Welcome to the era of smarter, cleaner power

Across the globe are renowned urban quarters - cities within cities that capture the hearts of travelers with their rich history and architecture. New Orleans has the historic French Quarter, Cuba has New Havana and now Esslingen, Germany, has the world's first largely climate-neutral urban quarter powered by Cummins electrolyzers. This urban quarter is considered a "lighthouse" project, a smal

September 12 - 18 is designated as National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. The trucking industry and its workers are critical to the U.S. economy. Nearly 8 million people are employed in trucking-related careers, including 3.6 million professional drivers. Most goods consumed in the U.S. are put on a truck at some point. In fact, the trucking industry hauled 72.5% of all freight transported in th

In the commercial vehicle and industrial markets, Meritor is best known as a leading global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, aftermarket and electric powertrain solutions with more than a 110-year legacy of providing innovative products that offer superior performance, efficiency and reliability. But what is less commonly known is that Meritor not only serves the truck market, but trai

On June 15, 2019, Cummins celebrated its historic centennial birthday with the grand reopening of the company's Corporate Office Building (COB) in its global headquarters of Columbus, Ind. A small town with big city recognition, the city is ranked sixth in the United States for architecture design by The American Institute of Architects (AIA).  Read: "Our newly renovated COB takes a short

The modern workplace is evolving quickly. Across the world, our collective experiences with quarantines, working from home, and video conferencing has changed the way we all work together. As we look to the future, many employees may have a hybrid schedule or even have a designated workspace. How can the post-COVID office best support these new ways of working? For Cummins employees at the company

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

Jim Cramer, host of the popular show, Mad Money, thinks that hydrogen just may be the cleaner, greener fuel source that the world's been craving. He recently spoke to Tom Linebarger, Chairman and CEO of Cummins Inc., about hydrogen's role in the path to zero emissions and Cummins' role in expanding access to hydrogen. In the conversation, Linebarger emphasized that innovation is not new at Cumm

With increased grid instability, and power outages due to natural disasters and inclement weather - the need for reliable power system equipment is crucial from small business and light commercial to mission-critical and life-saving applications. In response, Cummins Power Generation has designed a series of game-changing transfer switches: The PowerCommand® X-Series Transfer Switches.  Wi

Cummins Inc. began offering COVID-19 vaccines for its workforce and their dependents through mobile on-site clinics on April 1 and has now administered its 30,000th vaccine. The company has hosted clinics across its operations in the United States, and also clinics in India and Mexico. Nowhere has there been a better response to vaccine acceptance than in the Cummins Juárez site, where 95% of e

Is dependence to electric power the Achilles heel for businesses against the emerging cybersecurity threats?  Cybersecurity threats to electric infrastructure continues to be a top-of-mind topic for many business executives. From healthcare and data center facilities to commercial and industrial buildings, businesses depend on electric power to continue their operations. Moreover, this dep

The green economy is ever evolving, and changing how we approach passenger transportation is part of that evolution. We have seen electric city buses and hybrid passenger vehicles gain increasing popularity, but what about railways?  Passenger train manufacturers are looking to hydrogen fuel cells, and to Cummins, to provide zero-emissions power for railways all around the world. French ra

This joint op-ed originally appears in the August 13, 2021 edition of the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ). Subscribers of the IBJ can view the article here.  We are facing another outbreak of COVID-19, again pulling out our masks right at the time we had hoped to return to a sense of normalcy after a bleak seventeen months. This outbreak is different though because it is now a pandemic

What is it about your job that motivates you?  My first motivation for what I do, which is also the reason why I applied to work for Cummins, is that I wanted to work on clean energy technology that will shape decarbonization across many different sectors. I'm truly passionate about the journey of the technological evolution that we're living in. We're in the middle of this transition betw

What is cogeneration? Cogeneration power plants and power generators generate electricity while ensuring that the heat created in the process is not wasted.  Traditional nuclear power plants and fossil-fuel burning power plants convert the energy present in their fuel-uranium, coal, or natural gas-into electricity. In the process, they lose a significant portion of that energy in the fo

Cummins Inc. is gearing up for the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) Run on Less - Electric (RoL-E), an electric truck technology demonstration. The RoL-E is a three-week event beginning Sept. 2 and will feature daily performance metrics and real-world fleet stories documenting the benefits and challenges of deploying electric trucks. Cummins is participating in the event

The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) recently recognized the Cummins SuperTruck II team for pioneering research and development in heavy-duty diesel engine technology. This honor, which was presented to the team during the DoE's Annual Merit Review Conference, celebrates their achievement of 55% brake thermal efficiency (BTE) from an engine equipped with waste heat recovery, an important metri

On July 13-16, Cummins Inc. officially launched its Manufacturing Industry 4.0 strategy with its first-annual Industry 4.0 Virtual Symposium. Over the course of four days, the company hosted 17 sessions introducing Cummins' Industry 4.0 strategy; providing overviews and demonstrations of the latest technology and automation solutions, including digital twin, 3D printing and more; and invited