“Tribology is the science & technology of surfaces acting on each other in relative motion”.
It covers the overall field of friction and wear, including lubrication, and includes corresponding interfacial interactions both between solids and between solids and liquids or gases.
In practice, tribology deals with the optimization of mechanical motion systems with regard to:
- Performance improvement
- Increasing the efficiency
- Reduction of energy consumption due to reduced friction
- Conservation of resources through wear reduction
- Increase reliability
- Increasing the service life
- Reduction of maintenance and servicing costs
We are delighted that you have visited the website of the Technology Transfer Department at the Tribology Competence Center at Mannheim University of Applied Sciences (KTM).
Hier können Sie sich über unsere Prüfmöglichkeiten, Dienstleistungen und Forschungsprojekte informieren, sowie über aktuelle Termine, Veranstaltungen und Studien-, Bachelor- und Masterarbeiten.
With currently 19 employees and more than 50 different tribological test rigs as well as the associated measurement technology and analytics, the Tribology Competence Center is one of the leading institutes in this field.
We look forward to hearing from you in person.
Yours, Dr Markus Grebe, Dr Jürgen Rigo, Dr Henrik Buse and Richard Heinlein
