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A Long and Exciting Ride

by Clint Childress | May 21, 2025 | Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades | 1 Comment

One of the most satisfying and interesting things about working at Draper is the people you meet. And recently one of the most interesting I got to work with decided to call it a day after a long and successful career. Richard Wilson retired after 12 years with Draper...

The Power of Partnership: At the Heart of Draper Inc.

by Joseph Burke | May 14, 2025 | Architecture/Green Building | 0 Comments

At Draper Inc., partnership isn’t just a business buzzword — it’s a part of who we are. It shapes how we work, how we treat people, and how we grow. Over the years, we’ve learned that the best results come when we work together. Whether we’re teaming up with...

Potential Disaster Leads to Hallmark Moment

by Terry Coffey | May 7, 2025 | Draper Updates | 0 Comments

Imagine the scene. You’re at work. It’s been a busy day packing window shade orders for delivery. At some point, you look down at your left hand and realize with horror that the engagement ring is missing! That’s just what happened to Courtney Poindexter, who works in...

Do You Need Plants in Biophilic Architecture? Yes, But There’s More to it Than That.

by Terry Coffey | April 30, 2025 | Architecture/Green Building | 0 Comments

Biophilic design is often associated with buildings that include plants, water, and other natural features as part of the interior and exterior architecture. But biophilic design is more than adding some green plants and the sound of water. In an Arch Daily article...

Draper Improves Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

by Terry Coffey | April 23, 2025 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates | 0 Comments

With the recent additions of a new building and a new automated powder coating line, Draper knew our carbon footprint and energy costs were bound to take a big hit. But our years of experience with Lean Manufacturing principles helped us take a positive approach to...

NAQs for Window Shades

by Terry Coffey | Nov 22, 2016 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Solar Control & Window Shades

Recently, we shared a number of NAQs—Never Asked Questions—relating to our AV products. NAQs are the opposite of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs); not only do they almost never get asked, but they are questions we wish we’d hear more often. You can click here to read...

Technical Pointers for StageScreen Assembly

by Jim Hoodlebrink | Nov 18, 2016 | Draper Updates, From the Field, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology

Portable screens are being ordered in bigger and bigger sizes these days. And we love building those big screens. Seeing a 100 foot wide StageScreen set up in the factory or at a job site is very cool. Big sizes could mean big headaches so any pointers we can offer to...

Making Rooms Quieter

by Terry Coffey | Nov 11, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Solar Control & Window Shades

In a recent CEPro article entitled “6 Steps to Isolate Rooms for Sound,” Home Theatre Designer Scott Bourquin discusses how to make a room quieter. Bourquin points out that “the quieter you make a room, the greater impression it gives of quality workmanship.” So...

A Draper Book Report-Neal Turner

by Terry Coffey | Nov 9, 2016 | Draper Updates, Gym Equipment

From time to time on the Draper blog, we will be sharing books that have inspired us, affected how we approach business, or that we think our dealers and customers would enjoy. Think of it as an occasional Draper book report! The first person to step up to the plate...

InfoComm Connections

by Lee Denhart | Nov 4, 2016 | Draper Updates, Screen Technology

Draper will be in New York City next week, exhibiting at InfoComm Connections. We will be among more than 300 exhibitors at the event, which is going on along with the NAB Show. InfoComm Connections is a two day event for those who didn’t have the time or budget to...

Jerry Heck-45 Years and Counting

by Terry Coffey | Nov 1, 2016 | Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

When Jerry Heck first walked through the doors at Draper, the Beatles were still together. Neil Armstrong had not yet stepped onto the moon. Gas was 35 cents per gallon. And the number of Draper employees was still in the double digits. These days, Draper has more...

The StageHand-a Helping Hand

by Jim Hoodlebrink | Oct 28, 2016 | Draper Updates, Rental & Staging

Have you ever been setting up for a show, struggling to lift a portable projection screen up onto its legs, and wished you had another hand? As usual, Draper has already been thinking about this problem, and, of course, we have a solution, although it may be one...

Draper Named to Indiana Manufacturers Hall of Fame

by Terry Coffey | Oct 25, 2016 | Draper Updates

Over the past few years, Draper has been recognized with several nice awards. In addition to several awards for our products, we were also named America’s Healthiest Employer, and one of the Best Places to Work in Indiana. Last week Draper received one of our most...

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