Blog Home - Draper, Inc. Blog

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...

Branching Out, Remaining Rooted: An American Manufacturing Story

by Terry Coffey | July 2, 2025 | Draper Updates | 0 Comments

It’s an American manufacturing story that begins with one man’s vision, a small local business, and a bicycle. Through the years, that vision grew and thrived, and the story developed into a multi-faceted tale of success and values held in the face of changing times....

How to Stop Hot Spots

by Terry Coffey | Apr 29, 2020 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

Have you ever seen a projection screen where one area is much brighter than the rest of the image on the screen? This is called hotspotting, and it is especially difficult to overcome when the projector is located close to the screen. There are ways to avoid...

Engineering Value Podcast-Looking Back, Forging Ahead

by Terry Coffey | Apr 22, 2020 | Draper Updates

Very few family-owned companies make it past the second generation. It is possible, however, for a family business to not only survive but thrive. And Draper is living proof of that fact. On this episode of Engineering Value, a Draper podcast, host Tyler Kern talked...

Introducing a New Tool to Promote Solar Control

by Terry Coffey | Apr 15, 2020 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

Several studies have linked productivity with access to natural light and views of the outdoors. But glare, solar heat gain, and direct sun on workers’ eyes or workspaces can make it harder to perform basic work functions and actually lower productivity. Telling this...

This One Belongs to the Reds

by Terry Coffey | Apr 8, 2020 | Draper Updates, From the Field, Solar Control & Window Shades

Since the Cincinnati Redstockings became the first professional baseball team in 1869, the franchise has enjoyed a rich history. Players like Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Barry Larkin, Frank Robinson, and Pete Rose have helped the Reds to 9 National League pennants and 5...

Draper Donates Masks to Hospital

by Terry Coffey | Apr 1, 2020 | Draper Updates

Last week Draper donated 1200 masks to Henry County Memorial Hospital. Both paper and N95 masks were included. “Draper is always looking for ways that we can help our local community,” said company president Chris Broome. “It is particularly important with the current...

New Sizes of Draper® NEXD Heavy–Duty Shade Now Shipping

by Terry Coffey | Mar 25, 2020 | Draper Updates, International Update, Solar Control & Window Shades

There are some settings where a standard clutch-operated window shade won’t stand up to rigorous treatment over time. However, due to cost issues, a manual shade is still preferred. It’s for such situations that Draper® introduced the next generation of heavy-duty...

As 2020 Winds Down We’re Staying Strong

by Terry Coffey | Mar 18, 2020 | Draper Updates

The Draper family is deeply concerned for all those who are
suffering from the COVID-19 virus.

Draper continues to do business as normally as possible, but we have instituted some changes to help keep our employees and customers safe.

We have suspended all business travel…

The Hidden Savings of Engineering Value

by Terry Coffey | Mar 12, 2020 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

The so-called “bottom line” is an unavoidable, monolithic reality of the construction industry, and it is something we’ve seen happening with some of our window shade competitors. However, a formulaic “race to the bottom” can have dramatically negative effects on the...

« Older Entries

Next Entries »

Thanks for visiting The Draper, Inc. blog site. To view our primary website with full product information, please visit: