Cummins Inc. [NYSE: CMI] today announced they will launch the QuikDisc™ Rotor for U-Series wheel ends at FDIC International, the premier event for fire and rescue professionals in North America. With QuikDisc, Cummins becomes the first manufacturer to offer air disc brakes for a single rear-drive axle at the 33,500 lb capacity rating used by heavy fire apparatus and introduces an industry-first patented two-piece hub design that fundamentally changes how disc brake rotors are serviced in the field.

Cummins Inc. [NYSE: CMI] today announced they will launch the new Meritor® RT-160 HE tandem drive axle family for heavy linehaul applications at Truck World, Mississauga, ON, Canada. The new family offers efficiency gains similar to those enjoyed by linehaul users of the MT40-14X HE axle in North America, while maintaining the proven axle capacity required for heavier demands like those in the Mexican and Canadian markets. Available in both 40k and 46k gross axle weight ratings (GAWR), the axles are suitable for on-highway applications of up to 185,000 gross combination weights (GCW). The RT-160 HE family axle ratio range is from 3.07 to 4.89

Our bodies and minds don’t follow a close of business. Twenty-four hours a day, we beat, pump, and transmit, synapses firing and cells metabolizing to keep us alive—day, night and everything in between. So, it’s no wonder that a body’s needs don’t always conform to normal operating hours. Healthcare facilities like emergency rooms and specialized urgent care and walk-in clinics have a responsibility to provide treatment whenever it is needed—and when a person’s health is on the line, downtime can be dangerous.

Gabriela C. is helping shape the future of embedded software at Cummins—bringing together global perspective, technical expertise and a deep commitment to people. Based at the Cummins Office Building in Columbus, Indiana, Gabriela serves as Product Manager for Embedded Software. In this role, she helps modernize how embedded software is developed and delivered, enabling teams to work more efficiently while strengthening the foundation for Cummins’ next generation of products and technologies.