Liebherr invests US$66 million in Killarney plant

Liebherr Container Cranes has begun work on a €50 million (US$66 million) expansion project at its plant in Killarney, Ireland.

The new 16,400 square metre production hall will include state of the art equipment, the company said. Already installed are a CNC boring and milling machine, which works from 3D design tools, allowing the largest parts of a Liebherr crane to be machined in a single set up, and a modern IGM welding robot for precision welding.

Pat O’Leary, Liebherr Container Cranes managing director, said, “This is an exciting time at Liebherr. Demand for our container handling products continues to increase year on year, even though market demand overall has reduced. Liebherr cranes are renowned for quality and, therefore, each step of the production process has numerous quality checks in place. The result is quality cranes that are built to last."

The new production hall will completed in 2013.