The heritage of CASE Construction Equipment is historically intertwined with that of the history of Case in agricultural tractors, but the brand has always been distinct in its focus and remit, and is an independent business unit. Its history contains some of the most significant names in construction machinery.
It traces its development to the foundation in 1842 of the Racine Threshing Machine Company in Wisconsin, USA, by Jerome Increase Case. In 1869, the firm produced its first portable steam engine, fundamental to the development of road construction, and by 1912 it had developed a complete line of road-building equipment, including graders.
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