Tribo BR - Second International Brazilian Conferen  (Conferência)

Following the great success of the First International Brazilian Conference on Tribology held in November 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, the Tribology Technical Division of ABM (Brazilian Association for Metals, Materials and Mining) is proud to announce the Second International Brazilian Conference on Tribology-TriboBr-2014.

The organized activities of Brazilian Tribology slowly and steadily evolved from wear resistant materials, mainly abrasion, to Tribology in general. TriboBR-2010, with participants from 23 different countries, seven distinguished plenary and four invited speakers, was endorsed by ABCM, IFToMM, ITC and STLE and undoubtedly included Brazilian Tribology in the world Tribology scene.

The Second International Brazilian Conference on Tribology TriboBr-2014 will emphasize the tribological challenges associated with sustainability and renewable energy sources, in particular hydroelectric and wind power generation, biofuels and biolubricants. In this sense, multidisciplinary topics have been planed such as large bearings, tribological challenges associated with sugar cane production (tillage, harvesting, etc), ethanol production (milling, tribocorrosion, etc), and flex fuel engines, and, of course new tribo-materials.

TriboBR-2014 will be held in November 2014 in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil. Foz do Iguaçu, besides being a wonderful and scenic venue (Iguaçu Falls one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature, rain forest etc) is home of the second biggest hydroelectric power plant in the world (Itaipú Binacional - 14000 MW) and therefore will be a perfect location to discuss sustainability and its tribological challenges.

Check the event's official website for further information.