Bussmann

Bussmann, now called Eaton's Bussmann Business, is a manufacturer of critical circuit protection, electrical safety, and power management products that serve the industrial MRO, OEM, construction, and consumer markets. The product offerings include a broad range of fuses used in the electronics and electrical industries as well as inductors for electronic applications, battery isolators, power distribution blocks, wire connection products, supercapacitors, and battery separators.

History

Bussmann was founded in 1914 by five brothers: Al, Frank, Harry, Joe, and Lee Bussmann. The company's first product was a non-renewable cartridge fuse. Several years later, Harry receives two patents for cartridge and electric fuses. A year later, in 1924, Frank is awarded a portable electric lamp patent. In 1929, the Fusetron® fuse technology was patented and the company was acquired by Max McGraw. In 1963, the company is awarded a patent for its Class J time-delay fuse design. Four years later, the company introduced its patented Low-Peak® fuse product line. In 1979, Bussmann moved its headquarters and manufacturing facility to a St. Louis suburb: Ellisville, Missouri. In 1985, McGraw Edison (formerly Max McGraw) was purchased by Cooper Industries, Inc. In 1992, the company introduced the patented LPCC midget time-delay fuse. A year later, Cooper Bussmann built the Paul Gubany Center for High Power Technology. The company also received a patent for surface-mount chip fuses (which it also introduced) within the same year. In 2000, Cooper Bussmann is awarded five patents for its finger-safe CUBEFuse® device. In late 2012, the company was acquired by Eaton to become part of its electrical business.

Headquarters & Locations

Eaton's Bussmann Business has its headquarters located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and an office in Ellisville, Missouri. The company also has several facilities around the globe including Brazil, India, England, Mexico, South Korea, Denmark, and China.

Photos Courtesy of Cooper Bussmann.