Custom Design & Upfit Center
What We Do
Cummins NPower is an established custom packager, specializing in Cummins diesel and natural gas engine installations. Our engineering design and application teams focus on providing solutions to your most challenging machine installation and engine packaging problems, as well as providing assistance to ensure your equipment meets upcoming Tier 4 emissions requirements.
We are experienced in a wide variety of stationary and mobile applications, both large and small, that span many markets, including:
- Power generation
- Fire protection (diesel fire pumps)
- Construction
- Agriculture
- Mining
- Logging
- Rail
- Automotive
- Marine
Furthermore, we add value by upfitting our diesel engines with specific and uniquely designed components for a variety of OEM manufacturers – everything from cranes and logging equipment, to blast hole drills and railway maintenance equipment.
Application and Design Engineering
Our Design Engineering staff has many years of design and development expertise in various disciplines and is well equipped with the latest in design and modeling tools. The Application Engineering team has more than 30 years of combined experience in applying engines in a multitude of different engine installations. Cummins NPower is ranked #1 among all Cummins distributors for our comprehensive engineering capability.
Tier 4 Final Assistance
Tier 4 Final compliance normally involves making difficult business and machine installation decisions by equipment manufacturers. Cummins NPower's Custom Design and Upfit Center can help prepare your equipment to meet upcoming Tier 4 emissions requirements by performing virtual installation design work and customizing Tier 4 engines to meet your specific requirements and envelope dimensions. We are prepared to help you make the Tier 4 transition seamless, completed on time and with the right quality by following a rigorous process that includes the following:
- Regulatory compliance documentation
- Product cycle planning (a comprehensive solution for flex to final engines)
- Available beta prototypes (1 year in advance of production)
- Joint engine installation project management
- Design of custom value added components
- Multiple installation design reviews
- Complete engine system verification testing
For more information, visit tier4final.com.
Improved Efficiency
Cummins NPower provides the facility, tools and the people to get the job done, so you can eliminate the need for increased floor space, extensive parts inventories and excess overhead at your location. We understand the value of precious manufacturing floor space and make "just in time" delivery our standard. We continually look for ways to eliminate/reduce waste using 6 Sigma from every facet of the work we perform – from design to delivery.
By letting Cummins NPower handle the entire project, you can enjoy the following benefits:
- Simple logistics
- Leverage our component spend
- Less vendor management
- Less inventory management
- One purchase order / one part number ordering
Capabilities
Our Custom Design and Upfit Center is equipped with everything that's required to meet your testing needs.
On premise, we offer the following:
- Chassis dynamometer
- Engine dynamometers capable of 1200 hp
- Load banks from 400kW resistive to 1125 kVAR reactive
- Exhaust emission test equipment
Out capability and equipment makes Cummins NPower a convenient and efficient source for all of your testing and verification needs.
Email npowercustomdesign@cummins.com for information on custom design generators and products.


