Английская Википедия:CIMAC
The International Council on Combustion Engines e.V., which acronym: CIMAC, originates from its French name: Conseil International des Machines à Combustion, is a registered association that represents the worldwide interests of the large engine industry as an umbrella association in dealings with regulatory authorities and standardization bodies. CIMAC was founded in Paris in 1951 and moved its secretariat from London to Frankfurt in 1996.[1] CIMAC is made up of approximately 500 national associations and large companies from 27 countries in America, Asia and Europe. In addition to manufacturers of large engines and their suppliers, its members also include users of large engines (including shipowners, power plant operators, railway operators), fuel and lubricant manufacturers, universities and development service providers.[2]
Organizational structure
The CIMAC Board prepares decisions which must be approved by the CIMAC Council. The CIMAC Council is composed of delegates from the 15 National Members Associations (NMAs) and 18 direct corporate members. This body also elects the President of CIMAC, who has been elected every 3 years since 1993. Below the management there are 11 permanent working groups which deal with questions and developments in the various areas of the large engine industry and develop position papers, guidelines and technical recommendations. In addition, there is a strategy group greenhouse gas. In 2016, for example, the Fuel Working Group issued a guideline for the uniform analysis of fuels with regard to their sulphur content.[3] The technical papers produced by the CIMAC working groups are used by organisations such as the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) and others in matters of standardisation.[4] The results of the working groups are regularly presented at international seminars, workshops and the CIMAC Congress.
Congress
The central platform for exchange within the large engines industry is the CIMAC Congress. It takes place every 3 years on different continents and at different locations. The latest developments in drive technologies are presented and discussed at the congress. The last CIMAC Congress was held in Vancouver in 2019 and three years earlier in Helsinki. The next CIMAC Congress was scheduled for 2022 in Busan, Korea, but had to be postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]It took place in May 2023. The next Congress is schedulded for May 2025 in Zurich/Switzerland
History
CIMAC was founded in 1951. The acronym CIMAC is derived from the French Congrès International des Moteurs A Combustion Interne in adaptation to the place of foundation Paris. In the years following the end of the World War II, reconstruction and growth were high on the agenda of many countries. The demand for energy was correspondingly high. The internal combustion engine was regarded as a central component in providing the necessary energy. Technical developments were needed, but nobody knew exactly who in the world was working on what. CIMAC was therefore founded as a forum for greater transparency and mutual exchange in the industry.[6] Since then, CIMAC has grown from a group of large engine manufacturers and their suppliers to a platform where customer industries are also represented. While efficiency issues dominated in the early days, the reduction of emissions has been in the foreground for some years now.[7]
Presidents
Since 1951 CIMAC has had 23 presidents:[8]
| No. | Name | Country | From | Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul C. Tharlet | France | May 1951 | June 1957 |
| 2 | Haakon Andresen | Denmark | June 1957 | Oct 1961 |
| 3 | Roberto de Pieri | Italy | Oct 1961 | Aug 1964 |
| 4 | Max Zwicky | Switzerland | Dec 1964 | Oct 1969 |
| 5 | Siegfried Meurer | Germany | Oct 1969 | Oct 1973 |
| 6 | Waheeb Rizk | Great Britain | Oct 1973 | Nov 1977 |
| 7 | Alberto Guglielmotti | Italy | Nov 1977 | Nov 1981 |
| 8 | Lars Th. Collin | Sweden | Nov 1981 | Nov 1983 |
| 9 | Cecil C.J. French | Great Britain | Nov 1983 | Nov 1985 |
| 10 | Masutaro Shibata | Japan | Nov 1985 | Nov 1987 |
| 11 | Meinrad K. Eberle | Switzerland | Nov 1987 | Nov 1989 |
| 12 | Hans H. Wesselo | The Netherlands | Nov 1989 | Nov 1991 |
| 13 | Helmut W.K. Maghon | Germany | Nov 1991 | Nov 1993 |
| 14 | Georg Lustgarten | Switzerland | Nov 1993 | Nov 1995 |
| 15 | Peter S. Pedersen | Denmark | Nov 1995 | May 1998 |
| 16 | Stephan G. Dexter | Austria | May 1998 | May 2001 |
| 17 | Nikolaos P. Kyrtatos | Greece | May 2001 | May 2004 |
| 18 | Matti E. Kleimola | Finland | May 2004 | May 2007 |
| 19 | Karl Wojik | Austria | May 2007 | May 2010 |
| 20 | Yasuhiro Itoh | Japan | May 2010 | May 2013 |
| 21 | Christoph Teetz | Germany | May 2013 | June 2016 |
| 22 | Klaus Heim | Italy | June 2016 | June 2019 |
| 23 | Donghan Jin | China | June 2019 | June 2023 |
| 24 | Rick Boom | Netherlands | June 2023 |
Further reading
- Cimac Congress looks to the Future, Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery, August/September 2016
- CIMAC´s Executive Decision Roberta Prandi, Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide, December 2013
- System Efficiency is the next big Challenge, Karl Woijk, Marine Propulsion, February/March 2014
References
External links
- ↑ The First Fifty Years. CIMAC 1951-200 by George C. Fleischhack, Paul R. Russak. CIMAC, Frankfurt, 2001
- ↑ Treffen der Großmotoren-Experten in Helsinki, aus: Schiff&Hafen, Juni 2016, Seite 12
- ↑ CIMAC issues guidelines on interpreting fuel analysis test results, Hank Hogan, Fuels & Lubes International, Quarter Two 2016.
- ↑ Ibia 07. Juli 2018
- ↑ Cimac Congress [1] 21. dec 2022]
- ↑ ABB. Press Release
- ↑ Emissions Regulations and Beyond, aus: Diesel & Gas Worldwide, 10. Juni 2016
- ↑ Cimac History
