Zuken USA 2016 Innovation Award for Cummins

Zuken USA Selects Cummins for 2016 Innovation Award

20 April 2016 – Westford, MA, USA – Cummins, a global leader in the power sector, has been selected as Zuken’s 2016 Zuken Innovation Award recipient. Zuken will make the award presentation at their Zuken Innovation World conference being held on April 18-20 at Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa, San Diego, California.

Zuken’s Innovation Award honors companies that demonstrate exceptional innovation in new product development, design methodology and the application of Zuken products. This is an annual award presented at Zuken Innovation World conference.

Kent McLeroth, CEO, Zuken USA, said: “Zuken Innovation World provides us with a wonderful platform to recognize innovation leadership in the Americas. Cummins has demonstrated exceptional innovation on a number of fronts. One in particular is the adoption and deployment of modular design methodology. It is our pleasure to recognize Cummins with this award.”

Zuken proved to be a trusted partner as we defined and deployed this new design methodology based on modular design.

Bill Meyer Director, Electronics Hardware, Cummins

“We would like to thank Zuken for this special recognition,” said Bill Meyer, Director, Electronics Hardware, Cummins. “Zuken proved to be a trusted partner as we defined and deployed this new design methodology based on modular design. Cummins strives for innovation excellence and this award reaffirms our efforts.”

Cummins Inc. designs, manufactures, distributes and services diesel and natural gas engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. As Cummins focuses on future technologies, the company has enhanced its capabilities related to power electronics, controls and system integration as well as connected systems.

Zuken’s annual user and technology conferences look at innovation and the open exchange of today’s latest trends and challenges. This three-day event offers a series of user, partner and technical expert-hosted classes covering a broad range of topics, as well as formal learning and networking opportunities.

For more information visit www.zuken.com/ziw-us.

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About Cummins

Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service diesel and natural gas engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins currently employs approximately 55,000 people worldwide and serves customers in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of approximately 600 company-owned and independent distributor locations and approximately 7,200 dealer locations. Cummins earned $1.4 billion on sales of $19.1 billion in 2015.