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Let’s Congratulate Our 40 Under 40 Winners!

by Clint Childress | December 10, 2025 | Draper At Home, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Although Draper is justifiably proud of its reputation for innovation and quality, you’ll often hear us say, “Our biggest strength is our people.” And three of our finest have just received an honor which proves just that. Three of our team members have been named to...

Draper Rebrands AV Mounts & Structures as New Comprehensive Foundation Line

by Grant Wylie | December 4, 2025 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, AV Structures & Mounts, Draper Updates | 0 Comments

Draper, Inc., has announced a rebranding of our AVMS product category to better reflect our increased emphasis on AV structures and our growth in the market. The newly christened Foundation AV Structures & Mounts product line includes standard and custom mounting...

An American Manufacturing Partnership

by Terry Coffey | November 26, 2025 | Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

It’s an American manufacturing partnership that began with the vision of two men, two local businesses in different states, and … a bicycle. Through the years, their visions grew and thrived, and the story developed into a multi-faceted tale of success and values held...

The New IntelliFlex® I/O DC from Draper: Shade Control Simplified

by Tyson McDonald | November 6, 2025 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

A complete Window shade automation system should be elegant, simple, and scalable. That’s the key vision driving the new IntellIFlex® I/O DC low voltage shade control system from Draper. IntelliFlex I/O DC is flexible and expandable to the size and complexity of a...

We’re a Multiple Nominee in the Window Fashion Vision Readers’ Choice Awards!

by Clint Childress | October 29, 2025 | Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

We’ve been nominated for nine— count ‘em — NINE Window Fashion Vision Readers’ Choice Awards! We're honored to be nominated multiple times in this first edition of the awards. Voting just takes a few minutes, and we’d appreciate your support in the following...

Bob Mathes: A Lasting Legacy

by Terry Coffey | Jan 13, 2021 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology

2021 marks the end of an era at Draper®, as one of our longest-serving employees and most familiar faces is retiring. Bob Mathes leaves Draper after 41-½ years of service. Bob started full time on May 29, 1979. Like a few other notable examples, though, his Draper...

Help Us Start the New Year Right in the AVNation Best of 2020 Awards!

by Terry Coffey | Jan 6, 2021 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Draper Updates, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

Draper® has been nominated in four categories of the AVNation Best of 2020 Awards, and we need your help! AVNation is a leading AV industry media outlet, relying on industry veterans and experts to deliver AV-related news via podcasts, netcasts, newsletters, and...

Go Ahead and Dunk on Draper—We can Take It!

by Terry Coffey | Dec 30, 2020 | Gym Equipment

The greatest test of the strength and stability of a basketball backstop is the slam dunk. Not only does the structure need to hold in place in the face of some fierce loads, everything needs to be stable enough that vibration is kept to a minimum. So what happens...

Draper Shade Automation System Wins Architectural Media Awards

by Terry Coffey | Dec 23, 2020 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

Shade automation helps improve productivity by reducing glare and solar heat gain, while still allowing natural daylight and views to the outside. When we introduced our IntelliFlex® I/O scalable, automated shade control system, we knew we were onto something good....

Draper Offers New AV Classes for CTS Renewal Units

by Terry Coffey | Dec 16, 2020 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Digital Signage, Draper Updates, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

As the end of the year approaches, many professionals are looking for continuing education credits to renew various certifications. In the AV world, that means Renewal Units for CTS certification from AVIXA. Draper® is one of many manufacturers who provide continuing...

New Course Opens the Door to LED Video Displays for Architects

by Terry Coffey | Dec 9, 2020 | Architecture/Green Building, Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Digital Signage, Pro AV Integration

From advertising the latest sales to restaurant menus to corporate branding to public information messaging, LED video displays are an effective way to communicate key information. But to utilize the full range of advantages of LED video display technology, it is...

Four Ways to Control Daylight

by Terry Coffey | Dec 2, 2020 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

The positive benefits of daylighting on building occupants and operating costs are well-known throughout the design and construction world. Unfortunately, so are the negative side effects of glare and solar heat gain. A recent Buildings.com article (read it here) took...

The Science Behind ALR

by Terry Coffey | Nov 25, 2020 | Draper Updates, Houses of Worship, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

How does ambient light impact projection? When do you need an ambient light rejecting projection screen? And what gives an ALR projection screen its ability to reject/reflect ambient light away from the viewer to provide a much clearer projected image? Draper director...

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