ESTL is pleased to announce that our team will be presenting at this year’s ESA Gears Workshop and Mechanisms Final Presentations Days 2026.
The events will be held at ESA ESTEC in the Netherlands from 25–27 March, with an additional pre‑event CABARET Workshop on 24 March.
Our contributions to the programme will include:
- Three presentations at the Gears Workshop event
- Four presentations at the Final Presentations Day event
- Pre-event CABARET Workshop (24th March)
Across these sessions, our team will deliver a diverse range of talks covering key developments in space tribology, including gears, materials, lubrication, and system performance. Our presentation line-up is as follows:
Gears Workshop
- Gears = Hard! A Lesson Learnt – Matt Holland
- ESTL Support for Gear System Development – Current – Dr Achilleas Vortselas
- ESTL Support for Gear System Development – Future – Simon Lewis
Final Presentation Days
- Phenolic Cage Impregnation Process Variability: Lessons Learnt – Dr Michael Buttery
- New Options for PFAS-free Creep Barriers – Dr Michael Buttery
- Low Temperature and Transfer Film Behaviours of SLMs – Dr Matt Simpson
- Ongoing and Future Activities in ESTL – Simon Lewis
In the lead-up to the event, we’ll be sharing additional insights into our presentations—so stay tuned for more updates.
We look forward to connecting with everyone attending and contributing to another successful year at the ESA Gears Workshop and Mechanisms Final Presentations Days.
