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In Fridley, Minn., Cummins is making significant strides to reduce production waste thanks in part to a partnership with Rise, Inc. The local not-for-profit helps create job opportunities for people who have significant disabilities and other employment barriers. The Rise employees work on a variety of tasks including the plant's recycling efforts, which have increased significantly in recent y
The undergraduates, who are working with Cummins as part of their degree studies, have organized displays and activities on the St Andrew's Road site as part of World Environment Day. On show were a range of the latest techniques and products available from local specialists and community partners to reduce water consumption, power usage and food waste. Employees could also find out about the late
Construction started earlier this summer on a first of its kind project for Cummins that will use landfill gas and the Company's combined heat and power (CHP) systems to provide industrial customers in Delaware with a clean, sustainable source of energy. The first recipient will be Croda Inc.'s Atlas Point chemical manufacturing plant in New Castle, Del. Croda, a global company with operations
For much of the past year, workers on the second shift at Tata Cummins Limited Plant 2 in Phaltan have witnessed something rarely seen on a shop floor in India after 7 p.m. Women. Women are now working from 2 to 10 p.m. in the plant at Cummins’ Megasite, about two hours southeast of Pune. They normally are not allowed to work past 7 p.m. but Tata Cummins is one of a select number of manufact
Cummins and Peterbilt Motors Company say a demonstration tractor-trailer they partnered on achieved a 54 percent increase in fuel economy during testing in the fall of 2012, averaging nearly 10 miles per gallon (mpg) under real world driving conditions. The "SuperTruck" developed by the two companies features a higher-efficiency engine and an aerodynamic tractor-trailer that significantly reduc
Besides being the preferred dinner for pandas, bamboo is the ecologically preferable source for high-end flooring, soft towels and ...buildings stronger than steel. Employees at Cummins Research and Technology India (CRTI) in Pune put their engineering skills to work so people in rural areas could have a lower cost alternative for building materials. The result was an Environmental Challenge
There was no brass band or wild applause when the doors to Cummins' Acoustical Testing Center (ATC) first swung open to the public last fall. Instead, visitors were greeted by silence. Silence is precisely the point of the Company's new sound-testing facility in Fridley, Minn., built next to the Cummins Power Generation (CPG) plant. With its curved roof and sound-absorbing acoustical wedges lin
At certain times, the donations of clothing and household goods would come in so fast to the Sans Souci community thrift store in Columbus, Ind. that stacks of bags and boxes would extend nearly to the ceiling of the shop's warehouse. "We would get hit with a lot of donations and we couldn't process them fast enough," said Sheryl Adams, executive director of the not-for-profit. "It was like a b
When Cummins decided to expand its operations in Africa in 2010, it made sure Corporate Responsibility was included in the planning. The results are already paying off. Over the past year, Cummins employees helped a leprosarium in Ghana. In South Africa, they revitalized parklands in Johannesburg, cleaned beaches in Cape Town and sponsored a blood drive in Kelvin. And in South Africa and Kenya,
Solar savings The five solar arrays installed at Cummins' facilities amount to a significant step forward in energy efficiency for the Company. Here's a look at the environmental benefits: Carbon dioxide reduction: 120 metric tons per year Electricity reduction: 197 megawatt hours per year Energy cost savings: $32,000 per year For the first time, Cummins facilities in 2011 wer
Three key questions for safety Adam Tucker, the Distribution Business Unit's Health, Safety and Environmental Director said the "Time Out for Safety" initiative gathered critical insights into important safety projects for the Distribution Business Unit in 2012. Distribution employees in their meetings after the video discussed three key questions: What hazards are most likely to be in
At the height of Super Storm Sandy, Cummins Power Systems' Steve Philips went 21 hours without sleep, his phone ringing 40 or 50 times per hour until he finally nodded off at his New Jersey home, his computer and cell phone in his lap. Three hours later, he was back working the phone again, trying to find generators for desperate customers in New York and New Jersey left powerless by the mammot