Gear Research Institute: A Big Part of Small World of U.S. Gear Research

摘要

The essence of designing gears is often by necessity risk-averse, given that many of them are used in applications where loss of life is a distinct possibility. The Gear Research Institute (GRI) at The Pennsylvania State University conducts "risk reduction testing" with the same goal in mind - whether it be gears in fighter jets, Ferris wheels, tanks, or countless other gear-reliant vehicles and machinery The institute, founded in 1982, exists to "provide and supplement gear and related technological needs by conducting research and development, consulting, analysis and testing." GRI has long prided itself on being "a leading proponent of cooperative pre-competitive research," but is also quite active in working with individual companies in their R&D projects.