nextlub programme

Day 1 - 22 January 2025

	Plenary
09:00	Welcome / Opening FVA, GfT & UNITI
09:15	Sustainable lubricants – the missing link Dr. Katrin Schoeller, Evonik Operations GmbH
09:45	Ecodesign of lubricants Olivier Bertomeu, TotalEnergies Lubrifiants
10:15	Networking break – 3 parallel sessions at Room I – III
	Room 1 Life Cycle Analysis I	Room 2 Bio-lubricants and Lubricants with Improved Environmental Compatibility I	Room 3 Lubricants in Electric Drivetrains I
11:15	Contributions of tribology and lubrication sciences to the framework of avoided emissions (scope 4) Dr. Mathias Woydt, MATRILUB	Novel & Sustainable Secondary Polyol Ester Technology Martin Greaves, VBASE Oil Company	Understanding and mitigating electrically induced bearing damage in Electric Vehicles Rai Notay, Lubrizol Limited
11:45	A look beyond Lubricants: Calculating the carbon footprint in the bearing industry Manuel Zuercher, Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG	Discarded potato peels converted into synthetic esters: How a novel fatty acid source leads to improved performance and lowered carbon footprint. Maddalena Cesaro, ChainCraft B.V.	More Sustainable Lubricants for Electrified Heavy Duty Drive Trains Leonard Kieckebusch, Shell Global Solutions (Deutschland) GmbH
12:15	Real World Improvements to the Life Cycle Analysis of Estolides Produced from Castor and Coconut Oleochemicals Matthew Kriech, Biosynthetic Technologies	Shear stable biobased thickeners as alternatives to high viscosity PAOs in synthetic gear and transmission fluids Kevin Duncan, Cargill Bio Industrial	Development of the Next Generation Electric Drive Fluid (EDF): Balancing Efficiency and Durability Christopher Cleveland, Afton Chemical

12:45	Lunch Break
	Room 1 Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Digital Twin	Room 2 Energy Efficiency – Measure, Scale, Simulation I	Room 3 Latest Base Oils and Additive Technologies I
14:00	Evaluation of standstill marks on rolling bearings using machine learning Dr. Markus Grebe, UAS Mannheim, Competence Center for Tribology	Advanced SPH based Lubrication Simulation Michael Reichl, AVL Deutschland	Effects of Corrosion Inhibitors on the Wear Protection of EP/AW-Additives in Oil-lubricated Rolling Bearings Merle Reimers, Institute for Machine Elements and Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University
14:30	Development of Machine Learning Model to enhance visual corrosion assessment Tobias Wolf, FUCHS LUBRICANTS GERMANY GmbH	Maximized Viscosity Index for Water / Glycol Lubricants Dr. David Eckes, Evonik Operations GmbH	Meeting Sustainability Standards in Industrial Lubricants using High Performance Defoamers and Specialty Additives Friederike Strohmaier, MÜNZING CHEMIE GmbH
15:00	A multiscale study on the lubrication pocket effect: Can oil in surface textures relubricate dry contacts? Prof. Dr. Michael Moseler, Fraunhofer IWM	Investigation and Testing of Tailor-Made Lubricating Oils for H2 Application Matthis Richter, University of Rostock	Novel Organic Friction Modifiers with Extended Performance Durability Pieter Struelens, Oleon nv
15:30	Networking break
	Room 1 Gears, Transmissions, Industrial Applications	Room 2 Metalworking & Water-Based Lubricants	Room 3 Bio-lubricants and Lubricants with Improved Environmental Compatibility II
16:00	Research on field and artificial aging of commercial wind turbine gearbox oils Muyuan Liu, Institute of Machine Design and Tribology, University of Hannover	Interactions within the Tribosystem as a Potential Critical Factor in the Formation of White Etching Cracks Dr. Jürgen Wranik, Zeller+Gmelin GmbH & Co. KG	Biobased Lubricants – Technical and Ecological Future Potentia Sebastian Deuster, RWTH Aachen University – Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Systems (ifas)
16:30	Innovative and sustainable industrial oils – Which lubricants developments support innovative technical concepts in industrial applications. Wolfgang Bock, FUCHS LUBRICANTS GERMANY	EP Additives with improved Sustainability for Heavy Duty Metalworking Processe Wilhelm Rehbein, LANXESS Deutschland GmbH	High Quality Sustainable Products from Agricultural Plastic Waste and Biomass Prof. Dr. Boris Zhmud, KATA CIRCULAR PTE LTD, SINGAPORE
17:00	The bouquet of electrical properties in lubricant development and mapping in tribometry Tushar Khosla, Rtec Instruments Inc.	Advancing sustainable lubrication: Investigating water-based lubricants for metallic rolling/sliding contacts Mushfiq Hasan, Luleå University of Technology	Renewable Materials as Additives for Sustainable Lubricating Greases: Opportunities and Challenges Dr. George S. Dodos, ELDON'S S.A.
17:30	End Day 1 & After-Work-Drink
	Plenary
19:00	Gala Dinner at Kongresshalle am Zoo, Leipzig

Day 2 – 23 January 2025

	Plenary
08:45	Opening 2. Day
09:00	Outlook for the global lubricant market Dr. Sebastian Heiner, FUCHS SE
09:30	Ecodesign for Sustainable Motion Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tim Hosenfeldt, Schaeffler AG
10:00	Networking break – 3 parallel sessions at Room I – III
	Room 1 Inline and Offline Condition Monitoring	Room 2 Latest Technologies in Greases	Room 3 Life Cycle Analysis II
11:00	Investigation of the influence on the µ-mechanical properties of tribological stressed elastomer surfaces by lubricants and the lifetime of radial-shaft-sealing systems Christian Wilbs, Freudenberg FST GmbH	“Bark-up the right tree! – Lignin sulphonate as a sustainable component of lubricating greases” Thomas Litters, Fuchs Lubricants Germany GmbH	Advancing Sustainability: A Technical Deep Dive into the PCF Methodology for Lubricants Inga Herrmann, ERGON International, Inc.
11:30	Statistical investigation of the correlation between the frictional torque in the sealing gap and the condition of the oil seal Felix Bernhardt, SEW-Eurodrive GmbH & Co. KG	High performance EV fluids and greases solutions via novel PAO technology Dr. Sven Meinhardt, ExxonMobil Chemical Company	ISCC+ certified sustainable base oil and fluid solutions Dr. Soenke Moehr, PURAGLOBE Germany GmbH
12:00	Oil compatibility testing of elastomers – challenges and solutions for dynamic and static testing Timo Richter, O-Ring Prüflabor Richter GmbH	Improved performance of polyurea grease using a graphene oxide functionalized polyurea thickener Omar Zouina, Microtribology Centre µTC	Sustainable Concepts for Water Miscible Metalworking Fluids Dr. Oliver Thordsen, ML LUBRICATION GMBH
12:30	Lunch break
	Room 1 Advanced Materials	Room 2 Superlubricity, Minimized Friction	Room 3 Latest Base Oils and Additive Technologies II
13:30	The PFAS restriction from the perspective of a lubricant producer – a new challenge Dr. Axel Figge, Carl Bechem GmbH	Exploring Macroscale Superlubricity in DiamondLike Carbon Coatings and Ceramics: From Model Testing to Practical Applications Tobias Amann, Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM	Reduced carbon footprint engine oil formulations and assessment of lifecycle analysis Matthias Eggenstein, Shell Global Solutions Deutschland GmbH
14:00	PTFE: when to keep and characteristics of alternative lubricant formulations Verena Leumann, Setral Chemie GmbH	Atomic-scale mechanisms of superlubricity with diamond-like carbon coatings and silicon-based ceramics Thomas Reichenbach, Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM	Same engine, less CO₂ – 3 step efficiency improvement in the same SAE grade Michael Seemann, Evonik Operations GmbH
14:30	Evaluating Plain Bearing Performance in Alternative Fuel Engine Applications Sebastian Kirchhamer, Miba Gleitlager Austria GmbH	New application options using ta-C/steel superlubricity system in sliding bearings Stefan Makowski, Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS	On the technical functions of thickeners in lubricating greases and their optimization by introducing the concept of Urea 2.0 Frank Reichmann, Carl Bechem GmbH
15:00	Networking break
	Room 1 Lubricants in Electric Drivetrains II	Room 2 Energy Efficiency – Measure, Scale, Simulation II	Room 3 Bio-lubricants and Lubricants with Improved Environmental Compatibility III
15:30	Physical and chemical characteristics of aged biodegradable base oils for E-Gearboxes Elisabeth Distler, Hochschule Aalen – Research Institute for Innovative Surfaces FINO	Power Loss Behavior of a Small Battery Electric Vehicle Gearbox with High Performance Plastic Gear Nicolai Sprogies, Technical University of Munich, Germany; TUM School of Engineering and Design, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Machine Elements	The role of esters as as important base oils and components, steering us towards a more innovative and sustainable future Vincenzo Aruta, IMCD Group
16:00	Impact of Oil Foaming on the Efficiency in E-Drive Reducer Transmissions Michael Schulz, ISP Salzbergen GmbH & Co. KG	Power loss calculation for turbo gearboxes Dr.- Ing. Peter Leoni, AP2L GmbH	Sustainability in manufacturing: Development of a standardized process to evaluate biobased cooling lubricants for manufacturing processes Erik Selbmann, Fraunhofer-Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU
16:30	Coffee-to-go / End of Congress

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Status: January 2025. Errors and programme changes excepted.