Bucyrus International Inc. Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, PESTEL*, Competitors and Industry Analysis

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About Bucyrus International Inc.

Bucyrus International, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of high productivity mining equipment for the extraction of coal, copper, oil sands, iron ore and other minerals in major mining centers worldwide. In addition to the manufacture of original equipment, the company also provides the aftermarket replacement parts and service for this equipment.

Segments

The company operates in two business segments: Surface Mining (including the principal products of Terex Mining) and Underground Mining. All of the products and services are marketed under the Bucyrus name. Its main markets for original equipment and aftermarket parts and service are Australia, Canada, China, India, South Africa, South America, and the United States.

SURFACE MINING SEGMENT

The Surface Mining Segment engages in the design, manufacture and marketing of draglines, electric mining shovels and rotary blasthole drills used for surface mining and provision of aftermarket replacement parts and service for these machines.

Original Equipment

The company’s surface mining original equipment includes draglines, electric mining shovels, hydraulic excavators, drills, off-highway haul trucks, and highwall miners.

Draglines: Draglines are primarily used in coal mining applications to remove overburden by dragging a bucket through the overburden and carrying it away. The company's primary draglines weigh from 1,900 to 8,400 tons.

Electric Mining Shovels: Mining shovels are primarily used to load copper, coal, oil sands, iron ore, other mineral bearing materials, overburden or rock into trucks. There are two basic types of mining shovels: electric and hydraulic. The company offers a line of electric mining shovels, with available hoisting capability of up to 120 tons. The company has developed the 495 Series High-Performance shovels.

Rotary Blasthole Drills: Rotary blasthole drills are used to drill these holes and are usually described in terms of the diameter of the hole they bore. The company offers a line of rotary blasthole drills ranging in hole diameter size from 6.0 inches to 17.5 inches.

Aftermarket Parts and Services

The company has an aftermarket business that supplies replacement and upgrade parts and services for its installed base of original equipment. Its aftermarket offerings include engineered replacement parts, maintenance and repair labor, technical advice, refurbishment and relocation of machines, structural and mechanical engineering, non-destructive testing, repairs and rebuilds of machine components, product and component upgrades, turnkey assembly, equipment operation and equipment management under long-term maintenance and repair contracts. The company also distributes components that are consumed in the normal course of machine operation. A major portion of its international repair and maintenance services are provided through its global network of wholly owned foreign subsidiaries and overseas offices operating in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, England, India, Peru, and South Africa.

Competition

The company's primary global competitor in electric mining shovels and draglines is Joy Global Inc.’s P&H Mining Equipment division (P&H).

UNDERGROUND MINING SEGMENT

The Underground Mining segment, through DBT GmbH, supplies system solutions for underground coal mining worldwide. Its original equipment and aftermarket parts are manufactured in Germany, the United States (Pennsylvania, Virginia and Alabama), Poland, China, and Australia. The two main methods of underground mining are longwall and room and pillar mining.

Original Equipment

The company’s underground mining original equipment includes longwall equipment and room and pillar equipment.

Longwall Equipment: The company’s longwall equipment includes hydraulic roof supports and electro-hydraulic controls, automated plow systems, shearers, armored face conveyors, and crushers.

Hydraulic Roof Supports: Roof supports provide support to the mine roof during longwall mining. The company offers a range of roof supports suitable for mining heights from 0.6 m to 7.5 m with support capacities in excess of 1,200 tons per shield. I