Jul 2020 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 24, 2020
Vol. 24, Spring 2020 Foreward What is the new normal and what does it mean for research and development? I have been asking myself this question repeatedly since mid-March and I still don’t have a good answer. At least not one that I like. What I can tell you is that GRI is open for […]
Apr 2019 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 23, 2019
Vol. 23, Spring 2019 Foreward In the early days of the Gear Research Institute, Caterpillar Inc. was much more involved in the testing and research activities that occurred within the institute. If you ever have an opportunity to tour the existing facility located within Penn States’ ARL, you will see test stands that still bear […]
Nov 2018 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 22, 2018
Vol. 22, 2018 Foreward “Strive for continuous improvement, instead of perfection.” ― Kim Collins, Five Time Olympic Athlete The mission of the Gear Research Institute (GRI) is to operate a technology resource that supports improvementin the gear and drivetrain industry, to address the technology challenges of performance and affordability in mechanical power transmission systems and to […]
Jun 2018 News – Steering Committee Meeting
The GRI Aerospace Bloc research consortium held the once a year face to face meeting of it’s Steering Committee on May 31 at the Applied Research Lab on the campus of Penn State University. Representatives from Pratt & Whitney East Hartford, Pratt & Whitney Canada, UTC Aerospace Systems, CarTech, REM Surface Engineering, Boeing Philadelphia, and […]
Jun 2018 News – Spring Board of Trustees Meeting
The spring 2018 Board of Trustees meeting was held at the University of Texas – Arlington campus in Arlington, TX on May 17. The group was treated to a tour of several mechanical engineering laboratories, including a foil bearing demonstration and the UTA Formula Racing team’s facility. The Board wishes to extend their gratitude to […]
Jun 2018 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 21, 2018
Vol. 21, 2018 Foreward This newsletter highlights the work being done in the GRI Aerospace Bloc today. This group has been in existence for 30 years now and is still going strong. I was involved in the early years when Dale Breen and Don Borden were working to provide a means for U.S. companies to […]
Nov 2017 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 20, 2017
Vol. 20, 2017 Foreward It’s been a wonderful thirty years of my association and time with GRI, first as a Board of Trustees member, then GRI’s President and then back as a Board member, but it is time to move on. I came to know GRI during the years that the organization was transitioning from […]
Nov 2017 News – GRI in Columbus, OH
The week of October 22 was packed full for GRI. We attended the AGMA Fall Technical Meeting at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. This years’ FTM was overflowing with quality sessions from an internationally diverse group of gear industry experts. After the FTM concluded, GRI hosted the annual face-to-face meeting of the […]
Nov 2017 News – Annual Meeting
The next meeting of the Board Of Trustees of the Institute is scheduled for November 15 at the Applied Research Lab – Penn State in State College, PA. This meeting will be followed by the Annual Meeting of the Institute, scheduled on the agenda for 12:35 PM. The Annual Meeting is open to all members […]
Sep 2017 News
GRI recently attended the VDI International Conference for Gears 2017 at the Technical University of Munich’s Gear Research Center (FZG) near Garching, Germany. The conference was attended by over 600 people from all corners of the globe. The quality of research presented was fantastic. Topics ranged widely, including tribology, gear design, micropitting, NVH behavior, efficiency, […]