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Summer with Draper At Home

by Terry Coffey | June 24, 2026 | Draper At Home, Residential Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

What does summer mean to you? To your customers? Chilling on the patio? Enjoying nature’s vibes with the family? Spending quality time with the kids? Perhaps the Gershwins put it best: Summertime, and the living is easy. At least, it should be. But pesky problems like...

Draper Takes You Behind the Scenes Hollywood Style at InfoComm 2026

by Joseph Burke | June 10, 2026 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, AV Structures & Mounts, Foundation AV Structures & Mounts, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology | 0 Comments

Content and flashy screens may get the big headlines, but in just one week at InfoComm 2026, Draper, Inc., is proving that there is plenty of glamor behind the scenes, and behind the screens! A truly spectacular LED video wall experience starts with the structure...

New Align Bar Solves Uneven Exterior Surfaces

by Terry Coffey | May 27, 2026 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper At Home, Outdoor Living, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Exterior shading continues to grow in popularity as homeowners and businesses like restaurants look to create comfortable outdoor spaces without the cost of new construction. But the power of outdoor shading systems like the FlexShade ZIP and ZIP XL is in their...

New White Paper: Choosing Between Line Voltage and Low Voltage Motorized Shades

by Terry Coffey | May 20, 2026 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Commercial buildings are evolving fast, and so are the expectations for comfort, energy performance, and seamless integration of building systems. As more projects incorporate motorized shading, one question consistently rises to the top: Should you design around line...

Portable Projection Just Got a Lot Better — and Easier

by Jim Hoodlebrink | May 7, 2026 | Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology | 0 Comments

In the world of projection in small meeting rooms, old-fashioned tripod screens are no longer a viable option. However, folding screens can be bulky and difficult for a single person to set up. The new Ultimate Folding Screen Lite from Draper solves both of these...

Celebrating our summer intern, Samantha

by Amy Madden | Aug 14, 2012 | Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging

Every year Draper mines the employee pool for children and grandchildren looking for temporary, summer employment. We had 21 hires this summer, and our department, Audio Visual Sales, had the pleasure of working with Samantha Smith. Samantha just graduated from high...

Lighting up the CEA Line Show NYC

by Bob Hadsell | Aug 2, 2012 | Home Theatre, Screen Technology

New York City in late June! The weather was great (cooler than our drought-stricken state), the people wonderful (as always! I think New Yorkers get a bum rap…), and the lights!!! June 27 and 28, the lights were on at the CEA Line Show NYC, bringing together media and...

A Slice of Americana

by John Pidgeon | Jul 24, 2012 | From the President's Desk

Last weekend Spiceland celebrated its big event of the year - Freedom Days. Freedom Days is sponsored by the Spiceland Volunteer Fire Department and the local school corporation's scholarship fund, and takes place on a Friday-Saturday each July. It is a celebration of...

Relay for Life 2012

by John Pidgeon | Jul 19, 2012 | From the President's Desk

Eleanor Painter and Sharla Massengale volunteered to lead the company's Relay for Life team for the 2012 event. They worked hard and the effort was very successful. Here's their story, and a gallery of photos from the event. - John Pidgeon With the belief that...

Gym Equipment Powers Meet at Draper

by Neal Turner | Jul 9, 2012 | Gym Equipment

Draper was pleased to host most of the nation’s top gymnasium equipment dealers on Sunday, April 29th and Monday April, 30th. We have had similar national sales meetings in the past, but have always held them at remote locations and in conjunction with a trade show....

My First Press Conference

by Amy Madden | Jul 5, 2012 | Draper Updates, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

In my own mind, there were a hundred members of the press hanging on every word we said. In reality, there were maybe 15 people there...and who really knows what they heard. It was my first shot at a press conference. I complained beforehand, but I had fun. If you...

Screen Surface Development: Video

by Brian Hocker | Jul 2, 2012 | Screen Technology

In January 2011, I was asked by Draper ownership to accept new responsibility for Projection Screen Fabric Development. At that time, Draper had approximately 14 projection screen fabric offerings available, and there was a gap between what we offered and what the...

Draper wins SCN Award for Most Innovative Projection Screen

by Amy Madden | Jun 28, 2012 | Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

Last fall we redesigned our tab-tensioning system and completely revolutionized the product line. We were recognized for our innovation at InfoComm this year by System Contractor News. We celebrated 110 years of innovation at InfoComm this year, so the award was the...

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