Cummins to strengthen in the production and operation of Charleston cummins company (NYSE: CMI) is a wholly owned subsidiary - cummins turbo technologies co., LTD., recently announced that it will in the next 18 months to clean up in Charleston, West Virginia) of production and operation of the turbocharger. Currently, cummins turbo technologies co., LTD., set up two factories in Charleston region, the turbocharger diesel engine production, a total of 530 employees.
According to the plan, the Charleston area two factories will be a consolidation. And cummins, head office will be phased out in Leeds avenue the turbocharger in production, in 2006 to expand its Palmetto industrial park (south Carolina clip brad, Carolina sen Ladson) size of its factories. Mercruiser Leeds plant will continue to produce cummins diesel engine and Marine engine.
"The two factories will close for a will further improve our production efficiency. This has to do with cummins, carry out the strategy of low cost producers is consistent." Cummins turbo technologies co., LTD. President Jim Lyons said. "the regulation will reduce operation complexity, better able to serve customers around the world."
Cummins turbo technologies co., LTD., now there will not be a big personnel changes, but after the merger as a factory, a part of employees will be removed from Leeds to Palmetto plant for homework.
As part of the strengthening construction, the Palmetto plant will expand to 83000 square feet, add another assembly line, the scale of the whole factory will be more than 207000 square feet. And Palmetto plant handover work will be finished at the end of September in 2010.
Cummins corporation since the 70 s the opened factory in Charleston. Cummins turbo technologies co., LTD., in 1989 to start production operations in Charleston. The reorganization will improve the company's overall efficiency, to achieve rapid development.
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