Four years ago, Wayne Wagner was fed up. So the CEO of Wagner Media, one of the largest wholesale projection screen rental companies in the United States, picked up the phone. He called projection screen manufacturer Draper, Inc., with a simple message: “I don’t like your folding screens. Actually, I don’t like anybody’s folding screens.�

Wagner’s initiative led to the development by Draper of a totally new concept in portable screens: Instead of hinged, folding frames Draper came up with a modular design, where screens are built from an inventory of pieces of various sizes.

The StageScreen® is a large venue truss-style screen, while the FocalPoint® is a single-tube version designed for smaller rooms. Both screens do away with such perennial folding screen issues as loose hinges, broken and bent frames, popped snaps, ripped viewing surfaces and pinched fingers. What they add is profit.

“The return on more

Draper has redesigned its SL & SLX Series Scissor Lifts to offer easier installation, adjustment and service in the field.

Five newly redesigned SL and seven newly redesigned SLX Scissor Lift models offer “service� positions ranging from 4’ (1.2 m) to 32’ (9.8 m). The simplified design provides greater field adjustability and easier access to the motor and controls, while retaining the superior stability from Draper’s patented 3-scissor design. A slightly larger footprint of SLX Series allows for extended travel—up to 32 feet, compared to the 10 feet of travel available on SL models.

The lifting capacity of the SLX Series is 350 lbs. (159 kg); the SL Series comfortably lifts 100 lbs. (45 kg). Scissor Lifts are driven by a gearmotor with a powerful, reliable metal chain drive system, and equipped with a fail-safe inertial safety belt system. The more

Draper has expanded the company’s patented Access screen line of motorized, ceiling-recessed projection screens. Access XL screens are offered in a range of large sizes not previously available in Access screen models.
Access XL projection screens offer many of the benefits of the existing Access screens—including Draper’s “case first screen later� feature to avoid screen damage during construction—but in a size range suited for large rooms or auditoriums.

“Draper’s Access screens have been very popular,� according to Jim Hoodlebrink, Draper Information Display Systems Product Manager. “This new range of bigger sizes will let us bring the Access concept into areas where it wasn’t available before.�

The Access XL is available in non-tensioned sizes up to 20 feet wide and tab tensioned sizes up to 18 feet wide, and uses the same sliding adjustable mounting brackets as other Access screens.

Part of Draper’s Conceal/Reveal™ line of products, the more

Electrical Engineer/Automation Specialist, Draper, Inc.

(Spiceland, Ind.)– Draper, Inc. has announced the addition of an Electrical Engineer/Automation Specialist to the company’s Solar Control Products division.
Zac Farber comes to Draper after spending the last 10 years with Somfy, where he worked in research, development and commercial sales.

“Having Zac on board will be a huge plus for our dealers and installers,� according to Jeff Miller, Product Manager-Solar Control Products at Draper. “His expertise will help Draper provide the ideas and products necessary to integrate solar control products into construction projects of all sizes and types.�

“I’m looking forward to working with Draper in this exciting and growing area of building products,� according to Farber. “Window shade automation is being recognized by more and more people as an integral part of a good indoor environment, more

(Spiceland, Indiana)–Draper, Inc. has introduced its own YouTube online video channel. Visitors will find a growing list of videos showing Draper products in action. In addition to Draper-produced videos, dealer- and media-produced videos are also catalogued as “favorites.�

For more information, go to www.youtube.com/draperincvideo. To be informed of new videos, you can subscribe to Draper’s channel.

In addition, you can receive updates on new video postings and other helpful information, such as updates on new products, special deals and other company announcements, by following Draper’s Twitter feed. To follow Draper on Twitter, go to www.twitter.com/draperinc.

Draper, Inc. has been named to a list of the 70 best places to work in the state of Indiana.
The annual rankings are compiled by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, which recognizes the state’s top employers in two categories: companies with 25-249 employees, and companies having 250 or more employees. The top companies are determined through employer reports and comprehensive employee surveys. more

Draper’s Clint Childress.

(Spiceland, Ind.)–Draper, Inc.’s Green Buildings Coordinator will be presenting an Infocomm Academy class on “Green AV� at the 2010 InfoComm show in Las Vegas.

“Green: The Good and the Bad and How to Come Out on top� will get beyond surface labels and define what “green� really means, and how A/V can fit into LEED® projects. Eco-labels will be discussed, along with tips on how choose the right “green� product for an application. more

Draper StageScreen.

(Spiceland, Ind.) –Last year at InfoComm, Draper, Inc. introduced a completely new concept in staging screens. Since then, the StageScreen® has proven wildly popular. During InfoComm 2010, Draper will show off newly available dress kits and legs that make the StageScreen the only rental and staging screen you’ll need. more

Draper’s Paragon/V.

(Spiceland, Ind.) – Draper’s Paragon large venue projection screen screen, designed for auditoriums and lecture halls, now offers the advantages of Tab Tensioning for a perfectly flat viewing surface. Tab Tensioning is preferred for perfect picture quality—the flatter the surface, the clearer the image. Computer-driven data and graphics, as well as large-screen video images, always look their best on a tensioned screen. more

Draper’s new Regional Sales Managers, Paul Leiva (l) and Mike Mitchell (r).

(Spiceland, Ind.) – Draper, Inc. has announced that three sales territories in the United States will be covered by new Regional Sales Managers.

Mike Mitchell is the new Regional Sales Manager for the Pacific Northwest Territory. Mitchell comes to Draper after more than 17 years in the AV industry, including 15 years working for A/V dealers in the Northern California area in sales, customer service, design, specification and installation for a wide variety of projects. His territory includes northern California, Washington, Oregon, northern Nevada, Alaska and British Columbia. more