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6 Reasons You’ll Flip Over the Return of the Acrobat

by Jim Hoodlebrink | August 6, 2025 | Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology | 0 Comments

Sometimes an idea is so good it keeps coming back. That’s just what happened with the Draper Acrobat – a utility lineset used to suspend AV products including projection screens from the ceiling. A couple of years ago we decided to phase it out and concentrate on...

Draper Gym Solutions on Show in Athletic Business Architectural Showcase

by Neal Turner | July 30, 2025 | Gym Equipment | 0 Comments

One of the highlights of each year for our gym equipment group is seeing the fruits of our labor in the annual Athletic Business Architectural Showcase. While we don’t get to see the final outcome of the vast majority of our gym equipment projects, it’s enjoyable and...

Power Up Your Shade Sales Game

by Terry Coffey | July 21, 2025 | Draper At Home, Solar Control & Window Shades | 12 Comments

This week we’re powering up your competitive advantage with a special week launching more tools to help you get more sales! This special “Power Up” week features exciting, next-level window shade upgrades to some of our most popular motorized shade models, including...

New Draper-Designed Chain Tensioner for Clutch Shades

by Terry Coffey | July 16, 2025 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper At Home, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Part of our overall Strategy as a company is to keep finding ways to get better: “We draw from deep expertise to continuously improve and hold ourselves to a standard of excellence.” An excellent example of that strategy hits the streets in the next few days in the...

Dream Big, Build Bigger!

by Terry Coffey | July 9, 2025 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Draper Updates, Pro AV Integration | 0 Comments

That’s the message we took to InfoComm 2025 in Orlando and based on feedback from the show that message was delivered loud and clear! In order to focus attention on AV Mounts and Structures, this was the first time our InfoComm booth did not include projection...

Testimonial: Modular Screens

by Jim Hoodlebrink | Aug 18, 2011 | International Update, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology

Take a look at this great success story written by Terry Coffey, our media relations director, with comments from some of our customers. We love to hear about these and we know there are more out there. By the way, if you want to use this in a newsletter or blog of...

Size Does Matter

by Amy Madden | Aug 11, 2011 | Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

We are often asked about our standard sizes. Which would we recommend? That’s a tough question. All depends on the aspect ratio the install demands and the size of the room. Five years ago, this was much simpler. A 100” or 120” diagonal NTSC format was everyone’s “go...

College Students at Draper

by John Pidgeon | Aug 9, 2011 | From the President's Desk

I was pleased to receive this suggestion for a guest blog post from Beverly, because she writes about one of the things which is unique to Draper’s culture. We have been employing college students here during the summer for over forty years, and have helped hundreds...

Choosing Gymnasium Equipment Manufacturers

by Neal Turner | Aug 4, 2011 | Gym Equipment

As specifiers, facility planners or owners, there are many details that need to be addressed when developing specifications for a new school, recreational facility, family life center or other facility with a gymnasium. One detail that is often overlooked is which...

GreenScreen Revive Shade Fabric: How It’s Made

by Chris Broome | Aug 2, 2011 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

We’re pleased to offer many environmentally friendly products. The newest addition to our product offering is GreenScreen® Revive shade fabric. The fabric is recycled, recyclable, and PVC free. Repreve® yarn is used to make GreenScreen Revive. The yarn consists of...

Community Service

by John Pidgeon | Jul 29, 2011 | From the President's Desk

Draper is located in a small rural town in Indiana called Spiceland. We’ve been here since 1902. The town center consists of a grocery store, bank, barber shop, library, community building, post office...and once a small drugstore called Andy’s Drugstore. Many of us...

Draper and Henry County 4H

by Amy Madden | Jul 27, 2011 | Pro AV Integration

You might be asking what the two have in common. Let’s just say that I am blessed to work for a company that supports its employees and local community activities. My daughter shows goats. I’m sure this brings a smile to some of your faces…others of you can’t even...

The Logic Behind Draper’s Three Product Lines

by Lee Denhart | Jul 21, 2011 | From the Field

People often wonder about the logic, or lack thereof, behind Draper’s three seemingly disparate product lines – projection screens, window shades and gymnasium equipment. As is often the case, there is more to this story than meets the eye. Window shades and...

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