Bucyrus-Erie

Bucyrus International, Inc.
Company type	Subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc.
Industry	Machinery manufacturing
Predecessor	Bucyrus Foundry and Manufacturing Company (1880–1893); Bucyrus Steam Shovel and Dredge Company of Wisconsin (1893–1895); The Bucyrus Company (1895–1911); Bucyrus Company (1911–1927); Bucyrus-Erie Company (1927–1996);
Founded	Bucyrus, Ohio, United States (1880)
Founder	Daniel P. Eells et al.
Defunct	July 2011
Fate	Purchased by Caterpillar Inc.
Headquarters	South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Products	8750 Dragline; RH400 Hydraulic Excavator; MT6300AC Mining Truck;
Services	Maintenance
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Bucyrus-Erie was an American surface and underground mining equipment company. It was founded as Bucyrus Foundry and Manufacturing Company in Bucyrus, Ohio, in 1880. Bucyrus moved its headquarters to South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1893. In 1927, Bucyrus merged with the Erie Steam Shovel Company to form Bucyrus-Erie. In 1997, it was renamed Bucyrus International, Inc. In 2010 the enterprise was purchased by Caterpillar in a US$7.6 billion ($8.6 billion including net debt) transaction that closed on July 8, 2011. At the time of its acquisition, the Bucyrus product line included a range of material removal and material handling products used in both surface and underground mining.

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