Conference Venue

University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, ETI-Building
Pfaffenwaldring 47
70569 Stuttgart
Germany

Exhibition and Poster Session

There will be a commercial exhibition and poster session in the lobby of the Conference Centre throughout the conference. Information on the participation at the commercial exhibition and the registration form can be ordered at the
contact address. These information are also available as download under Exhibition/Poster Session. The target date for registration is July 02, 2012. The list of ‘Participants and Exhibitors‛ will be available at the conference.

Evening Event

The Conference Banquet will take place on September 13, 2012 at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. Since 2009 visitors have the opportunity to experience the fascination of the brand Porsche in this buidling. Guides will be available to answer questions on the history and the models of Porsche. Adjacent during the banquet and the social get-together new contacts can be established or old contacts renewed and the exchange of experiences on innovations in sealing technology can be continued.
PLEASE NOTE: The Porsche Museum is a non-smoking area.

Visit the IMA laboratory

The experimental and test facilities of the Institute of Machine Components (IMA) will be open to visitors each day. Members of the institute staff will demonstrate the test benches. A timetable as well as information regarding the English-language guided visits are available at the meeting point near to the conference office.

Main topics / Research projects
of the IMA

Hydraulic Seals:

• Abrasiveness of hydraulic cylinder rods

Non-contact Seals:

• Non-contact sealing of high speed shafts
• Non-contact shaft sealing with grease packing

Shaft Seals:

• Additive compatibility of rotary shaft lip-type seals
• Reliability of rotary shaft lip-type seals
• Direction of rotation independent PTFE-packings with spiral groove
• Analysis and modelling of wear on PTFE sealing elements
• Reliable sealing on innovative shaft materials and innovative shaft coatings
• Structural analysis of sealing counter-faces
• Surface topography in circumferential direction
• Reliable sealing of grease and liquid grease by means of rotary shaft seals

Statische Dichtungen:

• Limitation of use of modern liquid sealants at housing interfaces
• Sealing of unequal housing interfaces

The following listed test benches and test facilities are available at the institute for investigations:

• 18 test benches for rotary shaft seals
• Test benches for hydraulic rod seals
• Test bench for scrapers / wipers
• Tribology test bench, ellipsometer
• Test benches for static flat seals
• Test bench for profile seals X-, R- and O-rings
• Tensile testing machine, Radial force measuring equipment
• 3D-Coordinate measuring machine
• 3D-Measuring instruments for surface topography (contactless and contact)
• Surface energy and contact angle measuring instrument
• Optical analysis of surfaces, 3D-Microscopic optics
• FE-Working places

Programme Committee