In August 2023，Slovenia is hit by floods，Liebherr Gear Technology Co., Ltd.KLSProvides critical support。Professional performance of the assembly team、Efficient、Nonconformism，A seemingly impossible task was accomplished in only about 1200 working hours.。Reformed and debugged，The company was thought to have completely destroyed the gear processing machine.，Was back up and running just before Christmas.。

The day after the flood，KLSThe extent of the devastation is revealed.

“Overnight，The flood is coming.”，KLSFounder and General Manager of the CompanyBogomir StrašekSay。“Everything happened very quickly.；The night shift workers were only just able to reach safety.。”KLSThe workshop is located in the Savinja Valley, northeast of Ljubljana.，It's supposed to be flood control.，But no one expected such a large-scale flood.。Evening of August 4, 2023，The company was caught in a disastrous storm.。

Slovenia's Savinja valley was one of the worst hit by the August 2023 floods.，Although there is little indication today thatKLSCatastrophic damage has been done.。

The automobile industry is dangerous

KLS250 employees，Production of ring gears for internal combustion engine power train。As a market leader，The company is about 80 in Europe.%Supplied to the automotive industry；Before the flood，About 300,000 gear rings are produced here every week.。Disruptions in the production and supply chains can have incalculable consequences for the automotive industry。

Liebherr Gear Technology Co., Ltd. was informed of the losses caused by the flood.，Launched a unique rescue operation.。“KLSThe production is entirely based on gear cutting machines from Liebherr Gear Technology GmbH, which have been in operation for about 25 years.”，Person in charge of product management department of gear processing machineThomas BreithSay。“Before the flood，There are 26 there.LC Model 380 machine tool is in use.。”Commissioning engineer of gear processing machineRichard HöbelCome to the flooded factory with my colleagues.，Shocked at what I saw.：“All machine tools are immersed in water。Electrical cabinet、 Computer 、No server was spared.。”It is not at all clear that repair and reconstruction is possible.。

Special situations require special methods.

In addition to the Liebherr experts，Teams from the automotive industry also went there.。They immediately began a joint attempt to rebuild.。The Liebherr team is responsible for carrying out the necessary repairs to the gear processing machine.。

“The whole factory has my phone number.”，

Richard HöbelSaid with a smile。

“We have stickers with our name and telephone number on all Liebherr machines，There's a list of priorities next to it.，The most important measures are listed above.。”

To make a machine tool work.，Components of other machine tools are removed，And replenished hard-to-get spare parts.。ByAlexander Martin、ManuelKauschka、Freddy Bastian、Ismail Keskin、Jürgen Schairer、Volker DominickAndRichard HöbelThe Liebherr team, made up of people from various departments, had to work without computer-aided logistics.，AndKLSAll employees of the company cooperate and complete a huge project with their support.。

A week later，The decisive moment has come.：The machine tool with the least damage was returned to service.。“It was then，Everyone has gained new courage.”。“This clearly shows that：This is feasible.。That's when we said：When Christmas comes，All the machines here will be running again.。”

Technically“Christmas miracle”

“According to my pedometer,，We walked 15 kilometers back and forth between the machine tools every day.”，Richard HöbelSay。Machine tool after machine tool was repaired under the guidance of Liebherr experts.。Thanks to improvisation between teams.、Due diligence and constant communication，Bold predictions were made.。

“When the Liebherr team leaves before Christmas 2023，

Our factory capacity is 50%”，

KLSGeneral managerBogomir StrašekSaid。

“As far as Liebherr machine tools are concerned，Our production capacity has reached 100%。I never thought it was possible.——Liebherr's colleagues have done a great thing.。”

February 2024，KLSProduction levels have returned to 70 percent%，Now there is no trace left by the flood in the company.。However，More helping hands are needed.，To eliminate the consequences of the floods throughout Slovenia.。

Xiaobian wishes everything well here.！