Functional surfaces – summit for new horizons
What requirements do modern applications place on functional surfaces — and how can these be reliably evaluated?
The High Performance Surface Summit 2025 (HPS) is aimed at anyone who not only wants to understand functional surfaces, but also wants to design and qualify them in a targeted manner.
The focus is on the following questions: What surface properties do modern processes require? And what metrological, analytical, and model-based methods are available today to ensure these requirements are met?
Discuss requirements, limitations, and new approaches with colleagues from industry, research, and development.
What you can expect:
Day 1
Tribological Models and Metrology of High-Performance Surfaces
| 10:00 – 10:20 a.m. | Welcome | Manuel Hüsken Manuel Hüsken CEO / Chairman of the Board - Carl Mahr Group |
| 10:20 – 11:00 a.m. | Do we truly understand surface roughness from a tribological point of view? | Prof. Dr. Matthias Scherge Leader Mirko-Tribology Centrums µTC |
| 11:00 – 11:20 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:20 – 12:00 a.m. | Polish Grinding as a finishing process for modern high-performance gear systems |
Dr. Maximilian Zimmer CTO, Reishauer AG |
| 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. | Surface topography as a material property | Prof. Lars Pastewka Uni Freiburg |
| 12:45 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch break | |
| 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. | Between height and curvature – How reliable is surface topography data? | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Seewig RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau |
| 2:15 – 3:00 p.m. | Optical metrology bridging length scales: Combined spatial and spectral surface analysis |
Boris Brodmann Mahr GmbH |
| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. | Traceability of measurements of surface characteristics |
Dr. habil. Dorothee Hüser PTB – German National Metrology Institute |
| 4:15 – 4:45 p.m. | Break | |
| 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. | Panel discussion – Measurement process between standards and innovation |
Peter Ebert InVision - TeDo-Verlag |
| from 7:00 p.m. | Evening event |
Day 2
Measurement of High-Performance Surfaces in Industrial Practice
| 09:00 – 09:15 a.m. | Keynote | TBD |
| 09:15 – 09:45 a.m. | Metrological requirements for sealing systems | Jan Stüven Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Germany GmbH |
| Considerations on the influence of the topography of steel surfaces on the tribology of ball joints | Dr. Jürgen Gräber Development Core Engineering, fmr. ZF Friedrichshafen AG |
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| Requirements for the grinding processing of calender rolls to produce battery films |
Dr. Marcus Queins Managing Director BU Roll Grinding & Member of the Board, Heinrich Georg GmbH Maschinenfabrik |
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| 09:45 – 10:15 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. | Save costs with the right measurement process. How machine capability benefits from the correct selection of the measurement method | Prof. Dr. Stephan Sommer TH Würzburg-Schweinfurt |
| Application of optical methods for tribological systems using the example of the cylinder bores | Prof. Dr. Ing. Habil. Matthias Eifler IU internationale Hochschule |
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| 10:45 – 11:15 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:15 – 12:00 a.m. | Discussion forum – Conclusion | Peter Ebert InVision - TeDo-Verlag |
| 12:00 – 12:15 a.m. |
Closing words | Kai Meine Mahr GmbH |
All lectures will be held in English. 📥 download PDF
Who is the HPS for?
Specialists and managers from:
Metrology - Research & Development - Production
Quality assurance - Materials Technology - Science
What is it all about?
How can high-precision, functionally relevant surfaces be reproducibly manufactured and measured?
What role do new approaches such as scattered light analysis and multi sensor technology play?
And how can we bridge the gap between laboratory findings and series production?
The HPS provides concrete answers – and leaves room for open questions.
Our speakers
Dr. Marcus Queins | Managing Director BU Roll Grinding & Member of the Board, Heinrich Georg GmbH Maschinenfabrik
Dr. Jürgen Gräber | Development Core Engineering, ex. ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Speakers from science:
Dr. habil. Dorothee Hüser | PTB Braunschweig
Prof. Dr. Matthias Scherge | Fraunhofer µTC
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Seewig | RPTU at Kaiserslautern
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Sommer | Technische Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt
Organizational:
📍 Location:
HOTEL FREIZEIT IN GmbH
Dransfelder Straße 3, 37079 Göttingen
📅 Date:
7 October 2025, from 10 am
to
8 October 2025, approx. 1 pm
You can choose to participate on one or both days of the event.
🏨 Overnight stay:
Room contingents are available. Information will follow after registration.
Please fill out the form to register for HPS 2025:
📩 Questions or organizational tips?
Please send an e-mail to: event-team@mahr.com
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