Free Information Session · Roller Bearing Technology

Roller bearings design:
Prevent damage, ensure service life

Understand safe bearing designs, contextualize current developments such as AI and new materials, and concisely evaluate lubrication, service life, and modern failure patterns.

Information Session on Rolling Element Bearing Technology
Design · AI · Roller bearing technology

Here's what the informational session is about

What are the “hot” topics in roller bearing technology for the future? What do you need to know to be prepared for future opportunities and challenges—from AI to China, from electric cars to wind turbines?

Healthy and sick Design at roller bearings

“Healthy” and “unhealthy” design

The fundamentals of reliable bearing arrangements—from fixed and floating bearings to the prevention of typical design errors.

AI in roller bearing technology

AI in roller bearing technology

How AI and bearing engineering assistants can support—and where their limitations lie.

Energy Efficiency: Friction and Lubrication in roller bearings

Energy efficiency: friction & lubrication

New ways to minimize friction, modern lubrication concepts, and current regulatory developments.

E-Mobility, Wind Power, and the WEC at roller bearings

New challenges posed by e-mobility and wind power

Current damage mechanisms such as white etching cracks (WEC) and their causes in modern applications.

Contents & details

The topics covered at the information session: Overview.

Design

"Healthy" design & lifespan

  • "Healthy" design
    Here's what you need to know. No AI!
  • Service life
    Is that all? Additional evaluation criteria.
Development

AI applications & international procurement

  • AI applications
    ChatGPT, Agents, AI-driven engineering, and more
  • Overseas procurement
    Benefits and risks (Asia)
Technology

Materials, friction, and lubrication

  • Materials and material properties
    Better doesn't have to be more expensive
  • Minimizing friction
    Yeah, there's still room for improvement.
  • Lubrication 
    Oil, greases, additives: what’s allowed, what’s required, and what are the limits?
Applications

New applications

  • New applications
    Electric cars, wind turbines, and others are showing new types of damage (WEC)
Rolling-Element Bearing Technology and Bearing Design
In Focus

Objectives of the information event

An overview of essential fundamentals
Understanding new regulations
Assessing new trends
Information Session

Dates & participation

Dates in German DE
November 20, 2026 9:00 a.m. — 9:30 a.m.
Online · Live
February 19, 2027 9:00 a.m. — 9:30 a.m.
Online · Live
Appointment in English EN
April 23, 2027 9:00 a.m. — 9:30 a.m.
Online · Live
Recording included

All registered participants will receive free access to the recording.