Industry working groups and projects

• Industrial working group “Machine Learning in Tribology”
  Working group with currently 5 companies, which jointly fund research in the above mentioned field (since 2022)
• Industrial working group “Tribometry”
  Continuously running working group with currently 5 companies which jointly fund research in the above-mentioned field (since 2015)
• Industrial working group “Plastics and Bonded Coatings”
  Continuous working group with currently 7 companies which jointly fund research in the above-mentioned field (since 2008)
• Industrial project to investigate the friction and wear behavior of joints in damper hardware
  Subproject II: Development of a novel 5-place test rig for statistical observation (11/2019 – 10/2021)
  Industrial project since 11/2017

Publicly funded research projects as of 2016

• Development of novel formulations of various high-performance lubricants based on ionic liquids (Ionic Liquids) for clean room or high vacuum applications.
  Cooperation project with the company Materiales, Hamburg
  Central Innovation Program for SMEs (ZIM)” funding program, 10/2021-9/2024
• Joint research project “In-Tribology” as part of the Komet2 program
  Scientific partner in various individual projects 03/2020-02/2025
• Development of a stick-slip-free hydraulic cylinder with innovative piston damping and optimized seal design
  Subproject: Development of a tribomechanical simulation model for the targeted design of stick-slip-free hydraulics and research into the optimum material pairings and hydraulic fluids for reducing the stick-slip effect by 88-90 %
  Cooperation project with the companies Elbe Dichtungen Hydraulik und Pneumatik GmbH and Gegner Hydraulik Systems GmbH;
  Central Innovation Program for SMEs (ZIM)” funding program; 10/2020 -11/2023
• Investigations into the failure mechanisms of grease-lubricated rolling bearings – significance of the aging of different thickener systems
  Cooperation project with Oel-Waerme-Institut GmbH (OWI) An-Institut RWTH Aachen; DGMK funding program of AiF, 30 months, 08/2020-01/2023
• Development of a new type of modular rolling bearing test rig for special e-mobility requirements
  Cooperation project with the company Innowep GmbH, Würzburg
  Central Innovation Program for SMEs (ZIM)” funding program, 06/2020-11/2022
• Development of a pressure-resistant shaft seal for first-time use up to 100 bar
  Cooperation project with the companies Seal Concept GmbH, Bobingen and Dipl.-Ing. Brecht GmbH, Wannweil;
  Central Innovation Program for SMEs (ZIM)” funding program; 04/2019-09/2021
• Fluid-free lubrication systems for linear guides subjected to high mechanical loads by optimizing the functional elements through coating technology
  Cooperation project with the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films (IST), Braunschweig
  Priority Program of the German Research Foundation (DFG) “Fluid-free lubrication systems with high mechanical load” (SPP 2074); 12/2018-11/2021.
• Development of a 3D-printed plain bearing with integrated active and passive cooling, emergency lubrication and unprecedented sliding properties
  Cooperation project with the companies IDS Miesbach GmbH, Miesbach and Kunz Engineering GmbH, Bautzen
  Support program ” Central Innovation Program for SMEs (ZIM)” ; 11/2018-10/2020
• Development of new evaluation criteria in the field of braking systems due to increasing tribological requirements as a result of electrification and increased noise requirements
  Cooperation project with the German Institute for Rubber Technology e.V., Hanover; Hanover University of Applied Sciences; Robert Bosch GmbH, Abstatt, Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG, Frankfurt and ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Lucas Varity GmbH, Koblenz
  Funding program “WiPaNo – Knowledge and Technology Transfer through Patents and Standards” in the funding area “Standardization”; Project Management Jülich (PTJ), Berlin; 10/2018-09/2020
• Development of a process for the targeted control of solid lubricant transfer films to reduce friction and wear
  Cooperation project with GGB, Heilbronn, Germany
  Funding program “Research at Universities of Applied Sciences” (FHproUnt); 08/2018-07/2021
• Development of a stick-slip-free, low-noise worm gear for use in an electromechanical scissor lift unit
  Cooperation project with the companies Panther GmbH, Aying-Munich and DSM Engineering Plastics B.V., Geelen/ NL
  Central Innovation Program for SMEs (ZIM)” funding program; 06/2018-03/2020
• Tribomechanical modeling for improved reliability prediction of plastic components in moving machine elements
  R&D project of the in-house Karl Völker Foundation; 11/2017-10/2019
• Development of a new type of component test rig for testing rolling and plain bearings for electric and hybrid vehicles
  Cooperation project with the company Kemmerich Elekromotoren GmbH & Co. KG, Gummersbach
  Central Innovation Program for SMEs (ZIM)” funding program; 09/2017-02/2021
• Industrial project on the rolling behavior of cams; scientific project partner in the international joint research project “Xtribology” led by the Austrian Competence Center Tribology (AC²T)
  Subproject SRP3.1: “Online monitoring methods for wear processes of “hard to watch” tribo-contacts”, 2015-2019.
• Development of a screening test method for lubricating greases by coupling thermo-oxidative test methods with a mechanical-dynamic multi-station rolling bearing test rig
  Cooperation project with Oel-Waerme-Institut GmbH (OWI) An-Institut RWTH Aachen; DGMK funding program of AiF 12/2015-05/2018
• Machining technology – understanding the quantitative relationships between material and application properties to strengthen the competitiveness of machine and tool manufacturers
  ZAFH project ofthe MWK Baden-Württemberg as a cooperative project 11/2015-10/2018
• Development of a novel highly dynamic and controlled EDT process for finishing and texturing shaft sliding surfaces by means of electrical discharge machining; development of a novel test method for internal combustion engine plain bearings to evaluate the influence of surface structure on friction and wear
  Cooperation project with the company Hytron GmbH, Bensheim
  Funding program of the BMWi – Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology “ZIM” ; 08/2015 – 07/2017
• Entry into practical laboratory simulation of “fretting corrosion” (tribochemical reaction) (feasibility study Karl Völker Foundation, 10/2015-03/2016).
• Development of a novel lubricant in the form of a ready-formulated gear oil for use in tribological systems as well as a screening method for fast, reproducible and economical testing of industrial gear oils
  Cooperation project with the company Rewitec GmbH, Lahnau
  Funding program of the BMWi – Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology “ZIM” ; 10/2014 – 03/2017