Cummins launches updated platform for smarter mining

Cummins PrevenTech is an integrated engine reliability and performance solution for mines. Image: Adobe Stock

Cummins PrevenTech is an integrated engine reliability and performance solution for mines. This technology combines real-time remote monitoring, advanced predictive analytics and 24/7 Cummins support.

“We recognised the opportunity to develop a more robust, user-friendly PrevenTech platform to better serve the future of mining,” says Suchitha Subramanian, Cummins Power Systems Digital Solutions Program Director.

While Cummins has offered digital solutions for connected engines since 2019, this platform is said to be built for advanced analytics, accelerated onboarding, enhanced user experience, more intuitive fleet visibility and streamlined alert management.

Cummins is currently migrating all existing customer accounts and is now offering expedited onboarding of new accounts.

According to information suppied by Cummins, in 2024, across two mine sites with 340 PrevenTech-equipped Cummins engines, PrevenTech led to an average prevention of more than 45 hours of downtime and US$70,000 in maintenance and repair costs per engine – approximately $24 million of annual operational savings.

About PrevenTech

Miners can turn engine data into insights by installing a PrevenTech telematics box during a maintenance event. Once connected via cellular data or Wi-Fi, engine data is continuously captured, transmitted and analysed in the cloud. Data, alerts and reports are accessible via self-service dashboards but are also monitored 24/7 by Cummins Care engine experts.