AMCA seeking volunteers to serve on AMCA 500-D Review Committee.

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Standard 500-D establishes uniform laboratory test methods for dampers. Characteristics to be determined include, as appropriate, air leakage, pressure drop, dynamic closure, and operational torque. Committee members would be expected to participate in drafting, review, and resolution of any and all comments on standard until revised standard is approved by ANSI as an American National Standard.



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ANSI/AMCA 500 D-07 "Laboratory Methods of Testing Dampers for Rating"



Solicitation for Review Committee Volunteers

Arlington Heights, IL, USA- The Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International, Inc. is seeking volunteers to serve on the AMCA 500 D Review Committee. If you are interested or know of someone that may be interested, please contact John Pakan (jpakan@amca.org), at AMCA headquarters by September 30, 2010.

About Standard 500-D

Standard 500-D establishes uniform laboratory test methods for dampers. The characteristics to be determined include, as appropriate, air leakage, pressure drop, dynamic closure, and operational torque Committee members would be expected to participate in the drafting, review and resolution of any and all comments on the standard until the revised standard is approved by ANSI as an American National
Standard. Most, and possibly all, meetings will be via conference call. Once the technical committee is formed and approved by the AMCA International Board of Directors, it is anticipated that the work could be completed in six months.

The Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc. is a not-for-profit international association of the world's manufacturers of related air system equipment - primarily, but not limited to fans, louvers, dampers, air curtains, airflow
measurement stations, acoustic attenuators, and other air system components for the industrial, commercial, and residential markets.

The association's mission is to promote the health and growth of the industries covered by its scope and the members of the association consistent with the interests of the public. AMCA International, with origins dating back to 1917, has members in
most industrialized countries throughout the world.

For more information, please contact:

Marian Vambreck,

Membership, Marketing & Communications

(T)847 394 0150 (F)847 253 0088 (W) www.amca.org (E)mvambreck@amca.org

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