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The Guillermo Sánchez Borbón Hospital was inaugurated in June 2019. Named after the highly accomplished journalist, poet and novelist who wrote under the pseudonym Tristán Solarte and who died earlier this year, it replaces the aging hospital on the island to serve residents of nearby islands and tourists visiting the province. It boasts a fully modern, quality health care system with expanded ser

UCEM Chimborazo is the second largest cement plant in Ecuador, currently producing around 1.6m tonnes of cement annually. When it came to fail-safe power supply for its new clinker line, Cummins was awarded the bid for this emergency power supply contract.  With two existing utilities feeding all loads, a third option capable of managing all critical loads in an emergency situation was req

The first phase is a 350-meter pier equipped with three rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) for Post Panamax ships and nine rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs), with capacity of 450,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). The second phase has two decks, each 400 meters long, equipped with 12 RMGs and nine RTGs – additional portable cranes with reach of 24 wide containers to serve large container ship

Attendees included 10 sales managers and coordinators from the Cummins-owned and five independent distributors, and 24 customers from different segments and states of the country in sectors such as construction, food, supermarkets, education, health, telecommunications and technology. The mission was to provide a dynamic seminar that provided technical knowledge and innovative tools relevant to

Cummins’ six distributors in Brazil – CVSMG, DCML, DCDN, DCCO, Motormac and Noroeste – hosted the individual events. While the concept of Open Energy Day is that each distributor plans the day's format based on local markets and trends, events are typically held in major cities they serve and invitations sent to clients and other industry professionals. “Open Energy Day is very important for us

As operators seek out energy solutions that are efficient and sustainable, cogeneration is one that maximizes efficiency by producing electrical and thermal energy from a single fuel source. Also called combined heat and power (CHP) systems, cogeneration cuts energy consumption and operation costs. Twenty-five sales consultants and engineers from Cummins distributors in South America convened i

This is Jade Park, an “urban oasis” in Asunción, Paraguay, and a continuation of the Jade residences in southern Florida from real estate firm Fortune International Group. Jade Park is also the first building in Paraguay with the internationally recognized style of Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott. Cummins Latin America supplied three generator sets (models C1000D5B, C1400D5, C1675D5) to be used as

A new cogeneration energy system at a Brazilian chemical company is producing large energy savings, providing power, hot water and steam to the site by capturing waste heat. Rhodia Brasil, a Solvay Group company, has been present in Brazil since 1919 and has established itself as a benchmark for innovation in the chemical industry. The company recently partnered with Cummins on a new innovative

Power Systems Brazil recently held an All Employees’ Meeting to encourage integration in all senses – integration of people, of products and technologies, and of businesses. Cummins Latin America leader José Samperio led the event, joined by Alex Savelli, Executive Director of Power Generation, and Jorge Machuca, then Leader of Power Generation Mexico and Central America. ‘Synergy is Power’ was

Cummins Peru's Renewable Energy Solutions was the title of an event held on June 6 in Peru’s capital city, Lima. The conference was a great opportunity for Cummins Peru to present the full scope of the company’s latest technological developments, drawing on examples from around the world in the fields of cogeneration, biogas and hybrid energy solutions.  The event was the first of its kind