Cummins Engine Company was founded in February 3, 1919, William • Glenn Patton • Arve is a Columbus, Indiana, an investment banker, he was engaged in Columbus, a local new business start-up capital investment, g Rees • Lilo • Cummins is a self-study of the mechanical inventor, 1908 Cummins, Arve hire truck drivers and maintenance of their.
During WWI, Cummins runs a machinery company, and arms contracts with government, then, Cummins has been realized in 1890 by Rudolf Diesel invented the technology will have a very promising market, although At that time the technology has not proved to have any commercial value, Cummins diesel engine decisively in the field of investment, and received the Dutch diesel engine production license, and it named Hvid engine.
During World War II, most of Cummins products as war munitions available to the U.S. Navy. During the war, Cummins engine suffered the heat of the tropics and the Arctic cold harsh working conditions. In Europe, Africa and other parts of operations to support the U.S. Air Force guard boats some impetus provided by the U.S. Cummins.