Cummins Company Background

Founded in 1919 by Clessie Cummins selling diesel tractor engines

Today employs 33,500 employees Net income of $715 million off of $11.4

billion in sales in 2006 Headquartered in Columbus, OH

PGA history

Beginnings in 1929 with David Onan’s invention of the first single generator

Became a wholly owned subsidary of Cummins, Inc in 1992

PGA Today

$2.4 billion in sales in 2006 Provides total power generation systems including

engines, controls, alternators, transfer switches and switchgear

Provides standby power, distributed generation power, auxillary power generation for mobile applications

Highly diversified customer base in U.S., China, India, Brazil, and the Middle East

Anatomy of a Generator systemTurbocharger Air Filtration

Control System

Alternator

Fan

Engine

Fuel System

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