Tribology is the study of friction, wear and lubrication of interacting surfaces in relative motion. Tribological contacts can be found in all mechanisms, whether mechanical or biological. Friction gives rise to energy loss and wear gives rise to failure.
Provides details of the CRATER program, a European Union funded project aimed at developing a standard micro scale abrasion test procedure for evaluating the resistance to abrasive wear of both soft and hard coatings. http://www.npl.co.uk/npl/cmmt/projects/crater/
Consultants with rolling element bearing design, failure analysis, and expert witness. Also, developers of bearing analysis software. Includes list of seminars and publications. http://www.bearingspecialists.com/
Research group on surface engineering and tribology. Investigating self-lubricating coatings and bulk materials, tribo-reactive materials, tribo-corrosion and fretting problems in engineering applications. Coordinator: Prof Dr Ir Jean-Pierre Celis http://www.mtm.kuleuven.ac.be/Research/SURF/index.html
Research activities include development of materials (coatings and ceramics) and surface treatments for wear resistant and low friction surfaces. Consultancy and tribological testing services are also provided. http://www.vito.be/english/materials/materialstechnology5.htm
The European expert cluster for friction, wear and lubrication, with partners all over Europe, helping industry to solve their friction and wear problems and develop new ideas. http://www.vti-europe.org
Tribology consultants focusing on design evaluation, failure investigation, engineering training and expert witness services. http://www.tribology.co.uk
A web site providing a forum for students and lecturers to share ideas on tribology research. The site also includes useful software for calculating a wide range tribological contact conditions. http://www.tribology-abc.com
The NCT is set up to support industry through consultancy, research, development and training and is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and scientists including experts in materials, failure analysis, surface engineering, corrosion, wear, m http://www.aeat.com/nct
Provides engineering consulting support aimed at improving products by identifying, managing and running durability tests that accurately access the processes of wear and fatigue. http://sac-corp.biz
Offers short-term, collaborative tribology R&D projects with U.S. industry and universities through the HTML User Program at ORNL. Emphasis on tribo-testing materials and surface treatments. http://www.ms.ornl.gov/htmlhome/mituc/default.htm
