BEARING WORLD by FVA

The fourth expert forum on “Industrial Research and Science in Dialogue with Practical Application,” focuses on the topic of bearings in theory and application.

In technology, wherever there is movement, rolling ele­ment and plain bearings are essential. This is true for general mechanical engineering, the automotive indus­try and others. Bearings transmit operating forces bet­ween moving machine components, and therefore play a crucial role in the functionality, efficiency, and service life of the overall machine or system. The stresses on rolling bearings in particular are very high, and will continue to increase in the future, as will expectations of reliability. Therefore, appropriate bearing selection and dimensioning as well as the optimal design of the bearing environment are indispensable. This requires constant growth in expertise based on practical expe­rience and scientific knowledge. This includes, for exam­ple, bearing installation to ensure optimum clearance and preload, lubrication and sealing design, corrosion protection, condition monitoring, and targeted improve­ments based on extensive failure analysis.

BEARING WORLD focuses on all aspects of bearings. 

The goal of BEARING WORLD is to promote the exchange of knowledge and experience between univer­sities and engineers from the industry who are involved in or responsible for the design, development, manufac­turing and assembly, or the practical operation or main­tenance of bearings.

We look forward meeting you there!

Primary Topics

BEARING WORLD focuses on all facets of bearings and all involved components, with special emphasis on rolling bearings – in combination with or comparison to plain or magnetic bearings.

» Drive technology applications and challenges to bearings
» Calculation and bearing dimensioning
» Life and durability
» Energy efficiency
» Rolling bearing dynamics
» NVH (noise, vibration, harshness)
» Bearing damage
» Protective seals for rolling bearings
» Manufacturing aspects, tolerances
» Validation
» Lubrication
» Lab testing vs. field performance
» Smart bearings
» Model-based systems engineering

Participants

Participants from industry and research, from the countries:
Austria | Belgium | Denmark  | France | Germany | Great Britain | Italy | The Netherlands | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland 

Industry
AICHELIN  | Airbus Helicopters France | ALSTOM TRANSPORT | AVL Deutschland |  AVL List | Axel Christiernsson International AB | Carl Bechem | Castrol Germany | Daido Metal Co.| Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steel | ebm-papst Mulfingen | Elgeti Engineering | Flender | flucon fluid control | FUCHS LUBRICANTS GEMRANY |  FVA | GRW Gebr. Reinfurt | HCP Sense | HP 3D Printing | Klüber Lubrication München | LUBRICANT CONSULT | Luc Houpert Consulting | Magna PT | Maiwald Engineering | MESYS | Miba Bearing Group | Myonic | NSK Deutschland | NTN-SNR Roulements | Ørsted Wind Power WTG Mechanical | Präzisionskugeln Eltmann | REINTJES | Renault Group | Robert Bosch | Rollax | SAF-HOLLAND | Schaeffler | Siemens | SKF Deutschland | SKF Sweden | SKF The Netherlands | SMT | SPL Spindel und Präzisionslager | thyssenkrupp Rothe Erde | TotalEnergies Lubrifiants | TUNAP | Vestas Nacelles Deutschland |  WIB | ZF Friedrichshafen  | ZF Wind Power Antwerpen 

Research
Chemnitz Universityof Technology: Institute of Design Engineering and Drive Technology (IKAT) | FAU Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Faculty of Engineering (KTmfk) | Fraunhofer Institute: for Wind Energy Systems (IWES) | Karlsruher Institute ofTechnology (KIT): Institute of Product Engineering (IPEK) | Competence  Center  Tribology  KTM Mannheim | KTH Royal Institute ofTechnology Stockholm: Department of Machine Design| Leibniz University Hannover Institute of Machine Design and Tribology (IMKT) | Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg: Institut für Maschinenkonstruktion (IMK) | Purdue University | RWTH AachenUniversity: CWD - Center for Wind Power Drives | Institute or Machine Elements and Systems Engineering (MSE) | Hochschule Nürnberg | Technical University of Darmstadt: Institut für Elektrische Energiewandlung (EW) | Institute of Product Development and Machine Elements (pmd) | Institute of Production Management, Technology and Machine Tools (PTW) | University of Kaiserslautern Institute of Machine Elements, Gears and Transmissions (MEGT) | University of Applied Sciences Nuernberg | University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt | University of the Basque Country | Université de Poitiers: Institute Pprime | University of Sheffield 

Associations, organizations
Research Association Drive Technology e.V. (FVA) | Gesellschaft für Tribologie e.V. (GfT) 

Media partner
Bearing News | tribonet

Exhibition

Industry
AICHELIN  | Carl Bechem | Elgeti Engineering | FVA GmbH | FUCHS LUBRICANTS GEMRANY | HCP Sense | HP 3D Printing | MESYS | Miba Bearing Group | Schaeffler | SKF | SPL Spindel und Präzisionslager 

Research
FAU Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Faculty of Engineering (KTmfk) | Leibniz University Hannover Institute of Machine Design and Tribology (IMKT) | Competence CenterTribology KTM Mannheim | Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg Institut für Maschinenkonstruktion (IMK) | University of Kaiserslautern Institute of Machine Elements, Gears and Transmissions (MEGT) | Technical University of Darmstadt Institute of Production Management, Technology and Machine Tools (PTW) 

Associations, organizations
Research Association Drive Technology e.V. (FVA) | Gesellschaft für Tribologie e.V. (GfT) 

Media partner
Bearing News