Registration is now open for the annual Surface Roughness, Texture, and Tribology short course, Livonia, Michigan, May 7–8, 2025. The 2-day class offers a unique opportunity to learn the fundamentals of surface roughness and tribology and how they relate to friction, wear, noise, sealing, and appearance, in manufacturing and product development.

“We’ve developed this class to help people use surface roughness analysis in their workplaces,” said Don Cohen, PhD, who presents the course. “We introduce a wide range of topics in a short time, including a new NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness) segment. The two-day format lets us dive deep into surface roughness basics and to also address our attendees’ specific applications.”

The two-day course topics include:

•    Measuring surface texture

•    Filtering texture data into roughness and waviness

•    Analysis techniques and tools

•    Surface texture parameters

•    Specifying surface texture

•    Applying texture analysis to wear, vibration, and other functions

•    Coating adhesion and appearance

•    Noise, vibration and harshness (friction-induced vibration)

•    Dry friction and rolling friction

•    Fundamentals of lubrication

•    Surface metrology strategy

“We’ve been refining and expanding this class for 20 years,” said Dr. Cohen. “It’s the most thorough and affordable opportunity we know to learn the fundamentals of surface texture and tribology, and to apply them for use in the workplace.”

Class details and registration are available at michmet.com/classes. Registration requests can also be made by emailing [email protected]. A video introduction to this class is available at https://youtu.be/kQM23BbTHfk.