*Note: Srikanth Padmanabhan is the President, Engine Business at Cummins Inc. On Aug. 4, 2016, he joined Cummins leaders and thousands of Cummins employees unveil the newest products and technologies in Cummins' 2017 engine lineup. Here, in his own words, Srikanth describes how Cummins employees around the globe are dedicated to Powering What's Next. CUMMINS IS A TECHNOLOGY COMPANY.
Sometimes, the true test of a company comes when times are challenging. Despite weak global markets, Cummins achieved record results in its environmental and community engagement efforts in 2015, according to the company’s new 2015-2016 Sustainability Progress Report. Cummins, for example, exceeded its 2020 goal for reducing water use intensity five years early and met the company’s 2015 goal f
Jennifer Rumsey says she achieved her dream job when she became Cummins’ Vice President – Chief Technical Officer in 2015. Today, she leads the company’s global technical organization, responsible for research and engineering across Cummins’ four business units. After obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, a leading manufacturer of quality engineered wood building materials, recently announced the appointment of Tracy Embree, Cummins' Vice President and President-Components, to its board of directors. “Tracy’s breadth of experience in a variety of manufacturing methods and innovative product lines will be an asset to our board,” said Louisiana-Pacific Chairman Gary
If you ask 10 different people to define the power of Cummins, you’ll likely get 10 different answers. Some might say it’s our products that help power everything from your favorite pickup truck to global data centers and such iconic landmarks as the Statue of Liberty, the London Eye and the Taj Mahal. Others might say it’s our employees, who devoted more than 364,000 hours last year to c
Making people’s lives better by unleashing the Power of Cummins may seem like a simple statement but it’s what guides 54,000 Cummins employees. Today, Cummins engineers are working together to build a brighter future through a lightweight engine that produces zero emissions. Although the engine does not work, employees are using it to turbocharge the minds of aspiring engineers. In Stoughto
Cummins is always in the pursuit of discovering new methods to innovate and help the environment globally. That is why we have partnered up with the Indianapolis Zoo to implement a new, innovative way to fuel some of their vehicles throughout the park. The Indianapolis Zoo has taken on a biofuel initiative, which uses vegetable oil from the fryers in the Zoo’s Café. Vegetable oil that once was
Team promotes working with customers to improve fuel economy. From his desk in Columbus, Indiana, Cummins Fuel Economy Engineer David Yu uses sophisticated tools to tell customers details about their operations thousands of miles away that even personnel on the ground might not know. He analyzes large amounts of data about the time engines are working and idling in various locations, the
After driving most of the more than 76,000 miles covered during Cummins Redefining Tour, Mike Carlson said he’ll never think about fuel economy in quite the same way. Hauling just over 60,000 pounds as part of the 36-city tour across North America to demonstrate some of the company’s latest technology, Carlson said he frequently got better than 9 miles per gallon in the tractor-trailer he drove
*Note: Srikanth Padmanabhan is the President, Engine Business at Cummins Inc. In 2015 he joined a fleet of five Cummins-powered tractor trailers on the last leg of the Cummins North American REDefining Tour. The following is a first person account of the sights and sounds he experienced along the way. 76,558 miles. 1,475 hours. 114 days. 33 city stops. 5 trucks. 9 professional d
Cummins today unveiled a revolutionary new system for its ISB engines that brings the fuel economy benefits of stop-start technology to conventional buses. The technology, which saves fuel by shutting down the engine when a vehicle is not moving, had only previously been available on far more expensive diesel-electric hybrid buses. The hybrid buses use the stored electricity generated duri
The 2016 Nissan TITAN XD has been named the 2015 Truck of Texas by the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in its annual 2015 Texas Truck Rodeo. In addition to the competition's top award, Truck of Texas, the new TITAN XD won three other honors: Luxury Pickup Truck of Texas, Off-Road Pickup Truck of Texas and Best Powertrain for its standard Cummins® 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel engine. The 2016 Niss