Laser Shock Peening (LSP) is a cold, mechanical process of metal components, which has been developed in the United States in the seventies of the last century. By producing a deep compressive residual stress into the material, LSP improves fatigue life, increase...

Good adhesion between surfaces is of key importance for products from various industries. Typically, the polarity of a surface increases when treated with plasma, which leads to a better adhesion with the most adhesives. However, when a surface is treated for too...

The measurement of load, torque, temperature, speed, and displacement is common in many kinds of machines. However, most of these sensors capture data about the machine or individual components at a macro-scale. In tribology the important interactions, and the ones...

About This Webinar It is an oft-quoted statistic that 80% of hydraulic failures are lubrication-related and that a quarter of the world’s energy is lost due to friction. Given the importance of lubrication to machine reliability and sustainability, you would be...

The talk aims to cover the latest developments in an environmentally-friendly plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) ceramic coating technology for light metals. It will present the benefits of the high performance coatings in terms of corrosion, wear and thermal...

Friction and wear control under harsh operating conditions is a challenge in many industrial applications. In metal working applications, tribology plays a crucial role for the robustness and efficiency of the process. An optimum friction level is important as it...

Energy efficiency and sustainability are the mainstream buzzwords in today’s economy and industry. Technical coatings are definitely one possible solution to improve on either of them. In our talk, we will present a test methodology of how to quantify the energy...

Rare live interview with Professor Ali Erdemir. In this wide-ranging conversation, Professor Tomasz Liskiewicz, founder and director at Surface Ventures, will ask Ali, for example: What was your favourite subject in school? Your most cited paper is “Global energy...

Testing friction materials for brake applications using a full-scale dynamometer is an intensive testing method, in terms of both cost and time, that requires that the brake pads and rotor be tested in their final form. Bruker has developed a rapid, cost-effective...