The scope covers all types of materials - polymers, metals and alloys, ceramics, composites -
at all the stages of their lifecycle:

• Elaboration: e.g. granulation of polymers, lubrication of continuous casting…
• Forming:
  > metals: hot and cold rolling, hot and cold forging and extrusion, stamping and deep drawing,
  spinning, blanking, incremental forming, wire drawing;
  > polymers: extrusion, injection molding; P/M and ceramic compaction...
• Cutting processes and cutting tool technology: machining, milling, drilling, tapping;
• Finishing: grinding and fine grinding, CMP, abrasive jet machining, lapping, ultrasonic machining;
• Joining processes (friction welding and friction stir welding, press fitting, roll and press bonding,
  bolts and fasteners…) and disassembly;
• New and innovative manufacturing processes.

The above list of examples is by no means exhaustive.

Papers are welcome on all tribological aspects of manufacturing processes:

• Friction, lubrication and wear phenomena in manufacturing processes, addressed both experimentally and/or theoretically.
• Tribological tests and benchmarks relevant to manufacturing processes.
• Friction and wear control: new lubricants, new tool materials, coatings, surface engineering...
• Tribology effects on process modeling and applied plasticity.
• Size effects, micro-manufacturing.
• Environmental issues: new user- and environment-friendly lubricants and coatings…

The organizers wish to put a particular emphasis on recent or new orientations in manufacturing and their tribological aspects.

As an example, manufacturing of smaller and smaller objects («meso-manufacturing» in the 0.1-1 mm range, micro-manufacturing) is a strong tendency induced by the miniaturization of mechanical or electro-mechanical systems. Their surface must often be engineered and/or functionalized at still smaller scales, which raises new questions of size effects, new processes or adaptation of existing ones…

Another example is «greener» manufacturing, an opportunity for innovating societies. Original ideas, reports of research results or industrial applications in these themes will be particularly welcome.