Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced today that it has appointed Kimberly “Kim” A. Nelson, former Senior Vice President, External Relations of General Mills, Inc., to its Board of Directors effective October 13, 2020. “We are pleased to welcome Kim to the Cummins Board of Directors. Her wealth of knowledge and extensive operating and corporate experience will be invaluable as we navigate in
Actual savings from closed Six Sigma projects are running significantly ahead of historical targets through the second quarter of the year. Savings, including cost and cost avoidance, for 2020 totaled $304 million through June, $126 million over the targeted savings of $178 million. That’s a difference of about 70%. The NextGen Six Sigma & Continuous Improvement learning program has transfo
Imlay had been thinking and praying for guidance to make an impact in her home community of Columbus, Indiana, and help her former colleagues at Columbus Regional Hospital. Her prayers were answered when she heard about a Meal Train taking place in Indianapolis, Indiana. "I heard on the news an individual in Indianapolis had created a Meal Train to provide meals for essential employees at
Though the title may seem quite grand, the total surface area of the union is just 12 square miles. Ten of the islands are inhabited. One received a visit from a Cummins Sales and Service technician during the COVID-19 pandemic he won’t soon forget. Kiltan is a coral island in the archipelago with a population just under 4,000. The island used to be part of an international trade route su
Given that Cummins is a global power leader known for its technical expertise, books might not be the first thing that would come to mind for an employee project. But these are not ordinary books. These books are tailor made to be accessed by children with special needs. Singhania, a Director of Power Gen Sales for the region, says the books can be vital to a special-needs child. “For
Prior to joining Cummins as a telecommunications manager, Layton worked in the medical gas testing industry, ensuring that oxygen and other essential gases needed in hospital intensive care units were up to standards. When the pandemic escalated in the U.K., Layton was sought after by contacts from his medical gas testing days to help as a volunteer testing the medical gases at some l
Hospitals cannot lose power, semi-trucks cannot break down and first-responder vehicles need to be ready for any call. In all of these scenarios, customers depend on Cummins powered products to maintain the world’s most essential functions. There is no time for error or malfunction. That is why Cummins Care is standing by, ready to support any service request at a moment’s notice. The
Cummins employees across the country, however, continued to seek and secure ways to help their communities. In March, for example, Cummins Generator Technologies (CGT) in Wuxi joined efforts to secure critical supplies for those in need in Shuofang and Jixiang, two neighboring communities of Wuxi. Some of the supplies were donated to a long-time community partner, the Wuxi Children’s W
Cummins employee Staci Selking jumped in to help her community answer these critical childcare questions and offered solutions that are now being considered for implementation around the state of Indiana. In late March, a task force composed of community leaders in Cummins’ headquarters city of Columbus, Indiana, identified this as an urgent need for local nonprofit, Children Inc. Th
Hadler is an engineer whose duties include helping customers install new Cummins engines on boats pushing tons of cargo up and down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Like many Cummins employees, he is still very much on the job despite the COVID-19 pandemic, carrying out an essential function that ultimately helps ensure critical products get to the people who need them. “My job reall
The plant and canteen are partnering with a not-for-profit group to make the best of the COVID-19 crisis, delivering prepared lunches to vulnerable children. Here’s how it all came together. The canteen is operated by an outside supplier. It’s local manager and his staff have been working at the plant so long they are part of the plant family. As the plant implemented social distancing and
By continuously powering its frontline partners and customers, the company has played a critical role in helping the country win more time in its race to outrun the virus. “While our operations slowed or shut down through the worst of the outbreak – many of our employees were still working around the clock to support our customers and their equipment that was re-purposed to support the fig