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, […]
May 2017 News – Board of Trustees Meeting
The spring 2017 Board of Trustees meeting was held at the John Deere Turf Care facility in Fuquay Varina, NC on May 4. The group was treated to tours of the very impressive manufacturing and test facilities for golf course mowers, commercial mowers and ProGator utility vehicles. The Board wishes to extend their gratitude to […]
May 2017 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 19, 2017
Vol. 19, 2017 Foreward “Visibility doesn’t automatically translate into value, don’t just be everywhere, be where you are most needed. Visibility without value is vanity.” ― Bernard Kelvin Clive The Gear Research Institute (GRI) is celebrating its 35-year anniversary in 2017, yet many haven’t heard of the work we are doing or the services we […]
Nov 2016 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 18, 2016
Vol. 18, 2016 Foreward Here at the Gear Research Institute, as we look ahead, we see much to be excited about. There are new projects to execute, new technologies to investigate, and new leadership to take us forward. But I would also like to take a moment to celebrate the past, and to thank those […]
Sep 2016 News – Annual Meeting
The next meeting of the Board Of Trustees of the Institute is scheduled for October 12, 2016 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 […]