Laboratory Methods for Testing Actuators Standard is approved.
Press Release Summary:
AMCA International announced that Board of Standards Review of ANSI approved ANSI/AMCA Standard 520-09, which establishes industry standard for minimum rating and testing of actuators used on fire/smoke dampers. Testing requirements for ANSI/AMCA Standard 520-09 will cover torque or force rating, long term holding, operational life, elevated temperature performance, periodic maintenance, production, and sound testing for both pneumatic and electric operators.
Original Press Release:
ANSI/AMCA Standard 520-09, 'Laboratory Methods for Testing Actuators'
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 following document on December 2, 2009, ANSI/AMCA STANDARD 520-09, "Laboratory Methods for Testing Actuators." This standard establishes an industry standard for minimum rating and testing of actuators used on fire/smoke dampers.
The testing requirements for ANSI/AMCA Standard 520-09 will cover torque or force rating, long term holding, operational life, elevated temperature performance, periodic maintenance, production, and sound testing for both pneumatic and electric operators.
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.
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.
