Edition MMXXVI · Compressed air, industry & academia

PNEUMA FORUM

22 — 24 September 2026

Benevento · Italia

Three days of talks, masterclasses, and live demonstrations bringing together engineers, researchers and end-users of compressed air.

The programme

Three days, one continuous conversation.

Day I opens at the university with research and industry talks. Days II and III move to the FP Lab for hands-on masterclasses spanning generation, distribution, application and standards. Working seats are capped at 35.

The programme is still subject to change — questions and refinements are welcome.

I

Tuesday · 22 September 2026

Talks & research

UniSannio Auditorium

  1. 08:30

    Registration & welcome coffee

    Break
  2. 09:00

    Opening

    Direktin

    Opening
  3. 09:10

    General trends in fluid power

    Prof. Frosina · Università del Sannio

    Talk
  4. 09:30

    Simulation application for compressed air systems

    Elvira Rakova · Direktin

    Talk
  5. 09:50

    Applications, optimization & pressure reduction

    Nestlé Waters

    Talk · TBC
  6. 10:10

    Compressor technology — what's next

    Igor Nagaev · Tamturbo

    Talk
  7. 10:30

    Coffee break

    Break
  8. 10:45

    Predictive maintenance for cylinder drives

    Elena Chumakova · Researcher, Università del Sannio

    Talk
  9. 11:05

    Special application — injection cylinders

    OI Technologies

    Talk · TBC
  10. 11:30

    Compressed air on the UN agenda — awareness for policy makers

    Dr. Stefan Buetner

    Talk
  11. 11:50

    New business models — financing retrofits (the EPC model)

    Loredana Reniero · STEP

    Talk
  12. 12:10

    New methodology for energy loss in pneumatic components

    Bikbulat Khabibulin · Research

    Talk
  13. 12:30

    Roundtable & discussion

    Roundtable
  14. 13:00

    Close of day · lunch

    Break
20:00

Dinner at the pizzeria

A relaxed evening — Neapolitan pizza in the old town.

II

Wednesday · 23 September 2026

Masterclass I — generation, preparation, logic & audits

FP Lab

  1. 09:00

    Welcome coffee

    Break
  2. 09:15

    Brand-neutral audits — from demand back to the compressor

    Mauricio Uribe · CAC

    Masterclass
  3. 10:45

    Coffee break

    Break
  4. 11:00

    Vacuum application

    Ellen Parik · Certified trainer, 20 yrs pneumatics

    Masterclass
  5. 12:30

    Lunch

    Break
  6. 13:30

    Measurement techniques — from flow to leaks

    CS Instruments

    Masterclass
  7. 15:00

    Coffee break

    Break
  8. 16:00

    Integrating energy-efficiency projects into the plant

    Thomas Dekarski · Nipro Packaging

    Talk
  9. 17:00

    Handling application optimization & energy savings

    Gianluca Asanio · Innotech

    Talk · TBC
  10. 18:00

    Roundtable & discussion

    Roundtable
  11. 18:30

    Close of day

    Break
20:00

Gala dinner on the hills

Wine and cheese pairing above Benevento.

III

Thursday · 24 September 2026

Masterclass II — distribution, application, efficiency & standards

FP Lab

  1. 09:00

    Welcome coffee

    Break
  2. 09:15

    Distribution technology

    Airpipe

    Masterclass
  3. 10:45

    Coffee break

    Break
  4. 11:00

    Blowing & cooling application

    Exair

    Masterclass
  5. 12:30

    Lunch

    Break
  6. 13:30

    Energy efficiency — live on the test rig

    Elvira Rakova · Direktin

    Live demo
  7. 14:30

    New standards & applications

    Speaker TBC

    Talk · TBC
  8. 15:15

    Closing roundtable — from measured data to verified business case, + Edition 2027 teaser

    Roundtable
  9. 16:15

    Farewell

    Break

Working seats limited to 35

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