For we Americans, it's a welcome relief to see one of our premier machinery manufacturers actually not being sold to some Chinese or Japanese outfit for a change. A good departure from some corporations past practices.
Otherwise, Bucyrus has generally been a solid company over the years. Their machines are built to last and last and work hard and productively. I've had some experience with many of the different units they are acquiring and they are mostly good machines. Most of the types Bucyrus is taking on are niche machines, the same as what they manufacture now. So long as mining stays healthy, so should Bucyrus.