Jul 2012 News – Upcoming Events
Two events happening in the near future. The Aerospace Bloc Steering Committee is scheduled to meet on August 8. This meeting is hosted by Boeing Philadelphia and is open to members of the Aerospace Bloc of the Gear Research Institute. About 20 individuals from the Bloc’s membership are anticipated to attend. The next meeting of […]
Mar 2012 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 9, 2012
Vol. 9, 2012 Foreward One critical sub system in any vertical lift aircraft is the main transmission. Apart from incremental advances most transmission performance characteristics, such as power density, reliability, noise and speed, in rotary wing aircraft have remained relatively unchanged in the last several decades. The most revolutionary vertical lift aircraft flying today is […]
Sep 2011 News – Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Gear Research Institute will be held on October 11, 2011 at 2:30 PM in conf. room 3A, Applied Science Building, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16804. All members of the Institute are welcome to attend. If you plan to attend please contact Dr. Suren Rao, Managing Director at […]
Jun 2011 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 8, 2011
Vol. 8, 2011 Foreward With a blatant breach of protocol this is written by your newest member of the GRI. Having attended my first Board meeting this Spring I can tell you the GRI is a vibrant organization with valuable projects underway, more scheduled to begin, and a healthy list to explore for the future. […]
May 2011 News – Board Member Updates
Bruce Boardman has retired from his position on the Gear Research Institute’s Board of Trustees. He has been an asset to the Board and will be missed. We wish him well on his retirement. Bryan Lammers, of Caterpillar, has replace Bruce Boardman on the Board of Trustees. Bryan has more than 30 years of experience […]
Feb 2011 News – Q&A with Suren Rao in Gear Technology
Q&A with Suren Rao, Managing Director, Gear Research Institute, published in Gear Technology magazine (read online)Courtesy of Gear Technology magazine, www.geartechnology.com
Jan 2011 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 7, 2011
Vol. 7, 2011 Foreward HAPPY NEW YEAR and may your 2011 be better than the last year, maybe even the best year yet. A new year brings its own challenges, some new, most a repeat of the old challenges. One constant challenge is finding sponsorship for our research efforts. If repeat sponsorship is a measure […]
Sep 2010 News – 2010 Annual Meeting
The 2010 Annual Meeting of the Gear Research Institute will be held at 2:30 PM on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (venue of the 2010 AGMA FTM), immediately following the Board of Trustees meeting. All members and sponsors of the Gear Research Institute are invited to attend the […]
Aug 2010 News – New Corporate Members
New Corporate Members: GM Powertrain Global HeadquartersAvinash Singh, P.D.Engineering Group ManagerPontiac, Michigan Xtek, IncChris DaleEngineering ManagerCincinnati, Ohio Star Cutter CompanyJohn O’NeilEngineering Manager – Gear ToolsEast Tawas, Michigan
Jul 2010 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 6, 2010
Vol. 6, 2010 Foreward Join the Gear Research Institute! Despite some of the worst economic times in our generation GRI has come thru pretty much intact. We have added a significant new member, and welcome GE’s Global Research as a member to the Aerospace Bloc, with James Bishar (Penn State alum) as its official representative. […]