The Fluid Power Innovation and Research Conference 2015 (FPIRC), offers a variety of opportunities for attendees to engage with the best and the brightest research faculty, trained students, and practitioners in the field of fluid power technology.
Two such engagement opportunities include the optional tours that will take place after FPIRC the afternoon of Friday, October 16:
- CNH Industrial North American Engineering Headquarters in Burr Ridge, IL, 1:00-3:30 PM: The tour will include the Virtual Reality Room, Engine Test Cells, Endurance Test Cells, Cold Room, High Temp Lab, Shaker Lab, Innovation Gallery. The tour is limited to 50 people and reservations are on a first come, first serve basis. Tour cost is $50 per person. More tour information available HERE.
- Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, IL, 1:30-4:00 PM: Argonne National Laboratory is a science and engineering research national laboratory and is the largest national laboratory by size and scope in the Midwest. The tour will focus on Argonne’s Energy Systems Division. The tour is limited to 50 people and reservations are on a first come, first serve basis. Tour cost is $50 per person. More tour information available HERE.
Deadline to register and cancel for these tours is October 1. No refunds after that date. Full refunds if cancelled by that date. No registrations allowed after this date and no on-sight registrations.
Any questions about FPIRC can be directed to Alyssa Burger at alyssa@umn.edu.
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