During AMCA’s Midyear Meeting, which took place recently in Chicado (USA), Barbara Morrison, Executive Director, stated:  “The growth of the association, its programs, and the recognition of them in the global community is an indicator of future success for AMCA International.”

AMCA International, backed by almost 80 years of standards development, is the world's leading authority in the development of the science and art of engineering as relates to air movement and air control devices. Recently, it has approved the May 2007 revisions for the Certified Ratings Program: Product Rating Manual for Air Control Devices, which aims at prescribing proper presentation of data and other required technical procedures; Product Rating Manual for Fan Sound Performance, which will allow manufacturers to rate their fan with greater accuracy. Furthermore, AMCA has announced that Standard 320 (Laboratory Methods of Sound Testing of Fans), which establishes a method of determining the octave band sound power levels of a fan, was approved by the membership of the Air Movement and Control Association International Inc.

Also, it has released a Quarterly Forecast Newsletter for the second quarter of 2007 written by consulting economist, Hans Zigmund, who stated that the air movement and control industry’s principal economic indicators continue to provide mixed results, contributing towards a continued feeling of uncertainty about the economy’s performance in the medium term. While higher input costs and strong performance in non-residential construction may have caused some gains in excess of forecast results, the magnitude of the gains, especially in sectors experiencing large gains, should be greeted with caution.