Technical Seminar · Rolling Element Bearing Technology

Roller bearings in the future:
Future opportunities and challenges

Design rolling bearing systems to be structurally safe, integrate AI effectively, and evaluate current developments in materials, friction, lubrication, and new failure modes in a practical manner.

Seminar on Rolling Element Bearing Technology – Future Opportunities and Challenges
Design · AI · Roller bearing technology

That's what this seminar is about

From structurally safe bearing design to AI, materials, and efficiency issues, all the way to new applications and failure mechanisms in modern rolling bearing systems.

Design of Rolling Bearing Systems

Design reliable bearing arrangements

Understand fixed and floating bearings, identify typical design errors, and evaluate reliable bearing designs based on practical examples.

AI and Bearing Engineering in Roller Bearing Technology

Using AI effectively

Classify bearing engineering assistants and generative AI, and identify where digital support helps and where technical expertise remains indispensable.

Friction and Lubrication in roller bearings

Optimizing friction and lubrication

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

New Applications and Damage Patterns in roller bearings

Understanding new types of damage

Classify challenges related to e-mobility, wind power, and electric drives, as well as damage mechanisms such as white etching cracks, in a practical context.

Contents & details

Technical content on design, the use of AI, materials, energy efficiency, and new challenges in rolling bearing technology.

Design

Secure bearing designs & typical failures

  • Fundamentals of good structural design
  • Understanding fixed and floating bearings
  • Identifying common design flaws
  • Assess critical issues in warehouse design
  • Evaluate design solutions using case studies
  • Recognizing the limits of digital and AI-based support
Technology

Evaluating AI, materials, and procurement

  • AI and bearing engineering assistants
  • ChatGPT and other digital knowledge sources
  • Incorporate knowledge from within your own company
  • Take current research and the patent landscape into account
  • Limitations and risks associated with the use of AI
  • New trends in materials science
  • Developments in machining processes
  • Technical and economic optimization of materials
  • Opportunities and risks of international sourcing
  • Experiences and selection criteria for sourcing from china
Efficiency

Optimizing friction and lubrication

  • New energy efficiency requirements
  • Ways to reduce friction in the roller bearings
  • Roller bearings in energy-efficient drive systems
  • Fundamentals of lubrication
  • Classifying oils, fats, and additives correctly
  • Use and selection of appropriate additives
  • Current regulatory developments
  • Evaluate potential limitations of lubricants
Future

New applications & failure modes

  • Roller vearings in electric cars
  • Applications in wind turbines
  • Requirements for electric motors
  • New loads and technical challenges
  • New types of damage in modern applications
  • White Etching Cracks (WEC)
  • Classify the main causes of damage
  • Strategies for damage prevention
  • Assessing service life beyond conventional performance metrics
Practical Knowledge on " roller bearings " and New Applications
Practical relevance

Assessing rolling element bearing technology in a practical context

Case studies on bearing design, the use of AI, friction, lubrication, and new types of damage demonstrate how current developments in rolling bearing technology should be evaluated in practice.

Real-world case studies Practical knowledge Recognizing typical mistakes Discussing your own questions
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Dates & participation

Dates in German DE
November 27, 2026 9:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Online · Live
March 19, 2027 9:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Online · Live
June 11, 2027 9:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Online · Live
Dates in English EN
June 4, 2027 9:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. CET
Online · Live
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