As this function is classified as being safety-critical, the system is also monitored by an electronic circuit (BK3 controller) integrated by Liebherr. The Liebherr anti-buckling system substantially improves ride comfort and reduces wear on the wheels, as the carriage bogies are connected by a shared hydraulic coupling.

An anti-buckling system that was mounted into a prototype vehicle is

presently undergoing trials. After the testing phase, series production of the systems for low-floor trams will start in

Tangshan. In the future, these trams are also to be employed in other medium-size and larger cities in China.

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At Liebherr-Transportations System’s design and manufacturing locations of Korneuburg (Austria), Mannheim (Germany) and Marica (Bulgaria), and at the service locations of Sunder-land (UK), Paris (France) and Montre-al, Ontario (Canada) in-depth audits according to IRIS (International Rail-way Industrial Standards), ISO 9001 (Quality Management), ISO 14001

(Environmental Management) and BS OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management) standards were carried out.

The IRIS assessment was a success: the sites that had not been certified obtained the IRIS certification, and the other sites renewed their certifica-tion with a higher score (77 %).

Liebherr Sites Obtain and Renew IRIS Certifications

This accomplishment is the result of the improvement processes in place at Liebherr-Transportation Systems and the company’s efforts to con-tinuously enhance standards and customer satisfaction.

Liebherr Develops and Manufactures Hydraulic Actuators for Light-Rail Cars in Houston

Spanish rail car manufacturer Con-strucciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocariles S.A. (CAF) of Beasain selected Liebherr-Transportation Systems to develop and manufacture hydraulic actuators for the leveling systems of the new tramway light-rail cars in Houston, Texas (USA). The contract covers 468 actuators for 39 trains. In addi-tion, both companies agreed on an option on further deliveries.

The twelve actuators on each vehicle form the core element of the leveling system.

They are controlled by a hydraulic unit centrally located in the car, which also supplies the hydraulic brake.

The contract with CAF consolidates Liebherr’s position as a leading manu-facturer of hydraulic actuators for leveling systems on rail vehicles.


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Liebherr-Transportation Systems Presents Innovative System Solutions at InnoTrans 2012

In September 2012, Liebherr-Transportation Systems presented next-generation high-tech components from the fields of air conditioning, hydraulic actu-ation and power-supply systems at InnoTrans in Berlin (Germany), the most important international trade fair for the railway industry.

The Liebherr stand in the hall included a motorized air cycle machine, which will be the centerpiece of future air cycle air conditioning systems, and electro-hydraulic actuators set to be integrated into roll compensation and active lateral compensation systems.

Moreover, the company exhibited a va-por cycle air conditioning system and a power supply inverter.

Liebherr-Transportation Systems also took advantage of the opportunity to present itself as an employer: visitors could learn about the company and its vacancies in the career point pavil-ion at InnoTrans 2012.

In addition, a Liebherr railroad excavator was displayed on the open-air exhibi-tion ground. This excavator, produced by Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH, Kirchdorf an der Iller (Germany), is used for track bed works.


The Liebherr booth at InnoTrans 2012

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Saloon air conditioning unit with heat-pump function

Desk heating-, ventilation-, air-conditioning (HVAC) unit for

TRAXX AC3 locomotives

Liebherr railroad excavator for track bed works

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First Article Inspection: HVAC Systems for TRAXX AC3 Locomotives

Bombardier gave its approval to the first Liebherr HVAC (heating,

ventilation and air conditioning) unit manufactured under serial conditions

for its new locomotive class TRAXX AC3*.

This completely redesigned HVAC system is a follow-on product of the Liebherr HVACs that have been in-stalled in Bombardier’s TRAXX lo-comotives for many years. The en-tire electrical board, including the controller, is now integrated into the HVAC system. The main requirement for this re-development of Liebherr-Transportations Systems’ – a simpler, more compact design combined with a higher cooling capacity – was suc-cessfully met.

* Trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.

Successful Environmental Testing of Air Conditioning and Power Supply System

Liebherr-Transportation Systems and German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) successfully tested the new air conditioning and power supply system which was designed to retrofit DB’s approximately 250 Bpmz 291 passen-ger cars.

In addition to the standard compo-nents of an air conditioning system, a compressor and a condenser, the ret-rofit includes an air conditioning con-trol unit as well as a latest-generation power converter and a monitoring display. DB will install the new parts in the Bpmz 291 coaches at its facility in Neumuenster (Germany).


Air conditioning system for the Bpmz 291 saloon cars

TRAXX AC3 Locomotive by Bombardier

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Liebherr-Transportation Systems Repairs Cooling Units

As part of an annual technical inspec-tion, Liebherr-Transportation Systems’ field service team maintained and repaired 30 cooling units mounted on the freight cars of EC Logistik, an Aus-trian food logistics company. In additi-on to necessary repairs, Liebherr per-formed the mandatory leak-tightness and safety checks.

EC Logistik offers food transport by rail. In order to ensure that its cold chain is not interrupted, the Wels-based (Austria) company relies on Liebherr-Transportation Systems’ expertise. With the repairs to the cooling units, Liebherr-Transportation Systems, in turn, expands its service offer.

HVAC Systems for the New Generation of TWINDEXX Vario Trains

At the end of 2012, Liebherr-Transportation Systems delivered the first HVAC (heat-ing, ventilation and air conditioning) sys-tems for the TWINDEXX Vario* double-deck trains to Bombardier. 135 coaches

will be equipped with these systems. They are part of a framework agreement concluded in 2008 for a total of 800 double-deck coaches for German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB).

Liebherr supplies compact roof-mounted HVAC systems in two different versions for air conditioning in the passenger compartments. Like the compact driver cabin HVACs for the double-deck trains, which will be integrated into the control panel alongside the control and switch elements, they were developed by Liebherr-Transportation Systems GmbH & Co KG in Korneuburg (Austria). The systems are manufactured at the Liebherr-Transportation Systems pro-duction facilities in Radinovo (Bulgaria).

This order, which also includes equip-ping the new generation of TWINDEXX trains for DB, is an important milestone in the long success story that Liebherr has been writing for many years as a leading supplier of HVAC equipment for double-deck coaches.

* Trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.

Cooling unit

Roof-mounted air conditioning pack for TWINDEXX Vario trains

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2012 went well for the Liebherr Group. Although the slackening dynamism of the world economy in the final months of the year was noticeable as a drop in orders was received, this occurred too late to have any significant influence on turnover. Total sales revenue last year reached approximately 9 billion €,

an increase of about 9 % or rather more than 700 million €.

The Group’s growth was also reflected in an increase in its total workforce. At the end of 2012 the Liebherr com-panies, of which there are more than 130, employed almost 38,000 people

worldwide, 2,500 more than at the end of the previous year. Investments also went up by approximately 26 % to about 850 million €.

2012 Business Year

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Automation Systems

Robot Bin Picking System Automating the removal of unsorted parts from the receptacles used for their transportation (“bin picking”) is one of the most challenging tasks in industrial automation. Until now, very few robot installations have satisfied the necessary long-term strength and cycle-speed requirements.

Liebherr has developed a cost-effective flexible robot system for bin picking. The benefits are automated production sequences, increased capacity and low costs. Together with well-proven existing workpiece handling components from the Liebherr automation portfolio, a wide variety of tasks can be tackled suc-cessfully. Specifically developed grippers with additional axes also aid in reliable picking. Liebherr Robot Bin Picking Systems are equipped with an advanced, highly reliable 3D object identification and high-performance software. The soft-ware allows for the segmenting, identification and selection of the proper parts from bins without risk of collision.

Since the autumn of 2012 the first CAL 64000-1500 Litronic, a heavy lift crane developed by Liebherr for offshore operations, has been in service, and is currently being used for the assembly of offshore wind turbines in the North Sea.

The crane makes use of a special con-cept known as “crane-around-the-leg” (CAL), which means that the heavy lift crane is able to rotate 360 degrees around one of the four jack-up legs of the vessel. It is the first heavy lift offshore crane to be built according to this design. The main advantage of this design is that despite the crane’s enormous size it can be positioned in a space-saving way and thus requires a relatively small obstruc-tion area of only 12 m.

With this new product Liebherr meets the increasing demand for high performing heavy lift. The CAL 64000-1500 Litronic has a maximum lifting capacity of 1,500 tonnes at a working radius of up to 31.5 m.

Maritime Cranes

First CAL 64000-1500 Litronic Heavy LiftOffshore Crane Enters Service

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The ICBP 3256 BioFresh combined refrig-erator and freezer and the IKBP 3554 Bio-Fresh refrigerator for integrated use have won the 2013 Kitchen Innovation award. This is a consumer prize co-sponsored by the Federal German Ministry for Nutrition, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in the functional efficiency, innovation, pro-duct benefit, design and ecology areas.

BioFresh technology makes it possible to keep foodstuffs significantly longer in specific compartments than in the refrig-erator compartment of the appliance. At a temperature just above 0 degrees

Celsius and with a variable level of at-mospheric humidity, taste and vitamin content are retained.

Other innovative products are the CBP 4043 and CBPesf 4043 combined refrigerator-freezers with BioFresh: their energy consumption of 130 kWh makes them a further 20 % more economical than models with the current energy ef-ficiency rating A+++. Their exceptionally low consumption is achieved by a combi-nation of precision electronic control with highly efficient refrigeration systems and vacuum panels.

2013 Kitchen Innovation award for the ICBP 3256

BioFresh model

Domestic Appliances

2013 Kitchen Innovation: Award for BioFresh Refrigerators

Hotels

Interalpen-Hotel Tyrol Is One of „The Leading Hotels of the World”Since the beginning of 2012 the Interalpen-Hotel Tyrol in Telfs (Austria) has been listed among “The Leading Hotels of the World” – an organisation with some 430 hotels and resorts all over the world as its members. This Liebherr-owned 5-star Superior hotel is proud to meet these high quality standards and has no intention of resting on its laurels. For instance, it recently opened three further public rooms for even greater luxury: the Salon Bellevue, the Café Wien and the Smoker’s Lounge (top photo).

Liebherr hotels in Ireland are also rated very highly: in 2012 the trade magazine Hotel & Catering Review again voted “The Europe Hotel & Resort” one of the country’s finest 5-star hotels. It is located on an unrivalled site on Lough Leane, Killarney’s largest lake, and offers guests a very high standard of cuisine and its “ESPA” (centre photo) wellness facility that is no less than 4,500 m² in area.

The 4-star Superior Löwen Hotel Montafon (bottom photo) in Schruns (Austria) can look forward to an exciting year in 2013: by October it will have been completely renovated and modernised, after which it will be ready to receive guests again with all its traditional splendour and charm. High ceilings, generous use of wood and warm colours are the key to its welcoming ambience, but modern standards of furnishing and equipment make sure that no wish is left unsatisfied. Altogether, the Liebherr Group owns six hotels in Austria, Ireland and Germany.

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Liebherr’s tower crane division has ap-pointed a special competence team in Biberach an der Riss (Germany). It will operate as “Liebherr Tower Crane Solutions” and consult with customers engaged on special projects, including power station and industrial plant con-struction or wind turbines.

For these projects, “Liebherr Tower Crane Solutions” will assemble know-how from the worldwide network of Liebherr compa-nies and dealers, and coordinate the coop-erative process between the design, stress analysis, production, sales or rental and after-sales service areas of the project. The aim is to give customers access to the full range of benefits available from Liebherr’s worldwide experience. From the planning phase onward, experts from the compe-tence centre will consult with the custom-er’s staff to develop efficient, cost-effective procedures. If necessary, special-purpose cranes or modified series-production

models will be recommended in addition to cranes from the standard programme.

The business areas of power-station and plant construction, wind turbine construc-tion and special projects are now support-ed by project management departments that the division has established. For each of these business areas, customers are supported by a dedicated partner within the division, whose task it is to provide optimal support and the appropriate know-how for the relevant requirements.

The competence team has already re-corded initial success with the project planning and commissioning of the 630 EC-H 70 Litronic tower crane for the construction of a wind turbine. For this task, Liebherr developed an entirely new, cost-effective solution for wind turbine installation with a tower crane, and one that avoids unnecessary consumption of valuable resources.

In Biberach an der Riss (Germany), Liebherr is establishing a new centre for used and rental tower cranes. Its task is to coordinate and activate worldwide trading in rental and used tower cranes.

The decentral rental equipment pools operated by Liebherr companies in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France currently contain more than 1,500 machines for hire; between them, they are capable of performing every conceivable type of load lifting work. By networking the Group’s Europe-wide machine hire activities more closely, it is planned to achieve even better availability for tower cranes and accessories. In future, greater emphasis in equipment hire will also be placed on special accessories and attachments such as undercarriages, tower sections and guying frames.

The new centre will also benefit the used crane business area. As a central forum for worldwide marketing of used tower cranes, it will enhance the availability of these cranes. The used crane centre will be responsible for all purchases and sales of used Liebherr cranes anywhere in the world. When purchasing a new machine, customers can offer used tower cranes in part-exchange.

Liebherr Used and Rental Equipment Centre

Central Access Point for Crane Hire and Used Crane

Focus on Construction-Site Planning: “Liebherr Tower Crane Solutions” A new approach: using

a tower crane to install a wind turbine

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Interview with Stefan Heissler, Member of the Liebherr-International AG Board of Directors

Career with Liebherr: “Opportunities Are Almost Unlimited.”

Mr. Heissler, you are responsible for Human Resources within the Liebherr Group. What makes Liebherr interesting for job applicants?First of all, our extensive product programme is definitely attractive. It appeals to a very broad range of professional groups, from produc-tion-area staff through IT, electronics and finance specialists, not forgetting service technicians, product design and aerospace engineers – to men-tion just a few! The opportunities we offer them are almost unlimited. For our employees, working in such a var-ied environment makes the job all the more stimulating. Liebherr’s high-tech products naturally appeal to people with technical affinities. Furthermore, we’re active all over the world and therefore we can offer diversity in cul-tural terms as well.

But all this is nothing that other large industrial groups can’t offer as well. What sets Liebherr apart from them?Liebherr is an independent family-owned group of companies and is not focussing on short-lived success. Its plans and activities are long-term in character. That means continuity, stabil-ity and trustworthiness – for our employ-ees too. We are known for secure jobs, even at times when the business situ-ation is difficult. Other special features are our determination to offer our cus-tomers top quality and our enthusiasm for all things technical. At many of our locations we master highly specialised technologies that are rarely to be found anywhere else in the world. Our aim is always to measure ourselves against the best. That attracts the interest of

people who also value quality and who are open-minded when it comes to new developments and opportunities.

How would you describe working for Liebherr?For us, result-oriented work is what mat-ters most; this means a straightforward, efficient, pragmatic approach to the job. We know how important it is for people to work together in a spirit of mutual re-spect, fairness and trust. At Liebherr, there are no unnecessary levels in the hierarchy. Anyone can talk to his nomi-nal superior on a person-to-person ba-sis. I believe that those who join us be-come aware of this right from the very start. Our employees enjoy a high de-gree of freedom to take decisions within

their own work areas. And we know how vital it is for everyone to understand the responsibility that is entrusted to them. Each individual has an important part to play in a larger entity, and it is most essential that we are aware of this in our day-to-day work.

For some time now, people looking for jobs have rated family-owned companies very highly. Is that true of Liebherr, and if so, can you tell us why?Yes, this is certainly true of Liebherr too. Job applicants appreciate the fact that in a family business they are working for the people who actually

own the company, and whose val-ues and commitment it’s possible to share. Any new employee has to be able to identify with the corporate cul-ture he encounters. As far as I was con-cerned, after my first week with Liebherr I knew I would never choose to work anywhere else again! I know that many of my colleagues feel the same. Liebherr

has offered them their “dream job”, and they identify wholeheartedly with their employer’s activities.

What form does this identification with the company take? Can you give us an example?Team spirit is one of the best examples. Whichever Liebherr company one visits, on all the continents and in every coun-try, there is this welcome sense of being home, as if one were being in one’s own office. Many of the Liebherr Group’s em-ployees all over the world have told me that they know this feeling. Colleagues are welcomed, and not only profes-sional advice but also an incredible level

“Liebherr is known for secure jobs even when the

business situation is difficult.”

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of personal support is always forthcom-ing. Such willingness to help each other is elsewhere often the exception rather than the rule. I hear this all the time, and it makes all the difference.

Mr. Heissler, what are Liebherr’s activities in the staff promotion area?It’s a Liebherr tradition to pay close atten-tion to initial and further training, and we plan to do even more in these important areas. At any given time the Liebherr Group employs about 2,000 ap-prentices. In many countries where the dual system of vocational train-ing is not yet fully established, we have drawn up our own training pro-grammes to make sure that we have a source of qualified ju nior staff. We also know how important it is to promote the skills of our existing employees so that they are kept fit for their job within the Group. We have a long tradition of targeted individual promotion accord-ing to criteria such as interest, capa-bility and personal performance po-tential. Companies within the Liebherr Group operate a large number of fur-ther training programmes. At the mo-ment we are working on a large-scale human resource development project for the entire Group. It’s important for every employee to have access to a broad range of career opportunities, and this is an advantage that young

job applicants at the beginning of their careers certainly value highly.

Many of the younger job applicants you have mentioned now use various social media networks as a means of locating career oppor-tunities. What is Liebherr doing in this area? As well as the classic Internet plat-forms such as our job portal on www.liebherr.com or advertisements in online career sites, we use the so-cial media to supply information about Liebherr as a potential employer. We are active on forums such as Face-book, LinkedIn, Xing and Twitter. The first Liebherr com-munities have al-ready formed, and are growing in size all the time. They offer an opportunity to exchange views and also to contact Liebherr directly. This area will be ex-panded still further in the future.

A final question, Mr. Heissler: what picture will visitors to the 2013 Bauma have of Liebherr as an employer?We’re participating in the VDMA (Ger-man Engineering Federation) cam-paign “THINK BIG! Live at Bauma” in Hall B0. Instructors and apprentices from Liebherr will be there every day

to talk to young visitors and answer their questions. On our open-air stand 809-813 we have also estab-lished a Career Point, where visitors can talk directly to members of our human resources team about job offers and opportunities for entry at Liebherr. In view of our close cooperation with research establishments and universi-ties of applied science we expect a large number of student groups to visit us, as in previous years. There will be guided tours of our stand to introduce them to our latest products and technologies. Students who are considering an appli-cation to Liebherr can also talk directly to members of our development, design

and sales staff. From initial contacts to job interviews – everything is possible on Liebherr’s stand at the Bauma.

Thank you for this interview, Mr. Heissler.

“Being ready to help each other makes all the difference.”

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The new LR 11000 crawler crane sup-plements the crane range between the LR 1750 and the LR 11350. It is ideal for the growing demand for hoisting jobs in the 1,000-tonne segment for example for port handling of com-ponents for offshore wind turbines including their foundation structures.

The new crane features very high load capacity values. In the future it will also be available with the PowerBoom paral-lel boom system. In the design, particu-lar care has been taken with optimised transport dimensions and weights. The new LR 11000 is designed for a transport width of 3.5 m and a trans-port height of 3.2 m. The two crawler carriers and the central crawler section each weigh 60 tonnes. This is also the maximum transport weight. With a va-riety of boom versions, including der-rick systems and special wind power equipment, the new Liebherr crawler crane flexibly covers a large range of applications. The LR 11000 has been designed to be so compact that it can be used in constricted areas, for ex-ample in refineries. The basic crane is extremely compact and has a track width of just 9.2 m. The suspended bal-last can be placed within 12 m of the basic machine.

LR 11000

New Crawler Crane in the 1,000-Tonne Class

The LR 11000 will also be available with the PowerBoom parallel boom system.

Roll-out of the LR 11000 out of the

assembly building

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The THP 140 H/41 M5 XXT truck concrete pump is notable for its compact layout, which permits a short wheelbase with no distributor boom overhang. It is equipped with the THP 140 H pump unit. The narrow XXT outrigger layout is a spe-cial feature. Despite the limited space available, the front outrigger system needs only a single telescopic arm. This is possible because the telescopic

In the autumn of 2012 the Liebherr Group took over concrete pump ma-nufacturer Waitzinger, based in Neu-Ulm (Germany). Since January 2013 the com-pany has traded under its new name: Liebherr-Betonpumpen GmbH. This new acquisition completes the Liebherr prod-uct programme in the concrete technol-ogy area and makes it a single-source provider. Liebherr-Betonpumpen GmbH specialises in concrete pumps for truck, trailer or truck mixer installation. These pro ducts will now be sold through the worldwide Liebherr sales and service organisation. The Liebherr concrete technology product programme also includes mobile and stationary mixing

Truck Concrete Pumps THP 140 H/41 M5 XXT and THP 160 H/36 R4 XXH

New Truck Concrete Pumps with High-Stability Mountings

Concrete Pumps – New to the Product Portfolio

Liebherr Is Now a Full-Range Concrete Technology Provider

arm for the front support is partly con-cealed in a cutout in the rear outrigger when retracted. The swing-out front and rear feet are attached at the same pivot point directly against the boom mount-ing in the XXT outrigger layout. The force exerted by the boom is transmit-ted without deflection to the supports. This flexible version is extremely rigid and gives the concrete pump its high

stability. This, together with uniform distribution of the pipes on the left and right sides of the boom ensure very smooth boom movement. No electri-cal system is needed to prevent unde-sirable boom vibration. Thanks to the flexi bility of the front outrigger system, the machine can accommodate to available space conditions on the con-struction site without any compromises being needed.

The THP 160 H/36 R4 XXH truck con-crete pump, in the 30-m category, fea-tures an optimised four-section 36-m boom of roll-and-fold design. Its kin-ematics have been optimised so that the last “flyer” distributing boom reaches a rotation range of 270 degrees. The XXH narrow support layout has proved highly versatile and successful in practice for concrete-pump vehicle fleets.

plant, truck mixers and conveyor belts mounted on truck mixers.

A notable feature of the THP 140 H/41 M5 XXT truck concrete pump is its compact construction with a short wheelbase and no

distribution boom overhang.

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R 9XX concept Crawler Excavator

Pioneer Electric Hybrid Driveline

With its R 9XX concept on display at the Bauma, Liebherr presents an advanced technology carrier with an electric hybrid driveline. It exemplifies the energy recu-peration technologies that will be avail-able in the future and which will distinctly enhance the economy and the sustaina-ble character of construction machinery.

The R 9XX concept uses the equip-ment structure and system archi-tecture of a 40-tonne excavator, and is equipped with a Liebherr construction-machine diesel engine that complies with Stage IIIB / Tier 4i exhaust emission limits. Crawler excava-tors in this size category are used for high-volume earth moving and for demanding tasks in quarries and open-cast mining. The typical cyclic work processes that they have to perform are, in technical

R 9xx concept: Leistungsspitzen bis zur zweifachen Antriebsleistung des

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terms, an especially promising starting point for a hybrid energy supply, and also for a combination of different drive technologies.

The R 9XX concept’s principal energy source is the standard internal com-bustion engine; this is combined with hydraulic and electrical energy storage. Liebherr has itself developed the compo-nents used here: the electric slew drive, the electrical energy storage device (us-ing what are known as “supercaps”) and the electronic control unit. A pres-sure accumulator and the supercaps are used to recover stored energy. This patented drive principle combines elec-trical and hydraulic technologies. The result is a reduction in fuel consumption and at the same time higher material handling performance.

To avoid losses in the stages preceding energy recuperation, no valves with a throttling effect are used to control the boom cylinders. The potential energy of the boom is stored through an energy transformer, in parallel to hydraulic and electrical energy storage units, the latter using supercaps. The slew drive is fully electric. When braking, kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy by the electronic drive and stored in the Liebherr supercaps. This energy is released when the superstructure speeds up at any stage in the cyclic work process.

The diesel engine’s power output can be supplied directly to the machine’s consumers or stored electrically. From this storage unit, energy can be sup-plied directly to the slew drive or feed to the hydraulic pumps for the various working movements. The system is able to transfer energy between the vari-ous subsystems. This ensures that the diesel engine only supplies the amount of energy that is absolutely necessary. Another advantage is that the load on the diesel engine is more uniform, which helps improving component life time and fuel consumption.

The hybrid system on the R 9XX concept can supply short-term peak power at up to twice the rated output of the diesel engine. No such solution for crawler ex-cavators has so far reached the market.

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In order to synergize with its line of hy-draulic mining excavators, Liebherr has returned to the 220-tonne (240-ton) class with the premiere of the T 264 mining truck.

Backed by 30 years of proven design and operational experience, this fuel-efficient mining truck is built for safety and reliability, and is sized to match the Liebherr R 996 B and R 9800 hydraulic excavators.

The T 264 combines an efficient Litronic Plus AC drive system and a high power engine (up to 2,013 kW (2,700 hp)) to yield higher speeds on grade. For su-perior productivity, the T 264’s hydrau-lic system offers efficient dump hoist performance that promotes fast cycle times.

The T 264’s AC drive system delivers up to 3,300 kW (4,425 hp) of electric dynamic braking, reducing engine load-ing and fuel consumption. The T 264 is

designed to operate for approximately 24 hours without refueling, dependent upon application.

The integrated electronic system moni-tors, records, and outputs vital truck health and performance data. Data is stored and available for download to perform detailed analysis. This system supports predictive maintenance strate-gies to minimize unscheduled downtime.

The New T 264 Mining Truck:

For Increased Productivity and Reliability

With a payload of 220 tonnes, the T 264 is ideal for

loading by the R 996 B und R 9800 mining excavators.

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