Gear Research Institute
Organized to provide and supplement gear and related technological needs by conducting research and development, consulting, analysis, and testing. The Institute is a leading proponent of cooperative pre-competitive research but, when requested, also serves individual companies.
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Develop your future gear engineers at Penn State/GRI by supporting student training at the Gear Research Institute at Penn State.
Facilities
The Gear Research Institute is equipped with extensive research capabilities. These include rolling contact fatigue testers, power circulating gear testers, single tooth fatigue testers, gear tooth impact tester, and worm gear testers.
Latest News
Oct 2024 News – Annual Meeting
The next meeting of the Board Of Trustees of the Institute will be held on November 6, 2024 at ARL Penn State in State College,
Transmissions Newsletter
Fall 2024 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 29
Vol. 29, 2024 Foreword It is with both sadness and excitement that I announce that I will be stepping down as President of GRI at