Cummins

This article is about the diesel engine manufacturer. For other uses, see Cummins (disambiguation).

Cummins Inc.

Company type	Public (NYSE: CMI) S&P 500 Component
Industry	Diversified Machinery
Founded	1919
Founder	Clessie Lyle Cummins
Headquarters	Cummins Corporate Office Building Columbus, Indiana, U.S.
Key people	Theodore 'Tim' Solso, Chairman & CEO Tom Linebarger, COO Pat Ward, CFO
Products	Engines, Filtration, Power Generation, Turbo Technologies
Revenue	$10.8 billion USD (2009)
Net income	$428 million USD (2009)
Total assets	$8,816 million USD (2010)
Total equity	$3,773 million USD (2010)
Number of employees	40,000
Website	www.cummins.com

Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) is a corporation that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, United States, Cummins sells in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 500 company-owned and independent distributors and approximately 5,200 dealers. Cummins reported net income of $428 million on sales of $10.8 billion in 2009.

Cummins is a technology leader in the diesel engine market. Cummins was the only company in the industry to meet the 2010 EPA standards for NOx emissions with the release in early 2007 of its new 6.7-liter turbo diesel for the Dodge Ram Heavy Duty pickup.

History

An early Cummins diesel in a 1950 Indianapolis 500 roadster

Founded in Columbus, Indiana, in 1919 as Cummins Engine Company, for its namesake Clessie Lyle Cummins, the fledgling firm was among the first to see the commercial potential of an unproven engine technology invented two decades earlier by Rudolph Diesel.

After a decade of fits and starts, in 1933, the company released the Model H, a powerful engine for transportation that launched the company's most successful engine family. J. Irwin Miller, became general manager in 1934 and went on the lead the company to international prominence over the next four decades. By marketing high-quality products through a unique nationwide service organization, the Company earned its first profit in 1937. Three years later, Cummins offered the industry's first 100,000-mile warranty.

By the 1950s, America had embarked on a massive interstate highway construction program, with Cummins engines powering much of the equipment that built the roads and thousands of the trucks that began to roll down them. Truckers demanded economy, power, reliability, and durability, and Cummins responded. By the late 1950s, Cummins had sales of over $100 million and a commanding lead in the market for heavy truck diesels.

As Cummins continued to grow its business in the United States, the Company also began looking beyond its traditional borders. Cummins opened its first foreign manufacturing facility in Shotts, Scotland, in 1956 and by the end of the 1960s, Cummins had expanded its sales and service network to 2,500 dealers in 98 countries. Today, Cummins has more than 5,000 facilities in 197 countries and territories.

Cummins, led by the visionary leadership of J. Irwin Miller, forged strong ties to emerging countries such as China, India and Brazil, where Cummins had a major presence before most other U.S. multinational companies. Cummins has grown into one of the largest engine makers in both China and India, and for the past three years approximately half of the Company’s sales have been generated outside the United States.

Business Units

Cummins Engine Business

Manufactures and markets a complete line of diesel and natural gas-powered engines for on-highway and off-highway use. Its markets include heavy-and medium-duty truck, bus, recreational vehicle (RV), light-duty automotive and a number of industrial uses including agricultural, construction, mining marine, oil and gas and military equipment.

Cummins Power Generation Business

Global provider of power generation systems, components and services in standby power, distributed power generation, as well as auxiliary power in mobile applications to meet the needs of a diversified customer base.

The Components Business

A Cummins generator at the base of a radio mast

Segment consists of four businesses:

Cummins Filtration

Designs, manufactures and distributes heavy-duty air, fuel, hydraulic and lube filtration, chemicals and exhaust system technology products for diesel and gas-powered equipment.

Cummins Turbo Technologies

Designs and manufactures turbochargers and related products, on a global scale, for diesel engines above 3 liters.

Cummins Emission Solutions

Develops and supplies catalytic exhaust systems and related products to the medium-and heavy-duty commercial diesel engine markets.

Cummins Fuel Systems

Designs, develops and manufactures new fuel systems and remanufactures electronic control modules in the United States.

Cummins Distribution Business

Cummins Distribution Business drives a comprehensive global distribution strategy and channel management. Capitalizing on synergies in parts and services, this business helps Cummins by providing outstanding support to our customers, while growing a less cyclical and less capital intensive business

Subsidiaries

Holset turbocharger (x2), on 450 hp (340 kW) V12 Kromhout diesel engine

Cummins Turbo Technologies

The Holset Engineering Co. was a British company that produced turbochargers, primarily for diesel and heavy duty applications

In 1973 the company was purchased by Cummins after briefly being owned by the Hanson Trust. Holset now operates facilities in China, India, Brazil, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

In 2006, the division officially changed its name to Cummins Turbo Technologies to be identified more closely with its parent company. The turbocharger products still use the Holset brand name.

Onan

In 1986, Cummins began acquisition of Onan and completed it in 1992. The Onan name continues to be used for modern versions of their traditional engine-driven generators for Andrew Goodman's RV, marine, commercial mobility, home standby, and portable use. Some of the most common models made by Onan include:

• 2 cylinder found in RV models
  • CCK
  • BF
  • NH
• Diesel stationary units
  • J series, including JC and JH

All Onan products are still manufactured in Minneapolis as part of the Cummins Power Generation group.

Cummins Emission Solutions

Exhaust and emissions after-treatment company Nelson Industries was purchased in 1999 due to the increasing importance of exhaust after-treatment systems for meeting future emissions standards. The division officially changed its name to Cummins Emission Solutions to be identified more closely with their parent company.

Products

The 5.9-liter B-series used in school buses and pre-2007 Dodge Ram 2500/3500 Trucks. The new 6.7-liter B-series is available in 2007 and newer Dodge Ram 2500/3500 Pickup Trucks.

High-horsepower (larger than 15 liters displacement) engines are manufactured in Seymour, Indiana, Daventry, England, and Pune, India. Heavy duty (10–15 liter displacement) M and X series engines are manufactured in Jamestown, New York. The B, C and L series engines are manufactured in numerous plants across the world.

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Operations	Location	Products
BMC Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.	Izmir, Turkey	B3.9/5.9 C8.3
Chongqing Cummins Engine Company Ltd.	Chongqing, China	M11 NT K19/38/50
Columbus Engine Plant	Columbus, Indiana	ISX Cylinder Blocks and heads; Light-Duty Diesel engine
Columbus MidRange Engine Plant	Columbus, Indiana	ISB
Consolidated Diesel Company	Rocky Mount, North Carolina	B3.9/4.5/5.9 C8.3 ISB ISC QSB ISL QSC QSL
Cummins Beijing Co. Ltd.	Beijing, China	Generator Sets
Cummins Brasil Ltda.	São Paulo, Brazil	B3.9/5.9 C8.3 NT/N14 ISB ISM Generator Sets
Cummins Generator Technologies.	Stamford, England	4 & 6-pole low voltage AC generators between 7.5 kVA to 2,750 kVA.
Cummins India Ltd.	Pune, India	N14/NT K19 V28 K38/50 OSK60 Generator Sets
Cummins India Ltd.	Daman, India	Generator sets and natural gas engines
Cummins Industrial Center	Seymour, Indiana	K19 V903 QSK19
Cummins Komatsu Engine Co.	Seymour, Indiana	QST30
Cummins Marine Charleston	North Charleston, South Carolina	Marine propulsion K19 to QSK 60, marine auxiliary engines B3.9 to QSK 60
Cummins MerCruiser Diesel	North Charleston, South Carolina	B3.9/5.9 C8.3 QSB5.9 QSC8.3 QSL9 QSM11 Sterndrives
Cummins Natural Gas Engines, Inc.	Clovis, New Mexico	G/GTA5.9, 8.3 and 855 GTA14, 19, 28, 38, and 50
Cummins Power Generation	Fridley, Minnesota	Generator sets and electronic controls
Cummins Power Generation	Singapore	Generator sets and electronic controls
Cummins Power Generation	Ramsgate, England	Generator sets and electronic controls
Cummins Scania Fuel Systems	Columbus, Indiana	HPI fuel systems
Cummins Scania Fuel Systems	Columbus, Indiana	XPI fuel systems
Cummins Westport Inc.	Vancouver, Canada	Natural gas engines
DarlingtonEngine Plant	Darlington, England	B3.9/5.9 B4.5/6/7 C8.3 ISB ISC ISL QSB QSC
Daventry Engine Plant	Daventry, England	K38/50 QSK45/60 QSK78 WSVs81/91 QSK19 rail power packs
Dongfeng Cummins Engine Co. Ltd.	Xiangfan, China	B3.9/5.9 C8.3
JamestownEngine Plant	Jamestown, New York	ISM L10 G-L10 ISX
Komatsu Cummins Engine Company Ltd.	Oyama, Japan	B3.3 B3.9/5.9 C8.3
Tata Cummins Limited	Jamshedpur, India	B3.9/5.9
Xi’an Cummins Engine Company	Shaanxi Province, China	ISM

Competitors

• Wärtsilä
• Caterpillar Inc.
• Deere & Company
• Detroit Diesel
• Perkins Engines Company Limited
• Generac Power Systems
• Kohler Company
• Navistar
• IVECO—Fiat Powertrain Technologies
• APR Energy formerly Alstom Power Rentals

See also

• Cummins Corporate Office Building
• Cummins UK
• Tata Motors
• Dongfeng Automobile Company Limited
• Komatsu
• J. Irwin Miller

External links

• Cummins Corporate Web Site
• http://www.cummins.com/cmi/index.jsp?siteId=1&langId=1033&newsInfo=true