Conference day 1 - 2026-06-17

All times are local to Germany (CEST, UTC+02:00).
Saal 3
Saal 2
Topics
Opening and Keynotes
09:45
Opening
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Max Marian
Leibniz University Hannover
Institute of Machine Design and Tribology (IMKT)
Garbsen, DE
Prof. Dr. Oliver Koch
RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
MEGT
Kaiserslautern, DE
Talk language: English
10:00
Bearings for Intelligent and Clean Solutions
Annika Ölme
SKF AB
CTO, Senior Vice President
Gothenburg, SE
Talk language: English
10:30
The Relevance of Lifetime Solutions: Shaping the Use Phase for Superior Reliability and Longer Bearing Life
Dr.-Ing. Franz Völkel
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
Head of R&D, Senior Vice President
Herzogenaurach, DE
Talk language: English
Topics
Electric Current Damage | Prof. Eckhard Kirchner, TU Darmstadt, pmd
Lubricants | Prof. Max Marian, Leibniz University Hannover, IMKT
11:00
A Novel Approach to Study Electrically Induced Damage in an Isolated Bearing Contact
Prof. Farshid Sadeghi
Purdue University
Mechanical Engineering
Lafayette, US
Talk language: English
Eco-informed grease choice: turning the page on lithium
Prof. Sergei Glavatskih
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Machine Design
Stockholm, SE
Talk language: English
11:30
Effect of particle contamination in lubricants on electrically induced failures in cylindrical roller bearings
M.Sc. Jörn Christian Harling
RWTH Aachen University
Institute for Machine Elements and Systems Engineering, Bearing Technology
Aachen, DE
Talk language: English
Oil Separation in Grease lubricated Rolling Bearings
Dipl.-Ing. Frank Reichmann
Carl Bechem GmbH
Product Management
Hagen, DE
Talk language: English
12:00
Statistical analysis of electrical breakdown behaviour in rolling bearings under varying operating conditions
Edward Klemm
RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
MEGT
Kaiserslautern, DE
Talk language: English
Drop on Demand lubrication: Feasibility, Achievements and challenges for bearing application
Prof. Dr. ir. Kees Venner
University of Twente
Thermal Fluid Engineering
Enschede, NL
Talk language: English
12:30
Lunch break
Topics
Innovative Measurement Technology | Dr. Jens Dörner, NSK DEUTSCHLAND
Ring Creeping | Dr. Torben Terwey, thyssenkrupp rothe erde Germany
13:30
Finding critical hydrogen concentrations through in-situ hydrogen charging of bearings
Lisa-Marie Weniger
Luleå University of Technology
Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Division of Machine Elements
Luleå, SE
Talk language: English
A physically-based simulation method for the bearing ring creeping failure mode for 2TRB rotor main bearings exceeding the current state-of-the-art
Dr.-Ing. Daniel Billenstein
thyssenkrupp rothe erde
Bearing Calculation and Tools
Lippstadt, DE
Talk language: English
14:00
Characterization of Bearing Components using Synchrotron Light Sources
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Claes Olsson
SKF AB
Technology Center of Expertise
Göteborg, SE
Talk language: English
Simulative investigation of interactions of torque and non-torque loads of a WT gearbox regarding planet carrier bearing ring creep
Pascal Bußkamp
RWTH Aachen University
Center for Wind Power Drives (CWD)
Aachen, DE
Talk language: English
14:30
Thin-film sensor strain and temperature measurement in cylindrical roller thrust bBearings
M.Sc. Marie Kleinhans
Leibniz University Hannover
Institute of Machine Design and Tribology (IMKT)
Garbsen, DE
Talk language: English
Bearing Ring Creep in EV Transmissions: Prediction and Prevention
Dr. Victor Brizmer
SKF Group
Tribology & Life
Houten, NL
Talk language: English
15:00
Predicting Bearing Fatigue with Eddy current (NDT) - Remaining service life, detecting stress due to operation
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Sommer
TH Wuerzburg-Schweinfurt
Mechanical Engineering
Schweinfurt, DE
Talk language: English
Bearing creep simulation considering a local change in coefficient of friction
Loc Le Duc
Chemnitz University of Technology
Institute of Design Engineering and Drive Technology (IKAT)
Chemnitz, DE
Talk language: English
15:30
Coffee break
Topics
Electrical Capacitance | Prof. Oliver Koch, RPTU Kaiserlautern-Landau, MEGT
Bearings for high speed applications | Prof. Franco Concli, Free University of Bozen
16:00
Bridging scales: Enhanced practical modeling of rolling bearings by AI-powered prediction of EHL contacts
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Max Marian
Leibniz University Hannover
Institute of Machine Design and Tribology (IMKT)
Garbsen, DE
Talk language: English
Tapered Roller Bearing architecture with Optimized Shoulder to operate at high speed
Daniele Podda
Leonardo Spa
Transmission Systems Design & Development
Roma, IT
Talk language: English
16:30
Influence of surface roughness on ball bearing electrical capacitance under elastohydrodynamic lubrication
Hamid Ghorbani
KU Leuven
Leuven, BE
Talk language: English
Development of Dynamic Analysis Technology for High-Speed Tapered Roller Bearings
Ralf Petersen
NSK Deutschland GmbH
Ratingen, DE
Talk language: English
17:00
Capacitance calculation of cylindrical roller bearings – Modeling of cylinder-raceway- and cylinder-flange-contact
Jan Manteufel
Technical University of Darmstadt
Institute for Product Development and Machine Elements
Darmstadt, DE
Talk language: English
Component test strategy for rolling bearings in high speed drive train applications
Bela Lehnhardt
Leibniz University Hannover
Institut für Maschinenkonstruktion und Tribologie
Garbsen, DE
Talk language: English
17:30
19:00
- 23:30
Evening Event at Beergarden Elbsegler

Conference day 1 - 2026-06-17

All times are local to Germany (CEST, UTC+02:00).
09:45 - 10:00
Saal 3
Opening
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Max Marian
(Leibniz University Hannover, Garbsen , DE)
Prof. Dr. Oliver Koch
(RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Kaiserslautern , DE)
Talk language: English
10:00 - 10:30
Saal 3
Bearings for Intelligent and Clean Solutions
Annika Ölme
(SKF AB, Gothenburg , SE)
Talk language: English
10:30 - 11:00
Saal 3
The Relevance of Lifetime Solutions: Shaping the Use Phase for Superior Reliability and Longer Bearing Life
Dr.-Ing. Franz Völkel
(Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach , DE)
Talk language: English
11:00 - 11:30
Saal 3
A Novel Approach to Study Electrically Induced Damage in an Isolated Bearing Contact
Prof. Farshid Sadeghi
(Purdue University, Lafayette , US)
Talk language: English
Saal 2
Eco-informed grease choice: turning the page on lithium
Prof. Sergei Glavatskih
(KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm , SE)
Talk language: English
11:30 - 12:00
Saal 3
Effect of particle contamination in lubricants on electrically induced failures in cylindrical roller bearings
M.Sc. Jörn Christian Harling
(RWTH Aachen University, Aachen , DE)
Talk language: English
Saal 2
Oil Separation in Grease lubricated Rolling Bearings
Dipl.-Ing. Frank Reichmann
(Carl Bechem GmbH, Hagen , DE)
Talk language: English
12:00 - 12:30
Saal 3
Statistical analysis of electrical breakdown behaviour in rolling bearings under varying operating conditions
Edward Klemm
(RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Kaiserslautern , DE)
Talk language: English
Saal 2
Drop on Demand lubrication: Feasibility, Achievements and challenges for bearing application
Prof. Dr. ir. Kees Venner
(University of Twente, Enschede , NL)
Talk language: English
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
13:30 - 14:00
Saal 3
Finding critical hydrogen concentrations through in-situ hydrogen charging of bearings
Lisa-Marie Weniger
(Luleå University of Technology, Luleå , SE)
Talk language: English
Saal 2
A physically-based simulation method for the bearing ring creeping failure mode for 2TRB rotor main bearings exceeding the current state-of-the-art
Dr.-Ing. Daniel Billenstein
(thyssenkrupp rothe erde, Lippstadt , DE)
Talk language: English
14:00 - 14:30
Saal 3
Characterization of Bearing Components using Synchrotron Light Sources
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Claes Olsson
(SKF AB, Göteborg , SE)
Talk language: English
Saal 2
Simulative investigation of interactions of torque and non-torque loads of a WT gearbox regarding planet carrier bearing ring creep
Pascal Bußkamp
(RWTH Aachen University, Aachen , DE)
Talk language: English
14:30 - 15:00
Saal 3
Thin-film sensor strain and temperature measurement in cylindrical roller thrust bBearings
M.Sc. Marie Kleinhans
(Leibniz University Hannover, Garbsen , DE)
Talk language: English
Saal 2
Bearing Ring Creep in EV Transmissions: Prediction and Prevention
Dr. Victor Brizmer
(SKF Group, Houten , NL)
Talk language: English
15:00 - 15:30
Saal 3
Predicting Bearing Fatigue with Eddy current (NDT) - Remaining service life, detecting stress due to operation
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Sommer
(TH Wuerzburg-Schweinfurt, Schweinfurt , DE)
Talk language: English
Saal 2
Bearing creep simulation considering a local change in coefficient of friction
Loc Le Duc
(Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz , DE)
Talk language: English
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30
Saal 3
Bridging scales: Enhanced practical modeling of rolling bearings by AI-powered prediction of EHL contacts
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Max Marian
(Leibniz University Hannover, Garbsen , DE)
Talk language: English
Saal 2
Tapered Roller Bearing architecture with Optimized Shoulder to operate at high speed
Daniele Podda
(Leonardo Spa, Roma , IT)
Talk language: English
16:30 - 17:00
Saal 3
Influence of surface roughness on ball bearing electrical capacitance under elastohydrodynamic lubrication
Hamid Ghorbani
(KU Leuven, Leuven , BE)
Talk language: English
Saal 2
Development of Dynamic Analysis Technology for High-Speed Tapered Roller Bearings
Ralf Petersen
(NSK Deutschland GmbH, Ratingen , DE)
Talk language: English
17:00 - 17:30
Saal 3
Capacitance calculation of cylindrical roller bearings – Modeling of cylinder-raceway- and cylinder-flange-contact
Jan Manteufel
(Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt , DE)
Talk language: English
Saal 2
Component test strategy for rolling bearings in high speed drive train applications
Bela Lehnhardt
(Leibniz University Hannover, Garbsen , DE)
Talk language: English
19:00 - 23:30
Evening Event at Beergarden Elbsegler

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