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19th International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings |
August 19-22, 2025
Biwako Hotel, Otsu, Japan
We're looking forward to meeting you in Otsu, Japan.
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19th International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings |
August 19-22, 2025
Biwako Hotel, Otsu, Japan
We're looking forward to meeting you in Otsu, Japan.
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19th International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings |
August 19-22, 2025
Biwako Hotel, Otsu, Japan
We're looking forward to meeting you in Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
|
19th International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings |
August 19-22, 2025
Biwako Hotel, Otsu, Japan
We're looking forward to meeting you in Otsu, Japan.
19th International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings (ISMB19)
The nineteenth international symposium on magnetic bearings, ISMB19, will take place at Biwako Hotel in Otsu, Shiga, Japan, from August 19 to 22, 2025. The primary aims of ISMB19 are to promote scientific and technological exchange between Asia and other parts of the world, and to enhance the understanding and the dissemination of magnetic bearing technology worldwide. The ISMB is the major meeting for academic and industrial researchers from all over the world.
Please find out more on the history of ISMB and the past symposia at the Web Portal on Magnetic Bearings.
Download the ISMB19 Call for Papers (5th ver.)
We are looking forward to your participation!
March 1, 2025:March 14, 2025:JMarch 28, 2025:
Deadline of digest submissionApril 15, 2025:April 28, 2025:May 12, 2025:- May 16, 2025:
Acceptance notification Jun 15, 2025Jun 30, 2025:July 7, 2025:
July 14, 2025:
Deadline of final paper submission- July 1, 2025:
Deadline of early-bird registration
No Extension!!
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Main Topics
- Active magnetic bearings (AMB)
- Passive magnetic bearings (PMB)
- Electrodynamic bearings (EDB)
- Superconducting magnetic bearings (SMB)
- Hybrid bearing systems
- Self-bearing (bearingless) motors
- Smart bearings
- Sensors, actuators, power electronics for magnetic bearings
- Self-sensing (sensorless) techniques
- Modeling, simulation, design and identification
- Advanced control
- Rotor dynamics
- Safety and reliability aspects
- Fault detection, diagnosis and tolerance
- Back up / Touch down bearings
- Components and materials
- Industrial, medical and aerospace applications
- Superconducting and high Tc superconducting magnetic applications
- Blood pumps, vacuum pumps and canned pumps
- Flywheels
- Low loss and low power consumption magnetic bearings
- Ultra high speed bearings
- Micro bearings
- Electromagnetic suspensions (EMS)
- Electrodynamic suspensions (EDS)
- Diamagnetic levitation
- Electrostatic levitation
- Other related new fields
Schedule
Aug. 19, Tuesday: Technical tour and a welcome reception in the evening.
Aug. 20, Wednesday: Technical sessions and keynote speeche.
Aug. 21, Thursday: Technical sessions and keynote speech in the mooning, excursion to Hieizan Enryakuji in the afternoon, and a banquet in the evening.
Aug. 22, Friday: Technical sessions and keynote speeche. Closing ceremony and farewell party will be held in the evening.
Program
The ISMB19 program has been released!
ISMB19 ProgramTechnical tour & Excursion
Technical tour
The technical tour to Technology and Innovation Center, Daikin Industries, Ltd., Japan is planned in the afternoon on August 19, 2025. The tour fee is about ¥1,000 yen. Pre-registration of the technical tour is necessary. The number of participants is limited to 80. Only the registered paticipants can join this tour.
| Technical Tour | Information for Technical Tour |
| Daikin Industries, Ltd | https://www.daikin.com/ |
Excursion
The excursion to Hieizan Enryakuji (World Cultural Heritage Site, Otsu, Japan) will be held on August 21st, 2025. The tour fee is about ¥1,000 yen including bus fare and entrance fee To Enryakuji Temple and Kokuho-den (national treasure storage building).
Please visit:
| Excursion | Information for Excursion |
| Hieizan | https://www.daikin.com/ |
| Enryakuji Temple | https://www.hieizan.gr.jp/en/hieizan/ |
Author Information
Journal Special Issue
JSME Mechanical Engineering Journal
Submit your paper to the Special Issue on 'Recent Advances in Magnetic Bearings and Magnetic Levitation Technology' of JSME (The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers) Mechanical Engineering Journal.
In accordance with submission rules of JSME (see Article 3), manuscripts must be original and unpublished. However, if a paper was presented at ISMB19, it can be submitted as an original manuscript provided that substantial new knowledge has been incorporated into its content..
| Publication Fee (1-12 pages) |
JSME member: 50,000 yen per paper, Non-member: 80,000 yen |
| Publication Fee (>= 13 pages) |
JSME member: 10,000 yen per additional page, Non-member: 16,000 yen per additional page |
| Deadline | January 6, 2026 |
| Notes | Please select ‘Research Paper’. After uploading your file, you will be able to choose the Special Issue. |
MDPI Actuators
Submit your paper to the Special Issue on 'Magnetic Bearings and Actuators: From Theory to Industrial Innovations' of MDPI Actuators.
The following requirements are recommended but not mandatory for a conference extended paper:
- Title and Abstract should be substantially different from those of the conference paper so that they can be distinguished in various databases;
- 50% of new data suggest being added to obtain an appropriate journal paper;
- The conference proceedings should be mentioned and discussed in the introduction section, and any other requirement from the conference should be fulfilled;
- Copyright permission should be obtained if needed;
- Conference proceedings should be submitted together as supplementary information.
- Include the original publication information (ISMB19);
- Obtain permission from each author for publication in Actuators.
| Publication Fee | 2400 CHF, according to the website (discount unknown) |
| Notes | The manuscript will be forwarded for peer review immediately after submission. |
Presentation Information
Presentation
Presentation: 15 min.
Q&A: 4 min.
A powerpoint tamplate for ISMB19 has NOT been prepared. Please bring your laptop and connect to the projector with an HDMI cable (prepared). Note that The projector supports only HDMI connection.
| Presentation Information |
Final paper preparation and submission
Registration
Please kindly register your participation before final paper submission through "Confit" website (new tab will open):
| Registration |
Full Paper
Post conference papers from ISMB19 will be welcome for submission to the special issue of JSME Mechanical Engineering Journal
The special issue of MDPI Actuators is also planned.
The confernece papers will be also published on magneticbnearings.org website
All authors of accepted digests are kindly requested to submit a full-length paper. Please prepare your final paper in the PDF format using the Word or LaTeX templates (template will be updated soon). The number of pages per paper is 4~8 pages. The template is almost the same as the JSME Journal format, so you can easily submit your paper to the JSME Journal after the symposium. Kindly also prepare and submit a copyright transfer form and a short biography in PDF format. You will need a registration number (website will open soon) to complete the submission.
For the Microsoft Word template, click here.
For the LaTeX style files, click here.
For the Copyright transfer form files, click here.
For the Biography files, click here.
The deadline for the full papers is June 30, 2025July 14, 2025.
Full paper submission
When submitting your final paper, the registration number is needed. Please submit your final full paper, copyright transfer form, and short biograpy with the registration numbner through the following "Confit" website (new tab will open):
| Full Paper Submission |
Digest preparation and submission
Digest
Please prepare your digest using the template format below. The digest length is limited to two A4 (21 x 29.7 cm) pages (no exceptions) including "References".
The following template file is used for the digest only and available for MS word and LaTeX.
When preparing the digest for your paper, please make sure that the main idea of your paper is clearly described. If there are still some parts missing, point them out in an outlook so your reviewers can grasp the full extent or your investigations. The digest should not include a separate abstract.
For the Microsoft Word template, click here.
For the LaTeX template, click here.
After you complete your digest, convert it to PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format). The PDF file size should not exceed 10 MByte. Your digest can be uploaded on the upcoming website for digest submission.
The deadline for the digest submission is March 1, March 14, March 28,2025. After the review by several reviewers, the notifications of acceptance will be sent on April 15, 2025.
Digest submission
Please creat an acount and submit the digest through the following "Confit" website (new tab will open):
| Digest Submission |
Proceedings
Publication of the proceedings
Submitted papers will be published according to the following process.
- The watermark, such as “Presentation & Publication Not Yet Completed”, will be embedded in the papers included in USB proceedings.
- Session chairpersons will confirm the paper presentation by the registered author. Notice the paper presented NOT by the registered author will not be republished.
- After the symposium, the confirmed papers will be republished without the watermark on the website http://www.ismb15.org/.
Exhibition
Exhibition of International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings (ISMB19)
The symposium will be accompanied by an exhibition. Magnetic bearing manufactures as well as research laboratories are encouraged to present their magnetic bearing systems, products and components to the international community.
- Announcement and Application Form of Exhibition
- English:
Download the Application form in English
- Japanese:
Download the Application form in Japanese
Registration and information about space, utilities and advertising should be submitted by April 1, 2025 via email (ismb19 [at] jsme.or.jp) using the above registration form. We also welcome other proposals for exhibition and advertising.
- A. Booth Rental Rate of Exhibition （provisional）:
- A1: JPY 350,000 per unit Booth unit size of 1800mm x 900mm, including two persons registration fee with banquet.
- A2: JPY 280,000 per unit Booth unit size of 1800mm x 900mm, including one person registration fee with banquet.
- A3: JPY 125,000 per unit Booth unit size of 900mm x 900 mm. The final layout will be made by the organizing commitee.
- Company logo will be displayed on the the ISMB19 website with a link to your company and the ISMB19 program booklet for A1, A2 and A3.
- B. Advertizing Rate (provisional):
- B1: JPY 90,000 Company advertisement will be displayed on the ISMB19 booklet, and your company logo will be displayed on the ISMB19 website and program with a link to your company.
- B2: JPY 50,000 Company advertisement will be displayed on the ISMB19 booklet.
- B3: JPY 50,000 Company logo will be displayed on the ISMB19 website and program with a link to your company.
We also welcome other proposals for exhibition and advertizing.
For further information, please contact
Masahiro Osa, Exhibition Chair in ISMB19(ismb19 [at] jsme.or.jp)
Symposium Venue
The ISMB19 will be held at Biwako HOTEL in Otsu city, Shiga, Japan. The hotel is located on the southern shore of Lake Biwa, where you can see a spectacular lake view. It can be reached by train in 10 minutes from Kyoto and 40 minutes from Osaka. Otsu city is the ancient capital of Japan and home to many famous places including the World Heritage Site Enryakuji.
Address: 2-40 Hamamachi, Otsu, Shiga, Japan |
Other hotels
Electrical Outlets
Electrical outlets are 100V, 60Hz.
Hotels
JR Otsu station
JR Zeze station
JR Seta station
JR Minami Kusatsu station
JR Kusatsu station
Registration
Information Here
Detailed information regarding the registraion and the event has been uploaded.
The registration fee includes the welcome reception, banquet, coffee breaks, farewell party, and boxed lunches. Please create a new account for registraion if you do not have an A-Pass (formerly Confit) account.
| Registration fees | Prior to and on July 1, 11:59PM (JST) | After July 1, 11:59PM (JST) |
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| Regular Registration | JPY 90,000 | JPY 100,000 |
| Student Registration | JPY 45,000 | JPY 50,000 |
| Extra Items | |
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| One additional paper (only one extra paper can be uploaded by one author) |
JPY 35,000 |
| Technical tour (Tue. afternoon, Aug. 19) *Application deadline: July 14 |
JPY 1,000 |
| Excursion (Thu. afternoon, Aug. 21) *Application deadline: August 7 |
JPY 1,000 |
| Accompanying person′s fee (welcome party, banquet, and farewell party are included) |
JPY 15,000 |
Access
You have several options to come to Otsu Station and Biwako Hoel from international airports. Please also check the official site of Biwako Hotel. It takes only 10 minutes from Kyoto, the exotic, exciting, and exhilarating city in Japan.
Useful Links for Transportation
Committee
International Advisory Committee
- Beat Aeschlimann, ZHAW, Switzerland
- Paul E. Allaire, University of Virginia, USA
- Wolfgang Amrhein, JKU, Austria
- Hannes Bleuler, EPFL, Switzerland
- Katia Cavalca, UNICAMP, Brazil
- Joaquim Da Silva, SKF-S2M, France
- Bruno Dehez, UC Louvain, Belgium
- Wolfgang Gruber, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
- Larry Hawkins, Calnetix Technologies, USA
- Wilfrid Hofmann, TU Dresden, Germany
- Yefa Hu, Wuhan University of Technology, China
- Richard Jayawant, Waukesha, UK
- Zhou Jin, NUAA, Nanjing, China
- Patrick Keogh, University of Bath, UK
- Mochimitsu Komori, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
- Lichuan Li, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
- Zongli Lin, University of Virginia, USA
- Jarir Mahfoud, INSA, France
- Toru Masuzawa, Ibaraki University, Japan
- Takeshi Mizuno, Saitama University, Japan
- Myounggyu Noh, Chungnam National University, Korea
- Kenzo Nonami, Chiba University, Japan
- Alan Palazzolo, Texas A&M University, USA
- Frank Pinckney, Dresser Rand, USA
- Christian Redemann, KEBA Industrial Automation, Germany
- Jerzy Sawicki, Cleveland State University, USA
- Gerhard Schweitzer, ETH, Brazil/ Switzerland
- Richard Stephan, UFRJ Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Andrea Tonoli, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Satoshi Ueno, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
- Hirochika Ueyama, MUTECS, Japan
- Pablo Yoon, University of New Hampshire, USA
- Lie Yu, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
- Suyuan Yu, Tsinghua University, China
Scientific Committee
- Joaquim Da Silva, SKF-S2M, France
- Bruno Dehez, UC Louvain, Belgium
- Wolfgang Gruber, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
- Zhou Jin, NUAA, Nanjing, China
- Patrick Keogh, University of Bath, UK
- Bert Koehler, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTW) Berlin, Germany
- Jarir Mahfoud, INSA, France
- Richard Stephan, UFRJ Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Andrea Tonoli, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Satoshi Ueno, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Organizing Committee
- Satoshi Ueno, Ritsumeikan University (General Chair)
- Junichi Asama, Shizuoka University (Program Chair)
- Wataru Hijikata, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Secretariat)
- Masahiro Osa, Ibaraki University (Secretariat)
- Mochimitsu Komori, Kyushu Institute of Technology
- Masahide Ooshima, Suwa University of Science
- Nobuyuki Kurita, Baylor College of Medicine
- Yuichi Ariga, Yamagata University
- Akira Chiba, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Toshiro Higuchi. University of Tokyo
- Yuji Ishino, Saitama University
- Junichiro Kozaki, Shimadzu Corporation
- Toru Masuzawa, Ibaraki University
- Takeshi Mizuno, Saitama University
- Mimpei Morishita, Kogakuin University
- Iwanori Murakami, Gunma University
- Shunsuke Ohashi, Kansai University
- Takahisa Ohji, Toyama University
- Koichi Oka, Kochi University of Technology
- Yohji Okada, Ibaraki University
- Hiroyuki Onuma, National Institute of Technology, Ibaraki College
- Tadahiko Shinshi, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Hiroya Sugimoto, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Toshihiko Sugiura, Keio University
- Haruhiko Suzuki, National Institute of Technology, Fukushima College
- Naohiko Takahashi, Hitachi
- Yoichi Igarashi, NSK
- Takehiko Eguchi, Western Digital Technologies
- Takaaki Ono, Edwards
- Hirohisa Kato, Sanyo-Onoda City University
- Yasuaki Sakamoto, Railway Technical Research Institute
- Atsushi Sakawaki, Daikin
- Tadashi Sato, Ebara
- Takehiro Jikumaru, IHI
- Toshiaki Shimoda, KOBELCO
- Yasunori Tokimasa, MHI
- Masataka Narita, Tokai University
- Kimio Hijikata, Tokyo City University
- Yohei Fukagawa, Muratec
- Yusuke Fujii, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Muneo Futamata, Akita Prefectural University
- Shogo Makino, Yasukawa Electric
- Mitsunori Watanabe, Osaka Vacuum
- Kenji Suzuki, Tokyo City University
