Cummins employees find innovative way to safely dissolve plaster of Paris idols. Engineers from Cummins India have developed a sustainable and eco-friendly way to dissolve the plaster of Paris idols commonly immersed in water during a major Hindu festival. The Ganesh Festival is celebrated by Hindus around the world in honor of Lord Ganesha (the elephant headed deity), one of the most worshi
All you need is a smile and a raincoat. Cummins employees in Darlington and Stockton (UK) are taking the company’s sustainability priorities to heart by developing a strong relationship with the River Tees Rediscovered project. In August, approximately 65 Cummins Emission Solution (CES) and five Cummins Engine employees volunteered at Tees Cottage Pumping Station. The objective of the projec
An Engineer’s Blueprint of Hope Six years ago, Kwasi Twumasi, an electrical engineer at Cummins Power Generation, started an orphanage in his hometown in Ghana. It did not begin as a vision, but rather an answer to a desperate question. Twumasi’s brother-in-law died of HIV/AIDS, and the family soon discovered that his sister had the disease, too. They have four children. “It was then th
Taking care of the communities where Cummins does business has been an important standard for the company since the early beginning. Recently, the Cummins India Foundation awarded scholarships to 125 meritorious students from in an around the locations where Cummins is present. Now in its ninth successive year, this program supports students from socially and economically unprivileged backgroun
Students from Project Stepping Stone recently visited Columbus, Indiana, to listen to Eduardo Martinez, General Manager - New & ReCon Parts Manufacturing, discuss his career path and the importance of higher education. The students also had the opportunity to converse with other Latino employees about their work experiences while admiring the modern-classic architecture of the Irwin Conference
As a global company operating in over 190 countries, Cummins encourages its employees to look for ways to improve the communities in which they live. This past June, Mark Levett, Vice President - Corporate Responsibility, visited Mexico to learn more about how Cummins employees are leading improvement projects that are helping the region. Joined by Ignacio Garcia, Vice President of the Mexico A
On National Women in Engineering Day, held June 23 in the United Kingdom, employees from Cummins Power Generation (CPG) stayed busy by working across sites in Kent, Peterborough and Stamford, England in support of the Cummins Women in Technology (CWiT) forum, an initiative championed by Cummins’ Chief Technical Officer, John Wall. Their aim? To encourage careers in STEM and promote opportunities f
Black History Month, celebrated annually in the United States and Canada throughout the month of February, is a time for recognizing the central role of African-Americans in history. At Cummins, it's also about highlighting the significance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. In honor of Black History month, several Cummins employees were invited to share their personal stories on the
For much of the past year, workers on the second shift at Tata Cummins Limited Plant 2 in Phaltan have witnessed something rarely seen on a shop floor in India after 7 p.m. Women. Women are now working from 2 to 10 p.m. in the plant at Cummins’ Megasite, about two hours southeast of Pune. They normally are not allowed to work past 7 p.m. but Tata Cummins is one of a select number of manufact
When Cummins decided to expand its operations in Africa in 2010, it made sure Corporate Responsibility was included in the planning. The results are already paying off. Over the past year, Cummins employees helped a leprosarium in Ghana. In South Africa, they revitalized parklands in Johannesburg, cleaned beaches in Cape Town and sponsored a blood drive in Kelvin. And in South Africa and Kenya,
A diverse and inclusive work environment helps all employees work more effectively and efficiently, both with their local teams and with colleagues around the world. This ability to work locally and globally allows Cummins to focus on leveraging the full power of the Company for its customers no matter where they are located. One way Cummins works to create the right environment for success is
When Tina Vujovich was asked to sponsor Cummins’ first Women’s Affinity Group in 2001, she wasn’t quite sure what to expect. “I found several women who were dedicated to helping one another,” said Vujovich, retired Vice President of Marketing and Environmental Policy at the Company. “We put together a team that instinctively set about surveying the broad population of women at Cummins to lea