Surface Roughness, Texture and Tribology Class/Workshop Planned for May
In-person, 2-1/2-day class and workshop in surface texture, friction, and wear will be held in Livonia, Mich. at Michigan Metrology.
Posted: February 16, 2022
(Livonia, MI) A live, in-person, 2 1/2-day class and workshop in surface texture, friction, and wear will be held in Livonia, Michigan on May 4–6, 2022. The class will include both lectures and hands-on equipment demonstrations, to help students expand their understanding of surface roughness concepts and applications. “The May 2022 class is designed for engineers, technicians and researchers working in automotive, aerospace, materials, medical devices, polymers, and other fields,” said Don Cohen, PhD, who will present the course. “It’s been over two years since we have been able to present this class in-person. The live format can be more engaging, and it enables immediate question-and-answer feedback. The additional workshop component will give attendees a chance to get hands-on training with measurement equipment such as optical profilers, tribology testers and 3D scanners.”
The class will offer a deep dive into course topics including:
- Measuring roughness and waviness
- Surface measurement instruments
- How to correctly set filters for texture measurements
- Data analysis techniques and tools
- Surface texture parameters
- How to specify surface texture
- How surface texture relates to wear, sealing, and other functionality
- Surface energy, adhesion and texture, paint appearance
- Mechanics of dry friction and rolling friction
- Fundamentals of lubrication
- Surface metrology strategy
“We have been holding classes in surface metrology and tribology for over fifteen years,” said Dr. Cohen. “Our students report that the in-person format helps them to focus, understand and retain this fundamental information.” Registration requests can be made by email or online.
About the Instructor
Dr. Donald Cohen established Michigan Metrology in 1994 to help engineers and scientists solve problems related to, “squeaks, leaks, friction, wear, appearance, adhesion and other issues,” using 3D surface texture measurement and analysis. Prior to forming Michigan Metrology, Dr. Cohen was V.P. of Engineering at WYKO Corporation (now part of Bruker Corporation), developing surface metrology instrumentation. He served as Vice Chairman/Chairman of the ANSI/ASME B46.1 Surface Texture Standards committee from 2000-2011 and is past Chairman of the STLE-Detroit section. He holds a B.S. / M.S. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Optical Sciences.
