Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers - representing manufacturers since 1967

Since 1967, the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers or AHAM, has been representing major and portable appliance manufacturers in setting standards for the industry. Serving as a primary interface with government agencies, consumer and environmental groups and media, the group focuses on reducing confusion in the marketplace among retailers and consumers about product performance and characteristics. AHAM also works to establish an objective and repeatable form of performance measurement, produce timely and accurate reports, and to give the marketplace a basis for becoming more hospitable to better-performing products.

An independent organization, AHAM tests, certifies and monitors home appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, humidifiers and room air cleaners. The association uses independent labs to test products, then offers manufacturers standardized ratings they can use on packaging. This makes comparing products much easier for consumers. AHAM’s structure includes major appliance and portable appliance divisions.

Supplier members are manufacturers of materials and parts used in appliances and /or products used by the consumers in conjunction with appliances and may offer product-related services or equipment. Certified appliances bear an AHAM seal to assure consumers that rated product characteristics are accurate, using standard testing methods.

The organization began as the American Washing Machine Manufacturers’ Association (AWMMA) to educate consumers on the need for and us eof clothes washers. Then in the mid-1920’s, the manufacturers of other home appliances formed the consumer Products Section of the National electrical Manufacturers Association. Transforming itself yet again in 1938, the AWMMA became the American Washer and Ironer Manufacturer’s Association to reflect the increased consumer acceptance of ironers.

In 1954, the organization changed again and became the American Home Laundry Manufacturers’ Association and the group’s membership grew to include the majority of the manufacturers in the laundry industry. This new association formed a statistics department, launched a national education conference and promotional programs and developed standard test methods for measuring appliance performance characteristics.

Finally in 1967, companies with mutual membership in AHLMA and NEMA’s Consumer Products Division merged into a new trade association – AHAM. AHAM’s goal was to bring together manufacturers with like technical, manufacturing and marketing characteristics and set them apart from other businesses.

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Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers - representing manufacturers since 1967