From June 23 to 24, 2026, the PA AK Plain Bearings meeting was held at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) and the Institute for Machine Elements and Systems Engineering (MSE) in Aachen. Mr. Friedrich presented the current status of the „Kombilager II“ project (FVA 884 II). This was followed by Mr. Ebermann’s presentation
On 5 February 2025, IKAT’s Plain Bearings specialist group had a great time presenting new research topics and reporting on ongoing projects to the Project Support Committee (PA) for Plain Bearings of the FVA and FVV research associations. Mr. Friedrich spoke about the project status of the joint project with Clausthal University of Technology ‚Combined
We analyse hydrodynamic plain bearings for form and position deviation using the ALP3T simulation tool (general bearing programme with three-dimensional temperature distribution). The picture shows a rotating form deviation in the form of a three-sided polygon. The pressure distribution is shown on the left and the temperature distribution on the right. The shaft and the
At the 15th VDI Conference on Plain and Roller Bearings, the Plain Bearings group presented a joint project with the Klüber company, which deals with the reduction of failure by fretting fatigue in plain bearings. Here, a thin polymer layer was applied to plain bearings to reduce wear. The advantages of this process were presented