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Cummins And Wartsila Sign Joint Venture Pact by Andy Smith, contributing editor "This is an historic day," declared

Pentti-Juhani Hintikka, presi- dent and chief executive officer of

Wartsila Diesel, as the Cummins

Wartsila Engine Company officially came into being on March 16th with the signing of a 50:50 joint venture agreement between the Cummins

Engine Co. of the U.S. and the Finn- ish company Wartsila Diesel.

The formalities took place in cen- tral London, just off Parliament

Square, followed by a special recep- tion for the world's technical press.

As the same time it was announced that Iain Barrowman, formerly director of manufacturing for

Cummins in the U.K., will head up the new company as president.

The purpose of the arrangement is to design, develop and manufac- ture two new families of heavy duty, high-speed diesel and natural gas engines.

The first, ranging from 3,000 to 6,000 hp in V12, V16 and V18 forms, is based on the recently announced

Wartsila 200 unit and production will begin in May this year at the manufacturing facilities of Wartsila

SACM in Mulhouse, France which will be transferred to the joint ven- ture organization.

Production of the second family, designated the 170, covering 750 to 3,600 hp with both in-line and V- forms incorporating six to 18 cylin- ders each of 4.54 liters displace- ment, is scheduled to begin produc- tion at Cummins' Daventry, U.K., plant in early 1997. Both new fami- lies are aimed at the power genera- tion and marine markets, but the 170 is thought by Cummins Wartsila to be particularly suitable for ma- rine use in main propulsion and auxiliary applications.

Although technical details of the 200 unit have already been well reported, information on the 170 is still relatively scant. However, it is understood that there will be two ratings at both available engines speeds of 1500 and 1800 rpm giving a range of 115 to 150 kW/cylinder.

The addition of a double stage tur- bocharger to the higher speed ver- sion will produce 190 kW/cylinder.

The six-cylinder in-line unit is ex- pected to weigh 3,585 kg while the largest 18V engine will tip the scales at 9,454 kg. The two families are claimed to have been designed to give very low nitrous oxide emis- sions without penalizing fuel con- sumption.

According to Mr. Barrowman, the need for some form of agree- ment became apparent in May 1994 when each company realized that the other was planning to extend into this sector — a move up the power scale for Cummins and down- wards for Wartsila. "Moreover the planned engines were to be of simi- lar displacement and horsepower," he explained. Talks began in ear- nest between the world's largest producer of high-speed diesels above 200 hp on one hand and the world's

April, 1995 leading producer of medium-speed diesels with a high profile in the marine market on the other. "It was immediately obvious that there was good chemistry between the two com- panies which led in December 1994 to the signing of a letter of intent to form the joint venture which offi- cially began today," continued Mr.

Barrowman.

Both companies are enthusiastic about the benefits of the marriage. "This new joint venture will signifi- cantly expand our horsepower range, enhance our global diversifi- cation efforts and increase our world- wide market share," commented

Cummins President Tim Solso. "Furthermore we have saved an es- timated four years development r TH0RD0N BEARINGS ARE

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