Cummins Inc (www.cummins.com) has opened a new 25,000ft² research and development centre adjacent to its engine re manufacturing and component-manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

These laboratories and offices are part of a larger plan to build technical capability in re-manufacturing and accommodate future growth.

Jennifer Rumsey, vice president and chief technical officer, said: “Our products work hard, and over the course of their service life may undergo wear, corrosion or other damage that requires correction during re-manufacturing.

"We have made strategic investments in analysis-led design and other tools to advance our capability to recondition and remanufacture parts for the aftermarket.

"Remanufacturing returns Cummins products to same-as-new performance, and is a key part of Cummins’ Environmental Sustainability strategy and supporting our customers over the life of our products.”

She said re-manufacturing requires much less energy than is needed to make new large castings and forgings from ore or scrap, adding that it is part of the company’s strategy for environmental stewardship — reduce, re-use, recycle and remanufacture.