• 16 – 18 September, 2026
• University of Bath, United Kingdom

The University of Bath Centre for Power Transmission and Motion Control (PTMC) invites you to submit abstracts for the 2026 international symposium on fluid power and motion control (FPMC 2026).

FPMC 2026 is the 39th in a series of annual Symposia which began in 1988. The Symposium will be held at Bath, and will include a banquet and presentation of awards on the evening of 17th September. The 2026 FPMC organizing committee is looking forward to your participation.

Papers will be subject to formal peer review. Accepted papers will be published in the open-access Symposium Proceedings by Springer Nature.

The link for abstract submission will follow shortly.

Papers are invited in:
- Zero carbon technologies
- Drives, transmissions and actuators
- Efficient and intelligent systems
- Modelling and Simulation
- Control
- Smart fluids and materials
- Fault analysis and diagnosis
- Noise and vibration
- System design
- Digital and switched fluid power systems

Important Dates:
- 25 January 2026: Abstract Submission (Portal opening soon)
- 27th March 2026: Draft paper
- 24th May 2026: Final paper

You can read about past awards and download past proceedings.