Jul 2008 News – New Sponsors
UCT Defense of Stuart, FL and Flender of Germany became the latest, single-client sponsors of the Gear Research Institute. GRI will assist UCT Defense in evaluating coatings designed for gear applications. For Flender and its United States subsidiary Winergy of Illinois, GRI will conduct a program to evaluate strength characteristics of gears made from a […]
Jun 2008 News – Board Updates
After many years of service to the Gear Research Institute as a member of its Board of Trustees, including its President (2003-2007), Mr. William Bradley has stepped down from the Board. Mr. Bradley retired from the AGMA last year. In his place the AGMA has nominated Mr. Robert Wasilewski, Design Engineering Manager of Arrow Gear […]
May 2008 News – Board of Trustees Meeting
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Gear Research Institute is scheduled to be held at the Applied Research Laboratory of The Pennsylvania State University on August 4, 2008. The Annual Meeting of the Institute will also be held on that day. Members interested in attending the Annual Meeting should contact the […]
Apr 2008 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 1, 2008
Vol. 1, 2008 GRI Newsletter We are pleased to publish our current newsletter in electronic form. The Gear Research Institute has celebrated its 25 year anniversary (1982-2007) and the 11th year of its relationship with the Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory. From a largely, group-sponsored activity (cooperative, pre-competitive research) the current activities at the […]
Jul 2007 News – Aerospace Bloc Meeting
The Steering Committee of the Aerospace Bloc of the Gear Research Institute will meet at the Applied Research Laboratory of The Pennsylvania State University on August 23. While each sponsor of this Bloc is invited to send many individuals to attend the meeting, they nominate one individual as its representative on the Steering Committee. This […]
May 2007 News – Board of Trustees Meeting
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Institute is scheduled for August 7 at John Deere’s Waterloo Works in Waterloo, IA. The Annual Meeting of the Institute will also be held on the same day and all members of the Institute are welcome to attend the Annual Meeting. Members who plan to […]
Mar 2007 News – Gear Tooth Impact Testing
In the aerospace industry, higher performance specifications are driving gear manufacturers to utilize revolutionary materials, such as AMS 6308 and Pyrowear 675, among others. In the ground vehicle industry, where cost reduction is the driver, powder metal steel alloys are being seriously considered. In all these efforts the ability of the gear to withstand impact […]
Jan 2007 News – H3 Gear Steels Testing
With the introduction of High Hot Hardness (H3) gear steels into aircraft transmissions, there is a growing need to evaluate gear related material properties at high temperatures. Knowing these characteristics would allow the design and implementation of gear boxes on aircraft that are capable of operating at high temperatures, which would in turn reduce the […]
Dec 2006 News – New Gear Test Rig
A FZG, power re-circulating, gear test rig, belonging to the AGMA, has now been loaned to the Gear Research Institute. The rig, which was resident at Timken Research in Ohio, was received at the Applied Research Laboratory of the Pennsylvania State University on December 1, 2006. This rig, which is expected to be operational early […]
Nov 2006 News – Gear Research Institute Article in Gear Technology
“It’s All About the Science at the Gear Research Institute” published in Gear Technology (read article)