Testing Laboratory
The AMCA testing laboratory is an A2LA accredited laboratory that tests air control and air movement devices for members of the air control and air movement industry.
The AMCA lab comprises the following:
- Four Reverberant Sound Rooms ranging in size from 6,300 cu.ft. to 61,700 cu.ft.
- Two Water Test Facilities with chambers capable of simulating eight inches (203 mm) of rain-fall per hour and wind speeds of 50 mph (80 km/h).
- Multi Nozzle Chambers that are capable of measuring airflow up to 88,000 cfm.
- Circulator Fan Facility capable of testing 144 inch fans.
- Elevated Temperature Testing that tests fire and smoke dampers up to 36 x 48 inches (1,200 mm) at temperatures up to 500 °Fahrenheit.
AMCA International also oversees 40 accredited laboratories and two independent, accredited laboratories located in Taiwan and Singapore. Additional independent AMCA accredited laboratories are under construction in Korea and China.
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