Revised Louver Testing Standard has been approved.
Press Release Summary:
On March 19 of 2012, Board of Standards Review of ANSI has approved ANSI/AMCA 500-L-2012, Laboratory Methods of Testing Louvers for Performance Rating. This ANSI/AMCA Standard, which establishes uniform laboratory test methods for louvers, determines such characteristics as air leakage, pressure drop, water penetration, wind driven rain, and operational torque. Tests conducted in accordance with requirements of this standard are intended to demonstrate performance of louver.
Original Press Release:
Revised - ANSI/AMCA Standard 500-L-2012, "Laboratory Methods of Testing Louvers for Rating"
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 March 19, 2012: ANSI/AMCA 500-L-2012, Laboratory Methods of Testing Louvers for Performance Rating.
This ANSI/AMCA Standard establishes uniform laboratory test methods for louvers. Characteristics determined by this standard include air leakage, pressure drop, water penetration, wind driven rain, and operational torque. Tests that are conducted in accordance with the requirements of this standard are intended to demonstrate the performance of a louver and are not intended to determine acceptability level of performance.
AMCA Standard 500-L-2012 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=37&ItemId=80&
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.
For further information please contact:
Timothy J. Orris
Director of Publications and 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
