On January 10, in wuhan, hubei province, cummins' new base project of east Asia r&d center was launched at the beginning of cummins' new century. Cummins will invest an additional $150 million on top of its $100 million investment to expand the new site, upgrade research and development facilities and build capacity. On the basis of further strengthening the traditional energy and power innovation, the new base will build its own new energy power experiment building, proactively explore new power paths in the future, and build a more sophisticated multi-energy power technology capability. This is the first milestone in cummins' second centennial journey, and it has sounded the clarion call for cummins to continue to lead the industry with scientific and technological innovation.
Dynamic black note
Cummins east Asia r&d center new base construction project is supported by hubei province, wuhan city and wuhan economic and technological development zone, as well as the sincere cooperation of industry partners. Wuhan economic and technological development zone management committee, deputy director li Lin, wuhan economic and technological development zone, director of the advanced manufacturing industry area administrative office XiaoXiaoPeng, dongfeng commercial Vehicle technology center center Wu Huaizhu long, and cummins vice President and chief technology officer Feng Jing Fier (Jim), cummins vice President, China's chief technology officer li-xin peng, dongfeng cummins engine co., LTD., general manager of Xu Daqian guests such as common foundation for a new base for research and development center.
Persistence
Promoting multi-dynamic technology innovation
As the largest technology center invested by cummins outside the United States, east Asia r&d center is at the leading level in terms of scale and technology development capability, and is an important engine for cummins' business development in China. East Asia r&d center is not only the support for cummins' technology and product development, but also the incubator for cummins to cooperate with the majority of Chinese main engine manufacturers in r&d and joint innovation, and to a certain extent to promote the technical progress and industrial upgrading of China's engine industry.
The new site, covering an area of about 78,000 square meters, is expected to be completed and put into use by the end of 2021. Upon completion, the new site will cover an area of 3 times larger than the existing r&d center, and the number of platforms will be increased to 28, including performance platforms, reliability platforms, NVH platforms, cold start platforms and other advanced engine test platforms.
The new base will include a new energy power research and development building, equipped with the latest fuel cell laboratory, power cell laboratory, transmission system laboratory, and Vehicle hub laboratory. From engines and powertrains to new energy power, the new base will ensure cummins has a full range of power solutions to meet the needs of a wide range of technology upgrades.
& other; Cummins east Asia r&d center's new base project is the first milestone of cummins' new century. Its construction will not only enable us to make continuous breakthroughs in the field of traditional energy power, but also pour more research and development resources into the development of fuel cell and other new energy power, demonstrating cummins' firm confidence in meeting diversified power and serving Chinese customers. Throughout the &; "Said Dr. Lixin peng, vice President and chief technology officer of cummins China.
Li Lin, deputy director of the management committee of wuhan economic and technological development zone, highly affirmed the role of cummins r&d center in promoting the industry. In addition to the traditional fuel power technology research and development, the new base project will also introduce advanced science and technology of new energy such as hydrogen fuel cell technology and related business, wuhan will provide a full range of support by open, strive to put this project into the window of development zone, the hydrogen industry engineering, to promote the development of new energy industry development and transformation and upgrading of the auto industry.
Take root in jingchu
Global innovation upgrade
On July 1 last year, some provinces and cities in China took the lead in implementing the national emissions law. On the same day, cummins released the national six core technologies and solutions at wuhan east Asia r&d center, meeting the emission regulation requirements of national six B and euro six D, and completing the emission technology upgrade ahead of schedule. Behind this, the east Asia r&d center is responsible for most of the development.
R&d center about 350 engineers, after 5 years of prospective research and exploration, with the same close cooperation, to the end user needs as the guidance, take the lead to market a whole series of light, medium and heavy six technical solution, give priority to factory and end users to provide the optimal environmental performance, dynamic performance and economic performance of the product.
The successful experience of east Asia r&d center has also been applied to cummins' global six-phase emissions upgrade project. Products developed in China are gradually entering the global market, and the technical level of east Asia r&d center has been leading cummins' global r&d. With the completion of the new r&d base, more r&d resources will be devoted to the technical development of the center.
& other; Cummins has more than 11,000 engineers and technicians worldwide who design and deliver the most innovative products on the market. More than 15 percent of cummins' engineering teams are based in China and are the world's leading r&d force. . "Said Jim Fier, cummins vice-president and chief technology officer. Throughout the &; Our r & d team is the most valuable asset. We will continue to invest in building the world's leading engineering resources and make breakthroughs in the fields of digitalization, intelligence and multi-energy. Throughout the &;
Net force is source
Jointly upgrade the industrial chain
From components to engines, from power systems to distribution services, cummins' five business segments are all based in hubei, and it has seven manufacturing facilities, including a joint venture with dongfeng motor and a dongfeng cummins emissions processing plant. As an important partner in its industrial chain, dongfeng motor has cooperated with cummins for more than 30 years.
At the ceremony, dongfeng commercial Vehicle technology center center chief wu huaizhu said, “ In response to the challenges of the future market, dongfeng is working hard to achieve electric, lightweight, intelligent, network, sharing, etc. Five throughout the &; Fall to the ground. We are pleased to see that the new cummins east Asia r&d center will expand its commitment to powertrain and new energy power solutions. It is believed that dongfeng commercial vehicle and cummins will form a greater synergy in technology to jointly promote the progress and development of industry technology. Throughout the &;
The completion of the new base of cummins east Asia r&d center will enable cummins to continue to be based in wuhan, incubate advanced power technology and radiate the power industry across the country and even the world. Cummins east Asia r&d center will continue to cooperate with the majority of Chinese main engine factory partners in research and development, joint innovation, to provide more sustainable multi-dynamic solutions, promote technological progress and industrial upgrading.
