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There is one thing about Cummins that has really impressed
FleetWatch over the years and that is the company's commitment to the on-going training of its customers.
It therefore comes as no surprise to us to hear that the company has added another course to its offerings by launching a new engine servicing and maintenance training programme specifically targeted at upgrading the skills of fleet operators' technical and supervisory staff to ensure engines are performing at their economical best.
The two-day course at Cummins' Kelvin hi-tech training centre includes practical and theoretical instruction on Cummins' popular N14 and ISX engines. It's a hands-on course which Cummins' training manager Wim Jansen says will enable trainees to utilize their new skills immediately on return to the service bay.
"Correct preventative maintenance is the most effective way to ensure that an engine is always operating at peak economic performance and at the lowest cost to the operator," says Jansen. "All the most detailed evidence about the performance of a modern electronically managed engine is available to the operator in the engine itself. The ability to access that information and use it to keep engines at peak performance is essential but it requires specialized know-how, which this short course provides."
Jansen says the course is ideally suited to supervisory and hands-on technical staff such as foremen, maintenance supervisors and mechanics. The course - which costs R2 228 (plus VAT) - exposes trainees to the latest computerized training aids required for electronic engines, including practical 'on-engine' course work.
In the world-class environment of Cummins' training school, trainees receive instruction in:
- Filtration and lubrication for low-emission engines.
- The Centinel oil management system
- Trouble-shooting - including electronics
- Overhead settings and basic adjustments
- ECM (Electronic Control Module) downloading
- Fault codes
- Selecting and setting parameters (standard templates)
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Cummins world-class
training school is equipped to teach hi-tech skills demanded by the latest electronic engines. |
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Cummins' training manager
Wim Jansen says the new course will teach candidates all they need to know to get the best from their Cummins engines such as this ISX model. |
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