History
1940’s
1943
“Livesay Multipurpose Machines,” predecessor to BUG-O, was invented to increase production of ships and landing craft at Higgins Shipyards in Louisiana for WWII.
1948
H. Edward Cable, with 4 partners, starts D.R. Electric Company which will become Weld Tooling Corporation and Lincoln Service Shop in 1952.
1950’s
1957-1958
Herbert E. Cable Joins as a Sales Representative. Weld Tooling Corporation acquires patent rights to “Livesay Machines” and begins an extensive redesign.
1958
New Location West Carson Street
1959
Ed Cable starts selling Livesay units. Weld Tooling Corporation creates the BUG-O Systems Division to design, manufacture and sell the redesigned machines to be known as “BUG-O’s.”
1960’s
1961
Seattle Space Needle
1963
St. Louis Arch
1964
Unisphere at the New York’s World Fair
1970’S AND 1980’S
1977
Chip Cable, like his father Herbert E. Cable, joins Weld Tooling Corporation as a Sales Representative
1981
New technology advances changing AC Governor Control motor to DC motor with Solid State Controls
1982
Acquires Cypress Welding- expansion into pipe fabrication
1987
Works with shipyards to mechanize welding of submarines and ships for the U.S. military
1990’s
1994
Herb Cable becomes CEO and Chip Cable becomes President.
1995
Introduction of Trackless Machines, Overlay Systems and Programmable Machines
2000’s
2002
BUG-O used to weld circumference of 10 ft. dia. pilings and cut slots in inner & outer piling for the replacement sections of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge project.
2007
BUG-O mechanization utilized in shipbuilding of Disney cruise lines at Meyer Werft Ship Yard.
2008
4th Generation Matt Cable joins the company
2008
BUG-O Expands to meet global demands by moving into a new 25,000 sq.ft. state of the art manufacturing facility.
2009
Reestablishing our original partnership with The Lincoln Electric Company; Lincoln and BUG-O develops PiperBug® then the Piper-Plus
2010’s – tODAY
2012
Introduction of the K-Bug product line
2013
BUG-O announces New 3-Year Warranty
2015
New GO-FER IV® released reducing the need to keep multiple machines and accessories on hand
2016
Matt Cable becomes Bug-O President
2020
Bug-O’s Live Support Program solves application problems and increases productivity in a digital world.
2022
MDS with Current Sensing AHC is used to construct Space-X launch pad.
2023
April 6, 2023 – BUG-O celebrates 75 years in business.
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280 Technology Drive
Canonsburg, PA 15317
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