Our work covers the interaction of materials and surfaces under real operating conditions, with particular expertise in rotating machinery and highly loaded components, including bearings, gears, and other critical contacts.
We support industry in improving reliability, efficiency and component lifetime, and conduct failure investigations and root-cause analyses to identify damage mechanisms and develop practical solutions. We also develop and evaluate environmentally acceptable lubricants and lubrication strategies, combining performance with reduced environmental impact.
Areas of expertise
Our expertise includes:
- Friction and wear mechanisms in dry and lubricated systems
- Lubrication and development of environmentally acceptable lubricants
- Tribocorrosion and degradation caused by the combined effect between wear and corrosion
- Functional surfaces, coatings and surface technologies
- Materials selection for tribological applications
- Wear monitoring and prediction
- Surface characterization and metallographic investigations
Research and industrial services
- Research and development within tribology, surface technology and lubrication
- Failure analysis and root cause investigations related to wear, friction and lubrication
- Evaluation and qualification of materials, coatings and lubricants
- Development of wear-resistant and low-friction solutions
- Testing under realistic operating conditions
- Performance and lifetime assessment of tribological systems
Facilities and testing capabilities
Our laboratories support a wide range of tribological investigations, enabling both standardized and tailored testing. Available testing rigs and equipment include:
- Pin-on-disk tribometers
- Multi-station friction and wear testing machines
- Tribocorrosion test rigs
- Inert gas/vacuum/hydrogen tribology
- Taber test (abrasion test)
- Rolling sliding testing (twin roller test)
- Rubber wheel abrasion testing equipment
- Microhardness and nanoindentation instruments
- Advanced metallographic characterization facilities
- Surface characterization and microscopy equipment
Contact us
Please contact us if you would like to discuss a specific challenge or explore opportunities for collaboration.