8th International Conference on Industrial Tribology

CONFERENCE SUMMARY

INAUGURATION

Inauguration by Mr Jerry Byers, President, STLE

Guest of Honour – Dr Arun Jaura, VP Technology Centre, Eaton Corporation

Release of Abstract book and conference souvenir

INAUGURAL FUNCTION

Recorded Video message by President TSI, Dr R K Malhotra

Inaugural function followed by inauguration of Poster sessions and technical exhibition

Highlights of the conference

Theme: Tribology for Sustainable Development

3 Plenary sessions with Invited talks

16 Oral sessions with 64 papers

4 Poster sessions with 68 papers

Technical Exhibition with 17 stalls

2 Business Meet Sessions with 6 commercial presentations.

CONFERENCE THEME

CONFERENCE THEME : TRIBOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

- Discussed in Inaugural lecture

By Chief Guest : Jerry P Byers, President STLE

Sustainability in manufacturing and development covering concepts like Hydraulic hybrid vehicles, green chemistry, wind turbine related issues etc.

CONFERENCE THEME

Lecture By Guest of Honour:

Mr Arun Jaura, Eaton Corporation, Pune

“Life Cycle Paradigm in Tribology for Sustainable Development”

Key points: Increased Fuel efficiency and life possible by incorporating tribology advances (savings to the tune of 102 billion gallons of gasoline)

CONFERENCE THEME RELATED LECTURES

Prof Satish Kailas in the first plenary lecture : Sustainability: Closing the Cycle and Tribology

Prof Wilfried Bartz in two plenary & Oral lectures: (1) Future Energy Sources for Mobility – Contribution of the Green Automobile (2) Definition and Characterization of Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants- The Eco Label.

CONFERENCE THEME

Dr Ed Becker of General Motors in thought provoking keynote lecture discussing

Towards a sustainable Worldwide Automotive Industry

ENRICHING INVITED LECTURES

Covering a variety of topics signifying “Tribology is indeed Multidisciplinary”

- Dr B Basu on “Formulating Lubricants using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN)

- Mr Jerry Byers on Evaluation of Metalworking fluids and trends in Industry

- Mr George Plint on “Effects of Test machine Dynamics on Tribological Response”

PLENARY LECTURES

Prof Koshi Adachi on “Creating of Nanointerfaces for Super-low Friction” – to levels as low as 0.003 (VERY VERY DESIRABLE)

Dr Georges Limbert on “When Tribology meets Biology” citing modelling and testing of real life examples like Tribology of shaving, wrinkle creams looking at teeth, bones, skin, etc

CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS

Over 200 delegates in attendance

7 plenary speakers

64 Oral speakers including 8 keynote talks

38 Poster presenters

17 Exhibitors

6 speakers making Commercial marketing presentations in 2 Business meet sessions.

DELEGATE PROFILE

Delegates from 9 countries Austria

Germany

India

Japan

Korea

Singapore

Sweden

UK

USA

Academic faculty, Research Students and Industry engineers and R&D personnel

ORAL AND POSTER SESSIONS

16 Oral and 4 Poster sessions covering topics as follows:

Bearing and Gear Tribology

Wear Mechanisms

Surface Treatment & Coatings

Lubricants & Additives

Tribology in Manufacturing

Condition Based Maintenance System

Contact Mechanics & Friction

Automotive Tribology

Tribo - testing

Special Topics in Tribology

GLIMPSES OF ORAL SESSIONS

Patient listening, posing questions and discussing further……

SOME GLIMPSES OF THE POSTER SESSIONS

SOME KEY TAKE-AWAYS

Newer modeling techniques in contact mechanics

Realistic Tribo-testing simulations at the bench scale

Achieving Energy efficiency in hydraulic systems Nano-additives for improving lubricant

properties Performance improvements in industrial

manufacturing plants Tribology as a definite tool for lubricant

performance optimization Tribology of Hard disk drives Use of Oxygen and Nitrogen to achieve super

low friction at nano-interfaces Use of Radio-tracers for wear monitoring in

Engines

SOME KEY TAKE-AWAYS

There is still great scope for reduction of various forms of wear

Parametric Bearing design Optimization using modeling and experimental techniques

Engine oils/design/materials aiming at Energy efficiency without loss of performance

New Techniques for Equipment monitoring, and reliability improvement

Surface texture modification for thermal, wear debris trapping and friction reduction

Water and oil based nano fluids for better thermal diffusibility

Non-conventional low cost materials for friction and wear optimization.

Tribology and rheological aspects

WITH A SCIENCE LIKE TRIBOLOGY, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS

TECHNICAL EXHIBITION

17 Stalls displaying products and services related to Tribology

Excellent response from delegates as per discussions with some of the exhibitors.

GLIMPSES OF ICIT TECHNICAL EXHIBITION

BUSINESS MEET SESSIONS

COMMERCIAL MARKETING PRESENTATIONS

Rtec Instruments

STLE

SKF QTC Austria

BASF

Metallizing Company

TSI

GLIMPSES OF BUSINESS MEET SESSIONS

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OUR CONFERENCE SPONSORS

PLATINUM SPONSOR Indian Oil

GOLD SPONSORS AFTON

BPCL

HPCL

L&T

Lubrizol

SILVER SPONSORS Eaton

NEI Industries

Tata Steel

VARIOUS CONFERENCE EVENTS ON THE SIDELINES………

CONFERENCE EVENTS

ELECTION OF NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF TRIBOLOGY SOCIETY OF INDIA (2013-14)

GENERAL BODY MEETING OF TRIBOLOGY SOCIETY OF INDIA

PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAMMES

ONE DAY EDUCATION COURSES ON

Basics of Tribology

6 lectures from industry and academia covering various aspects of basics

24 participants

Automotive Tribology

5 Speakers from industry and academia

22 participants

GOOD STUDENT PARTICIPATION

CONFERENCE DINNER EVENING

LIGHT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PROGRAMME BY SWARANAND PRATISHTAN

GOOD NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY FOR DELEGATES

FELICITATION OF SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS

GLIMPSES OF CONFERENCE DINNER / CULTURAL EVENING

NEXT ICIT conference

The next ICIT 2014 will be merged with ASIATRIB 2014 which will be organised from 27-30 January 2014 at New Delhi, INDIA

More Details on www.asiatrib2014.org

TSI invites all of the ICIT 2012 delegates to participate actively in that event, and also spread the word around amongst your fellow Tribologists.

THANK YOU ALL AND MEET YOU AGAIN DURING ASIATRIB 2014 at NEW DELHI