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Hitec Power Protection has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer called Ivo Mönnink to bring Hitec into new markets and expand the company’s global presence.

Hitec has close to 1700 UPS units installed worldwide including the Diesel Rotary UPS System, called the Hitec QPS, which is built to reduce plant space with the highest power density per square meter in the industry. 

Mönnink has been brought in to continue this technology leadership. "Hitec doesn't just manufacture and sell dynamic uninterruptible power supplies -- they invented them. For more than 50 years, the company has produced the market's most advanced solutions for keeping mission-critical infrastructures reliable and running at peak efficiency," said Mönnink.

Prior to Hitec, Mönnink worked at Netherlands-based FERM B.V, a power equipment provider; he was Europe Managing Director at Chicago-based Pregis Hexacomb, a packaging company. He also brings commercial, branding and communications expertise to Hitec from roles at Nike and Unilever.

Cummins is targeting the European rental market with the launch of four generator sets in the 150 to 300 kVA range.

According to International Rental News, the rental-specific sets, which have been created by a new Cummins design team led by former A-Plant power rentals director Richard Mellard, are sized at 150, 200, 250 and 300 kVA, with the smaller two using Cummins QSB7 engine and the two larger models equipped with the QSL9 power unit

The sets will be made available in markets including Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Australia. The reports said Cummins would further expand their rental range, with launches of sub-150 kVA units by the end of 2013 or the start of 2014, and larger units following in 2014/15.

The gensets come equipped with Cummins’ PowerCommand controllers, although Cummins plans to offer third-party controllers for rental companies who want commonality across their fleets. The 150 kVA unit can be used in temperatures up to 50⁰C without any derating and the 200/250/300 sets up to 40⁰C with no derating.