Conference topics include, but are not restricted to:

  • Design methodology, simulation methods and software tools
  • Machine tools and mechanical manufacturing technology
  • Cutting and forming tools
  • Computer-aided design, engineering and manufacturing (CAD / CAE / CAM)
  • Structural, kinematic and dynamic analysis and synthesis of mechanisms
  • Dynamics of machines
  • Numerical methods: method of finite elements (FEM), method of boundary elements (BEM), multi-body dynamics (MBD)
  • Verification and validation of calculation models
  • Stress, fatigue and durability of machine parts
  • Tribology, lubrication, friction reduction
  • Noise and vibration in machines
  • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and thermodynamics
  • Mechatronics
  • Additive manufacturing technologies
  • Advanced materials and coatings
  • Measurement techniques, test beds and instrumentation – hardware and software
  • On-board diagnostics (OBD) and condition monitoring systems (CMS)
  • Biomechanics

 

Main application fields and industry branches

  • Vehicles: automotive, railed, watercraft, aircraft
  • Inner combustion engines
  • Transmissions and drivelines
  • Electric and hybrid powertrains
  • Turbomachinery and turbochargers
  • Industrial machines and equipment
  • Machine tools
  • Robots and manipulators
  • 3D printers