Jointly owned by Cummins and Wärtsilä NSD, it was a manufacturer of operated diesel engines.
Both Cummins president Tim Solso as well as Wärtsilä Diesel chief Pentti-Juhani Hintikka had high expectations about the co-operation.
In March 1995, Iain M. Barrowman, who had served for eight years at Cummins, was appointed president of Cummins-Wärtsilä.
[1] The joint venture designed, developed and produced two product families of diesel and gas engines for power generation and marine propulsion use.
[2] In January 2000 Ole Johansson, the president of Wärtsilä NSD, said that both companies will continue the production and development of their own engine families, providing both parties better synergy benefits and improving profitability from the prevailing deficient level.