What is Cummins?
Cummins, founded in 1919 and headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, is the world’s largest engine manufacturer. It specializes in designing and producing diesel and natural gas engines, power generation equipment, and related components, serving markets like heavy – duty trucks, construction, agriculture, and marine. Committed to innovation, Cummins heavily invests in R&D to enhance engine technology and develop alternative power solutions such as electric systems. Operating in over 190 countries and regions, it provides reliable, efficient, and sustainable power solutions to meet customers’ evolving needs.
Want to learn About Cummins and Its Development in the Chinese Market?
Cummins’ long – standing connection with the Chinese market also deserves attention. Cummins entered the Chinese market in 1975 and set up a regional headquarters there in 1997. To date, it has established a presence in China through 26 manufacturing plants, 4 research and development (R&D) centers, and a total of 37 organizations. Renowned for their high efficiency, reliability, and fuel economy, Cummins engines are technically advanced in areas such as commercial vehicles. In 2024, its Chinese entities achieved sales revenue of $6.5 billion. Cummins has six engine joint ventures in China: Dongfeng Cummins, Chongqing Cummins, Xi’an Cummins, Foton Cummins, Guangxi Cummins, and Jianghuai Cummins. Among its 24 engine series, 19 have been localized.Dongfeng Cummins, based in Guangxi, mainly produces the ISDe, ISLe, and ISZ series of engines.
These are widely used in heavy trucks, buses, and other fields, with an annual production capacity exceeding 300,000 units, making it a key supplier in China’s commercial vehicle engine market. Chongqing Cummins primarily manufactures large and medium-sized engines of the K, M, N, B, C, and L series. Its products, with a power range of 140 – 3,500 hp, are widely used in construction machinery, generator sets, ships, etc., and have an annual production capacity of over 90,000 units. Xi’an Cummins focuses on producing the ISGe and ISDe series of engines, which are suitable for markets such as long-distance passenger transport, tourist transport, public transport, and trucks, with an annual production capacity of around 50,000 units. Foton Cummins mainly produces light, medium, and heavy-duty engines of the ISF, ISB, and ISG series. Its products cover multiple fields, including light commercial vehicles, medium-duty trucks, and buses, with an annual production capacity exceeding 300,000 units. Guangxi Cummins primarily manufactures the ISDe, ISGe, and ISLe series of engines, which are widely used in trucks, buses, construction machinery, etc., with an annual production capacity of over 50,000 units.
JAC Cummins mainly produces the B, C, D, E, F, and L series of engines, with a power range of 140 – 550 hp. Its products are suitable for light, medium, and heavy commercial vehicles, with an annual production capacity of over 100,000 units. Cummins has followed a development path in China of “product localization – technological localization – talent localization.” Its East Asia R&D Center, the world’s second-largest R&D base, has the capability to conduct concurrent research on multiple technological routes.
What is Cummins’ QSK60 Engine?
Now, we’ll primarily introduce Cummins’ QSK60 engine. QSK60 engine is one of the classic engine model produced by China CCEC Company. CCEC QSK60 series Industrial Engine is V type16-cylinder, 60.2 liters four-strokes engine with 159 mm (6.25 in) bore and 190 mm (7.48 in) stroke. The overall dimensions of CCEC QSK60 series industrial engine is 3357 mm * 1730 mm * 2420 mm, and the net weight is 7990 kg. CCEC QSK60 series Industrial Engine equipped with HPI-PT Fuel System, comes with turbocharger. The prime power range of CCEC QSK60 series Industrial Engine is from 2237 HP to 2500 HP (1668 kW to 1864 kW). The torque range of the QSK60 Series Industrial Engine is 5071 N.m to 9369 N.m.
Do You Want to Learn About the Applications of Cummins QSK60 Engine?
The Cummins QSK60 engine is a high – performance diesel engine with various application fields. In mining, it’s designed specially for this field, with high horsepower output (up to 2,850 hp (2,125 kW)) from its V16 configuration, meeting high – load mining equipment needs. For power generation, Cummins Power’s QSK60 sets can parallel quickly, supplying power to critical places rapidly. In marine applications, it serves as main or auxiliary ship power, featuring high power density, low fuel consumption and emissions, satisfying the power and economy requirements of various ships like passenger ships, cargo ships and engineering ships.In construction machinery, it’s applied in engineering dump trucks, fracturing trucks in mining and oil & gas markets, and ultra – large excavators (400 – 800 tons), and is praised as the “first choice power” for its high reliability and efficiency in handling high – load operations.
What is QSK60 Fuel System ?
The QSK60 fuel system mainly consists of two types: HPI and MCRS. HPI combines mechanical and electronic control: sensors detect engine parameters, and the ECU processes these to adjust fuel injection via actuators. In contrast, MCRS is purely electronic, using a closed – loop system of a high – pressure pump, pressure sensor, and ECU. It separates fuel pressure generation and injection, adjusting rail pressure to precisely control injection quantity and timing. HPI is simpler and cheaper, while MCRS is more complex and expensive due to its high – precision components.
Do You Want to Know About the Replacement of HPI and MCRS Systems ?
As for the transition from HPI to MCRS, there are five main methods. First, directly modifying MCRS to HPI is often not adopted due to incompatibility. Second, modifying a QSK60 generator engine (using HPI from UK and Indian factories) for mining or engineering use costs under 2 million, but after – sales repair is tough. Third, adding a control converter between the two systems costs 2.5 – 3 million. Fourth and fifth, refurbishing or assembling aren’t provided as they can’t guarantee quality.
