The 7th Polish-Mexican Summer Workshop on Tribology will be held at the Institute for Sustainable Technologies – National Research Institute in Radom on 25-29 June 2012. The workshop is directed at young researchers specializing in the field of tribology. The Mexican guests represent Univesrity of Monterrey in Mexico (Universidad de Monterrey  UDEM). The detailed programme can be found below.

7th Polish-Mexican Summer Workshop on Tribology

PROGRAMME

Day 1 (24.06.2011), Sunday, 19⁰⁰

Arrival to Radom, Hotel Asystencki

Day 2 (25.06.2011), Monday – workshop, 9⁰⁰ to 13³⁰

• Welcome and presentation of ITeE-PIB - Prof. Marian Szczerek
• Presentation of research facilities of the Tribology Department
  (tribotesters T-17, T-20, T-02, T-03, T-15, T-11, T-18, T-19, T-16, T-12)

Break 10⁴⁰ to 11⁰⁰

• Group 1: Training on operation of T-02 Four Ball Tests and T-11 Ball/pin on disk Tests
• Group 2: Training on operation of T-05 Block on Ring Tests and T-27 Materials for Foil Bearings Tester
• Presentation on surface analysis techniques: SEM, EDS, GDOES, AFM, optical microscopy, profilometry)

Day 3 (26.06.2011), Tuesday - workshop, 9⁰⁰ to 12³⁰

• Group 1: Training on operation of T-05 Block on Ring Tests and T-27 Materials for Foil Bearings Tester
• Group 2: Training on operation of T-02 Four Ball Tests and T-11 Ball/pin on disk Tests
• Presentation on surface analysis techniques: SEM, EDS, GDOES, AFM, optical microscopy, profilometry)

Guided visit to the Heritage Park of the Radom Region, 12³⁰ to 16⁰⁰

Day 4 (27.06.2011), Wednesday – plenary sessions, 10⁰⁰ to 15³⁰

• „An effect of degradation of automotive gear oils on rolling contact fatigue” - Remigiusz Michalczewski, Marian Szczerek 1000 to 1020
• „Gears - investigation methods of various forms of wear” - Marek Kalbarczyk, Waldemar Tuszyński 1020 to 1040
• „Innovative tribology testers in the context of new trends in tribology research” - Michał Michalak, Witold Piekoszewski 1040 to 1100
• Break 1100 to 1120
• ”Cryogenic treatment and PVD coatings to augment wear resistance of tool steels” - Luz Andrea Trejo Montemayor, Salvador Ramírez Cantú, Raúl David Fernández Corona, Melissa Reyna Reyes, Laura Peña Parás 1120 to 1140
• “Effect of deep cryogenic treatment and PVD coatings on wear resistance and tool life of cutting blades” - Flores A., Wallander H., Tovar J., Peña Parás L. 1140 to 1200
• “Methodology for selection of mineral and vegetable dielectric lubricants reinforced with nanoparticles” - Maldonado Cortés D., Peña Parás L., Lapray Viejo C., Garza Cavazos L., Taha Tijerina J. 1200 to 1220
• “Life extension of extrusion dies” - Daniel Alejandro Treviño Garza, Francisco Javier Inzunza Zavala, Andrés Lagüera Morelos Zaragoza, Zygmunt Haduch
  1220 to 1240
• “Extending life of tooling dies” - Héctor García Montemayor, Blanca Estela de Hoyos, Patricio Villarreal, Pablo Moreno Madero, Zygmunt Haduch 1240 to 1300

Presentation of the Institute Facilities 13¹⁰ to 14¹⁰

Lunch 14¹⁰ to 15¹⁰

Day 5 (28.06.2011), Thursday 10⁰⁰ to 17⁰⁰

Visit to Kazimierz Dolny

Day 6 (29.06.2011), Friday - Closure 9⁰⁰

The closure of the 7th Polish-Mexican Workshop on Tribology