Current Issue: September/October 2021

Using RFID technology, WinTrax software offers window manufacturers a real-time view of window components (WIP) and completed windows (finished goods)—marked with uniquely encoded tags—as they pass through gateways at each production stage.

This year’s winners exemplify innovation in the residential fenestration industry.

WinTrax by GED Integrated Solutions was introduced in 2019 to track windows through the production facility, into finished goods inventory and throughout the supply chain.

Streamlined, simple trends reign in today’s hardware design.

The Erdman OMRC (One Man Robotic IG Cell) has been designed to only require one operator. 

Learning how to conduct business in a reality where high demand, material shortages are exacerbated by a tenuous labor market.

The annual Window + Door Industry Pulse survey is open. The survey reflects on the past year and sets expectations for 2022, including insights on product, sales and employment trends, as well as supply chain, materials and costs.

Pella Corp.’s Easy-Slide Operator is designed to allow homeowners to easily slide the operator up to open and down to close casement and awning windows.

Recognize and prepare for the liability that can come with product sales and accompanying installation services.

The INOX TL7 Magnetic Tubular Latch for interior doors uses magnetism to latch the door rather than an old-fashioned strike-plate lip that physically forces the latchbolt into the strike’s box.