People aren’t the only ones who can put down roots.
Cummins first came to Western New York four decades ago. The Indiana-based engine manufacturer was in need of a facility to manufacture engine components. It found what it was looking for in an available 1,000,000 sq. ft. facility in rural Jamestown, N.Y.
Forty years later, the company is still there, and the community is humming right along with it.
Cummins celebrated that partnership last week with an anniversary event at the plant.
“The Jamestown Engine Plant (JEP) plays a critical role in our company’s ability to produce a broad range of diesel and natural gas engines for different customers around the world,” says Dave Crompton, president – Cummins Engine Business. “This anniversary is a testament to our more than 1,500 employees at JEP who produce reliable, clean and fuel-efficient engines that enable our customers to be successful in all of the markets they operate.”
Cummins opened the plant in 1974 to produce parts, and started manufacturing engines on site in 1979. The location’s production grew rapidly over the next two decades, and it was that performance that led to the single most important decision in plant history — the 2002 corporate decision to consolidate all heavy-duty engine production in Jamestown.
The plant now builds the company’s ISX15, ISX12 and ISM diesel engines, as well as the Cummins Westport ISX12 G spark-ignited natural gas engine.
