Draper, Inc. will be showing off several new viewing surfaces certified by the Imaging Science Foundation for excellent color reproduction and fidelity during CEDIA 2014 in Denver. Among the ISF-certified surfaces on display will be Draper’s TecVision Engineered Screen Technology. Available in six formulations for now, TecVision features white surfaces with gains ranging from 1.0 […]
At ISE 2014 in Amsterdam this week, screen manufacturer Draper debuted a new engineered screen technology called TecVision, which took them two and a half years, and more than $1,000,000 to develop. While available in five default configurations, this new material can also be custom specified, if a designer needs something specific for an application, […]
Congratulations to Draper, which was named the healthiest workplace in the United States for 2014. Draper tops a list of 100 companies honored by Healthiest Employers LLC, a national organization dedicated to help improve the wellness of American workers. “We are honored to receive this recognition,” says John Pidgeon, president of Draper. “We want to […]
To say that the AV industry is in the blood of John Pidgeon, president of Draper, Inc. is an understatement. He got into the industry simply by being born. Draper is a family business through and through. It was established 111 years ago by Pidgeon’s great grandfather, Luther Draper. It’s been managed, in turn, by […]
Any of you following my Press Release Challenge may wonder what lessons we can learn from the rewrites I attempted over the past couple weeks. One thing I learned was that writing press releases isn’t easy. However there are some very common themes into how to make your message more effective when putting one out. […]
Last week I took on a press release by Crestron that needed a little help providing specifics and context to a plethora of product features. Many of these highly technical or feature rich product press releases just need help connecting the dots between the features and why integrators should care about them. But what if the […]
Draper, Inc.’s advertising manager, Penny Sitler, CDT, LEED AP, has been named the recipient of a 2013 Women in AV Award from InfoComm International. The Women in AV Award acknowledges the contributions of two current women InfoComm members who have taken marked initiative and exhibited strong leadership in the AV industry. The InfoComm Women in […]
Draper’s Video Conferencing Camera Lift-Ceiling allows the placement of a video conferencing camera directly behind a motorized projection screen; the camera raises and lowers with the screen. The Video Conferencing Camera Lift-Credenza hides your camera in virtually any conference room furnishing, ready to be raised at any time by remote operation. Draper’s Video Conferencing Camera […]
Draper’s new Video Conferencing Camera Lift-Ceiling allows the placement of a video conferencing camera directly behind a motorized projection screen; the camera raises and lowers with the screen. The Video Conferencing Camera Lift–Credenza hides your camera in virtually any conference room furnishing, ready to be raised at any time by simple remote operation. Draper’s Video […]
When selecting a projection screen surface, everyone knows there are many variables to consider, including screen gain, surface color and screen material. Matching up screen surface capabilities with room conditions can get complicated very quickly, but Draper says it’s simplified the process with a free Web-based software tool. Draper’s new screen surface selector takes into […]
Following the launch of its StageScreen series, Draper now introduces another innovation in modular projection screens for the AV rental market: the FocalPoint. Designed for smaller venues than the StageScreen, FocalPoint is sized to fulfill typical screen inventories, such as for breakout rooms, meeting rooms, and other places a fast easy set up is needed. […]
Dubbed the StageScreen and planned for an InfoComm launch, Draper is making a play for a leadership position in the Rental/Staging market with a “transformable” screen. Draper claims their new StageScreen will save setup time and money, and will offer a better return on investment. Here’s why: With the StageScreen there’s no need to purchase […]
