Cummins Rolls Out Game-Changing X15 Series Engines at the Jamestown Engine Plant
October 05 2016 - 9:23AM
Business Wire
Engines Offer Improved Performance and
Fuel-Efficiency with Reduced Emissions
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) rolled out the latest generation Heavy
Duty engine, the 2017 X15, at its Jamestown Engine Plant in
Jamestown, NY. The 2017 X15 is a game-changer in terms of
reliability and fuel economy.
The next-generation X15 heavy-duty engines exceed U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2017 greenhouse gas (GHG) and
fuel-efficiency standards, with lower fuel consumption, extended
service intervals, enhanced performance and the highest quality
standards across a 400 to 605 horsepower ratings range. The X15
introduces an innovative approach to duty-cycle optimization, with
two configurations, available as the X15 Performance Series and the
X15 Efficiency Series. Both configurations are available in limited
production through the remainder of 2016 with full production
beginning in January, 2017.
“I am proud of the innovative, hard work that has gone into this
game-changing engine platform, and we are excited to see these
important products rolling off the line,” said Srikanth
Padmanabhan, President, Engine Business, Cummins Inc. “Attention to
detail was paramount from product design, to our talented
colleagues bringing them to life on the manufacturing floor, to
every step in between.”
“The X15 engines are a sign of what is to come from Cummins. We
are firmly focused on understanding the industry trends that are
shaping our markets and anticipating the future to develop
innovative products and solutions that maximize our customers’
success. A result of this is the X15, which provides customers with
improved quality, performance and fuel-economy, while reducing
emissions and the environmental footprint. At the core, it’s
simple, we win in the marketplace by seeing the future first and
beating the competition to it. At Cummins, this is what we mean by
innovation you can depend on.”
The new X15 builds on the current ISX15 product with the
implementation of an optimized compression ratio, air handling
system and combustion process to increase both fuel efficiency and
performance capability. Customers will realize big savings through
lower operating costs with up to 20% better fuel economy and 40%
lower maintenance costs than 2010 ISX15 engines. With the two
separate engine platforms in 2017, the Cummins X15 marks a new era
in trucking by allowing customers to optimize their engine to best
meet their needs without compromise.
Every X15 also comes factory-ready to connect to a capable
telematics system that enables Over-the-Air (OTA) engine
programming, customization, and diagnostics. With Connected
Solutions, drivers and fleet managers can manage their vehicle,
make quick decisions remotely and even update an engine with the
latest calibration without having to bring it to a service bay.
The X15 Performance Series is rated at 485 to 605 horsepower and
provides an ideal power match for heavy-haul, vocational and
emergency vehicles with a peak torque of up to 2050 lb-ft delivered
across a wide engine rpm range, and up to 600 horsepower engine
braking at 2100 rpm. For line-haul and regional-haul applications,
the X15 Efficiency Series offers an unmatched level of fuel
efficiency and payload productivity, with a 400 to 500 horsepower
ratings range and up to 1850 lb-ft of peak torque available at 1000
rpm.
Photos and video available.
About Cummins
Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of
complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute
and service diesel and natural gas engines and related
technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling,
filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation
systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins
currently employs approximately 55,000 people worldwide and serves
customers in approximately 190 countries and territories through a
network of approximately 600 company-owned and independent
distributor locations and approximately 7,200 dealer locations.
Cummins earned $1.4 billion on sales of $19.1 billion in 2015.
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Cummins Inc.Jon Mills, Director – External Communications,
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