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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...

More Shading Innovations for 2020

by Terry Coffey | Feb 20, 2020 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

With the growing demand for solar control, customers are looking for new solutions to expand where shades can be used. Draper is helping you meet those growing expectations with a new round of innovative solutions. An expanded IntelliFlex® I/O.IntelliFlex® I/O was...

Taking the Indoors Outdoors

by Terry Coffey | Feb 13, 2020 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

We humans spend more than 70% of our time inside a building. Yet we have a deep connection with the natural world. This dichotomy is the root of two recent design trends. One trend is biophilic design, where an effort is made to connect the indoors and outdoors. This...

Engineering Value-A New Monthly Podcast from Draper

by Terry Coffey | Feb 6, 2020 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Digital Signage, Draper Updates, Pro AV Integration

Many industries use the “value engineering” designation as a way to remove components in a cost-cutting attempt. Draper® approaches engineering from the opposite direction. We work to add value by providing quality solutions that fit the customer’s needs. Explaining...

Be a Hero to a Hero

by Terry Coffey | Jan 30, 2020 | Draper Updates

Most of us take for granted the independence that comes with the simple freedom of movement. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Michael Minard was on his third deployment in Iraq with the 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment. While on a reconnaissance patrol in Baghdad, north of Sadr...

Getting it Right: Using Performance Measurements to Choose the Right Shade Fabric

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

Window shades play an important role in building performance. To maximize performance, it’s important to choose the right shading system for the job. That means considering shade fabric characteristics including color, weave, openness factor, and more. To help make...

Introducing a Faster, Easier Way to Mount Barco UniSee® Video Walls

by Terry Coffey | Jan 16, 2020 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Digital Signage, Draper Updates, International Update, Pro AV Integration

Are you tired of trying to precisely align video wall panels on uneven mounting surfaces and dealing with the twisting issues inherent with Unistrut®? Draper® has a solution that makes installation of Barco UniSee® video walls easier than ever. The Draper® Mount...

Draper Names New President

by Terry Coffey | Jan 9, 2020 | Draper Updates

Pictured (from left to right) Jentry Wittkamper, Lee Denhart, Chris Broome, John Pidgeon, Mike Broome, and Bob Mathes. Draper is entering the new decade with a new company president, but with the same commitment to our customers, our employees, and our community that...

Podcast: Window Shades Improve Workplace Comfort and Productivity

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

Reducing energy costs has always been a major factor in the specification of window shades. However, more and more architects and designers are now using shades for a much different reason. “Energy savings is definitely a big part of window shades but we’re seeing...

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