9th EFRC Conference 2014

9th EFRC Conference
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9th EFRC Conference

September 11-12, 2014 Hofburg, Vienna

What delegates may expect from the 9th EFRC Conference in Vienna

Vienna, Austria, will play host for the 9th EFRC. The biennial conference will be held Sept. 10-12, 2014. During the two-day meeting, 40 papers will be presented to an audience expected to gather more than 400 delegates from 30 countries. Conference papers will be grouped into 10 different sessions: Controls, Monitoring, Sealing, Calculation, Design, Technologymupdate, Pulsation, Lubrication, Application and EFRC Working Groups.

The EFRC was founded in June 1999. Its mission is to provide the targeted exchange of ideas and information between operators, manufacturers, scientists and component suppliers of reciprocating compressors. The objective of the forum is to advance reciprocating compressors, both technologically and economically.

“This conference is a platform for the exchange of ideas, experience and information,” said René Peters, Chairman of the EFRC. “It is where people gather and are open to share experiences so that new ideas can grow. The EFRC stimulates collaboration between suppliers, manufacturers and end-users because we believe that in collaboration, innovation can take place. Only when we do not accept the environment in which we find ourselves, then successful change and innovation can be realized. The best ideas are generated when we do not accept the status quo.”

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The Hofburg of Vienna, an excellent environment for extraordinary events, hosted the 9th EFRC Conference from 10 to 12 Sept. 2014. This was the best location all attendees experienced ever at an EFRC conference. An environment that stipulated sparkling conversations of the more than 380 participants from 28 countries to share in-depth information and knowledge in sessions as well as in the largely dimensioned exhibition area.

The 9th EFRC Conference found a new format as it separated technical from commercial presentations that was well received by the audience. Another flagship of this conference was the EFRC Session showing the results of the comprehensive EFRC research work and the activities the EFRC members are doing jointly.

All participants highly appreciated the “recip family feeling” at this conference demonstrating that the EFRC members are working together, all for a good future of the reciprocating compressor. This has also been stimulated by the networking opportunities such as the Welcome Reception, the excellent dinner at Vienna`s City Hall and the ambiance of this location. Watch the video to know what is all about the “transatlantic cooperation” to come and feel invited to join the 10th EFRC Conference next year in Dusseldorf and the 11th EFRC Conference in 2016 in Madrid!