Marine engine on show

A Cummins marine engine was displayed at the International Boat Show, also known as the Yokohama Boat Show, for the first time in Japan.

The Yokohama Boat Show is the biggest marine tradeshow in Japan and Mizuno Marine, our registered dealer, was excited to be a part of it.

As a leading supplier of marine engines and equipment, Mizuno Marine had the opportunity to showcase Cummins renowned 6.7litre marine engine from the UK.

Marine industry experts and customers were thrilled to see the Cummins engine in person. It was an exciting opportunity for the dealer to expand its business with us by introducing our product to a new audience.

Kobelco will have Cummins B4.5 engine for China market

Toru Nagai, EBU’s Off-highway Leader, has shared that a 20T excavator launched by Japanese OEM KOBELCO in China in May will be powered by a Cummins B4.5 engine.

Nagai-san expressed his gratitude for the generous support of everyone from application engineering and factory engineering to mass production scheduling.

“I would like to thank all the people who participated in this project, as it was a big deal. The project was only possible with the great support of the Chinese EBU team,” he said.

He also credits the Chinese DBU team for playing a major role in the pilot machine field tests and supporting development of the Chinese service support plan for the dealer network.

Town hall with Tony Satterthwaite and Peter Jensen-Muir

In January, Senior Vice President Tony Satterthwaite and Executive Managing Director of Asia Pacific Peter Jensen-Muir visited Japan and held a joint town hall meeting.

Tony covered varied topics about himself and his life at Cummins, followed by updates on business and the Cummins Goal Tree. He also provided his views on Cummins’ future around new energy.

Peter Jensen-Muir shared his thoughts and activities in the region followed by an active Q&A segment where employees could ask many engaging questions and expand their knowledge, insight and understanding. The team was thrilled to have them in the office.

Cummins Japan Ltd wins strategic supplier award from Morooka

Cummins Japan has won a strategic supplier award from Japanese OEM Morooka.

Held annually, the Morooka supplier award is a prestigious recognition for suppliers in Japan that work with the offhighway machinery company.

Having worked with Cummins for more than 10 years, Morooka’s award was based on quality, cost, delivery and flexibility.

Cummins Japan Ltd General Manager Yushi Tomita and Engine Sales Leader Kenichi Inai accepted the important award.