Cummins QSK95 ON DISPLAY FOR FIRST TIME AT ASIA PACIFIC MARITIME
MARINA BAY SANDS, Singapore (March 16, 2016) – Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), a leading manufacturer of diesel engines and generator sets for the marine industry, has unveiled the QSK95 at Asia Pacific Maritime. This marks the first time Cummins largest diesel engine has been displayed for the Asian maritime market.
Today, Cummins offers propulsion and auxiliary power solutions from 75 kW to 2013 kW (100-2700 hp) and generator sets from four to 1240 kWe, designed specifically for the challenges of marine applications. The launch of the QSK95 – Cummins newest, largest and most powerful engine to-date – will increase the company’s marine power range by 50 percent. This makes the QSK95 an ideal solution for high-hour, hardworking vessels such as tugs, inland waterway towboats, offshore support vessels and crewboats, passenger ferries, patrol vessels and superyachts.
With engineering work now complete on the marine configuration, Cummins can share more details regarding the features that distinguish the QSK95 from medium-speed engines offering similar power output. The QSK95 offers the benefits of smaller size, lower weight and better transient response while delivering a new level of serviceability.
With ratings from 2386 kW to 3132 kW (3200-4200 hp), the QSK95 achieves a power output previously available only from larger medium-speed marine engines, while bringing the advantages of a lower capital cost and a more compact installation. The QSK95 provides 95 liters of displacement in a 78-liter package. Nested cylinders and a 60-degree V enable a short, narrow engine block relative to other engines of comparable displacement. Even with the compact package size, the QSK95 provides best-in-class power density. In addition, the QSK95 weighs in just over 13,000 kg (28,660 lb) – this is between 25 percent and 70 percent less than medium-speed platforms of similar power output.
As operators continue to seek better vessel maneuverability, the QSK95 delivers faster transient response through a unique turbo arrangement and a dry system. By using one turbo per four cylinders, the QSK95 is able to utilize a small turbo model. The dry turbo housings and dry exhaust manifold maximize the available energy to the turbos, allowing them to spool up quickly, resulting in fast engine response.
Cummins design, validation and service teams devoted countless hours to ensuring that the QSK95 sets industry serviceability standards. From the early phases of engine design, qualified technicians participated in service tool and procedure validation, evaluating for safety, ergonomics, durability, reliability and repair quality robustness, and to reduce the cost and time of repairs. Design concepts were also evaluated for progressive damage prevention. Initial feedback from technicians servicing QSK95 engines in the field has confirmed that the focus on serviceability will provide considerable payback over the life of the engines.
At launch, the QSK95 will meet global International Maritime Organization (IMO) Tier II emissions standards with highly efficient fuel injection and clean combustion. It is manufactured at the Seymour Engine Plant in Seymour, Indiana, and will begin limited production in 2017. Like all Cummins marine products, the QSK95 is supported by Cummins global distributor and dealer network – one of the broadest and most extensive in the world. It is backed by a one-year warranty, and is available with extended warranty options.
The QSK95 will be on display at Asia Pacific Maritime from March 16 to 18, where customers can speak with product experts and obtain additional product information in Stand Nos. D-S26 and T26.
About Cummins Inc.
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, emissions 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 more than 7,200 dealer locations. Cummins earned $1.4 billion on sales of $19.1 billion in 2015. Press releases can be found on the Web at cummins.com or cumminsengines.com. Follow Cummins on Twitter at http://twitter.com/cumminsengines and on YouTube at http://youtube.com/cumminsengines.
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Contact:
Andy Kelly
Marine Communications Manager
(843) 745-1172
andy.kelly@cummins.com
