Gas Machinery Research Council

Name: Gas Machinery Research Council
Address: 3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX, 75234, US
Telephone: (972) 620-8505

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A community of companies finding innovative solutions in the natural gas machinery industry.

10/04/2026

Four days of technical exchange in Indianapolis start today, and much of what makes it possible came together months before the first session.

Sponsor support is a big part of how a program with this much technical depth gets built each year. You’ll see it all week, from the Short Courses through the Industry Innovation Spotlights.

Thank you to the companies backing the 2026 Gas Machinery Conference:
→ Ariel
→ Idemitsu Lubricants
→ HOERBIGER
→ Caterpillar, sponsor of Monday’s Keynote Luncheon with Chad Knaus
→ idc

Engineers from several of these companies are also presenting their own work across the technical program, so their contributions reach well beyond the logo on the wall.

When you cross paths with these teams this week, take a minute to thank them in person.

09/30/2026

Indianapolis may still be an open question on your calendar.

With the GMC program final, you can look at next week session by session and decide whether the work on the agenda is worth rearranging your schedule for.

Monday includes Darnell Franco and Jero Bilic of Detechtion on AI readiness in gas compression. Dylan Kraus and colleagues from SwRI and Kinder Morgan will cover how far operators can take vibration characterization on their own and where specialist support makes sense.

The Monday luncheon also brings Chad Knaus of Hendrick Motorsports to GMC for a keynote on building a winning culture.

Tuesday and Wednesday continue across all ten GMC tracks.

GMC 2026 is next week, October 4–7, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, and registration is still open.

Check the program against your week: https://ow.ly/5hS450ZTcqh

09/17/2026

The clearest way to decide whether GMC belongs on your calendar is to start with the work already on your desk.

If one machinery problem keeps resurfacing, the 2026 program lets you follow that problem across multiple sessions and compare how different specialists approach it.

On reciprocating compressor reliability, Cody Fox of Ariel Corporation starts with basic thermodynamics. Paul Modern of Cook Compression takes on valve reliability and troubleshooting.

Different sessions, same operating reality. Each gives you another way to think about equipment you already have to keep running.

Across 10 technical tracks and more than 80 sessions, you can build your GMC week around the work that matters to your operation.

GMC 2026 takes place October 4-7 in Indianapolis.

Explore the technical program: https://ow.ly/856S50ZOrAx

09/16/2026

Technical performance depends on more than the machinery. It also depends on the people preparing, communicating and executing when the margin for error gets tight.

That is the connection Chad Knaus will bring to GMC 2026.

The NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief and Vice President of Competition at Hendrick Motorsports will present his keynote “Building a Winning Culture: Leadership, Innovation and the Team Behind the Success.”

For engineers, reliability leaders and technical teams, the takeaway is practical. Strong teams need preparation and accountability to perform consistently under pressure.

Hear from Chad Knaus on Monday, October 5, at the GMC Kick-off Keynote and Luncheon, sponsored by Caterpillar.

Explore the full GMC 2026 program → https://ow.ly/YlKQ50ZOpJp

09/15/2026

As you plan your days around the GMC agenda, your hotel choice shapes how you move through the week.

Several GMC events take place at the JW Marriott Indianapolis, including the opening reception and Monday keynote luncheon. The hotel also connects directly to the Indiana Convention Center by skywalk, so moving between your room and the technical program stays straightforward.

The official GMC room block at the JW Marriott closes in 2 days on Thursday, September 17.

GMC 2026 is October 4-7 in Indianapolis. With the conference already on your calendar, this is the week to finalize your hotel plans before the room block closes.

Keep your GMC week connected: https://ow.ly/iWFN50ZNYOw

09/10/2026

Understanding compressor operating data helps you decide what needs attention. At the Gas Machinery Conference this October, you can explore how the parameters you monitor connect to equipment health assessments and the performance reports you use:

→ Luiz Staibano and Dr. Alessandro Baldussu of HOERBIGER cover operating parameters to monitor.
→ David Stanfield, Thomas Burtsfield and Richard Nutt of Energy Transfer examine state machine concepts for equipment health monitoring and decision-making.
→ Dwayne A. Hickman and Joseph Wilson of Cooper Machinery Services lead a short course on understanding and using performance and safety reports.

Together, these sessions give you a way to examine how you move from reviewing compressor data to making a reliability decision.

Explore the technical program with a question from your own operation in mind: https://ow.ly/oJBF50ZLXtM

08/27/2026

The GMC 2026 hotel block closes September 11.

Stay at the official conference hotel, the JW Marriott Indianapolis, and keep your travel simple.

The hotel connects to the Indiana Convention Center by skywalk, putting you steps from the sessions and conversations that make the week worthwhile.

Rooms at the GMC group rate are limited and available on a first-come basis.

Book your room before September 11: https://ow.ly/7rkh50ZFURk

08/21/2026

1,100+ people came to last year's Gas Machinery Conference for the technical program.

They were compression and reliability engineers, plus their counterparts at OEMs and technology providers. These are the people who spec the machinery and then live with how it runs.

Roughly 100 companies had booths on the floor.

The hall usually fills up before October. Reserving now gives your team time to plan the booth, sort out staffing and line up the customer meetings you want in Indianapolis.

Each booth includes a full conference registration. Someone from your team can sit in on sessions on vibration and pulsation, reliability, emissions and compression technology, and come back to the booth with a read on what operators are prioritizing.

Reserve your place on the floor: https://ow.ly/ZlSg50ZCvHf

08/04/2026

The problem sitting on your desk right now has probably been solved somewhere else in this industry. Finding the person who solved it is what makes a technical program like the Gas Machinery Conference worth the trip.

A vibration signature nobody can explain has a three-hour Short Course and a presenter who has diagnosed that pattern before. An emissions rule colliding with your uptime targets has an entire track following it into the machinery.

Engineers from SwRI, Ariel, Solar Turbines, Siemens, HOERBIGER, TC Energy, Caterpillar, INNIO Waukesha and 40-plus others are presenting across six tracks and 80-plus sessions this year.

Early bird pricing closes tomorrow, August 5.

Explore the technical program: https://ow.ly/m5wU50ZvZFv

07/30/2026

The case for a technical conference usually gets made to someone who is not attending. The answer has to be more specific than a date and a city.

The 2026 Gas Machinery Conference agenda is posted, and it offers more than 80 sessions across six tracks:
→ Energy Transition
→ Reliability & Analytics
→ Core Compression Technology
→ Emissions & Regulatory Compliance
→ Critical Systems Integrity
→ Foundational Research & Safety

Sessions run at four depths, from three-hour Short Courses on subjects like vibration analysis to eight-minute Industry Innovation Spotlights, with research and papers from SwRI, Ariel, Solar Turbines, Siemens, HOERBIGER, TC Energy, Caterpillar, INNIO Waukesha and 40-plus others.

Early bird pricing closes in 6 days on August 5.

Explore the technical program: https://ow.ly/751B50ZuNGU

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