About TriboNet
Your guide to the world of tribology
What is TriboNet
An educational platform on tribology — the science of friction, wear and lubrication
Who is it for
Engineers, researchers, students and industry professionals
Topics
Friction, wear, lubricants, coatings, biotribology, nanotribology
Content formats
Wiki articles, webinars, videos, industry news, scientific reviews
Updates
Weekly news, regular webinars, continuous Wiki updates
Resources
500+ Wiki articles, webinar archive, company directory, event calendar
Everyone who strives to analyse, understand and control friction and wear processes will sooner or later get in touch with us.
From experts for experts: We are your specialist when it comes to investigating the conditions of friction, lubrication and wear in any machine components or simulating practical applications. The outstanding quality of our products with their reliable and precise results is a safe investment for the future.
Our Mission
To provide customers from all over the world with assistance in subjecting lubricants, materials and material combinations to reliable tests before these are included in industrial development or manufacturing processes.
For more than 50 years we have assisted customers from many different industrial sectors. Offering competent advice and a comprehensive range of services, we are your reliable partner and problem solver. We cater to individual needs and requirements and offer innovative and tried and tested solutions.
Our Expertise
Our roots lie in a renowned manufacturer of special-purpose lubricants, which is why our direct practical relevance overtops any other provider. Ever since we started, our concentrated know-how in the design and development of efficient tribological test systems has been an integral part of Optimol’s key corporate values.
We develop processes for accelerated and more cost-efficient decision making procedures regarding friction optimisation, CO2 reduction, reduced energy consumption, increased durability/sustainability, protective measures against interferences (e.g. vibration-induced damages), and the specification of lubricants and materials. Our processes help reduce development times and improve the quality of existing products to a significant extent. The development of time-effective and cost-saving product screenings helps customers increase the failure safety of their products, as it takes little effort to subject them to a large test matrix in order to depict, if possible, the entire range of operational situations in the run-up to the launch.
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SRV®5 Tribometer
Our All-Rounder, the SRV® test tribometer stands for decades of experience, worldwide use, maximum precision, reproducible results and a high degree of versatility. Featuring a patented test principle, the SRV®5 tribometer allows for high-precision friction and wear tests of lubricants, materials.
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ETS Easy Tribology Screener: the Smart Desktop Tribometer
The ETS (Easy Tribology Screener) has everything that characterises a proper and smart desktop tribometer. Featuring compact dimensions and equipped with intuitive software, it is ready for use, fully equipped and user-friendly.
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2disk - Two-Disk Test Bench
Our Two-Disc test bench is the number one choice when it comes to testing materials, coatings or lubricants in heavily stressed, lubricated rolling contacts. A tried and tested tribological model test bench, it is used for basic tribological testing using two discs which are individually driven.
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Training Services
Our tribometers are renowned for their precision, high quality, wide range of analysis options, robust design and decade-long service life. In order for our customers to be able to fully benefit from our products advantages over their entire service life, we offer worldwide and comprehensive service
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Testing & Equipment Services
Our tribological test systems offer a broad range of options. To ensure that their potential can be used to the fullest extent in your specific test scenarios, your experts will be trained directly at your future test system before it is shipped. We explain the complete range of applications.
