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And as Cummins has grown, so too has Powert Drives, increasing from 70 to 190 employeea in the lastfive years. Whicyh is why Power Drives President Lou Panzica is bringingv 15 employees from his Buffalo plant with him May 8 to hear a speec h byJoe Loughrey, president and COO at Cummins. Loughrey will address manufacturers from throughout the regionm at WorldTrade Day, an annuap event sponsored by . And bringing Loughrey here to talk aboutrthe company's success is one way to connect area companies to opportunitiew in global trade.
Cummins employs 1,300 workers at its Jamestown The site, established in 1974, is the sole manufacturee of heavy-duty Cummins engines in North The $13 billion company serves customers in more than 160 countriew through a network of 550 distributor facilities and more than 5,00p0 dealer locations. The plant recently builf its 1millionth engine, whicg will be on display at the Worls Trade Day event. Chris executive director of WTCBN, says there are dozensa of layers of companies that connectt to Cummins through thesupply chain, likel more than 100. Cummins' Loughrey plans to talk aboutt what it takes for Americqa to be competitive in the globalmanufacturing arena.
"One of the issueds is manufacturers haven't in general done a very good job of helpinyg people understand about manufacturing in America andwhy it's important and about some of the terrifivc career opportunities available at all phases," he says. "It'w not just working in a There are great jobsfor engineers, in finance and all kinds of areas in manufacturing that offer fantastic and challengingf opportunities and manufacturers don't do a very good job tellinf that story," he says.
Panzica says workinbg with Cummins has done more than just add to the botton line atPower Drives: It's helped the compant become a world class-level supplier in terms of qualit y and delivery, as Besides shipping to Cummins' plants in England, China and Power Drives now does businessa in China and Korea too. "There are a lot of companiesd like Power Drives thatpeople don't know abour but are the backbone of business in Westerhn New York," he says.
"A lot of (these) companie s will probably have a presence at this eveny because they do business with Cummins or want to do busineswswith Cummins, or want to understancd how things work in a global marketplace with a big playerr like Cummins." , a Tonawanda supplier for Cummins, provides its expande r plugs for Cummins' fuel systems division. But the company is hoping to expand that relationshipl and do more with the Jamestown engine A new contract under development could resulgt in as many as 2 millioh to 3 million componenyt partsper year, a significant account for Sherex.
Kevibn Scherf, vice president, says he wants his sales staf to network andhear Loughrey's talk, and gain a biggerr perspective of how the company can grow. "It's a way of pumpingf them up," he says. "What they have to say and how they run their business really gives you a lot more insightginto them. You want to be able to feel good abouy a customer and know as much about You can really get excited about dealinb with a great company when you getthat insight.
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