ANSI approves fan balance and vibration standard.
Press Release Summary:
AMCA announced that ANSI's Board of Standards Review approved reaffirmation of ANSI/AMCA Standard 204-05(R2012), "Balance Quality and Vibration Levels for Fans." Standard may be used to define appropriate fan balance quality and operating vibration levels to individuals who specify, manufacture, use, and maintain fans.
Original Press Release:
ANSI/AMCA Standard 204-05 (R2012), Balance Quality and Vibration Levels for Fans
Arlington Heights, IL, USA---The Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc. (AMCA International) announced that the Board of Standards Review of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved the reaffirmation of the following document on March 28, 2012: ANSI/AMCA Standard 204-05(R2012), "Balance Quality and Vibration Levels for Fans." This standard addresses the subjects of fan balance and vibration.
This standard may be used to define appropriate fan balance quality and operating vibration levels to individuals who specify, manufacture, use and maintain fans.
AMCA International is accredited by ANSI as a standards developer using the "canvass" method. The canvass method provides and promotes a process that verifies the principles of openness have been followed in the approval procedure. It also ensures that a consensus of those individuals who are directly and materially affected by the standard(s) has been achieved.
AMCA Standard 204-05(R2012) is available at a cost of $45.00 per copy for AMCA members and $90.00 per copy for non-members. Please visit www.amca.org/store/item.aspx?DepartmentId=65&ItemId=32&
For further information please contact:
Tim Orris
Director of Publications & Standards
AMCA International
30 West University Drive, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
(T) 847-394-0150 (F) 847-253-0088 (E) torris@amca.org
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
Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc.
30 West University Drive, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004
(T)847 394 0150 (F)847 253 0088 (W) www.amca.org (E)mvambreck@amca.org (E)mvambreck@amca.org
