• Scope of the Conference
• Main Topics
• Committees
• Instructions for authors
• Registration fee
• Registration
• Program
• Pre-Conference Courses
• Exhibition / Stands
• Partners
• Sponsorship
• The City, Bilbao
• The Venue
• Accommodation
• How to Arrive

Main Topics

Lubrication management.
· Lubrication excellence.
· Training, lubrication and certification.
· Filtration, storage containers, tank monitoring, leak detection and used oil disposal.
· Oil analysis targets, alarms and limits.
· Sampling.
· Metrics and performance tracking.
· Contamination control.
· Green lubrication.

Tribology.
· Friction and wear.
· Coatings and treatments.
· Biotribology.
· Surface engineering.
· Ceramics and composites.
· Components: bearings, seals, transmissions, gears…

  Lubricants and additives.
· Solid lubricants.
· Fluid lubricants.
· Greases.
· Additives.
· Lubricants in special environments.
· Lubricants testing.

Special fluids.
· Ferromagnetic fluids.
· Magnetoreological fluids.
· HTFs.
· Food lubricants.
· Dielectric fluids.
· Metalworking fluids.
· Ionic liquids.

Efficient maintenance and operation.
· Condition monitoring.
· On-line sensors.
· Lubrication maintenance practices.
· Lubricant prognosis and life extension.
· Machinery diagnostics through lubricant analysis.
· e-Maintenance.
· Logistics and supply chain management.

 Reliability and sustainability.
· Life cycle benefits.
· Dependability and security.
· Plant lubricant related failures.
· Improvement of production reliability.
· Energy efficiency.
· Health, safety and environment (HSE).
· Cost effective strategies.