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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport, automobile, aviation |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Defunct | 2014 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Successor | Bombardier Transportation |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company | |
&lang=en&file=File:Budd_Mfg_Philly.JPG) The Budd manufacturing facility in Philadelphia | |
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| Location | 2450 W. Hunting Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°00′29.6″N 75°10′08.7″W / 40.008222°N 75.169083°W |
| Area | 70 acres (28 ha) |
| Built | 1917 |
| Architect | Giffels & Vallet, Inc.; Albert Kahn & Associates |
| Architectural style | 20th Century Industrial |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001328[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 2007 |
The Budd Company was a 20th-century metal fabricator, a major supplier of body components to the automobile industry, and a manufacturer of stainless steel passenger rail cars,[2] airframes, missile and space vehicles, and various defense products.[3]
Budd was founded in 1912 in Philadelphia by Edward G. Budd, whose fame came from his development of the first all-steel automobile bodies in 1913, and his company's invention of the "shotweld" technique for joining pieces of stainless steel without damaging its anti-corrosion properties in the 1930s.
Budd Company became part of Budd Thyssen in 1978, and in 1999 a part of ThyssenKrupp Budd. Body and chassis operations were sold to Martinrea International in 2006. No longer an operating company, Budd filed for bankruptcy in 2014. It currently exists to provide benefits to its retirees.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Blanchard, Matthew P. (July 22, 2002). "Budd closing chips away at Phila.'s industrial past". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ "In the service of flight". Aviation Week & Space Technology. 71 (27): 122. December 15, 1959. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Budd Co. Nears Ch. 11 Exit With Disclosure OK". Law360. US. May 9, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
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