Oct 2015 News – Annual Meeting
The next meeting of the Board Of Trustees of the Institute is scheduled for November 4 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 […]
Jul 2015 News – GRI holds Aerospace Bloc meeting at Bell Helicopter in Hurst, TX
The newest member of the GRI Aerospace Bloc hosted the yearly face-to-face meeting of the Bloc’s Steering Committee at the Bell Helicopter Headquarters in Fort Worth, TX. The meeting was well attended. The group was treated to a tour of Bell’s test labs and manufacturing facility at the Drive System Center in Grand Prairie, TX.
Jun 2015 News – Matthew Wagner joins Gear Research Group and Drivetrain Technology Center
Matthew Wagner joins Gear Research Group and Drivetrain Technology Center at the Applied Research Lab at Penn State University. Matt will be supporting GRI in single and multi-client research programs. Some additional background on Matt: Added Matthew Wagner to PSU/ARL Drivetrain Center on June 1, 2015. Matt has BS degree from PSU in Mech. Eng. […]
Apr 2015 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 15, 2015
Vol. 15, 2015 Transitions I am so very pleased to introduce our new leadership team at GRI. First is my friend Jack Masseth who has been on our Board for a number of years; most recently serving as Board secretary. Jack has accepted the presidency of the Gear Research Institute. He has over thirty years […]
Oct 2014 News – GRI Presents Paper at AGMA Fall Technical Meeting
GRI presents paper at AGMA Fall Technical Meeting in Crystal City, VA. Aaron Isaacson presented a paper titled “The Impact of Surface Condition and Lubricant on Gear Tooth Friction”. The paper was written by Isaacson, Suren Rao (PSU), Gary Sroka (REM Surface Engineering) and Lane Winkelmann (REM Surface Engineering). The paper was reprinted in Gear […]
Oct 2014 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 14, 2014
Vol. 14, 2014 Transitions It is with a mix of pleasure and sadness that we wish our Gear Research Institute, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Suren Rao, PhD, a ‘Bon Voyage’ as he heads into retirement after a long and notable career in manufacturing and research. Dr. Rao began his technical education at the […]
Jun 2007 News – New Sponsors
The Flight Systems Division of Curtiss Wright Controls of Gastonia, NC has become a sponsor of the Aerospace Bloc of the Institute. This bloc that focuses research on aerospace gearing is now sponsored by Avio, Boeing, Curtiss Wright, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney (East Hartford and Canada), Sikorsky Aircraft, Rolls Royce, REM Chemicals and Timken/Latrobe Steel. […]
Apr 2008 News – Gear Technology Article
“Methodology for Translating Single-Tooth Bending Fatigue Data to be Comparable to Running Gear Data” published in Gear Technology (read article)
Jul 2013 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 12, 2013
Vol. 12, 2013 Foreward Looking to the future we ask the question, “Where are drive systems going?” Customers and end users are always looking for increased throughput (power density), improved reliability, extended service life, reduced noise, and cost effective manufacturing. This is true in all of gearing used in transportation and everyday commercial use, from […]
Samuel R. Haines
In 1973 Sam wrote his MBA Thesis (Babson College, Wellesley Ma) titled “Gear Motions; a concept to leverage and acquire small distressed gear companies in the Northeast”. He joined his father Sam T later that year in the midst of the country’s “Oil Recession” for a temporary assignment to make the newly formed Gear Motions’ […]