Press Release

Cummins NPower Awarded Fire Pump Manufacturing by Cummins Inc.
Date: May 23, 2004
For Immediate Release
Rick Vohl, Director - NPower Products

SALT LAKE CITY (May 23, 2004) - Cummins Inc has officially transferred responsibility for the fire pump market to Cummins Fire Power, a division of Cummins NPower LLC. “With the transition of the fire pump business to Cummins NPowe LLC, we'll be able to respond quickly to the needs of our customers while maintaining the high level of quality service that is expected from the worldwide Cummins distribution network,” says John Laka, Cummins NPower Vice President - OEM Sales & Marketing. “We'll be further expanding our fire pump driver product line with more options and products that cover the upper end of the market as well as high speed applications,” John adds. Cummins Inc. produced its first fire pump product in 1954 and now Cummins NPower LLC has expanded their product line to encompass six engine platforms that span a range from 37 to 427 horsepower. This range covers key FM-UL Certified BHP ratings and rpms.

Cummins NPower LLC is one of Cummins' largest jointly owned distributors headquartered in St. Paul, MN. Its' fire pump driver business will be located at a 40,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin. With a dedicated facility and more than 25 years of experience in providing custom engine applications for both the industrial and the power generation markets, this makes the addition of the fire pump driver business a natural fit. Cummins NPower is recognized as an experienced market leader in emergency power systems.

Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies including; fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana (USA), Cummins serves its customers through more than 680 company-owned and independent distributor locations in 137 countries and territories. Cummins also provides service through a vast dealer network of more than 5,000 facilities in 197 countries.

With more than 24,000 employees worldwide, Cummins reported sales of $6.3 billion in 2003. Press releases can be found by accessing the Cummins home page at www.cummins.com