nextlub programme

Day 1 – 18 April 2023

	Plenary
09:00	Welcome / Opening FVA, GfT & UNITI
09:15	Sustainability in the Lubricants Industry – Challenges and Opportunities Dr. Lutz 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 I	Room 2 Sustainability by Tribology	Room 3 e-Drive Lubricants & Testing I
11:15	Enabling the EU Green Deal transformation by leading the right way Ivana Krkljus, BASF	Lubricants in an inert atmosphere – a new route to sustainability Prof. Dr. 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 Jost Wiechert, 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 Prof. Dr. 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 Dr. Ezio Amerio, Nouryon	Shelf-stable hBN-based additive as sulfur-free anti-wear and efficiency booster for low viscosity E-driveline fluid applications Dr. Stephan Wieber, Evonik Operations GmbH
12:45	Lunch Break
	Room 1 Digitalisation	Room 2 Coatings & Superlubricity	Room 3 e-Drive Lubricants & Testing II
14:00	Greater than the Sum of its Parts: Synergistic Effects between Comp. Chem. & Artificial Intelligence Towards the Digital Twin of Lubricants Dr. Marvin Tim Hoffmann, FUCHS Lubricants Germany GmbH	Superhard DLC-coatings and advanced lubricants – a winning pair when properly combine Dr. 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 Dr. Bernd Görlach, ASC Görlach	Achieving liquid superlubricity with selected unsaturated fatty acids Prof. Dr. Jean Michel Martin, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France	Material compatibility assessment for electrified drivetrains based on Cu compatibility Dr. Harald 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	Innovative Water-based Lubricant as a Single Fluid for the Cooling and Lubrication of Electric Drivetrains Hakim El-Bahi, TotalEnergies
15:30	Communication break
	Room 1 Efficient Lubricants	Room 2 Materials Compatibility	Room 3 Base Oil for E-Fluids
16:00	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 Dr.-Ing. Christoph Wincierz, TU Darmstadt \| Evonik Operations GmbH	Interactions of alternative lubricants with thermoplastic polymers and their impact on friction and wear Dr. 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 \| Mickael Ponsardin, 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 Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
09:30	CO₂ neutral production and sustainable products in mechanical engineering industries Leo Pototzky, Bosch Rexroth AG
10:00	Lubrication for Next Generation Mobile Working Machines Nicolás Huber, John Deere GmbH & Co. KG
10:30	Networking break – 3 parallel sessions at Room I – III
	Room 1 Sustainable Lubrication II	Room 2 Biobased Components	Room 3 Additive Development
11:00	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 Dr. Thomas Hurrle, 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	Ascorbyl Palmitate-Vitamin C in PAO. An amazing multifunction Anti-Wear, Extreme-Pressure and Friction-Modifier additive Prof. Dr. Jean Michel Martin, 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 Prof. Dr. 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 Monitoring	Room 2 e-Drive Testing	Room 3 Sustainable Lubrication – Base Oils & Lubricants
13:30	Status quo and outlook on test procedures for lubricants in high-speed applications Niklas Blech, Gear Research Center (FZG), Technical University of Munich	Electrical characterization of lubricants by means of impedance measurement and breakdown testing and prelimenary examination for a model-based application on various machine elements Michel Werner \| Josephine Klingebiel, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern \| flucon fluid control GmbH	CIRCULAR VALUE CHAINS – and their significance on future lubricant formulations Dr. Detlev Bruhnke, AVISTA OIL AG
14:00	Influences of water contamination, iron content, temperature and running time on wet clutch NVH behavior Johannes Wirkner, Technische Universität München	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	Tribometry 4.0 Dr. Markus Grebe, Hochschule Mannheim, Kompetenzzentrum Tribologie	Enabling a Circular use of Oil – Regeneration of lubricating oils: Approach and tribological results Till Neumann, SKF
15:00	Networking break
	Room 1 Ionic Liquids	Room 2 Tribology under high pressure	Room 3 Environmentally Testing
15:30	Electrically Conductive Sliding Bearing System Consisting of Adapted Nanocomposites and Lubricants using Ionic Liquids and Graphene Susanne Beyer-Faiß, Dr. Tillwich GmbH Werner Stehr	Measurement and Modelling of Lubricant Properties at Extremely High Pressure Patrick Wingertszahn & Sebastian Schmitt, Institute of Machine Elements, Gears and Tribology, RPTU Kaiserslautern	You´ll never walk alone – Lube degrading Microorganisms Dr. Peter Lohmann, Hermann Bantleon GmbH
16:00	Ionic Lubricant Design Considerations Prof. 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 Dr.-Ing. 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: February 2023
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