CIMAC

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International Council on Combustion Engines
(CIMAC)
logo
legal form Registered association
purpose Umbrella organization that represents the global interests of the large engine industry
Seat Frankfurt am Main

GermanyGermany Germany Europe

founding 1951

place Paris
president Donghan Jin
Secretary General Peter Müller-Baum
Members 31 (15 organizations, 16 companies)
Website www.cimac.com

The CIMAC (for English International Council on Combustion Engines e.V. ) is a registered association which, as an umbrella organization, represents the global interests of the large engines industry in relation to regulatory authorities and standardization bodies. CIMAC was founded in Paris in 1951 and moved the secretariat from London to Frankfurt in 1996. Around 500 members - national associations and large companies - from 27 countries in America, Asia and Europe are organized in CIMAC, partly directly, partly indirectly through national associations. In addition to manufacturers and suppliers, the members also include users of large engines (including shipping companies, power plant operators, railway operators), fuel and lubricant manufacturers as well as universities and development service providers.

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 founding place Paris . In the years following the end of World War II, reconstruction and growth were high on the agenda of many countries. The energy requirement was correspondingly high. The internal combustion engine was seen as a central component for providing the necessary energy. Technical advancements were necessary, but there was a lack of knowledge of who was working on what. CIMAC was therefore founded as a forum for greater transparency and more mutual exchange in the industry. In the following years, CIMAC has continuously expanded from a group of large engine manufacturers and their suppliers to a platform on which the customer industries are also represented. While efficiency issues dominated in the beginning, the focus has been on reducing emissions for several years.

organization structure

The CIMAC Board prepares decisions that must be approved by the CIMAC Council. The CIMAC Council is composed of delegates from the fifteen National Members Associations (NMAs) and eighteen direct corporate members. This body also elects the CIMAC President, since 1993 every three years. Below the management there are eleven permanent working groups that deal with questions and developments in the various areas of the large engine industry and develop position papers, guidelines and technical recommendations. In 2016, for example, the Fuels working group issued a guideline for the uniform analysis of fuels with regard to their sulfur content. Then there is the Greenhouse Gas Strategy Group. The technical papers prepared by the CIMAC working groups are used by organizations such as the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), the UN agency International Maritime Organization (IMO) and others in questions of standardization. The results of the working groups will be presented at international seminars, workshops and the CIMAC congress.

congress

The central platform for exchange within the large engine industry is the CIMAC Congress. It takes place every three years on different continents and in different locations. Developments in drive technologies will be presented and discussed at the congress. The last CIMAC Congress took place in Vancouver in 2019 and three years earlier in Helsinki. The next CIMAC congress is scheduled to take place in Busan, Korea in 2022.

President

Since 1951, CIMAC has had 23 presidents:

No. Surname country From To
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
4th Max Zwicky Switzerland Dec 1964 Oct 1969
5 Siegfried Meurer Germany Oct 1969 Oct 1973
6th Waheeb Rizk Great Britain Oct 1973 Nov 1977
7th Alberto Guglielmotti Italy Nov 1977 Nov 1981
8th Lars Th. Collin Sweden Nov 1981 Nov 1983
9 Cecil CJ 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 Netherlands Nov 1989 Nov 1991
13 Helmut WK Maghon Germany Nov 1991 Nov 1993
14th Georg Lustgarten Switzerland Nov 1993 Nov 1995
15th Peter S. Pedersen Denmark Nov 1995 May 1998
16 Stephan G. Dexter Austria May 1998 May 2001
17th Nikolaos P. Kyrtatos Greece May 2001 May 2004
18th Matti E. Kleimola Finland May 2004 May 2007
19th Karl Wojik Austria May 2007 May 2010
20th Yasuhiro Itoh Japan May 2010 May 2013
21st Christoph Teetz Germany May 2013 June 2016
22nd Klaus Heim Italy June 2016 June 2019
23 Donghan Jin China June 2019

literature

  • Cimac Congress looks to the future . In: Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery , August / September 2016
  • Roberta Prandi: CIMAC's Executive Decision . In: Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide , December 2013
  • Karl Woijk: System Efficiency is the next big challenge . In: Marine Propulsion , February / March 2014

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ George C. Fleischhack, Paul R. Russak: The First Fifty Years. CIMAC 1951-2001 . CIMAC, Frankfurt 2001
  2. ^ Meeting of the large engine experts in Helsinki . In: Schiff & Hafen , June 2016, p. 12
  3. ↑ Cimac history. (PDF) cimac.com, p. 7
  4. ↑ Emissions Regulations and Beyond . In: Diesel & Gas Worldwide , June 10, 2016
  5. ↑ Hank Hogan: CIMAC issues guidelines on interpreting fuel analysis test results . In: Fuels & Lubes International , Quarter Two 2016.
  6. ↑ Ibia July 7, 2018 ibia.net
  7. ↑ CIMAC - International Council on Combustion Engines. Accessed March 31, 2019 .
  8. ↑ news: Conference report: 2016 CIMAC Congress. Accessed March 31, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Cimac Congress