supercomputer
The Cress 2.0 Supercomputer provides powerful computing capabilities that enable Cummins to apply sophisticated software to develop engines and related products
The Clessie 2.0 supercomputer is a core asset of the Cummins engineering R&D team. It can accelerate innovation, increase productivity, and reduce product development time and costs.
The supercomputer has approximately 1.4PB (1PB=1000TB) of storage space, 8,584 cores, 355 trillion floating-point operations per second, and double performance design. Engineers can help engineers retrieve thousands of computer-aided design solutions based on their needs. In the past, only a very small number of design options could be read.
Cummins combines the expertise of engineers, powerful software support, and supercomputers to create the best engine products for the world.
3D printing technology 　　
3D Printing Lab Interior of Columbus Cummins Technology Center, Indiana, USA
The 3D printer performs single-layer printing of precision items by executing complex instructions, which is relatively nearly lossless. At Cummins, this technology is mainly used to make prototypes of precision engine components, which can significantly reduce time cost and errors.
In this technology, prototypes are made of sufficiently hard materials and can be assembled directly onto the engine for testing, which means that the cycle of good ideas from the laboratory to the market will be greatly reduced.
Internet connectivity and big data
Cummins Certified Service Provider Accelerates Solving Customer Problems with New Mobile App
Various forms of network interconnection technology applications are improving the engine's running time and performance. Cummins has maintained a leading position in this technology field.
For example, Cummins' new mobile application software, GuidanzTM, is equipped with the Immediate AssessmentTM, a real-time evaluation system. Cummins service providers can wirelessly connect to the engine via a smartphone or tablet, identify the most likely cause of the engine failure light flashing through the fault code, and estimate the repair duration based on a similar fault repair record in a large database. In the past, it only took hours for users to identify the cause of a fault.
In cooperation with leading car networking service providers, Cummins has a complete set of advanced remote service products that can collect relevant data from the engine electronic control module and based on this data, develop customized solutions for customers to meet their needs.
virtual reality technology
Columbus Cummins Technology Center, Virtual Reality Technology Team Presents Company's VR System
The computer screen cannot demonstrate everything. Therefore, the Advanced Virtual Reality Experience Center (CAVE) located in the Cummins Technology Center became the most popular place for engineers. Because here, engineers can see the working status of their works before the prototypes are made; and customers can also understand how an engine that is not yet available matches its own model.
This virtual reality experience lab is just one of many Cummins virtual reality labs. Here, engineers are more likely to understand complex and sophisticated large engines, such as engines mounted on heavy trucks, trains, so that early detection of difficult-to-reach parts that require repair is critical to extending the overall engine runtime.
This technology is also very important for engine parts. CAVE played a key role in the development of Cummins' ultra-efficient single-unit post-processing systems. The engineers used CAVE to design and specify the vehicle chassis installation conditions, which reduced the size of this part by 60% compared to the previous one and reduced the weight by 40%.
Motorized
Indiana State Governor Eric Holcomb (third from left) visits the Cummins Technology Center and takes a picture with the Cummins management before the pure electric trucks are being debugged.
Cummins has been involved in the research, development and production of diesel-electric hybrid engines for more than ten years. In response to the increase in demand for new energy sources in the commercial vehicle market, especially the growth in the demand for passenger cars and urban transport vehicles, Cummings set up an electrification business unit in early 2017.
Cummins is currently working on several mobile and stationary energy projects. In the spring of 2016, the company received a US$4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy as it participated in the development of a commercial plug-in extended range transmission system for North American 6-segment trucks. This system can reduce the number of regular 6/7 cargo trucks by at least 50. % of fuel consumption.
Electron microscope
Cummins Technology Center Materials Science and Technology Laboratory, project team is working through high-resolution electron microscope
Cummins researchers can usually use high-resolution electron microscopes to read newspapers placed on the moon.
Roger England, Director of Materials Science and Technology at Cummins Technology Center, said that with the aid of high-resolution electron microscopes and other related tools, his team has been able to narrow the field of research to the order of atoms, and they are able to conduct in-depth microscopic research. For example, can you determine what kind of oil will wear engine parts or determine which metal is more reliable?
Cummins employees
Columbus Engine Factory, Cummins Engineers at Work
Cummins employees are the company’s greatest strategic advantage. They use professional skills to help customers solve the most difficult problems. As the world's only independent diesel engine manufacturer, Cummins has independent research and development capabilities for all key subsystems required for engines and generators.
More than one-third of Cummins’ professional staff holds science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees. Most of the employees in the technology center have doctorates.
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