When you need reliable power, why take a chance on a “hodgepodge-of-components” generator from one company and service from yet another? Cummins Power Generation is the only manufacturer that can provide single-source, pre-integrated product solutions as well as an experienced, global network of distributors and partners that offer service and support. We call this unbeatable combination “The Power of One.”

A pre-integrated, single-source product solution means that generator set component parts like the alternator, engine, radiator, controls, transfer switches and switchgear are all manufactured, assembled, and designed to work together by one company: Cummins. The benefit is a solution that is optimized in terms of its carbon footprint, installation time, reliability, operating costs, dimensional footprint, and specifying and ordering complexities. In effect, Cummins makes it easy to get a highly reliable, durable solution…and you can have confidence in the solution’s functional integrity.

Cummins Power Generation enhances its “Power of One” offer with 24/7 turnkey support and services through its global network of distributors and project facilitation partners. For example, Cummins can provide project management services like site selection and preparation, system design and engineering, building construction, mechanical and civil engineering, maintenance, and ongoing operation and technical support. The combination of single-source pre-integrated product solutions and worldwide support and service create unparalleled value…and that’s why we call it “The Power of One.”

To help make the benefits of single-source, pre-integrated solutions very clear, Cummins Power Generation just released a captivating information resource: it’s the web-based “Power of One” Learning Module. It features cutting-edge, computer-animated graphics, sound and interactivity to showcase the compelling benefits of the single-source, pre-integrated power generation solutions and services it offers.

The module starts with a dramatic, upbeat opening sequence in which a power generation system is assembled, piece by piece: alternator, engine, radiator, controls, switchgear, etc. You can further interact with the module by clicking on learning tabs. One tab allows you to “mouse over” system components that self-animate to reveal features and benefits. Another tab thoroughly explains and discusses the merits of “The Power of One.” Yet, another tab provides a company overview. Most exciting is the Screensaver/Video tab which allows you to download and save the exciting 3D assembly process of a complete, turnkey Cummins Power Generation solution.

A power plant for a Belgian greenhouse is a good example and case history of a “Power of One” solution that Cummins provided. Cummins worked with the grower to understand their specific needs and then designed a turnkey solution for them. In addition to economical power, the customer’s primary need was for the heat that could be recovered from the engine exhaust and other sources. Cummins owns the solution and sells heat to the grower and the excess electricity back to the utility. Cummins manages all of the gas contracts and utility off-take contracts for the grower as part of its service.

Another case history exemplifying “The Power of One” is a solution Cummins developed for SuperFrango’s new poultry processing plant in Brazil. The plant currently processes 180,000 chickens daily, and it is sized to reach a volume of 320,000 chickens by 2012. The need was for reliable but also economical power. The answer was a Cummins peak power system that helps SuperFrango meet its electricity needs by monitoring utility power, starting and paralleling the generators if power fails, and transferring power from the utility to the generators as needed. When time of day electric costs require it, the system will automatically start the generators, parallel them to the utility, and control their power output so that load on the utility (and costs) are minimized. The generators provided are sufficient to operate the entire facility. When it’s time to shut them down, the system synchronizes and parallels the generators to the utility, transfers the load back to the utility, disconnects and cools down the generators, and leaves them ready to start again when they are needed.

The examples above are just two in a series of applications where “The Power of One” has proved an ideal custom solution. Click here to unleash and explore “The Power of One” Learning Module.