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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...

Barbeque Heaven

by John Pidgeon | Oct 19, 2011 | From the President's Desk

Two Draper employees share an unusual avocation - competitive barbequing. Debbie Searcy wears two important hats at Draper - Credit Manager and Traffic Manager. She and her husband Doug have been barbequing competitively for three years as the Hoosier Crawdaddies....

Draper makes it to TV!

by Bob Hadsell | Oct 18, 2011 | Home Theatre

Most of the leaders of our industry are local businessmen; a great many are very involved in projects that benefit their local communities, neighborhoods and organizations. One such example is a project that involved Tom Walker and Mark Jahnigen of Wired Home...

Important Product Improvement

by John Pidgeon | Oct 13, 2011 | From the President's Desk, Home Theatre, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

We are pleased to announce a significant improvement in the quality and appearance of our tab tensioned motorized projection screens. Effective October 3rd, 2011, all Draper tab tensioned screen surfaces are cut on CNC controlled cutting tables, including the tabs....

AV Week Update

by Amy Madden | Oct 12, 2011 | Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology

It's official. Draper will hold our first ever AV Week event this year! We are excited to partner with our local school systems through the New Castle Area Career Programs. We will be speaking to a variety of classes - Computer Operations, Welding Technology and...

Beki and Her Bike

by John Pidgeon | Oct 5, 2011 | From the President's Desk

One of Draper's new wellness programs this year was called "Back on Your Bike." It was a real success, with many employees meeting the goal of riding 200 miles over the course of the program. Beki Chambers, of our IT department, was one of those employees, and she...

Draper Helps Rebuild Iraq

by Jentry Wittkamper | Sep 27, 2011 | Gym Equipment, International Update

We just completed an interesting project in Iraq earlier this summer that included a gymnasium full of Draper equipment. I have invited Nate LaMar to share the story of this project. I am looking forward to introducing you to other members of our international sales...

Draper Employee Luncheons – 2011

by John Pidgeon | Sep 21, 2011 | From the President's Desk

Each year in early March we have our Annual Employee Meeting in the Spiceland gym. Draper’s owners tell our employees how the company did in the year just ended, and offer a forecast for the year to come. During the summer and fall we host a series of employee...

Factory Direct Gym Equipment: Who Thought That Was a Good Idea?

by Neal Turner | Sep 20, 2011 | Gym Equipment

With the steep decline in school construction over the past few years, we are seeing gym equipment history repeat itself. As the market has declined, we are seeing a few gym equipment manufacturers try to increase their area of coverage by bidding jobs direct to...

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