Main topics for the 2021 Conference

Condition Monitoring & Maintenance 4.0

Gears • Turbines • Engines • Hydraulic systems • Rolling and plain bearings • Special applications

Fluid Condition Monitoring – Online • On-Site • Offline

Analysis methods for oils / greases /coolants • Sampling • Evaluation and Interpretation • Oil Sensors • Troubleshooting • Success Stories • On-site Measurement • Digitalization • Artificial intelligence

Asset & Fluid Management – Innovative & Sustainable

Asset & Lubrication Management • Lubrication Schedules & Programs • Professional Oil Maintenance • Lubricators • Lubricant Storage, Transport & Handling • Disposal • Lubrication Methods • Lubrication systems • Sustainability

Tribology – Research targeting Experience

Friction and wear • Materials, surface engineering, contact mechanics • Tribometry • Hydrodynamic and elasto-hydrodynamic Lubrication • Minimal quantity lubrication • Dry lubrication • Tribology of machine parts and components

Lubricants – Latest developments

Base oils • Additives • Lubricating greases & pastes • Bonded coatings • Solid lubricants • Dry lubrication

E-Drive Lubrication

Lubricants & Lubrication for E-Mobiles / powertrain / bearings • Coolants • Concepts & Solutions • Energy Efficiency

Lubricants – Design to Application

Engines • Sewage gas, biogas and wood gas engines • Gears • Hydraulics • Bearings • Turbines • Wind energy plants • Compressors • Fuel & Energy economy • Sustainability

Metal working and forming lubrication

Water based and water free fluids • Multifunctional lubricants • Minimum quantity lubrication and dry processing • Modular systems in lubricant formulation

Lubrication in Special Environments

Environmental and health aspects of lubrication • Vacuum lubrication • Biodegradable fluids • Food grade lubricants • Fire resistant lubricants • High or low temperature lubrication

Functional fluids – Everything but lubrication

Insulating oils • Heat transfer fluids • Corrosion protection • Cleaning agents