On September 23rd, at the China (Beijing) International Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines and Mining Machines Exhibition (BICES 2025), Cummins officially launched a new low-carbon power solution for the non-road market, including a new generation of intelligent hydraulic matching control systems for excavator, 3.9L-15L hybrid power systems, and 19L methanol industrial engines. With innovative technologies, Cummins aims to empower the Chinese construction machinery industry and build a sustainable local industry ecosystem.
Meanwhile, Cummins continues to promote customized services to meet the demands of the Chinese market. In response to the core needs of local mining customers for efficiency, cost, and reliability, Cummins has achieved full-process localization from R&D, design, and innovation of high-power products in China, as well as from component supply to service support. Cummins has comprehensively showcased the latest progress in the domesticization of its entire range of mining power solutions, covering engine displacements from 19L to 60L, and power ranges from 600 to 3000 hp. These solutions meet the emission standards of National III Emission Standard and National Ⅳ Emission Standard in China, and the second to fifth stages of emissions in Europe and the United States. Cummins products are the main players in regions with strict, slack, or even no emission regulations.
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Cummins' presence in China. This not only represents an upgrade of technological innovation and market practices in the construction machinery sector over the past half century, but also is a crucial step for Cummins in China in advancing its Destination Zero strategy.
Wang Kaijun, Vice President of Cummins Global and General Manager of Cummins China Engine Division, Marina Savelli, Global Vice President of Cummins Engine Division's Non-road Business, Chai Yongquan, General Manager of Cummins China Parts Division, Xiang Yongdong, General Manager of Cummins China Power System Division, and Zhan Li, General Manager of Cummins East Asia Distribution Division, together with customers and partners from the construction machinery and mining industries, as well as industry media, witnessed this significant moment.
50 Years of Common progress
Empowering China's Construction Machinery
Since the introduction of the first high-power engine into China in 1975, and up to now providing comprehensive and diverse power solutions for the industry, Cummins has always deeply integrated global technical strength with the Chinese market. Over the past 50 years, from the evolution of traditional fuel-powered systems to low-carbon and even zero-carbon power systems construction, from a single application scenario to diverse power solutions, Cummins has always been at the forefront of technology, providing reliable and green power support for China's construction machinery industry.
Diverse Power
Jointly Pursuing Zero-Carbon Future
Cummins' brand-new low-carbon power solution for the no-road market offers diverse low-carbon power options for the construction machinery industry.
Intelligent Hybrid System
Cummins 3.9L to 15L engines have all been developed for hybridization, including forms such as range extending, P1, P2 + P2.5. Different applications such as excavators, loaders, mining trucks, rotary drilling rigs, and front-end loaders are provided with differentiated architectures to achieve "engine + motor + battery" deep control integration. The system's fuel economy is improved by 10% - 30%, and the battery life is extended by more than 20%. It offers continuous, efficient, and low-emission power options for harsh environments such as high altitudes, cold regions, and heavy loads.
What is particularly noteworthy is that the new generation of hydraulic matching intelligent control system for excavators has been developed to meet the dynamic power requirements of excavators. Through active interaction and coordinated control between the engine and the hydraulic system, it achieves an energy efficiency improvement of over 10%.
New methanol powere
Cummins has released the industrial version of the 19L methanol engine developed and manufactured by Chongqing Cummins. This is a significant breakthrough in the multi-fuel engine platform in terms of displacement and fuel selection. This product adopts the intake manifold multi-point injection and spark plug ignition technology route. Using ordinary methanol, the carbon dioxide emissions are relatively 18% lower than those of diesel engines. Using green methanol can achieve zero carbon emissions.
The 500kW continuous power capacity is compatible with 135T-160T wide-body mining trucks or 130-160T large excavators, and can be extended to applications such as power generation and ships. It has the following main performance advantages:
Innovative cold start technology solution, enabling stable operation at environmental temperatures ranging from -35℃ to 50℃;
Outstanding altitude capability, maintaining torque without reduction at 3000m;
Oil filter maintenance cycle of 500 hours, with low maintenance costs;
Integrated extended-range power system solution, overall power system solution;
Sharing 19L high-reliability parts, reliable and universal, facilitating maintenance, and key new-designed parts are resistant to alcohol and corrosion.
Electric drive technology
In the field of hybrid power, Cummins' electric drive business can provide users with a complete power chain for extended-range and plug-in hybrid vehicles, including the range extender, multi-in-one controller, drive motor, and electric drive axle.
Relying on the deep integration advantages of the power chain, the Cummins electric drive technology can optimize the energy consumption of the hybrid power system and the power output in real time according to the working conditions. Moreover, in the pure electric direction, two major platforms, central drive and electric drive axle, have been laid out, covering various sub-scenarios of construction machinery. They can be flexibly combined with single motor controllers or multi-integrated controllers, and can be deeply customized according to customer needs. The related core components fully support the 800V system, bringing outstanding power performance to customers.
No-road Components
Cummins has developed a series of core components specifically for no-road applications, which not only meet diverse operational requirements but also help equipment operate efficiently and stably:
Emission treatment systems conforming to Euro V standards, and heavy-duty engine emission treatment systems conforming to no-road National IV standards:
They are integrated with the engine, and coordinated with ECM intelligent electronic control, optimizing performance while reducing fuel and urea consumption. Ultra-long cleaning mileage and non-stop carbon smoke removal, and non-intrusive regeneration function helps customers operate efficiently. In addition, Cummins emission treatment system products have undergone global verification of hundreds of billions of kilometers and rigorous condition tests, ensuring stable performance, durability and reliability.
Innovative turbocharger, fuel system and valve train technologies: The new methanol application turbocharger is optimized to enhance corrosion resistance based on fuel characteristics, meeting low-carbon requirements. The high-horsepower turbocharger offers multiple technical options, expanding the application scenarios of construction machinery. The large-flow injector adopts multiple innovative technologies to achieve precise fuel supply, significantly improving the efficiency and reliability of the engine. The high-horsepower oil pump provides multiple stroke options and a straight-piston oil lubrication design, enhancing the adaptability and durability of non-road applications. The high-power braking technology increases the braking power by 30%-50%, improving the braking safety of mining trucks while reducing brake wear and maintenance requirements. The braking compatible gap-free adjustment technology significantly increases equipment availability and reduces maintenance costs.
Deeply rooted in China
Creating the China Solution for mining power
Cummins continues to advance and upgrade its localization strategy, truly achieving customized services based on Chinese market demands. In response to the core needs of local customers for efficiency, cost, and reliability, Cummins has achieved full domestication of its mining power products, covering 19L to 60L engine displacements, spanning 600-3000hp horsepower range, meeting National III, National IV, and Europe and the United States II to Stage V emission standards. It serves as the main player in regions with strict, slack, or even no emission regulations.
Through in-depth cooperation with OEM experts, based on the actual mining environment such as high altitudes, extreme cold, and complex oil types, Cummins carried out system-level customized development. The fuel consumption rate of the locally produced high-power engines was reduced by an average of 10% compared to conventional models. By upgrading the filter material and designing the filtration system in accordance with the mining environment, with long-lasting split centrifugal filter,the average maintenance cycle reached 1,000 hours, enhancing the product's differentiation competitive advantage while helping the host vehicle manufacturers enhance their international competitiveness.
Relying on the Chongqing Cummins production base, Cummins has achieved the research, design and innovation of high-power products in China, as well as the full-process local closed-loop from component supply to service support. This has significantly enhanced the adaptability of the products to local conditions, greatly optimized the delivery cycle and reduced costs.
Relying on a wide service network both in China and globally, Cummins is committed to providing customers with full lifecycle services from demand response to after-sales maintenance. Through a series of measures such as digital tools and service standardization, it focuses on the all-sided, fully, intelligent, fast, specialized, efficient and economical five major values to create a large-horsepower integrated service solution.
Collaborative Innovation
Building a New Ecosystem for Non-road Power
At this exhibition, Cummins also collaborated with experts and users from the upstream and downstream industries of China's construction machinery chain to officially launch the Non-road Power Chain Training Institute. This is another ecological layout by Cummins in the non-road field following the successful implementation of the Commercial Vehicle Power Chain Training Institute.
The establishment of the training institute aims to build an open and collaborative industry innovation platform. By integrating resources from all sectors of the industry, it accelerates the promotion and implementation of new technologies and applications in the non-road sector; at the same time, it adheres to a customer-centric approach, explores customized solutions suitable for complex working conditions, achieves a win-win situation of technological value and commercial value, and promotes the industry towards a sustainable future.
With 50 years of dedication, Cummins has always been in close collaboration with the industry. Looking to the future, Cummins will continue to leverage its diverse power technologies, localization strategies, and open collaborative ecosystem to help China's construction machinery industry enter the zero-carbon era.