INTRODUCTION
Clessie Lyle Cummins built his first steam engine at the age of 11 in rural Indiana. In 1911, Ray Harroun, a race car driver who learned of Cummins’ reputation, asked him to join his pit crew for a local auto race. Young Clessie made some suggestions to help improve speed, and that car won the first-ever Indianapolis 500.
In 1919, with backing from banker William G. Irwin, Clessie Cummins founded the Cummins Engine Company in Columbus, Ind. Together, the two men built a company that was one of the first to take advantage of the groundbreaking technology developed by German engineer Rudolf Diesel in the late 1800s.
J. Irwin Miller became general manager in 1934, and went on to lead the company to international prominence over the next four decades. In 1954, Miller established the Cummins Foundation.
In 1956, under Miller’s leadership, the company had opened a manufacturing facility in Scotland. By the 1960s, Cummins had a presence in 98 countries.
Today, Cummins is a multinational Fortune 500 company with 58,600 Employees, approximately 7,500 dealer locations in more than 190 countries and territories, serving customers worldwide in the areas of Engines, Power Generation, Components and Distribution.
ENGINE SEGMENTS
The Engine Segment designs and manufactures state-of-the-art diesel and natural gas powered engines for on-highway and off-highway use. The business also offers new parts and remanufactured parts and engines.
POWER SYSTEMS SEGMENTS
The Power Systems Segment is a global provider of high-speed high-horsepower engines and power generation equipment, including standby and prime power generator sets, alternators, switchgear and other components. Power Systems offers engines, power generation systems, components and services, and alternative-fuel electrical generators for use in residential standby, commercial industrial, mining, marine, rail, oil and gas, defense, data centers, telecom and healthcare applications and industries, to name a few.
