2. Cummins Company Background  Founded in 1919 by Clessie Cummins selling diesel tractor engines  Today employs 33,500 employees  Net income of $715 million off of $11.4 billion in sales in 2006  Headquartered in Columbus, OH

3. PGA history Beginnings in 1929 with David Onan’s invention of the first single generator Became a wholly owned subsidary of Cummins, Inc in 1992

4. PGA Today $2.4 billion in sales in 2006 Provides total power generation systems including engines, controls, alternators, transfer switches and switchgear Provides standby power, distributed generation power, auxillary power generation for mobile applications Highly diversified customer base in U.S., China, India, Brazil, and the Middle East

5. Anatomy of a Generator system TurbochargerAir Filtration Control System Alternator Fan Engine Fuel System

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