(Michigan Metrology: Livonia, MI) -- Michigan Metrology, provider of surface texture measurement, consulting, and training, is presenting a new, free webinar series.

In the “Surface Roughness, Texture, and Tribology” series, Don Cohen will present excerpts from the short course of the same name. The free, one-hour webinars will provide an excellent introduction to surface texture and how it affects functionality.

Part 1 of the series will be held August 27, 2026, at 1 p.m. Eastern. This webinar will provide an overview of surface texture analysis and measurement instruments, and it will cover in depth the critical topic of filtering (roughness, waviness, form, cutoffs, etc.)

Register and learn more at michmet.com/webinars.

The free webinar series 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.

Upcoming webinars in the series will include:

• Surface texture parameters
• Wear measurement
• Dry friction
• Lubricated friction
• Surface energy, surface wetting, and surface texture

About the instructor

Donald Cohen established Michigan Metrology in 1994 to help engineers and scientists solve problems related to squeaks, leaks, friction, wear, appearance, adhesion and other issues, using 3D surface texture measurement and analysis.

Prior to forming Michigan Metrology, Cohen was VP of engineering at WYKO (now part of Bruker), developing surface metrology instrumentation. He served as vice chair/chair of the ANSI/ASME B46.1 Surface Texture Standards committee from 2000–2011 and is past chair of the STLE-Detroit section. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics and a Ph.D. in optical sciences.