Cummins plans to invest approximately $100 million in the expansion at the Seymour plant, which is expected to result in approximately 200 engineering and manufacturing jobs over the next five years. The plant currently employs nearly 450 people.

The Company also announced today that it has changed the name of the facility to the Seymour Engine Plant, from the Cummins Industrial Center. The new name is consistent with the Company’s practice at many of its major engine manufacturing locations elsewhere.

A new, larger-displacement engine will complement Cummins’ current high-horsepower lineup, which powers applications in mining, power generation, marine, oil and gas and rail markets around the world. The product investment will increase the plant’s capacity and manufacturing capability, including a new assembly line, paint area and production test cells.

The technical center expansion will almost double the current engineering footprint in the facility and increase Cummins high-horsepower mechanical development capability. Other capital expenditures will include additional equipment, test cells and other facility upgrades. Preparations for the technical center expansion are scheduled to start immediately, and construction is expected to be complete by mid-2011.

The Seymour Engine Plant opened in 1976 and is currently devoted to manufacturing V903, K19, QSK19 and QST30 diesel and natural gas engines.