Tampere Wear Center (TWC)
Tampere Wear Center (TWC) concentrates on both basic and applied aspects of wear, trying to bridge the gap between scientific basic research and applied industrial research and development. The aim of TWC is to provide in-depth insight into the mechanisms of wear and thereby facilitate the development of new wear resistant materials and to find solutions to the practical wear problems constantly faced by the industry.
TWC has excellent infrastructure for wear research, as well as highly qualified scientists and research engineers for the needs of both long-term scientific research and product development for the industry.
TWC is a part of the Department of Materials Science (DMS) at Tampere University of Technology (TUT). TWC utilizes the versatile and up-to-date research and testing equipment of DMS as well as exploits the knowledge and expertise of its reseach in all groups of materials.
Tasks and core competences:
- To strengthen the research in the field of wear of materials
- To create a world-class infrastructure for wear research
- To develop wear-related problem-solving services for industry
- To network internationally in wear research
- To participate in international research projects
- Versatile and up-to-date research and testing equipment
- Researchers with knowledge of and expertise in all material groups
Contact information:
Coordinators Kati Valtonen and Minnamari Vippola
Professor Toivo Lepistö
Professor Veli-Tapani Kuokkala
