Today’s modern diesel engine is an impressive feat of innovation. Cummins Inc. is no stranger to innovation. In fact, the company spends $1 billion annually on research and technology across its product portfolio with 11,000 of the brightest engineers innovating for their customers. Today the company is taking a look at three of the innovations that have shaped the advanced diesel engines that are

Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) announced the 2022 recipients of the company’s most prestigious technical award, the Julius Perr Innovation award. Now in its 23rd year, the award recognizes employees who demonstrated excellence in innovation and technology by developing significant intellectual property for our products. This year’s recipients are Cummins employees Richard Ancimer, Krishna Kamasamudram

In 2016, Cummins partnered with a European railway equipment manufacturer, to engineer, supply, and integrate the hydrogen fuel cell solution in its trains. The trains entered commercial service in 2018 and can carry up to 150 seated passengers and 150 standing passengers. There is growing interest from several European countries to use the trains for non-electrified tracks. While many alternat

With 200 billion Internet of Things (IoT) objects humankind has today1, connectivity is embedded at every aspect of our lives. When it comes to connectivity within the transportation sector, highway vehicles such as cars, trucks and busses get the spotlight; yet one would think whether trains would be a better candidate to adopt connected solutions given some aspects of operating trains is less so

Zephyr locomotives, named after the Greek god of wind, got everyone’s attention in 1930s with their shining stainless-steel looks and high speed. They have also re-invigorated the interest in the rail industry and became the poster child of the industry for decades.  The next big transformation in the rail industry will have less to do with steel and more to do with silicon and different f

Many economies around the world are in the process of re-opening with a focus on ensuring the safety of those involved. Seymour Engine Plant (SEP), in Seymour, in Indiana is where Cummins Inc. manufactures its largest diesel engine, QSK95. Craig Fisher, QSK95 Manufacturing Leader at Cummins, says, “safety was the top priority for us before the pandemic, but how we practice it has significantly cha

Think of a train loaded with 40 foot containers as long as the distance between your home and work (about 15 miles). This is what it would take to load all the pollutants avoided, thanks to the state-of-the-art technology used in Cummins Tier 4 high horsepower engines. Cummins Tier 4 high horsepower engines have recently exceeded 10 million operating hours. These engines feature state-of-the-ar