nextlub programme
- Day 1 – 18 April 2023
Plenary 09:00 Welcome / Opening FVA, GfT & UNITI
09:15 Sustainabilty in the Lubricants Industry – Challenges and Opportunities Dr. Lindemann, FUCHS PETROLUB SE
09:45 Tribology – an Underestimated Contribution to Sustainability? Dr.-Ing. Mathias Woydt, Matrilub
10:15 Fully embracing sustainability to enter the next era of the lubricants industry Denis Sepoetro, EVONIK Operations GmbH
10:45 Networking break – 3 parallel sessions at Room I – III Room 1
Sustainable Lubrication IRoom 2
Sustainability by TribologyRoom 3
e-Drive Lubricants & Testing I11:15 Enabling the EU Green Deal transformation by leading the right way Ivana Krkljus, BASF
Lubricants in an inert atmosphere – a new route to sustainability Hugh Spikes, Imperial College London
Sustainable EV Transmission Fluids: challenges for development & testing Kirsten Schwörer, Castrol Germany GmbH
11:45 Significance of Product Engineering for the Sustainability of Transmission Fluids Oliver Heipl, Magna PT B.V. & Co. KG
Towards a continuum description of mineral oil lubrication in highly pressurized nanometer wide constrictions: the importance of accurate slip laws Michael Moseler, Mikrotribologie Centrum µTC, Fraunhoferinstitut für Werkstoffmechanik IWM
Sustainable E-Fluid concepts for electric motor cooling and gearbox lubrication Christopher Dobrowolski, Shell E-Fluids
12:15 A comparative tribological study between sustainable and fossil-based lubrication Mushfiq Hasan, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Microstructure characterization of tribofilms derived from low-phosphorous-content anti-wear additives produced from renewable feedstocks Ezio Amerio, Nouryon
Shelf-stable hBN-based additive as sulfur-free anti-wear and efficiency booster for low viscosity E-driveline fluid applications Stephan Wieber, Evonik Operations GmbH
12:45 Lunch Break Room 1
DigitalisationRoom 2
Coatings & SuperlubricityRoom 3
e-Drive Lubricants & Testing II14:00 Greater than the Sum of its Parts: Synergistic Effects between Comp. Chem. & Artificial Intelligence Towards the Digital Twin of Lubricants Marvin Tim Hoffmann, FUCHS Lubricants Germany GmbH
Superhard DLC-coatings and advanced lubricants – a winning pair when properly combine Volker Weihnacht, Fraunhofer IWS
Full-scale EDU and DHT Testing Capabilities Used to Develop Next Generation e-Driveline Fluids Auke Faber, Lubrizol
14:30 Digital Twinning Lubrication by the use of Operations Research – pratical application Bernd Görlach, ASC Görlach
Achieving liquid superlubricity with selected unsaturated fatty acids Jean Michel Martin, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France
Material compatibility assessment for electrified drivetrains based on Cu compatibility Dr. Haral Maelger, Afton Chemical
15:00 Digitalization & lubricant analyses – an efficient partnership Stefan Mitterer, OELCHECK GmbH
Solid Film Lubricants – Innovative and Sustainable Dry Lubrication in New Technology Applications Harald Willrich, FUCHS LUBRICANTS GERMANY GMBH
Immersed Cooled Module Prototype Test Rig Michael Johnscher, ISP Salzbergen GmbH & Co. KG
15:30 Communication break Room 1
Efficient LubricantsRoom 2
Materials CompatibilityRoom 3
Base Oil for E-Fluids16:00 Synthetic Gear Oils – Reduced Friction, Higher Energy Efficiency, More Submitted Power Dominik Kratzer, Klüber Lubrication München GmbH & Co. KG
Compatibility of cutting fluids with elastomeric seals and components Rouven Schweitzer, Fraunhofer Insitute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA
Fine Tuning the Structure of Esters to Optimise their Properties As E-Coolants Siegfried Lucazeau, NYCO
16:30 Development of a suggestion system for the selection of energy-efficiency- enhancing operating fluids in manufacturing Ismail Mehmed | Christoph Wincierz, TU Darmstadt | Evonik Operations GmbH
Interactions of alternative lubricants with thermoplastic polymers and their impact on friction and wear Christof Koplin, Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials
Developing synthetic base fluids for E-Mobility through Molecular Design Ronald Hoogendoorn, Patech Europe B. V.
17:00 New Breakthrough on Energy Efficiency for Industrial Gear Oil Roux Grégoire, TotalEnergies Lubrifiants SA
Radial Lip Seal Friction Torque – A suitable Lubricant- Elastomer Compatibility Indicator? Christian Wilbs, Freudenberg FST GmbH
Improved Performance of EV Driveline Fluids Using Synthetic Base Oils and Novel PAOs Dr. Sven Meinhardt, ExxonMobil
17:30 End Day 1 & After-Work-Drink Plenary 20:00 Get together - Day 2 – 19 April 2023
Plenary 08:45 Opening 2. Day 09:00 Holistic tribology – an important lever for more sustainable mobility with reduced CO2 emissions Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tim Hosenfeldt Schaeffler, Technolgies Gmbh & Co. KG
09:30 CO2 neutral production and sustainable products in mechanical engineering industries Leo Pototzky, Bosch Rexroth AG
10:00 – tba – Nicolás Huber, John Deere GmbH & Co. KG
10:30 Networking break – 3 parallel sessions at Room I – III Room 1
Sustainable Lubrication IIRoom 2
Biobased ComponentsRoom 3
Additive Development11:00 Sustainable cooperation in the lubricant industry – a transformation towards a circular and sustainable lubricant value chain! Inga Herrmann, VSI Verband Schmierstoff-Industrie e. V.
Secret Wood – source of molecules for sustainable lubrication? Dr. Marcella Frauscher, AC2T research GmbH
A Study of the Effects of Foam and Air Entrainment and Defoamer Performance in Electric Vehicle Fluids James Sullivan // Dr. Thomas Hurrle, Münzing North America, LP // Münzing Chemie GmbH
11:30 Rise of a new Fatty Acid for Lubricating Greases: R-10- Hydroxystearic Acid Dr. Markus Urban, FUCHS LUBRICANTS GERMANY GmbH
Sustainable and effective friction and wear reduction for steel through Ascorbyl Palmitate-Vitamin C in PAO Maria Isabel De Barros Bouchet, Ecole Centrale de Lyon
Environmental advantages of sulfur containing EP additives in metalworking processes Wilhelm Rehbein, LANXESS Deutschland GmbH
12:00 Product optimization regarding sustainability with help of oil flow simulations Dr.-Ing Claus Kunik, SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & CO. KG
On the application of water-soluble, glycerol-based, lubricants Roland Larsson, Luleå University of Technology
Per Aspera ad Astra – Friction reduction with star polymers Lars Kruse, Fraunhofer IWM
12:30 Lunch break Room 1
Test Procedures – Condition MonitoringRoom 2
e-Drive TestingRoom 3
Sustainable Lubrication – Base Oils & Lubricants13:30 Status quo and outlook on test procedures for lubricants in high-speed applications Niklas Blech, Gear Research Center (FZG), Technical University of Munich
A novel method for lubrication testing under mechanical and electrical loads | Characterization Of Bearing Lubricants By Means Of Impedance Measurement And Electrical Breakdown Testing Michel Werner | Josephine Klingebiel, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern | flucon fluid control GmbH
The impact of circular value chains and its significance on future lubricant formulation Mario Majic, AVISTA OIL AG
14:00 Evaluation of the additive depletion in hydraulic fluids with the Bosch Rexroth oil aging test rig Tobias Schick, Bosch Rexroth AG
Measuring friction and wear and electrical properties of tribosystems- the basis for electrified powertrains? Gregor Patzer, Optimol Instruments GmbH
Re-Refined-Base-Oils (RRBO) – A first step to CO2 reduction and circular economy in hydraulic fluids Aimelia Neroutsou | Jochen Hörer, TotalEnergies | Bosch Rexroth AG
14:30 Measurement Setup for the Condition Monitoring of water-based Lubricants Dr. Johannes Rittinger, FUCHS LUBRICANTS GERMANY GmbH
Method for studying the electrical ageing of thermal insulating fluids used in electric vehicles under the influence of an external electric field Anton Koshelev, Volkswagen AG-TU Darmstadt
Extending oil drain intervals while improving reliability and sustainability Till Gerrit Neumann, SKF GmbH
15:00 Networking break Room 1
Ionic LiquidsRoom 2
Tribology under the Influence of GasesRoom 3
Environmentally Testing15:30 The Response of Phosphonium Ionic Liquids in Lubricating Greases with Respect to various Tribological contacts Mehdi Fathi Najafi, Nynas AB
Investigation of the influence of lubricating oil composition on hydrogen permeation in steel under tribological and electrical load Jasmin Reinbold, TU Wien
You´ll never walk alone – Lube degrading Microorganisms Peter Lohmann Hermann Bantleon GmbH
16:00 Ionic Lubricant Design Considerations Sergei Glavatskih, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Development of new materials and engine oils for the use the in thermally and tribologically highly stressed systems Peter Berlet, IAVF Antriebstechnik GmbH
Critical Aspects of the Hazard and Sustainability Assessment for Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants Dr. Thomas Klein, LANXESS Deutschland GmbH
16:30 Coffee-to-go / End of Congress
Programme status: December 2022
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