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Upcoming Webinars & Recordings

June 26, 2026 at 15:00 CET

TriboAI: Making Language Models Read Friction Curves

Dear colleagues, We are happy to invite you to a webinar on “TriboAI: Making Language Models Read Friction Curves” by Íñigo Llavori and Xavier Borras.

Going Beyond Lubricant Failure Modes to Identify the Real Root Causes

We are happy to invite you to a webinar on “Going Beyond Lubricant Failure Modes to Identify the Real Root Causes” by Sanya Mathura.

July 24, 2026 at 15:00 CET

Tribology in Industry

We are happy to invite you to a webinar on “Tribology in Industry” by Kuldeep Mistry.

September 11, 2026 at 15:00 CET

Challenges on the Development Path of Thermoplastic Based Tribological Materials

Dear colleagues, We are happy to invite you to a webinar on “Challenges on the Development Path of Thermoplastic Based Tribological Materials” by Tim Bremner.

September 25, 2026 at 15:00 CET

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How Surface Wear Affects the Life of Industrial Cutting and Forming Equipment

Introduction Surface wear is the gradual loss, deformation, or damage of material from a working surface when that surface rubs, slides, cuts, bends, or presses against another material. In industrial cutting and forming equipment, this small surface-level damage can quietly decide how long a machine stays accurate, productive, and profitable. A cutting edge does not […]

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TriboNet Weekly: Global Tribology, Lubrication & Surface Engineering Intelligence June 08-20, 2026

Weeks: 08 June – 20 June 2026 ⚡ Top 5 Signals This Period Base-oil markets split sharply by grade: global base-oil supply hit a five-year high in March, but demand rose faster, pushing the market into its first deficit in more than five years; the tightest stress remained in Group III / III+, not in […]

June 23, 2026

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AI Agents for Tribology: From Literature Review to Simulation, Test Planning, and Reporting

AI agents for tribology can help with literature review, simulation, test planning and reporting, but only when workflows are grounded in verification.

June 11, 2026

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Wear Debris Analysis for Engineers: From Particles to Failure Mechanism

Wear debris analysis helps connect particles to failure mechanisms. This guide explains particle size, shape, chemistry and practical diagnosis.

June 10, 2026

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Wikipedia

Nanotribology

Nanotribology describes nanotribology as a practical tribology topic: how surfaces interact, how friction, wear, lubrication, material response, and operating environment influence performance, and what engineers should check when applying the concept in real machines or laboratory tests. Core idea: nanotribology should be interpreted as a system-level contact problem, not as an isolated material property. Engineering […]

Friction Brakes: Critical Concepts in Aircraft and Automotive Stopping Systems 2026

What is a friction brake? A brake refers to a device that primarily plays the role of slowing down or bringing to a halt an object in motion such as a vehicle, a bike, train, an airplane, or roller-coaster. One of the most discussed braking systems are the ones used in vehicles. A friction brake […]

Friction

Friction is the resistance that opposes relative motion between surfaces, fluids or bodies in contact. It is not a fundamental force by itself; it emerges from surface roughness, adhesion, deformation, lubricant shear, chemical interactions and energy dissipation. Friction can be useful for grip and braking, but excessive friction wastes energy, generates heat and accelerates wear. […]

Generalized Reynolds Equation: Derivation

TL;DR: The generalized Reynolds equation is an extended lubrication equation used when the classical Reynolds equation is too simple for real contacts. It accounts for effects such as pressure-dependent viscosity, temperature-dependent density, non-Newtonian lubricant behavior, and film-thickness variation in heavily loaded or high-speed tribological contacts. Classical Reynolds theory assumes a thin lubricant film, negligible inertia, […]

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