Technical Committee

Sustainability, performance and efficiency, safety and reliability of lubricant applications. These are the cross-industry research topics in the Lubricants Expert Committee.
The members are manufacturers of industrial lubricants and additives. They support a broad project portfolio and are closely linked with research institutes and experts from the automotive industry, mechanical and plant engineering, tool manufacturers and chain technologists.
Dr. Arthur Petuchow
Chairman
Afton Chemical GmbH
Hamburg
Your Contact to the DGMK Office
Jan Ludzay
Head of the Refining and Product Application Department

Cooperations
We are linked to other innovation networks. These include
- FVV Research Association for Combustion Engines e.V.
- FVA Forschungsvereinigung Antriebstechnik e.V.
- Composites United Leichtbau-Forschung gGmbH
- GfT Society for Tribology
- Research Association for Pigments and Coatings e.V.
Current Issues
Projects
871
Technical Committee Lubricants
Use of machine learning in grease evaluation
854
Technical Committee Lubricants
Investigation and testing of tailor-made lubricating oils for H2 applications
848
Technical Committee Lubricants
Interactions Between Surface Active Additives and the Effect on the Wear Protection of Rolling Bearings
843
Technical Committee Lubricants
Application of the latest cooling lubricants for fibre composites
Publications
820
Refining and Product Application
Investigations into the failure mechanisms of grease-lubricated rolling bearings - significance of the aging of different thickener systems.
775
Refining and Product Application
Grease Relubrication of Roller Bearings at Highest Speeds
799
Refining and Product Application
Evaluation of Gear Oils for Mobile and Stationary Drives under Risk of Continuous Wear
809
Refining and Product Application
Examination of Compound Distribution in Lubricating Greases