Tribology in Manufacturing Engineering

The paper covers work done at Salford University and identifies those aspects of tribology which are important to both the design of metal working machines and to the tool/workpiece interaction. After identifying the important tribological problem areas some examples of possible methods of solution are indicated using the work at Salford University for typical examples. Inevitably the paper identifies many questions to which there are currently very limited answers and thereby indicates the areas for further research. It should however be stressed that the author does not claim to have produced a comprehensive review on tribology in manufacturing engineering. Rather the style of the paper is to question the way forward and in some cases even to propose answers.