The scope of the conference includes tribological aspects in all kinds of manufacturing processes:
・Sheet Metal Forming - Drawing, Rolling, Stamping, etc.
・Forging Process - Forging, Extrusion, etc.
・Machining – Machining, Milling, Drilling, Tapping, etc.
・Joining Technologies - Clinching, Riveting, Fastening, FSW, etc.
・Environmentally Friendly Tribological Solutions
- Minimum Quantity Lubrication, Dry Forming and Cutting, etc.
・Basic Friction Phenomena and Creation of New Functional Surfaces
-Friction, Lubrication, Heat Transfer, Wear, Tribometer, etc.
・New Lubricants, Materials and Coatings
・Tribology in Micro Manufacturing
・Tribological Effects on Process Modelling
・Other Topics related to Tribological Phenomena.