Conferences & Seminars
MAINCON 2016: 4th Middle East Maintenanace and Reliability Conference
The Bahrain Society of Engineers and the Gulf Society for Maintenance & Reliability organized the fourth edition of Maintcon during 12 – 15 Dec 2016 held under the patronage of H. E. Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Oil, Kingdom of Bahrain, at the Gulf Intl Convention Center, Gulf Hotel.
The event held under the theme “Value Driven Maintenance & Reliability”. The event featured 4 Pre-conference workshops, 6 Keynote Speakers in addition to 54 technical papers presented in 3 tracks over 2 and a half days and concluded with a panel discussion. CMRP certifcation examination was also part of the event.
21 sponsors supported the event with Saudi Aramco & SABIC being the Diamond Sponsors. The event was also supported by GFMAM & Saudi Council of Engineers. 37 exhibitors showcased the latest technologies and trends in the maintenance & reliability sector. The event was a huge success with over 1000 participants from over 21 countries.
Upcoming: NLGI Conference
February 2-4, 2017, Varanasi
India Chapter of NLGI was founded in 1997 and it has since been very active and is rendering service to Indian grease industry by way of conducting grease education courses on various grease related subjects, organizing round robin tests on various test methods, conducting grease conference, publishing quarterly journal - Greasetech India, advising new grease specifcations for the industry, on-line technical help to the industrial customers, etc.
Other major objective of NLGI India Chapter is to educate and train people dealing with grease lubrication viz. manufacturers, marketers, users, input / equipment suppliers, etc. The venues of the education course are generally comprising various industrial areas of the country. NLGI-IC has so far organised 18 education courses covering different aspects of lubrication in number of industries such as Automotive, Steel Plants, Cement Plants, Textile, Mining, Pharmaceutical, engineering, etc.in venues like Mumbai, Jamshedpur, Gurgaon, Baroda, Goa, Silvassa, Faridabad, Coimbatore, Rudrapur, etc. NLGI India chapter promotes research in lubricating greases in India. It sponsors the Best Paper Award winner of its Lubricating Grease Conference every year to attend and present the selected paper in the NLGI, USA AGM. It is considering to fund a research scholarship in any reputed institute in India.
NLGI-India Chapter has chosen Varanasi - “The Ancient City of Civilization” as the 19th conference venue being held during February 2-4, 2017 on the theme ‘Latest Trends in Grease Industry’.
