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SE ASIA / NE ASIA | ISSUE 04 | OCTOBER 2019

COMMENTARY

1919 - 2019 CHALLENGE THE IMPOSSIBLE

Innovating for the future

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31Cummins Commentary SE Asia/NE Asiais published by Cummins Asia Pacific85 Tuas South Avenue 1, Singapore 637419

Editor: Murray CliffordEmail: murray.clifford@cummins.comPh: +61 419 268 289

CONTENTS

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A s 2019 draws to a close, and we at Cummins reflect on a year in which we

celebrated our centenary as a company, the obvious question is being asked:

What incredible changes will the next 100 years bring? What will Cummins look

like as a company in the years ahead, a company founded on the ground-breaking

technology at the time – diesel. The world of diesel-powered equipment has been

relatively stable for many years, but change is now happening – and at quite a pace.

Dramatic changes in engine and powertrain technology are being driven by emissions

regulations and advances in technologies such as fuel cells and electrification – technologies

that Cummins has been working on for a number of years and are now the focus of

accelerated investment. Over the next couple of years Cummins is spending hundreds of

millions of dollars in becoming a global electrified power leader. Not only that, our company

continues to diversify our power solutions and technologies with the recent acquisition

of Hydrogenics Corporation, one of the world’s leading fuel cell and hydrogen generation

equipment providers.

Innovating to meet our customers’ needs

Cummins: a global power leader. The rise of Cummins – 100 years old

in 2019 – from a tiny machine shop in Columbus, Indiana (USA), to a global power

leader, is a story rich in drama, a story of trials and triumphs.

Life cycle costs critical in Shangri-La decision. Lowest life

cycle cost was the key to selection of Cummins QSK60 generator sets for the

world-class Shangri-La development in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Royal Malaysian Navy enhances its patrol capabilities.Cummins power has been introduced to the Royal Malaysian Navy for the first

time as the Navy upgrades its patrol capabilities in the South China Sea.

Telcom giant relies on Cummins gensets. Viettel, one of the

world’s most valuable telecom brands, has installed Cummins standby generator

sets at its new HQ in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Success etched in granite. Vietnam’s largest producer of decorative

ceramic and granite tiles has selected Cummins to provide the emergency power

at its spectacular new production plant.

New fast ferries a hit on the high seas. Three new fast ferries

powered by dual 1,300 hp Cummins KTA38 engines are providing new

efficiencies on the South China Sea for their Vietnamese owners.

A cut above in the cane fields. Australian experience with Cummins’

QSL9 engine has prompted a Thailand manufacturer of sugarcane harvesters, SD

Tech, to start installing the Cummins brand in its machines.

Blazing a trail with innovation. Cummins has been a key player in the

success of Morooka, an incredibly versatile and innovative Japanese company.

Quality runs deep at KCEC. Cummins and Komatsu have a

long-standing partnership that cuts across many areas of the companies’

businesses, including multiple joint ventures – one of these being Komatsu

Cummins Engine Co.

Centre of attention. Cummins QSK60 generator sets have been selected

for phase one of an international-class project in Yangon, Myanmar.

Cummins gensets a shining light. As the demand for emergency

power systems ramps up in Myanmar, Cummins is in the spotlight as a

leading provider of generator sets and associated controls, paralleling and

monitoring technologies.

Cummins buoys Sarawak ferry fleet. Cummins power dominates

in Malaysia’s largest vehicle ferry operation.

Fishing for business. Building fishing trawlers for Australia has become an

important business for long established Malaysian company Sarawak Slipways.

Flying high. Astoria, a large luxury apartment complex in Colombo, Sri

Lanka, has a fully integrated Cummins emergency power system.

Power boost for Cummins in the Maldives. Cummins’

long-established distributor in Sri Lanka, Trade Promoters Ltd (TPL), has

been appointed distributor for the Maldives.

Cummins Powers Women making a difference. Cummins Asia

Pacific is partnering with international humanitarian organisation CARE to help

improve the education of young girls in Cambodia’s remote regions.

Flying leap into the future. Cambodia’s Phnom Penh airport is relying

on Cummins generator sets to ensure that all critical terminal functions have

uninterrupted electrical service.

Brewing up a storm. Cummins generator sets are ensuring uninterrupted

supply of Khmer Beverages’ popular beer and soft drink brands in Cambodia.

At the peak of its powers. Time-honoured Japanese company Kato,

one of the world’s leading manufacturers of mobile cranes, construction and

industrial equipment, was founded 15 years before Clessie Cummins started on

his path to commercialising the diesel engine.

Loaded with firepower. Cummins-powered fire water pumps feature

on three new FPSO vessels currently under construction for Japanese

company MODEC.

Cummins’ new X15 for commercial marine. Cummins has

released the X15 engine for the commercial marine market with variable speed

and fixed speed ratings between 450 and 600 hp.

On track with lowest life cycle costs. Lowest life cycle costs see

Cummins as the preferred diesel engine brand at State Railway of Thailand.

Driving the telecom highway. United Information Highway, a leading

telecom operator in Thailand, has chosen Cummins for critical generator

protection power for its new data center.

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Celebrating Cummins’ centenary: Peter Jensen-Muir (left) with Claire Dai, Cummins general manager - Singapore distribution business, and Cummins Inc. President/COO Tony Satterthwaite at the recent

Cummins Asia Pacific distributors principals’ conference.

By Peter Jensen-MuirExecutive Managing Director

Cummins Asia Pacific

Browse through this issue of Cummins Commentary and look at the amazing array of

diesel-powered equipment. We’re talking about QSK60 generator sets for emergency power

systems, QSK50 engines for marine propulsion and fire pumps, QSB6.7 and QSL9 engines

for various industrial applications, and so the list goes on. Which of this equipment will one

day be powered by another energy source? An intriguing question.

The reality is, the diesel engine is here for many years to come. It’s a very competitive

technology and every year Cummins is making advancements to remain the leader in diesel

technology. The power density of diesel is unmatched, and it would take many years to

replace diesel across the entire spectrum of products Cummins provides.

What is important is that Cummins is constantly evaluating its strategies and making

changes to its capabilities which is reflected in our anniversary theme ‘Challenging the

impossible’. The company is very strong which is allowing us to invest in a broad range of

clean, fuel-efficient and high-performing products and technologies that deliver value to

our customers. Developing innovative solutions to meet our customers’ power needs will

continue to be the hallmark of Cummins’ existence as we build a sustainable future for the

next 100 years. ■

4 OCT 2019

T he Royal Malaysian Navy is repowering

its patrol vessels, and Cummins has been

selected first up to provide 2,200 hp diesel

engines for the project.

The Fast Attack Craft, which are equipped with

Bofors 57 mm and 40 mm guns, patrol Malaysia’s

territorial waters in the South China Sea, tackling

threats such as illegal drug smuggling and

maritime terrorism.

The first repowered vessel is the 45-metre KD

BAUNG which had its MTU engines replaced

with three Cummins QSK50 units, each rated at

2,200 hp. The second vessel, the 47-metre KD

GANAS, is being repowered with four 2,200 hp

QSK50 engines.

A further five vessels of similar class are to be

repowered in the next two years, as the Royal

Malaysian Navy enhances its patrolling capabilities

in the South China Sea while also looking to

improve the cost effectiveness of its fleet.

Cost benefit analysis.

“The vessels are more than 30 years old and

the cost of maintaining their original propulsion

systems is very high,” explains Rear Admiral Ir

Mohd Shaiful Adli Chung, Chief Engineer of the

Royal Malaysian Navy.

“After studying the options, we decided to

repower the vessels and Cummins was selected

as the engine supplier for the first two craft based

on a cost benefit analysis.”

Cummins Sales & Service Malaysia competed with

MTU, Cat and other major engine manufacturers

for the repower business, and early reports from

the first repowered vessel are positive. While the

aim with the KD BAUNG was to achieve 21-22

knots, a top speed of 25-26 knots has been

achieved.

The QSK50 is an evolution of Cummins’ long

established 50-litre V16 platform, an industry

benchmark in its horsepower range in the

toughest applications.

It features Cummins’ high-pressure modular

common rail fuel injection system (MCRS)

technology that contributes significantly to

reduced life cycle costs through longer life to

overhaul, fuel economy improvements and longer

maintenance intervals.

Royal Malaysian Navy enhances its patrol capabilities

KD BAUNG… the first vessel repowered with Cummins QSK50 engines.

MALAYSIA KD GANAS in dry dock at Shin Yang Shipyard in Miri while being repowered with four 2,200 hp Cummins QSK50 engines.

Rear Admiral Ir Mohd Shaiful Adli

Chung, who joined the Royal

Malaysian Navy in 1987 and was

promoted to the rank of First Admiral

in 2016, is succinct in summarising the

navy’s key requirements for its Fast

Attack Craft.

Critical requirements.

“Parts availability and short lead time of re-supply are critical,” he states emphatically. “No defects mean

no news. No news means good news!”

He says the navy has “confidence in Cummins” due to the company’s track record in defense applications

and good local support.

Cummins Malaysia has carried out operational and maintenance training for Royal Malaysian Navy

technicians on the QSK50 engine and also Cummins 6CTA8.3 marine genset. Each vessel has three

Cummins gensets.

The Admiral emphasises that the more exposure the navy technicians get to Cummins’ engines and

systems – especially on the troubleshooting side – the more familiar and confident they will become with

the detailed workings of the QSK50 and 6CTA8.3 genset. Understanding any issues and being able solve

them quicker is the key.

Repower of the KD BAUNG was carried out by Weldan Marine in Sandakan, Sabah, and was well

executed, while the KD GANAS has been undergoing it repower – and a major refit – at Shin Yang

Shipyard in Miri, Sarawak. The KD BAUNG has been in service since April 2019 while the KD GANAS was

due for completion of her refit in September.

Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan in Sabah are the naval bases for the repowered vessels. ■

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Rear Admiral Ir Mohd Shaiful Adli Chung with Cummins Malaysia’s Ashvin Ratti Satya Nand.

At Shin Yang Shipyard during repower of KD GANAS, from left: Lt Amirul Faiz bin Kamaruddin from the Royal Malaysian Navy with Shin Yang project engineer Baraoh Uli and Cummins Malaysia’s Meuthat Chong.

Cummins power has been introduced to the Royal Malaysian Navy for the first time as the Navy upgrades its patrol capabilities in the South China Sea.

An industry benchmark in its horsepower range, the QSK50

features MCRS fuel system technology.

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6 OCT 2019

SRI LANKA

Life cycle costs critical in Shangri-La decision

L owest life cycle cost was the key to the

selection of Cummins QSK60 generator

sets for the massive, world-class One Galle

Face development by Shangri-La in Colombo,

Sri Lanka.

The cost analysis focused on the six emergency

power generators required for phase three of the

development which consists of an international

shopping mall and premium office tower. The

mall consists of 250 retail spaces spread out over

seven floors while the office tower comprises 32

levels with world-class facilities.

“We looked at a number of generator brands in

a competitive tender process and carried out a

comprehensive analysis of whole-of-life costs,”

says Hershyan Tan, project manager for phase

three of the One Galle Face development.

Cummins No.1 in cost analysis.

He reveals the Cummins QSK60 gensets “weren’t

the cheapest in terms of capital investment” but

emerged No.1 when all factors were weighed up

– performance, fuel efficiency, maintenance costs

and aftersales support.

The Cummins brand is represented in Sri Lanka by

Trade Promoters Ltd (TPL), a highly reputable family

company which equipped the Shangri-La hotel at

One Galle Face with two Cummins QSK60 gensets.

They have also carried out the installation and

commissioning of the emergency power system for

One Galle Face shopping mall and office tower.

The One Galle Face development has the best

address in Sri Lanka, which is only minutes from

the Colombo Central Business District, is within

walking distance of tourist hotspots, and overlooks

the magnificent Indian Ocean.

Shangri-La…famous global brand.

It is certainly an impressive addition to the portfolio

of Shangri-La Group, one of the world’s most

famous and luxurious hotel brands. The group

currently owns and/or manages more than 100

hotels globally in 75 destinations.

Colombo is a thriving metropolitan city and gateway

to Sri Lanka, which was named the best country

in the world to visit in 2019 by the influential travel

guidebook - Lonely Planet. In fact, the country is

described as “irresistible” by Lonely Planet.

The first QSK60 genset installation at One Galle

Face was in the Shangri-La hotel which opened

its doors in November 2017 and has had rave

reviews in travel publications. Bringing a new

level of luxury to Colombo, it boasts of more than

500 rooms, including 34 suites and 41 serviced

apartments across 32 floors, as well as six

restaurants and bars.

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Shangri-La Group is an extremely quality conscious customer that likes things being completed on time.

Six Cummins QSK60 generators sets provide the emergency power for the international shopping

mall and 32-level premium office tower.

One Galle Face development has the best address in Sri Lanka, which is only minutes from the Colombo Central

Business District, is within walking distance of tourist hotspots, and overlooks the magnificent Indian Ocean.

The hotel’s 2000 kVA standby gensets certainly

haven’t been sitting idle. In the analysis of life cycle

costs, the QSK60 rated No.1 for fuel efficiency

which has become essential in recent months with

the generators having to provide power for four

hours a day due to blackouts. A drought in Sri

Lanka has slashed hydro-power output by around

50 percent, forcing the rolling blackouts.

The six QSK60 gensets required for the seven-

level shopping mall and 32-level office tower

at One Galle Face were also operating well in

advance of the opening of this complex during the

second half of 2019.

Quality conscious customer.

“Shangri-La Group is an extremely quality conscious

customer that likes things being completed on

time,” says Ranil Fernando, managing director of

Trade Promoters Ltd. “We had to have these six

generators running by late October (2018), well

before the scheduled opening of the complex

during the second half of 2019. Utility power

wasn’t available at the site until January 2019, so

generator power was needed for testing the chillers,

transformers and other equipment.”

The six gensets provide 100 percent redundancy

for fail-safe power supply and comprise four units

with a 2500 kVA standby rating and two with a

2000 kVA prime rating.

Each genset incorporates Cummins Power

Command digital paralleling equipment and

also features Master-less Load Demand (MLD)

technology that enables the generators to start/

stop automatically based on load demand. Five of

the generators have 11 kV Stamford alternators

while one is a 400V unit.

The generators are installed in an acoustically-

treated room, the resulting noise level being a

low 75 dBA at one-metre with all six running at

75 percent load. Fuel supply to the generators

includes one 40,000-litre tank located outside and

six 1,500-litre day tanks.

Aftermarket support critical.

A performance stipulation for the generators is that

they are all on-line within 15 seconds in the event

of a power outage, which they actually achieve in

13 seconds.

After-market support rated highly in the analysis of

tenderers for the Shangri-La business. As project

manager Hershyan Tan explains: “We actually

visited each tenderer to assess their support

capability locally, to have a look at their facility and

their equipment.”

Trade Promoters Ltd takes a lot of pride in

its work, and its customer-focused business

approach, especially after-market support which

was important in the final analysis of both life cycle

costs and dependability of its support. ■

Ranil Fernando, managing director of Trade Promoters Ltd, Cummins’ long-standing distributor in Sri Lanka (right) with Junyi Cheah from

Cummins Power Generation in Singapore.

Shangri-La’s One Galle Face development includes world-class hotel, international shopping mall and 32-level premium office tower.

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Cummins scored the highest rating for the Viettel technical specification.

Telecom giant relies on Cumminsgensets at new HQ V iettel is acknowledged as one of the world’s

most valuable telecom brands.

It is Vietnam’s largest mobile network operator and also one of the world’s fastest growing telecom businesses with a significant presence in 12 countries across Asia, Africa and the Americas and a customer base that includes more than 90 million subscribers.

It is the first company to conduct a 5G pilot in Vietnam as the country prepares to be among the first nations in the world to deploy ultrafast 5G in support of cutting-edge services that depend on nearly instantaneous data communication.

A state-owned enterprise operated by the Ministry of Defence and founded in 2001, Viettel Group recently moved into new headquarters in Hanoi – a unique ellipse-shaped, nine-floor structure that relies on Cummins generator power in the event of a grid failure.

Three 2250 kVA generator sets, powered by one of Cummins’ most widely-used high-output diesel engines globally, the QSK60, are installed in the basement, ready to come on line within 10 seconds when signalled by the Cummins PowerCommand on-board control system.

Cummins DKSH partnered with mechanical and engineering sub-contractor Hanoi Electrical Power Services & Development Investment Company to secure the important Viettel emergency power business.

The Cummins gensets were selected over two other brands not due to pricing but because of product quality and a high-level technical specification formulated by a Viettel technical team which also scored the candidates for the business.

“Cummins scored the highest rating for the Viettel technical specification,” says Thanh Thi Hoang Nguyen who headed up the project for Cummins DKSH. “The 100% step-load capability of the QSK60 genset was a big advantage for this project as was the proven quality of the product.” ■Three 2250 kVA gensets come on line within 10 seconds when signalled by the Cummins PowerCommand on-board control system.

Cummins DKSH partnered with Hanoi Electrical Power Services & Development Investment Company (EPO) for the Viettel project. From left, Phung Van Dai – technical director, Nguyen Van Thao – technical manager, Nguyen Duc Thang – business director (Hanoi EPO); Nguyen Thi Hoang Thanh – manager/technical sales Cummins DKSH, Tran Duy Huan – technical sales engineer Cummins DKSH, Kim Siong Ang – power generation territory manager Cummins Asia Pacific, Doan Anh Tuan – technical sales engineer Cummins DKSH.

New Viettel HQ in Hanoi relies on Cummins QSK60 generator power in the event of grid failure.

VIETNAM

Critical processes at Trung Nguyen plant need emergency power straight away to avoid major production losses.

Giving the Cummins generator the thumbs up…Le Duc Nha, joint owner and general director of Trung Nguyen Mining & Construction Materials Production.

Success etched in graniteV ietnam’s largest producer of decorative ceramic

and granite tiles has selected Cummins to provide the emergency power at its spectacular new production plant in Binh Thuan province, around 200 km east of Ho Chi Minh City.

With a massive footprint of 15 hectares (37 acres), the new factory – when fully operational – will produce 6.0 million square metres of premium granite floor and wall tiles a year, around 30 percent of which will be exported to the USA, Europe, Thailand, the Philippines and Taiwan. Adjacent to the new factory, Trung Nguyen Mining & Construction Materials Production has another expansive plant, this one churning out ceramic tiles at the rate of 5.0 million square metres a year for a total yearly production of ceramic and granite tiles of 11 million square metres.

The tiles are marketed as the Trung Nguyen Plaza brand with the motto ‘Quality-Prestige-Creation’. The granite tiles are a new venture for the company and are aimed at high-end buildings such as hotels and luxury residential complexes. Granite is a popular flooring choice because of its strength and unique colour options.

Comfortable with Cummins.Four Cummins QSK60 generator sets, each rated at 2500 kVA, will provide the emergency power at the new granite tile factory when it is in full swing. Le Duc Nha, joint owner and general director of the burgeoning Trung Nguyen Mining & Construction Materials Production business which was founded in 2004, is entirely comfortable with the Cummins generator brand.

His past experience with Cummins generator sets, spanning 15 years, is that the quality and durability of the brand is unmatched by competitors’ products. Presales and aftersales

From left: Kim Siong Ang (Asia Pacific territory manager, Cummins power generation); Thi Tran Vo (Cummins DKSH); Le Duc Nha (general director, Trung Nguyen); Pham Quoc Trung (chief engineer, Trung Nguyen).

support from Cummins DKSH is another key factor behind his brand selection. “Fast response to any issues is vital,” he states.

When fully operational in 2020, the new factory will be running 24/7 with around 1000 employees. That’s where the reliability of the Cummins generator sets will come into play. “We need emergency power on line straight away in the event of a grid blackout,” says Le Duc Nha. “If the kiln, press machines and drying tower lose power, it takes a long time to start them up again and that means major production losses.”

The QSK60 generator set, which incorporates Cummins PowerCommand digital paralleling equipment, is a global leader in the 2000-2500 kVA range.

A worldwide luxury hotel chain recently carried out a comprehensive analysis of whole-of-life costs for a number of generator brands before selecting the QSK60 for a new hotel and shopping complex in SE Asia. The QSK60 gensets weren’t the cheapest in terms of capital investment but emerged No.1 when all factors were weighed up – performance, fuel efficiency, maintenance costs and aftersales support. ■

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10 OCT 2019

A glorious throaty roar from the exhausts signals we are in full throttle mode as the dual 1,300 hp Cummins KTA38 engines pour on the power, punching the vessel through the

swells on the South China Sea.

The smiling skipper of Super Bien Dong 2 gives the thumbs up as he unleashes the 38-litre V16 Cummins engines, knowing he can hit 30-plus knots if he wishes.

Super 2 Bien Dong is one of three new fast passenger ferries built for operation between central mainland Vietnam and the popular tourist destination of Ly Son Island, their efficiency underpinned by the legendary robustness of Cummins’ KTA38 engine.

Two of the new 32-metre ferries entered service in December 2018 while the third was due to begin operating late in 2019.

Each of the three vessels is owned by different companies but they work as a cooperative, ferrying tourists from Sa Ky port in Quang Ngai Province – 150 km south east of Da Nang – to the popular Ly Son Island, thought to have been created from five volcanoes during the prehistoric age and now home to over 50 Buddhist temples, pristine beaches, and garlic farms.

New fast ferries a hit on the high seas

Dual 1,300 hp Cummins KTA38 engines pour on the power on the South China Sea.

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An Vinh Express… also propelled by dual 1,300 hp Cummins KTA38 engines.

Cummins DKSH marine business manager Ngoc Minh Tran (left) with Super 2 Bien Dong chief engineer Tran Huu Thach.

Cummins DKSH marine business manager Ngoc Minh Tran (right) at Z189 shipyard with shipyard director Pham Hung Cuong (centre) and deputy technical manager Nguyen Tuan Anh.

X15 features Cummins XPI common rail fuel system for optimised fuel economy and low emissions.

X15 is designed to withstand high hour, continuous duty operation.

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C ummins has released the X15 engine for the commercial marine market with variable speed and fixed speed ratings between 450 and 600 hp.

Designed to withstand high hour, continuous duty operation with long life in mind, the X15 meets US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier 3 and International Maritime Organization (IMO) Tier II emissions standards.

“Following the introduction of our marine QSK95 engine, which has more power and durability than any other high speed marine engine in its class, our new marine X15 reinforces our commitment to deliver the products our customers need to be successful,” said Jim Schacht, executive director of Cummins’ global marine business.

The X15 utilises the latest Cummins fuel system, XPI. This common rail system provides the highest injection pressure of any other common rail system resulting in efficient fuel burn for clean emissions and optimised fuel economy.

In addition to this latest fuel system technology, the X15 uses the most intelligent Cummins engine control module, CM2350, which provides advanced diagnostic and monitoring capability as well as engine protection through de-rates and automated engine shut downs.

Due to the proven legacy of the X15 platform – more than two million 15-litre engines have been sold across multiple market segments to date – Cummins is offering an industry-leading two-year warranty, proving the company’s commitment to quality. ■

Cummins has a very good reputation for reliability.

Slashing travel time.The three vessels are identical, their propulsion coming from the twin mechanically-injected Cummins KTA38 engines, each rated at 1,300 hp. They generate a top speed of 32 knots at 1,800 rpm, while typical operating speed is 28 knots at 1,600 rpm, cutting travel time by half – down to 30 minutes – compared with the older ferries that previously serviced the route.

The long-established KTA38, along with its V16 stablemate, the 50-litre KTA50, are two of the most successful diesel engines ever produced by Cummins, their mechanical simplicity having wide appeal in tough commercial marine and industrial applications in SE Asia.

The ferries provide seating for 152 people, and each carry 80,000 to 100,000 passengers a year on a sea passage that is 17 miles (27 km) long. The Cummins engines will clock up around 2,500 hours a year, doing six return trips a day during the peak summer period.

Robustness, power density.Competitor engines were considered for the task but, in the final analysis, the robustness and power density of the Cummins KTA38 gave it a clear advantage. These were also key factors endorsed by Vietnam’s state-owned Z189 shipyard that built the aluminium-hulled vessels.

Z189 shipyard is operated by the Ministry of Defense in the northeastern port city of Hai Phong and gained an international reputation for ships – submarine relief vessels – it built for the Royal Australian Navy in a joint venture with Dutch shipbuilding giant Damen.

Cummins DKSH marine business manager Ngoc Minh Tran worked closely with Z189 shipyard to ensure complete customer satisfaction with the performance of the engines.

Chief engineer on Super 2 Bien Dong, Tran Huu Thach, expresses his satisfaction with the performance and fuel consumption of the KTA38 engines to date. He has no concerns about reliability. “Cummins has a very good reputation for reliability,” he says. “The material quality of the Cummins engines is top level.”

He points out that the KTA38 engines propelling Super 2 Bien Dong are each using around 200 litres/hour – better than two other engine brands operating in the fleet. ■

Super 2 Bien Dong skipper reads Cummins Commentary before unleashing the 38-litre V16 Cummins engines.

Celebrating the launch of Super 2 Bien Dong at Ministry of Defense Z189 shipyard.

Cummins X15 splashes into marine market

12 OCT 2019

S tate Railway of Thailand (SRT) operates

one of the largest Cummins-powered rail

fleets in the world.

More than 400 Cummins engines power SRT locomotives and railcars which move around 40 million passengers a year within Thailand. That’s estimated to increase to 80 million a year within five years when rail expansion work is completed.

Cummins’ dominance at SRT is due to one thing: Lowest life cycle costs when compared with two other well-known diesel engine brands in the fleet.More than 200 Cummins engines power SRT’s fleet of diesel-electric locomotives – a mix of units from General Electric in the US (some dating back to the early 1960s which have since been repowered) and Hitachi in Japan.

Reliability, robustness.These locomotives have either dual 1325 hp KTA38 engines or dual 1800 hp KTA50 engines, providing SRT with the reliability and robustness that are the keys to lowest life cycle costs. Life-to-overhaul target is 24,000 hours.

Boasting mechanical simplicity, the KTA 38-litre and 50-litre V16s are two of the most successful high horsepower engines ever produced by Cummins, and in the SRT fleet are accompanied by another long-life Cummins engine, the 855 cubic inch (14-litre) N855.

More than 200 N855 engines, a mix of naturally aspirated and turbocharged units with ratings from 235 hp to 350 hp, power SRT railcars, most sourced from JR-West in Japan in the early 1990s.

Cummins’ presence at SRT doesn’t end there. Eight ‘power cars’, each with dual 400 kW Cummins K19 generator sets, are used to power the air conditioning on first-class trains travelling longer distances, such as Bangkok to Chiang Mai.

Each train with a ‘power car’ also has a Cummins DKSH technician onboard to ensure minimal downtime in the event of an issue with the air conditioning.

Genuine Cummins parts.SRT insists on 100 per cent use of genuine Cummins parts to ensure engine longevity and rates the service and support from Cummins DKSH highly.

Dr Siripong Preutthipan, Deputy Governor of Locomotive and Rolling Stock Business for SRT, is enthused about the rail network expansion currently taking place, and also a fleet upgrade that will see 50 new locomotives with Tier 2 emissions compliant diesel engines introduced within the next two years.

He points out that the rail network currently serves 47 provinces in Thailand and that when expansion is completed the network will serve 61 of the country’s 77 provinces.

Most of Thailand’s 4,000-km rail network is single track but work is now underway to double track 2000 km of the network, a project that is expected to be completed within four years, providing

greatly improved on-time service to customers. ■

On track with lowest life cycle costs

THAILAND

Dual 1,800 hp Cummins KTA50 engines power this Hitachi locomotive which entered the SRT fleet in the early 1990s.

‘Power cars’ with dual 400 kW Cummins K19 generator sets are used to power the air conditioning on first-class trains.

‘Power cars’ have a Cummins DKSH technician onboard to ensure minimal downtime in the event of an issue with the air conditioning.

Lowest life cycle costs see Cummins as the preferred diesel engine brand

at State Railway of Thailand.

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United Information Highway (UIH) is a leading

telecom operator in Thailand, established in

1996 as a broadband and internet services provider

to corporate customers.

Its business has evolved substantially since then, as it has forged technology partnerships with world-class firms such as Huawei, Google, IBM and Cisco and positioned itself as ASEAN’s leading digital infrastructure and solution provider with a wide range of digital solutions and IT services.

In fact, UIH has established seven strategic border gateway locations across Thailand to enhance high-performance connectivity with ASEAN countries Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Singapore.

One of UIH’s latest developments is its BCH4 data center in Bangkok, with system integration carried out by Chinese telecom giant Huawei.

Partnering with Huawei.Cummins DKSH Thailand, a strategic Huawei partner, provided the critical generator protection power for the data center in the form of three PowerBox 20 units. The 1250 kVA containerised generator sets are powered by Cummins’ long-standing 50-litre KTA50 engine.

“We were happy when we heard that Cummins generators would be installed because of Cummins’ reputation in the data center industry,” says Panitharn Payackapan, director of UIH’s data center department.

UIH can claim with justification that its data center is world standard in that it is Tier III certified by the Uptime Institute (Design and Constructed Facility), therefore meeting stringent requirements around uptime and reliability.

“With Tier III certification, our data centre is designed to operate at 99.99% uptime, has excellent connectivity, and uses international-standard security systems,” he says, adding that the UIH facility is the only Tier III certified data center in the inner Bangkok area which is certified for both Design and Constructed Facility.

Discipline needed.Many providers claim to build Tier III data centres, but as Panitharn Payackapan points out, “few have the discipline to go through the rigorous process of seeking actual Constructed Facility certification”.

Redundancy at the UIH facility is a minimum N+1 meaning all systems have at least one independent back-up so there is system availability in the event of component failure or maintenance.

The generator sets are a key component of the stringent requirements for uptime and reliability, and Cummins DKSH has become a prominent name in the industry due to its ability to provide the critical generator power in a seamless process of supply, installation and commissioning. Aftersales support is another

key factor behind the strong standing of the Cummins product. ■

Driving the telecom highway

From left: Vorapot Inchuto - general manger Cummins DKSH; Siripong Juntha - chief, locomotive engine repair SRT; Dr Siripong Preutthipan - deputy governor of locomotive and rolling stock business; Anusorn Jarupongphatana - parts sales manager Cummins DKSH; Nachcha Pattaraarchachai – executive assistant Cummins DKSH.

From left: Rungrote Silawatcharapol (Cummins DKSH), Rungrote Chiranandhana, Panitharn Payackapan (UIH), Apichai Maleepeng

(Cummins DKSH), Kim Siong Ang (Cummins Asia Pacific).

Critical generator protection power for the data center is provided by three PowerBox 20 units.

Cummins KTA50 is popular in the SRT fleet powering these General Electric locomotives.

“ ”SRT insists on 100 per cent use of genuine Cummins parts to ensure engine longevity.

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“ ”I read about the fuel efficiency of the QSL9 …and also its impressive horsepower and torque.

Performance and fuel efficiency of the 325 hp QSL9 is well proven in Australian cane harvester operations.

SD Tech designer Siriwat Daengbubpha (second from left) with, from left, Kim Siong Ang (Cummins Asia Pacific), Thanithep Thareejit (Cummins DKSH) and Apivit Supotayan (TSP Metal Works).

A ustralian experience with Cummins’ QSL9 engine has prompted a Thailand manufacturer of sugarcane harvesters, SD Tech, to start installing the Cummins brand in its machines.

The performance and fuel efficiency of the 325 hp QSL9 in a cane harvester designed and built by Canetec in Queensland, Australia, came to the attention of SD Tech research and development specialist Siriwat Daengbubpha.

“I read about the fuel efficiency of the QSL9 in the Canetec AX7500 machine and also its impressive horsepower and torque,” he says. An Australian Canetec customer described the fuel economy of the Cummins QSL9 as far exceeding industry expectations.

The QSL9 has not only established a best-in-class record for fuel efficiency and performance but also reliability and durability in a wide range of industrial, automotive and marine applications around the world.

Impressive machine.SD Tech is a subsidiary of TSP Metal Works, based at Nong Samsak, 95 km south east of Bangkok, and built its first cane harvester in 2016 to meet the demands of the Thailand industry, one of the top sugar producers and exporters in the world.

Siriwat Daengbubpha is responsible for the design and development of the impressive SD Tech machine. His knowledge of sugarcane harvesters is extensive, having worked in product support for the Thailand dealer for the Case Austoft brand from Australia from 1991-98. In that period, the dealer sold around 300 units in Thailand.

By the end of 2019, SD Tech will have built 12 cane harvesters powered by the 8.9-litre QSL9 which is being brought into Thailand as a complete powerpack, engineered and built by Cummins in Australia. One of the features of the powerpack is its high ambient temperature cooling capability.

The SD Tech harvesters are being manufactured at the expansive TSP Metal Works facility and look to be a robust and quality product. A range of other agricultural and industrial machinery and components is produced at the plant.

24/7 aftersales support.When he was designing the SD Tech machine, Siriwat Daengbubpha knew it had to be easy to maintain, have good spare parts commonality and 24/7 aftersales support. “These are the competitive advantages we offer with service support through TSP Metal Works and Cummins DKSH,” he says.

He points out that local distributor of Foton trucks in Thailand is also set to become a local dealer for SD Tech cane harvesters. Chinese automotive giant Foton Motor and Cummins established a joint venture in 2008 to build light-duty and heavy-duty engines. The combination of Cummins-powered Foton trucks working alongside Cummins-powered SD Tech sugarcane harvesters is an exciting possibility! ■

A cut abovein the cane country

Cummins QSL9-powered SD Tech harvester at TSP Metal Works’ impressive production plant.

THAILAND

Loaded with firepower

Cummins QSK50 being assembled as a fire water pump package at Hamworthy Pumps’

facility in Singapore.

Hamworthy fully tests its fire water pumps at its Singapore facility.

Hamworthy Pumps’ managing director Mark Lawson (centre) with, from left, Alex Chong and Raymond Wee from Cummins Singapore.

SINGAPORE

F PSO vessels are engineering masterpieces – converted ‘supertankers’ up to 300 metres in length

that handle the production, storage and offloading of oil and gas from subsea wells.

Easily identifiable by their massive superstructures, FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) vessels are now being used extensively, particularly in remote or ultra-deep subsea locations, where seabed pipelines are not cost effective.

Japanese company MODEC currently has three FPSO vessels under construction, and all will be equipped with Cummins emergency generator sets and Cummins-powered Hamworthy fire water pumps when they begin operations in Brazil and Mexico in 2021.

MODEC had its origins as Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Company in Tokyo, Japan, in 1968 and in 1986 delivered its first FPSO vessel for operation in Indonesia. Its main business is as an owner/operator and EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) general contractor of floating production systems.

The company currently owns and operates 15 FPSO vessels and has a further three under construction. It also owns/operates three FSO (Floating Storage and Offloading) vessels.

Strong technical capability.Cummins has forged a strong relationship with Hamworthy Pumps and MODEC’s Singapore operation over the last 10 years.

“Cummins has the technical capability to meet the stringent performance and safety requirements for the oil and gas industry and our aftermarket support in Brazil and Mexico is also very important,” says Raymond Wee, engine sales leader for Cummins Singapore.

The quality and reliability of the Cummins engines that power the emergency generator sets and fire water pumps – QSK50, KTA50 and QSK60 – are other critical factors in the strong standing of the Cummins brand.

Two of the three FPSO vessels currently under construction will be deployed at fields operated by Brazilian petroleum multinational Petrobras. One vessel will be 180 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at a water depth of around 2,100 metres, while the other will be 250 km off the coast at a water depth of 2,200 metres.

High-powered fire pumps.Each vessel will have four Hamworthy emergency fire water pumps powered by Cummins QSK50 engines rated at 1290 kW (1730 hp) at 1500 rpm, and one Cummins QSK60 emergency generator set. The QSK50-powered fire water pumps will each have the capacity to pump around 2.6 million litres/hour.

Each FPSO vessel will be capable of processing 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day plus have a storage capacity of 1.4 million barrels of crude oil. Not only that, one vessel will also be capable of processing 424 million standard cubic feet of gas per day, while the other will be capable of 212 million standard cubic feet of gas per day.

A third FPSO vessel, also scheduled to begin operations in 2021, will be deployed 10 km off the coast of Mexico at a water depth of 32 metres, and it will be capable of processing 90,000 barrels of crude oil a day. This vessel will have two Cummins QSK50-powered Hamworthy fire water pumps, one Cummins QSK60 emergency generator set, and one Cummins KTA50 essential generator set.

Proven fire pump package.In Singapore, Hamworthy Pumps (formerly Wartsila Pumps) partners with Cummins in the supply of safety critical fire water pumps for FPSO vessels – pump packages that individually are multi-million-dollar units.

Cummins’ V16 engines, the 50-litre KTA50 and QSK50 and 60-litre QSK60 rated at 2,500 hp, are the largest diesel engines used by Hamworthy for its centrifugal pumps. If there’s a fire on an FPSO vessel, water is typically pumped some 130 metres into the air to provide wide coverage to the fire area.

“We have a proven package and a very good partnership with Cummins Singapore,” says Mark Lawson, managing director of the Hamworthy Pumps operation in Singapore. The company boasts it has delivered every fire water pump project on time which is critical for the industry. Substantial penalties result for late deliveries.

Hamworthy manufactures, assembles and fully tests its fire water pump packages at its Singapore facility. ■

MODEC owns and operates a fleet of FPSO vessels.

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T ime-honoured Japanese company Kato, one of the

world’s leading manufacturers of mobile cranes,

construction and industrial equipment, was founded 124

years ago – 15 years before Clessie Cummins started on

his path to commercialising the diesel engine.

It appears that Kato may well have challenged Cummins as a diesel engine innovator as far back as 1923 when the Japanese company began manufacturing its own diesel and gasoline engines. That was a project that only lasted a short time, however.

Today, Cummins engines – most with Tier 4 Final emissions compliance – power an impressive range of Kato equipment including Cityrange cranes, crawler cranes, crawler carriers and earth boring rigs, and are also used on snow sweepers to power the air blowers.

The Cummins line-up for these applications includes the QSB4.5, QSB6.7, QSL9, QSM11 and X15.

The popular 20-tonne capacity CR200-series Cityrange crane uses the Cummins QSB6.7 rated at 175 kW (235 hp) and has Tier 4 Final emissions compliance for local and export markets. The B-series engine is the most popular diesel ever built by Cummins and is now in its fourth decade of continuous improvement with the release of the 6.7-litre version with Stage V emissions compliance.

In terms of engine technology, Kato’s focus now is on Stage V – the toughest ever off-highway emissions standard which was introduced in Europe in 2019 and is expected to become a requirement in Japan and other global markets in the next couple of years.

Cummins’ Stage V emissions solution is welcomed by Kato. “The big advantage with the Stage V engine and aftertreatment system is that it is a less complex, more compact assembly,” said Mitsuo Okada, director and senior executive officer of Kato’s development headquarters.

This year at Bauma – the world’s leading construction machinery show held in Germany – Kato displayed its new 25-tonne capacity CR-250RV Cityrange crane powered by the Stage V Cummins QSB6.7 rated at 205 kW (275 hp).

“We had very positive customer feedback at Bauma,” said Mitsuo Okada. “We see a lot of opportunity with our Stage V Cityrange crane.” An EGR-free design for simplicity, the Stage V engine has Cummins’ ‘Single Module’ aftertreatment technology which combines the DPF, SCR and urea-dosing in one unit, providing significant reductions in

envelope size and weight compared with Tier 4 Final.

Apart from the more compact installation, other Stage V benefits include improved performance, reduced

maintenance and longer service intervals.

Kato sources its engines from Komatsu Cummins Engine Company (KCEC) in Japan which is now

producing the 6.7-litre Stage V product. Kato’s experience with KCEC is that it builds “very

good” quality engines.

“

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We get very good technical support from Cummins Japan.

At the peakof its powers

Popular 20-tonne capacity CR200-series Cityrange crane uses the Cummins QSB6.7 rated at 175 kW (235 hp) and has Tier 4 Final emissions

compliance for local and export markets.

OCT 2019

JAPAN

Kato crawler cranes are offered with Cummins QSB6.7, QSL9 and

QSM11 engines. Kato and Cummins have a proud association dating back 40 years when Kato began using a Cummins engine in an earth drill. With traditional Japanese quality at the core of everything it does, Kato began manufacturing fully hydraulic mobile cranes in 1959 and fully hydraulic excavators in 1967, and in a good year will produce up to 1,800 mobile cranes and 2,000 excavators at its Japanese plants. Kato also has production plants in China, Thailand and in Italy in a joint venture.

“We get very good technical support from Cummins Japan,” said Mitsuo Okada. “Cummins’ ability to customise its product to our needs gives us the flexibility we need.” He said that while other diesel engine suppliers provided truck-based product with limited flexibility for component positioning, Cummins offered a number of variations for the likes of the turbo which made for a cleaner, more efficient installation.

Delivering product leadership for its customers is Kato’s No.1 priority, and in a world of rapid change there’s no doubt the company will embrace this change, as it has done during its rich history – a mindset that will ensure success for many more years to come. ■

Achieving over 100 years in business is truly special for any company.

New 25-tonne capacity CR-250RV Cityrange crane powered by the Stage V Cummins QSB6.7 rated at 205 kW (275 hp) was displayed at Bauma this year.

Crawler carrier is offered with Cummins QSB6.7 and QSL9 engines.

From left: Nobu Hirokado – Account Manager, Cummins Japan; Mitsuo Okada – Director & Senior Executive Officer, Development Headquarters, Kato; Yasuhiro Kondo – Senior Manager, First Design Department, Kato; Eric Waters – Managing Director, Cummins Japan; Hajime Fukushima – Chief Engineer, First Design Department, Kato.

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18 OCT 2019

T he word ‘unique’ is often over-used but in the case of Japanese company Morooka it

is a fitting description.

Morooka is an incredibly versatile and innovative company specialising in an amazing array of quality products for niche applications in domestic and overseas markets.

The company had its origins in 1959 as a construction business, but it wasn’t until the mid-1970s that it started making its mark as a producer of rubber-tracked crawler machines suited to any number of industrial tasks in the toughest environments.

The number of variations of Morooka rubber-tracked machines available today is mind-boggling – agricultural tractors, bulldozers, wood chippers, loaders, dumpers, forklifts, drills rigs, shovels, emergency response crane carriers, and so the list goes on…and on.

The versatility of the Morooka machines, and the company’s ability – and willingness – to respond quickly to customers’ custom-build requirements, often with short production runs, has been highlighted numerous times.

In 2011, following the devastating Japan earthquake and tsunami which killed tens of thousands of people, Morooka received an emergency order from the Ministry of Defence for 120 crane carrier units for the reconstruction effort – an order completed within six months.

Cummins a key player.Cummins has been a key player in Morooka’s success for a number of years and today supplies QSB6.7 and QSL9 engines for the company’s highly successful MST carrier dump models.

The Cummins brand made its first appearance in a Morooka product in 1995 when an L10 was selected to power a rubber-tracked agricultural tractor. In 1997, Cummins’ long-serving N14 was introduced to the Morooka line-up in a carrier dump model.

What really entrenched Cummins at the Japanese company though, were the Cummins 3.9-litre 4BT and 5.9-litre 6BT engines which powered more than 500 Morooka tractors built between 1990 and 2000 and earned an excellent reputation for reliability and durability.

Today, the QSB6.7 and QSL9 engines, with Tier 4 Final emissions compliance, spearhead Moorooka’s heavier-capacity carrier dump models. The compactness, light weight and high power density of these engines are a perfect fit for the go-anywhere Marooka machines.

Emissions solutions technology.Cummins’ emissions solutions technology, technical support and product reliability are listed by Mitsuharu Matsumoto, executive officer of Morooka’s product and engineering division, as the key reasons behind the selection of the 6.7-litre QSB and 8.9-litre QSL9 engines.

The QSB6.7 rated at 225 hp powers the MST-1500 carrier dump model which has a 7.0-tonne payload capacity, while the 250 hp-rated QSB6.7 powers the 11-tonne payload MST-2200 model.

Blazing a trail with innovation

JAPAN

Morooka crawler carrier powered by 225 hp Cummins QSB6.7 engine.

Morooka versatility with upper structure able to rotate a full 360 degrees.

The QSL9, rated at 325 hp, drives the 15-tonne payload carrier dump model built in the US.

Interestingly, MST stands for ‘Morooka Snow Track’ and while that designation originates from the success of early rubber track models in the snow – Morooka machines have been operating in the Antarctic since 1977 – today it’s more of a generic term highlighting the all-terrain ability designed into the remarkable Morooka products.

Highlighting its innovative capabilities, Morooka has electric-powered products under development, as well as autonomous machines.

Cummins’ relationship with Morooka is taking another important step as the company prepares for release in 2020 of products with Stage V emissions compliance – the toughest ever emissions standard for off-highway equipment.

EGR-free engine architecture.Komatsu Cummins Engine Company (KCEC) in Japan will be supplying Morooka with its Stage V Cummins QSB6.7 engines which are designed to increase machine capability even in the most arduous duty cycles.

The simplicity of Cummins’ EGR-free engine architecture and ‘Single Module’ aftertreatment technology which combines the DPF, SCR and urea dosing systems in the one unit, means reduced weight with increased reliability and lower running costs.

In the years to come, Morooka will no doubt continue to blaze a trail, always looking for new applications for its incredibly versatile rubber-tracked machines. ■

Morooka VP Noboru Morooka (third from right) with his leadership team.

C ummins and Komatsu have a long-standing partnership that cuts across many areas of the companies’ businesses, including multiple joint ventures such as diesel engine

design and manufacturing.

One of the joint ventures is Komatsu Cummins Engine Company (KCEC) in Japan which builds mid-range industrial engines for both companies. The KCEC facility is situated within Komatsu’s Oyama plant; production started in late 1995 and the one-millionth KCEC engine was built in 2018. Production volume for 2019 is around 45,000 units.

The KCEC plant (around 40 min from Tokyo on the bullet train) is one of more than 20 global Cummins engine manufacturing sites, some of which are joint venture operations. These sites are in the US, Mexico, Brazil, China, India, Russia, Japan and the UK.

At KCEC, all of Cummins’ popular mid-range engines are built – the legendary B-series (3.9, 4.5, 5.9 and 6.7 litres) along with the 8.3 litre C-series, and 8.9-litre L series. Many of the engines are Tier 4 Final emissions compliant although these will be replaced with the new ultra-clean Stage V engines for the Japanese and global markets over the next few years.

Leading the way.Traditional Japanese quality is at the core of KCEC’s operations and there is a strong feeling within the company that there is no better Cummins or Komatsu production plant in the world.

“We pride ourselves on our quality,” says Fumiyasu Ono, general manager of KCEC’s coordination department and a member of a global quality committee – made up of representatives from all Cummins and Komatsu mid-range engine plants – that meets once a year to discuss any issues.

Haruo Ohashi, currently an advisor to Cummins Japan, has an intimate knowledge of KCEC’s workings. He joined Komatsu in 1969 and then moved to KCEC as manager of manufacturing and engineering in 1994. He went on to become managing director of KCEC in 2011.

“The strength of KCEC is that it combines the advanced engineering technology of Cummins with the high quality manufacturing and engineering of Komatsu,” he says.

He points out that the Quality First culture, including employees leading Quality Circle activities to improve the quality as well as workplace environment, is another critical factor in quality leadership.

“The employees build in the quality at KCEC because of their understanding of the product,” he explains. “Komatsu invests in its employees in terms of training and providing job satisfaction and job security, and that shows in their dedication and product knowledge.”

Near-zero emissions.In May this year, KCEC produced its first Cummins QSB6.7 engine with Stage V near-zero emissions levels. The most stringent ever off-highway emissions standard, Stage V will become a requirement in Japan and other global markets over the next couple of years.

The photo of the Stage V engine accompanying this article shows there is no EGR cooler under the exhaust manifold; that’s because EGR has been removed from the engine due to Cummins’ technology leadership that has enabled a solution with less complexity, lower cost and higher performance than previous emissions steps.

Key Stage V benefits include increases in power and torque, reduced maintenance, longer service intervals and the use of Cummins’ ‘Single Module’ aftertreatment technology which combines the DPF, SCR and urea-dosing in one unit, providing significant reductions in envelope size and weight compared with Tier 4 Final. ■

Quality runs deep atKCEC

First Cummins QSB6.7 engine with Stage V near-zero emissions levels on the KCEC production line in May.

Traditional Japanese quality is at the core of KCEC’s operations.

Former KCEC managing director Haruo Ohashi (left) with Fumiyasu Ono, general manager of KCEC’s coordination department (centre) and manufacturing section adviser Masaru Terada.

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Cummins QSK60 generator sets have been selected for phase

one of an international-class project in Yangon,

Myanmar.

VIETNAM

M yanmar – the country formerly known as Burma – has gone through massive social,

political and economic change since 2015 when its first democratic elections in over

two decades were held.

Progress has been astonishing with long-standing sanctions that isolated Myanmar’s economy having been lifted. In fact, Myanmar’s GDP growth is among Asia’s highest, holding rates exceeding 7% on average since 2012.

The country’s largest city, Yangon – formerly known as Rangoon and once one of Asia’s most prosperous cities – is now regaining the interest of international investors as the fastest growing business hub in the region.

Property development, in particular, is showing unprecedented growth in the wake of an influx of multinational corporations.

One such corporation is Marga Landmark which describes itself as an international business syndicate with the aim of becoming ‘the most trusted and reputable foreign corporation in Myanmar’.

Its primary activities are real estate development and telecommunications, led by a team of shareholders and directors from Hong Kong, Korea, Australia and the UK. The group has pledged on its investment license 2% of its annual profits to corporate social responsibility in Myanmar.

Award-winning project.With its Myanmar partner, Thu Kha Yadanar, Marga Landmark is developing what is simply known as ‘The Central’ – a flagship project in downtown Yangon comprising two 27-storey towers of luxury condominiums with 2,000 parking spaces, a retail promenade and boutique shopping mall, and international-standard commercial office space.

The project has already won six awards through the respected PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards program which celebrates the best achievers in 14 markets across Asia.

When The Central is completed in 2020, it will have 10 generator sets to provide emergency power. For the first phase of the project, to be completed in late 2019, two Cummins QSK60 gensets will provide 2000 kVA of prime power for up to six months before becoming standby units when the complex switches to grid power.

Marga Landmark’s MEP technical director for the project, William Leung, who has previously held engineering roles in China and Hong Kong, says that genuine product – as distinct from non-genuine – was a key requirement for the project.

Reasons for choosing Cummins.He points out that the selection of Cummins QSK60 gensets was due to a number of factors. “I had lot of experience with the Cummins brand in China. The brand is well-known and respected in that country because of the length of time Cummins has been there,” he says.

He points out that four companies competed for the initial generator installation at The Centre and that “product reliability and aftersales support beat price” as the key consideration.

“Cummins DKSH was very helpful and the fact it has a strong maintenance team and strong parts support was very important in the final analysis,” he says. ■

Thumbs up for the project. From left: William Lueng (Marga Landmark), Sai N Thway and Ko Ko Aung (Cummins DKSH), Prateek Sinha (Cummins Power Generation), and Aung Thiha (Cummins DKSH).

Marga Landmark has selected Cummins QSK60 gensets for phase one of ‘The Central’ – a flagship project in downtown Yangon.

MYANMAR

OCT 2019

Centre of attention

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Cool choice for leading supermarket chainJ apanese electrical engineering company, Shinko Electric,

recommended Cummins emergency power for a new office,

warehouse and cold storage facility for supermarket food distribution

in Yangon.

The Thaketa facility distributes food to leading Myanmar supermarket chain City Mart.

The 400 kVA Cummins generator set is powered by Cummins’ class-leading 12-litre QSG engine and was selected by Shinko Electric project manager Hidetaka Konno in consultation with Cummins DKSH sales engineer Hein Wai Yan Htut.

Established in 1938, Tokyo-based Shinko Electric started business in Myanmar in 2015 and has completed several major projects for Japanese companies, including Foster Electric and Ajinomoto, in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone, 25 km south of Yangon.

Hidetaka Konno’s preference for the Cummins brand is that all major components of the generator set are designed and produced by Cummins. This enhances reliability and also means single-source warranty and maintenance support.

The quality of service support provided by Cummins DKSH is another key factor behind the brand preference.

For the warehouse/cold storage project, Shinko Electric contracted to another Japanese company, F&P (Fukuda & Partners), which is supervising the development of real estate in Myanmar in terms of design, construction, equipment and facilities management. ■

Shinko Electric recommended Cummins emergency power for a new office, warehouse and cold storage facility.

Shinko Electric project manager Hidetaka Konno (right) with Cummins DKSH sales engineer Hein Wai Yan Htut.

Famous bakery chooses Cummins for emergency power

F amous Myanmar café and bakery Shwe Pu Zun

is opening a new café/bakery in Yangon in 2019

which is where two Cummins generator sets will play a

key role providing emergency power.

Cummins DKSH sales engineer Win Win Mar and application engineer Yin Yin Htwe worked closely with Shwe Pu Zun to determine the most efficient generator set for the task, and two 330 kVA units powered by Cummins’ best-in-class QSL9 engine were selected. Shwe Pu Zun has had previous experience with the Cummins product and was impressed with its longevity. ■

From left: Win Win Mar and Sai N Thway (Cummins DKSH), Myint Aung and Aung Kaung (Shwe Puzun).

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T here’s a lot of infrastructure investment going

on in Myanmar, with many new projects under

construction and in the development pipeline.

As the demand for emergency power systems ramps up, Cummins is in the spotlight as a leading provider of generator sets and associated controls, paralleling and monitoring technologies.

Cummins DKSH recently held a technical seminar in Yangon to provide an in-depth overview of generator operations, system controls, how components integrate to optimise the power system, application requirements, and other critical criteria for successful installation.

We talked with several well-known engineers at the seminar about their experience with the Cummins product:

Five Cummins generator sets are at the heart of the emergency power system for the Shwe Nagar mixed-use development in Mandalay.

Capital Construction’s assistant M&E manager, Nay Lynn Htike, says the sales and technical support from Cummins DKSH was a key reason for the selection of the Cummins gensets. Sales engineer Ko Ko Aung led the project for Cummins DKSH.

Capital Construction is a subsidiary of Capital Diamond Star Group (CDSG), a leading real estate developer in Myanmar responsible for the 16-storey Shwe Nagar project which includes office space, a shopping mall and cinema complex.

The development is scheduled to open in October 2019, its five standby Cummins generators including three 700 kVA sets (with Cummins QSK23 engine), one 825 kVA unit (with Cummins VTA28 engine) and one 450 kVA unit (with Cummins QSX15 engine).

City Mall St. John, opened in downtown Yangon in 2017, relies on four Cummins generator sets for its emergency power. All four sets are 1000 kVA units powered by Cummins’ KTA38 engine.

The three-level mall is a popular retail shopping complex with restaurants, a food court, cinema and playground. Singaporean engineering consultancy firm, Surbana Jurong, was the design and project management consultant for the project.

Thu Ya Win Tin, principal engineer (M&E) for Surbana Jurong International Consultants (Myanmar) which is becoming a major player in Myanmar’s infrastructure development, says the paralleling function of the Cummins gensets was a key feature in that it was easy to implement.

Sales and technical support from Cummins DKSH was another important factor.

Electrical contractor Myat Shwe Yee Aung Engineering was involved in the recent installation of Cummins generator sets at The Secretariat in Yangon – the site of tragedy on July 19, 1947, when national hero General Aung San, who paved the way for Burma’s independence from British rule, was assassinated.

Built in the late 1800s, the Secretariat is now being restored to its former glory to incorporate museums, galleries and cultural event spaces, and two Cummins gensets have been installed by Cummins DKSH as part of the restoration project.

General manager of Myat Shwe Yee Aung Engineering, Thein Zaw Lwin, rates the Cummins product highly for quality. He points out that Cummins diesel engines, in particular, are notable for their durability and simplicity. The Cummins genset synchronising system is also easy to work on, he says. ■

Cummins gensets a shining light in Myanmar

MYANMAR

Nay Lynn Htike (centre) with Cummins DKSH sales leader Sai N Thway (left) and sales executive Ko Ko Aung (right).

Thu Ya Win Tin with Cummins DKSH sales executives Ye Kyaw Swe (left) and Hein Wai Yan Htut (right).

Cummins DKSH service manager Thiha Zaw highlights the company’s support capabilities at the technical seminar.

Cummins DKSH Myanmar application engineering manager Yin Yin Htwe speaking at the technical seminar.

Dynamic Cummins DKSH sales leader Sai N Thway.

Attendees at the Cummins DKSH technical seminar in Yangon.

Thein Zaw Lwin with Cummins DKSH application engineering manager Yin Yin Htwe.

Cummins power dominates in Malaysia’s largest vehicle ferry operation.

One of the 20 RoRo ferries operated by BSL Navigation.

BSL’s new 43-metre ferry powered by four 500 hp Cummins KTA19 engines.

BSL Navigation founder Liew Shark Sen (seated) with, from left, Fong Kee Onn (Cummins Malaysia), Peter Kong and Christina Kong (BSL Navigation) and Michael Kee Ong Teo (Cummins Malaysia).

R ivers are the lifeblood of Sarawak, and it is on these rivers that BSL Navigation has built its reputation as a frontline vehicle ferry operator.

In fact, BSL Navigation has become Malaysia’s largest vehicle ferry operator, moving more than three million cars and trucks a year across the Sarawak river network.

Based in Kuching, the company was established with one ferry in 1991 by husband and wife team Liew Shark Sen and Christina Kong but it wasn’t until 2010 that the first Cummins engines went into service in a BSL vessel.

Today, Cummins is the preferred engine brand at BSL which operates 20 RoRo ferries – a mix of 36.6, 43 and 55-metre units – and has two new vessels under construction. Close to 50 Cummins engines are installed for propulsion and electrical power generation.

Cummins’ dominance.BSL general manager Christina Kong responds concisely when asked the reasons for Cummins’ dominance: “Product reliability, aftersales support and parts availability,” she says.

“We can’t have a ferry stopped for even one hour,” she states, pointing out that such a delay could create a huge backlog of vehicles waiting to get on the ferry. “We’re providing a government service to the public, so the pressure is on to operate 20 hours a day, seven days a week – without delays.”

The longest ferry crossing is the 5.2 km Triso-Sebuyau service on the mighty Batang Lupar river which requires three BSL vessels operating at any one time and four during festivals when vehicle numbers are highest.

Reliability, robustness.The Cummins propulsion engines in the BSL fleet are a mix of 14-litre NT855 and 19-litre KTA19 units – two of Cummins’ longest established engines, both renowned for their reliability and robustness.

The newest ferry, launched in July 2019, is a 43-metre vessel powered by four Cummins KTA19 engines, each rated at 500 hp. Two gensets rated at 40 kWe are also part of the Cummins package.

The two new ferries currently under construction are 43 and 55-metre units, each with two Cummins KTA19-500 engines powering Schottel pump jets that provide full thrust in all directions for excellent maneuverability.

First-rate service.Christina Kong points out that the simplicity, renowned reliability and performance of the big 19-litre KTA19 are ideally matched to BSL’s requirements in providing a first-rate public service. Cummins’ presales and aftersales support through sales engineer Michael Teo is also noted by Christina Kong.

“Our mission when we started in 1991 was to grow the business. We had one 30-metre ferry and 11 employees back then. By the end of 2019 we will have more than 20 ferries and 150 employees,” she says with a definite tone of pride. “Perhaps we’ll get to 30 ferries in the next five years.” ■

Cummins buoys Sarawak ferry fleet

MALAYSIA

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Fishing for business

MALAYSIA

B uilding fishing trawlers for Australia

has become an important business for

long established Malaysian company

Sarawak Slipways.

One of the oldest shipbuilders in the north-eastern

Sarawak city of Miri on the island of Borneo, the

company was set up in 1965 by the Chew family

and built its first boat, a steel river-going vessel,

in 1967.

Like most Malaysian shipbuilders, Sarawak

Slipways built many support vessels for the offshore

oil and gas industry from 2000-2014, a large

number of these having Cummins main engines

and generator sets.

The company has also been active in other marine

segments, designing and building aluminium high-

speed vessels such as police patrol craft capable

of 50 knots, chartering its own fleet of 10 vessels

for offshore support, and carrying out ship repair

and maintenance.

Six trawlers for Australia.

In the last couple of years, opportunities have

also arisen for the company in another segment –

building fishing trawlers for Australian customers.

Four vessels have been built to date, all for

Queensland customers, and a further two are now

under construction.

All the trawlers have one of Cummins’ longest

established engines – the big 19-litre, inline six

KTA19 rated at 500 hp – as their main engine, and

two 80 kWe Cummins gensets. The KTA19 has Tier

2 emissions compliance for the trawlers.

“Our Australian customers specifically wanted the

Cummins KTA19 for their trawlers,” says Chew

Soon Kong, deputy director of Sarawak Slipways’

shipbuilding division. “It has been around for a long

time and has a great reputation for robustness.”

The trawlers have an overall length of 18.3 metres

and a 6.0-metre beam. Darren Ward, based at

Mooloolaba on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, is

the owner of one of the trawlers. A professional

fisherman for 40 years, he’s impressed with the

build quality of the vessel, adding that the people at

Sarawak Slipways are “great to work with”.

Cummins chosen for purse-seiner.

Sarawak Slipways is also currently designing a

vessel for purse seine fishing in Malaysia and this

too will have a Cummins KTA19 main engine and

two 80 kWe Cummins gensets.

“The Department of Fisheries Malaysia has started

to encourage this type of fishing which is why

we’ve decided to design and build a purse seine

vessel,” says Chew Soon Kong, whose grandfather

founded Sarawak Slipways.

Another Cummins KTA19-powered prawn trawler built for Australian customer.

Cummins KTA19-powered prawn trawler based on Australia’s Sunshine Coast.

“There are very few of these vessels in Malaysia, so

we are getting design inputs from our contacts in

Australia,” he adds. “We’ve selected the Cummins

KTA19 because mechanical simplicity and reliability

are essential for single screw vessels.” ■“ ” Our Australian customers specifically wanted the Cummins KTA19 for their trawlers.

38-metre, 4,500 hp triple-screw fast crew boat built by Sarawak Slipways with one Cummins KTA50 and two KTA38 main engines, and two Cummins 6BT5.9 gensets.

Sarawak Slipways’ built this 58-metre, 3,200 hp offshore utility vessel with dual Cummins KTA50 main engines.

51-metre, 3,200 hp offshore support/oil recovery vessel with dual Cummins KTA50 main engines, one KTA19 driving a Schottel bow thruster, and three Cummins QSM11 gensets.

Sarawak Slipways’ deputy director Chew Soon Kong (left) with the company’s executive director (technical) Roger Chew and Cummins Malaysia’s Meuthat Chong.

Cummins KTA19 installation in Miss Miami prawn trawler.

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26 OCT 2019

A storia is a large-scale luxury apartment

complex being developed in Colombo,

Sri Lanka, by AVIC International, a subsidiary

of Aviation Industry Corporation of China

(AVIC) – an aviation giant with more than

500,000 employees globally.

The Astoria complex is a Sri Lanka government ‘Strategic Development Project’ with an AVIC International investment of US$250 million. It comprises three apartment towers – containing 472 apartments in all – plus a fourth tower of offices. The soaring apartment towers have 41, 40 and 33 floors while the office tower is 15 floors.

So why is AVIC – acknowledged as one of the premier aerospace companies in the world – involved in property development?

AVIC is a state-owned Chinese mega corporation and while aviation is its core business, it has also ventured successfully into electronics, real estate and hospitality, trade and logistics, retail and high-end consumer goods, and project engineering and construction worldwide.

In Sri Lanka, demonstrating its business diversity, AVIC has been involved in several infrastructure projects other than Astoria, including an expressway extension and runway resealing at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport.

Five Cummins gensets.Cummins’ presence at Astoria can been seen in the basement of one of the towers where five generator sets have been installed and commissioned by Trade Promoters Ltd (TPL), Cummins’ distributor for Sri Lanka. TPL is the largest supplier of diesel generators in Sri Lanka.

Zhang Bo, AVIC International’s project director – construction and sales – for the Astoria development, says the reputation of the Cummins brand was among the key factors behind the selection of Cummins gensets for the project.

“Cummins is a famous brand and very well known in China, having had a presence there for 40 years,” he points out.

In fact, Cummins was one of the first multinational companies to set up in China, in the late 1970s. In 2018, around 500,000 Cummins engines were sold in China.

Proven Cummins quality.“After analysing different generator brands, the proven quality and performance of the Cummins product, along with the aftersales service provided by Trade Promoters, were the key factors in the purchasing decision,” he says.

The fully integrated emergency power system incorporates four Cummins K50 generator sets rated at 1500 kVA, one NT855 unit rated at 400 kVA, Cummins PowerCommand digital paralleling equipment, and a Cummins DMC digital master control system.

The exhaust system on the generators incorporates catalytic converters for emissions reduction – and a significantly reduced exhaust stack height; the initial design had an exhaust stack height of 140 metres.

For Cummins distributor Trade Promoters Ltd, Astoria is another successfully completed project, adding to the company’s substantial portfolio of blue chip clients while emphasising its reputation as a leading power solutions provider. ■

Flying high

“”

Cummins is a famous brand and very well known in China…

Zhang Bo, AVIC International project director (left) with Trade Promoters managing director Ranil Fernando.

Astoria project comprises three apartment towers – containing 472 apartments in all – plus a fourth tower of offices.

Emergency power system incorporates four Cummins K50 generator sets rated at 1500 kVA, one NT855 unit rated at 400 kVA, and a Cummins digital master control system.

SRI LANKA

Exhaust system on generators incorporates catalytic converters for emissions reduction.

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Philippines company Geo Transport & Construction has taken delivery of nine new Cummins-powered Belaz dump trucks in 2018-19. They are the first Belaz trucks sold

in the Philippines.

The 55-tonne payload 7555B units are hauling limestone in a mine on Cebu island. The limestone is for a cement plant owned by APO Cement Corporation, a Cemex company. Cemex is one of the largest cement producers in the world.

The Belaz trucks are powered by 19-litre Cummins KTTA19 engines rated at 700 hp at 2100 rpm with peak torque of 2013 lb ft at 1400 rpm.

Geo Transport & Construction has been involved in heavy construction work since 1976, undertaking both government infrastructure and private industrial projects in Cebu and other cities in the Philippines.

The company has invested in a vast line of heavy equipment such as dump trucks, transit mixers, hydraulic excavators, graders, bulldozers and cement batching plants. A wide array of construction projects have been undertaken – diesel and thermal power stations, water pipelines, bridges, factories, and residential and commercial structures to name just a few.

The Belaz trucks have been modified according to the customer’s request and climatic conditions. They are equipped with an extended body, multiple-disk oil cooled brakes and additional fuel filters. Belaz is the trademark of Belarussian Autoworks which was established in the former USSR in 1948 and today is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of off-road machinery for mining and construction.

Cooperation between Cummins and Belaz began in 1992 when the first Cummins engine – a KTA38 – was installed in a Belaz dump truck. Belaz today is one of the largest users globally of Cummins high horsepower engines. More than 6000 Belaz trucks equipped with Cummins engines have been delivered to the countries of the former USSR. ■

Cummins’ long-established distributor in Sri Lanka, Trade Promoters Ltd (TPL), has been appointed distributor for the Maldives, covering Cummins’ full product line of diesel and gas

generator sets as well as diesel and gas engines.

TPL has been Cummins’ sole Sri Lankan distributor since 1992. The company is headed up by chairman Rohan Fernando who has been associated with the Cummins product since 1977 when he started working for the Cummins dealer in the UK.

The Maldives is a tropical archipelago in the Indian Ocean, lying around 1000 km south-west of Sri Lanka. It is made up of more than 1000 coral islands and is one of the most desirable places on Earth with its stunning beaches, blue lagoons and extensive reefs.

Cummins’ engine line-up spans 2.8 to 95 litres (50 to 4,400 hp) while generator sets range from 10 kW to 3.75 MW.

TPL will provide sales and service in the Maldives for Cummins’ full product line, including generator sets – TPL is the largest supplier of diesel generators in Sri Lanka – and engines for marine, construction and industrial applications.

The company has previously provided power solutions to luxury resorts in the Maldives and is currently working on Cummins prime power generator installations at three new 5-star hotels which are scheduled for completion by early 2020.

A total of 13 generator sets, spanning 1000 to 2000 kVA and including two QST30 units, four K50 units and seven QSK60 units, are being installed over the three resort sites.

TPL is also working with Fenaka Corporation, a government utility that ensures the Maldives’ island communities have a secure and reliable supply of electricity. TPL is supplying 14 prime power gensets on a number of islands for Fenaka.

TPL managing director Ranil Fernando points out that his company is setting up a completely independent operation in the Maldives with its own sales, service and parts warehouse teams. “This operation will be 100 percent dedicated to the Maldives,” he says.

TPL chairman Rohan Fernando adds: “Our partnership with Cummins now spans 27 years which has enabled us to build trust with our customers and deliver technology and power solutions our customers can depend on. As a result, we are in a strong position to build on this success by taking full responsibility for the sales, service and aftermarket support of Cummins products in the Maldives.” ■

Belaz trucks cement their place in the Philippines

PHILIPPINESRohan (left) and Ranil Fernando at the recent Cummins Asia Pacific

distributor principals conference. The plaque marks their company’s service as Cummins’ sole Sri Lanka distributor since 1992.

Power boost for Cummins in the Maldives

The Maldives…one of the most desirable places on Earth.

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I ndigenous ethnic minority communities in

Cambodia’s remote northeast provinces face

deep poverty, chronic food shortages and

geographic isolation.

The value of education is recognised as one

way to help these communities, and it is here

that Cummins Asia Pacific has partnered with

international humanitarian organisation CARE

to help improve the education of young girls in

these remote regions.

As part of Cummins’ most ambitious community

initiative ever - the Cummins Powers Women

program - Cummins Asia Pacific has been

involved in CARE initiatives in both Cambodia and

Papua New Guinea.

Achievements in Cambodia.

In Cambodia’s northeast, ethnic communities

are among the poorest and most marginalised in

the country. Many have little or no command of

Khmer, the national language, and this contributes

to some of the lowest enrolment rates and highest

dropout rates in the country.

As a result, working with communities to provide

multilingual education is an important part of

CARE’s work. Through its partnership with CARE,

Cummins has committed to investing $300,000

in the education of girls from these communities.

In a recent Cummins Powers Women Impact

Report prepared by CARE, the following

achievements of the program to date

were highlighted:

■ 3,638 female students across four provinces

in Cambodia’s remote northeast – Ratanak

Kiri, Mondul Kiri, Kratie and Steng Treng

– were enrolled in multilingual education,

learning both Khmer and their own

indigenous language.

■ Ninety-four secondary school students –

46 of which were girls – were recipients of

scholarships for the academic year, being

trained in financial management, monthly

expenditure control and balancing study

with family-life skills.

■ Close to 2,000 girls enrolled in lower

secondary school in 2018 - a 7.5%

increase over the previous year.

■ Sessions run to educate scholarship

students about reproductive health,

sexual harassment and child protection.

CARE is also working to build teachers’ knowledge,

confidence and practical skills in teaching science,

technology, engineering and technology (STEM).

STEM is essential to increase the employability of

students and provide them with greater life choices.

Thanks to CARE, 11 schools in the northeast

region now have STEM programming on their

curriculum, with 41 teachers – 11 women – trained

in STEM teaching methods. Each STEM student

(Grade 7 to 9) received 256 hours of STEM

education over 32 weeks in 2018.

Cummins Powers Women: making a difference

ASIA PACIFIC Improving the education of young girls in Cambodia’s remote northeast where communities face deep poverty and geographic isolation is the aim of the

program being undertaken by CARE and Cummins Asia Pacific.

STEM education has become an important part of the curriculum in schools in the northeast region.

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The Cummins Malaysia and Cummins Philippines Community Involvement Teams (CITs)

have continued their ambitious projects to provide solar-powered bottled lights to

underprivileged communities that have no access to electricity. For the second year running,

the Liter of Light project is an initiative to help light up the villages of tribes in watershed areas

of the Philippines. Electricity is not yet available to various tribes around the island.

The Liter of Light initiative covers all three of Cummins’ corporate responsibility priority areas –

environment, education and equality of opportunity. The solar lights improve the environment by

finding a use for plastic bottles, and the project educates villagers on the materials used to build

one, the mechanics behind the solar-powered lights, and most importantly, how to maintain the

lights for a longer lifespan.

Lights are built by filling the bottles with water and bleach and inserting a bulb inside a test

tube, which creates a light fixture that can be inexpensively paired with a small panel drawing

energy from the sun.

Each CIT connected with a different organisation to carry out the project. In Malaysia, the

project partnered with the non-governmental organisation Incitement to build 240 solar-

powered lights for four villages in West and East Malaysia, impacting more than 1,000 villagers.

The team in Philippines partnered with the My Shelter Foundation to build 200 house lights,

200 solar lamps and 25 street lights for the isolated Dumagat tribe in a remote village.

“We were touched when we noticed the tears of happiness in the eyes of the villagers who were

seeing light after sunset for the first time,” said Elayn Hooi, a member of Cummins Malaysia’s CIT.

“Children were also happily running around with Cummins staff as it was the first time they had

seen visitors from the outside who were helping improve their lives.”

Jason Chong, general manager of Cummins Malaysia, said projects such as Liter of Light

fostered a strong culture of team work and team building within Cummins. “As we have 10

branch locations in Malaysia, the opportunity to work for a social cause helps bring people

together,” he said. “Employees also take pride in working for a company like Cummins, which

is regularly involved in corporate responsibility activities that impact the communities where we

live and work.” ■

Focus on Papua New Guinea.

CARE’s success in Cambodia has allowed CARE to shift its focus to other initiatives, such

as those in PNG where the goal is for all children, including those with disabilities, to have

improved access to quality elementary education in the remote, disadvantaged communities

of Jiwaka, Simbu and the Western Highlands.

CARE’s success in Cambodia has also allowed for a shift from STEM to STEAM (including

arts into the program), as well as the introduction of the Whystop curriculum, designed to help

students identify sexual harassment behaviours and develop tactics to deal with it.

This initiative focuses on equipping teachers with knowledge about children’s development

stages, and with the skills to support children’s learning. In 2018, 300 teachers – 137 of which

were females – completed the Diploma of Early Childhood Education.

The project has also provided teachers with on-the job-training to improve their confidence in

delivering the Standards Based Curriculum – new national standards designed for all students

across PNG, including numeracy and literacy benchmarks. In 2018, 727 teachers – 379 of which

were females – were trained on the curriculum.

Skills-based volunteering.

In addition to the initiatives mentioned above, the Cummins Asia Pacific leadership team and

eight of CARE’s senior leaders recently gathered in Melbourne, Australia, to participate in a

skills-based workshop. An overarching question was posed: How can we encourage more

corporations to engage with CARE Australia and embed shared value projects in their mission?

Teams were strategically formed to tackle the problem from four angles, including brand and

value proposition, the needs of corporations, marketing and improving business development

in CARE’s regional country offices. Each group then presented its findings and engaged in

discussion on how CARE can strengthen its approach to private sector engagement.

The day was a huge success, with both Cummins and CARE participants leaving with a

sense of empowerment and excitement for what the future holds for CARE and the

Cummins/CARE partnership. ■

Lighting up the lives of local communities

In PNG the goal is for all children, including those with disabilities, to have improved access

to quality elementary education in remote, disadvantaged communities.

Cummins Asia Pacific and CARE leaders recently gathered in Melbourne, Australia, to discuss how CARE can strengthen its approach to private sector engagement.

Cummins Malaysia volunteers show villagers at Kampung Serudung Laut, Tawau, how to build the solar powered lights, and maintain the lights for a longer lifespan.

Cummins Philippines general manager Brad Bingert with volunteers who helped bring light to the isolated Dumagat tribe.

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into the futureA flying leap

I nternational tourism is growing rapidly in

Cambodia, and that is seeing millions of

dollars of upgrades to the country’s three

main airports – Phnom Penh, Siem Reap

and Sihanoukville.

In 2018 alone, more than 10 million passengers passed through these international airports. And it appears there’s no sign of Cambodia’s tourist boom slowing, nor the number of business customers flowing in – especially to the capital Phnom Penh – due to the country’s economic boom.

Cambodia Airports, whose majority shareholder is French company VINCI Airports, is already developing infrastructure to cater for the planned expansion of Phnom Penh International Airport in the next five years.

As the world’s second largest airport operator – the company provides everyday operation of 46 airports in 12 countries – VINCI Airports is well aware of infrastructure requirements while unlocking an airport’s potential for growth.

A new power station at Phnom Penh airport, containing four new 1400 kVA Cummins generator sets and an older 1400 kVA unit, is an obvious sign that planning for the future is well advanced.

Reliable, easy to maintain.“We selected Cummins generator sets for the new power station based on our experience with the Cummins units at Siem Reap airport,” says Olivier Dugay, MEP manager for Cambodia Airports. “There have been no big issues with those gensets. They are reliable and easy to use and maintain.”

The six standby gensets at Siem Reap are Cummins QST30 units with a mix of 875 kVA and 1000 kVA ratings. The first two QST30 gensets were installed in 1999 followed by three more in 2005 and another in 2017. From 2005 to 2012 they operated as prime power generators with top-level reliability and durability.

Power system reliability is obviously critical to keep an airport functioning smoothly, and the new Cummins gensets at Phnom Penh airport have been selected to underpin this reliability. Factory testing of the gensets was carried out in the UK with Olivier Dugay in attendance.

The behind-the-scenes workings of any international airport terminal are a highly-tuned affair with thousands of passengers each day demanding hassle-free check-in, boarding and luggage collection along with modern shopping and restaurant facilities.

Critical airport functions.Computers, public address, flight arrival/departure monitors, security cameras, elevators, air conditioning, apron lighting and aerobridge operation are just some of the myriad of airport terminal functions relying on uninterrupted electrical service.

Cummins DKSH power generation dealer in Cambodia, Lotus Green Team, installed the new 1400 kVA gensets powered by Cummins’ mechanically-injected 50-litre KTA50, a legendary engine for its reliability and durability.

New power station has four new 1400 kVA Cummins generator sets and an older 1400 kVA unit.

Cummins’ legendary KTA50 engine powers the airport gensets.

Kim Siong Ang, Cummins Power Generation territory manager (centre) with Suradet Sujiseomkul, Cummins DKSH (left) and Sean Huong, Lotus Green Team.

CAMBODIA

Founded in 2012, Lotus Green Team today has around 650 employees as a contracting service provider for the construction industry. It has carried out terminal extensions at both Phnom Penh and Siem Reap airports and has an excellent reputation for quality work.

The 1400 kVA gensets incorporate Cummins PowerCommand digital paralleling equipment; when there’s a loss of power, the generators start-up, synchronise and are on-line in a sequence that takes less than 10 seconds. For critical airport functions such as the control tower, the gensets work in conjunction with a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) system of batteries which maintains power supply

until the gensets come on line and take over. ■

OCT 2019

Brewing up

F rom zero to 4.5 million hectolitres (450 million litres), creating one of Cambodia’s

strongest beer brands from scratch, and all that in just eight years: this is what Khmer

Beverages has managed to achieve.

In 2009, the dream of setting up a brewery took root in the Leang family, owner of parent company Chip Mong Group which had no experience whatsoever in the field of beverage production. There were many who said it couldn’t be done.

The rest, as they say, is history.

Asked how the incredible growth had been achieved, Meng Leang, president of Chip Mong Group, responded: “Iron discipline, principled family values, outstanding team spirit and absolute dedication, combined with an unswerving will to succeed.”

Lofty goals set.Not surprisingly, further lofty goals have been set, with Khmer Beverages targeting a market-leading share for its beer of 45 per cent by 2022. The company’s expectations are also high for its soft drinks which were added to its product portfolio in 2016 and today have soared to an annual production of 200 million litres.

Cummins DKSH began its partnership with Phnom Penh-based Khmer Beverages in 2011 when the first Cummins gensets were installed at the brewery to provide emergency power – three 900 kVA units powered by Cummins’ QSK23 engine.

Khmer Beverages chief engineer Sak Kau points out that reliable emergency power is critical for brewing which is an energy-intensive and complex process – even with the aid of modern automation and equipment. If this process is interrupted due to a power outage, a large volume of production could be ruined.

“We’ve had no issues with the QSK23 generators… they have been very reliable,” confirms Sak Kau. He points out the generators haven’t been sitting idle, recently operating continuously – apart from stoppages for routine servicing – for two months due to power shortages caused by drought which slashed hydro-power output.

New Cummins gensets.With the recent major expansion of Khmer Beverages’ beer and soft drinks production plant, an additional power station has been built housing two new 2500 kVA Cummins generator sets powered by one of Cummins’ most widely-used high-output diesel engines globally, the QSK60.

The generators were installed by the Cummins DKSH dealer in Cambodia, Lotus Green Team, which has extensive experience in major power generation projects and a reputation for quality customer service. Not surprisingly, considering the steep growth of Khmer Beverages, there is plenty of space for further generator installations alongside the QSK60 units.

Khmer Beverages refers enthusiastically to the “passion that flows into every bottle and can” of its products – a passion that is expanding and will no doubt see its beer and soft drinks provide refreshment and sociability to an increasing number of people not only in Cambodia but also in

other countries around the world. ■

Khmer Beverages has achieved incredible growth in eight years.

In front of the new Cummins QSK60 genset, back row, from left: Chourn Soknin (Khmer), Kim Siong Ang (Cummins Singapore). Front row, from left: Sean Huong (Lotus Green Team),

Suradet Sujiseomkul (Cummins DKSH), Sak Kau and Ratana Seng (Khmer).

a storm

Cummins generator sets are ensuring uninterrupted supply of Khmer Beverages’ popular beer and soft drink brands in Cambodia.

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We’ve had no issues with the Cummins QSK23 generators… they have been very reliable.

The three 900 kVA Cummins QSK23 gensets that have performed faultlessly since 2011.

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T rise of Cummins – 100 years old in February 2019 – from a tiny machine shop in Columbus, Indiana (USA), to a global power leader offering a broad

portfolio of products, is a story rich in drama, a story of trials and triumphs.

Cummins Engine Co. was founded on Feb. 3, 1919, with William G. Irwin, a banker, supplying the starting capital. Irwin had hired Clessie Cummins in 1908 to drive and maintain his car and later set him up in business as an auto mechanic. A self-taught mechanical genius, Clessie was convinced that the engine technology invented by Rudolph Diesel in the 1890s – while still unproven commercially – held great promise for its fuel economy and durability.

Cummins started working fulltime on diesels in 1919 when he heard that giant American retailer Sears, Roebuck & Co. would buy single-cylinder engines produced under license to Hvid. Clessie persuaded Irwin to negotiate a contract with Sears for 4,500 1.5 and 3 horsepower (hp) Hvid engines, but the beginning was inauspicious. Sears said the engines were defective and the contract was cancelled in 1922. Clessie went back to the drawing board.

The critical breakthrough.In 1924, emerging out of the swirl of innovation and problem solving, was the company’s first distinctive engine line, the Model F (for four-cycle), the early editions of which were installed in fishing trawlers. These were believed to be the very first diesel-powered fishing vessels in North America. The engine had one or two pistons, bolted as separate units to a common base, and developed 12.5 hp at 600 rpm from a 5.5-inch bore and a 6-inch stroke.

On Christmas Day, 1929, Clessie took W.G. Irwin for a ride in America’s first diesel-powered automobile – a Cummins marine engine-driven Packard.

With his diesel engine and unique fuel injection system finally coming together and being used to repower trucks originally fitted with petrol engines, a dramatic leap forward in the evolution of diesel technology was realised.

Capturing world attention.With a new infusion of Irwin capital, Clessie Cummins set out to prove that his diesels could conquer the road and he began to capture world attention through a series of creative, headline-making events in diesel powered trucks, buses and cars. In one celebrated run, Clessie piloted a Cummins-powered truck coast-to-coast – New York to Los Angeles – on $11.22 worth of furnace oil. The truck travelled 3,214 miles and averaged 43.02 mph. He also set a new world diesel powered record of 100.362 mph in a race car at Daytona Beach, Florida. In yet another stunt in a diesel passenger car, Clessie drove his Cummins-powered Auburn from New York to San Francisco in 1935 on $7.63 worth of fuel.

Today, Cummins is no longer just an engine business, but a global power leader manufacturing diesel and natural gas engines, hybrid engines, generators and electrified powertrains as well as engine systems components, controls and related technologies. Cummins had sales of US$23.8 billion in 2018 – a record for the company. With around 60,000 employees worldwide, the company serves customers in nearly every country across the globe with products that power more types of equipment in more markets than any other engine company.

Clessie Cummins’ spirit of innovation and commitment to

quality certainly lives on a century later. ■

Cummins: A global power leader

Clessie… a self-taught mechanical genius.

OCT 2019

Clessie Cummins (second from right) with his test truck in 1931 before starting a non-stop 14,600-mile endurance run at Indy

Speedway. The truck used $17.54 worth of diesel fuel.

Clessie Cummins advertising fuel economy in 1924 to Louisiana Gulf shrimpers in a boat outfitted with a one-cylinder Model F engine.

US Vice President Charles Curtis (in top hat), Clessie Cummins (centre) and Governor Leslie of Indiana in the early 1930s with

Clessie’s 10 hp-per-cylinder Model U engine in a Packard limo.

Cummins Diesel Special astounded the Indianapolis 500 crowd in 1952 by capturing the coveted pole position at 138.010 mph.

Experimental 500 hp V12 engine in 1937 with key leaders. The small engine is the 85 hp AA-6.