5th International FVA-Conference
The Expert Forum for Bearings – Rolling and Plain Bearings!
25 - 26 June, 2024 in Würzburg, Germany
On June 25 and 26, the Research Association for Drive Technology (FVA) hosted the international BEARING WORLD conference in the picturesque city of Würzburg, Germany. The event attracted around 200 participants from 16 countries, who engaged with 20 exhibitors over the course of two days. Among the exhibitors were the event's sponsors: Schaeffler Technologies, SKF Group, and FUCHS LUBRICANTS GERMANY.
Prof. Gerhard Poll from IMKT, Leibniz University Hannover, Prof. Bernd Sauer from MEGT, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, and Christian Kunze from the Research Association for Drive Technology kicked off the conference. Dr. Michael Pausch from Schaeffler Technologies, Freddy Hernández from SKF Group, and Dennis Labisch from FUCHS LUBRICANTS GERMANY delivered keynotes.
BEARING WORLD featured a top-tier scientific program aimed at fostering knowledge sharing and collaboration between research and industry. 40 distinguished speakers from the industry and leading research institutes provided insights into various critical topics.
After this year’s successful conference, participants are already looking forward to the next BEARING WORLD, scheduled for 2026.
Participants from industry and research, from the countries:
Austria | Belgium | Brazil | China | Denmark | France | Germany | Great Britain | Italy | Japan | Romania | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland The Netherlands | USA
Industry
Carl Bechem | Castrol Österreich Lubricants | Cetim Power Transmission | Daido Metal Co. | Daimler Truck | ebm-papst | Fersa Bearings | Flender | FUCHS LUBRICANTS GERMANY | FVA | GE Renewable Energy | GRW Gebrüder Reinfurt | INNOWEP | Interprecise Donath | iwis mobility systems | John Deere | Klüber Lubrication München | Kugler Bimetal | Leonardo Helicopters Company | Liebherr-Components Biberach | Liebherr Brasil | LUBRICANT CONSULT | Luc Houpert Consulting | MESYS | Miba Bearing Group | Michell Bearings Limited | NSK Deutschland | NTN-Europe | NTN Wälzlager | Ørsted Wind Power | REWITEC | ROLLAX | Safran Transmission Systems | Schaeffler Technologies | SEW- EURODRIVE | Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy | Siemens Healthineers | Sinoma Precison Bearings | SKF Deutschland | SKF Sweden | SKF The Netherlands | SKF China | SMT | SPL Spindel und Präzisionslager | Sumitomo Heavy Industries | SUZHOU BEARING | TIMKEN Europe | thyssenkrupp Rothe Erde | TUNAP | Vestas Nacelles Deutschland | Volkswagen | WEG International Division | WITTENSTEIN | ZF Friedrichshafen | ZF Wind Power Antwerpen
Research
Chemnitz University of Technology, Institute of Design Engineering and Drive Technology (IKAT) | Clausthal University of Technology, Institute of Tribology and Energy Conversion Machinery | FAU Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Faculty of Engineering (KTmfk) | Fraunhofer Institute: for Wind Energy Systems (IWES) | Freie Universität Bozen Faculty of Engineering | INSA Institut National des Ciences Appliquées | Competence Center Tribology KTM Mannheim | KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Leibniz University Hannover Institute of Machine Design and Tribology (IMKT) | Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg: Institut für Maschinenkonstruktion (IMK) | RWTH AachenUniversity: CWD - Center for Wind Power Drives | Institute for Machine Elements and Systems Engineering (MSE) | Technical University of Darmstadt: Institute of Product Development and Machine Elements (pmd) | RPTU Kaiserlautern-Landau Institute of Machine Elements, Gears and Transmissions (MEGT) | Shanghai Bearing Institute of Technology | Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt Laboratory for quality management, Production measurement and rolling bearing technology |University Bayreuth Faculty of Engineering Science Engineering Design and CAD |University of the Basque Country | University of Sheffield
Associations, organizations
Research Association Drive Technology e.V. (FVA), Gesellschaft für Tribologie e.V.
Media partner
Bearing News | tribonet
Exhibition
Industry
Carl Bechem | FVA GmbH | FUCHS LUBRICANTS GERMANY | MESYS | Miba Bearing Group | ROLLAX | Schaeffler Technologies | Sinoma Precison Bearing | SKF | SPL Spindel und Präzisionslager | TUNAP | Ziller
Research
FAU Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Faculty of Engineering (KTmfk) | Competence CenterTribology KTM Mannheim | Leibniz University Hannover Institute of Machine Design and Tribology (IMKT) | RPTU Kaiserlautern-Landau Institute of Machine Elements, Gears and Transmissions (MEGT) | Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt Laboratory for quality management, Production measurement and rolling bearing technology
Associations, organizations
Research Association Drive Technology e.V. (FVA), Gesellschaft für Tribologie e.V.
Media partner
Bearing News