GlassBuild America got off to a spooky start Tuesday, as exhibitors leaned into the event’s overlap with Halloween. Quanex used the occasion for a pre-show reveal of its new Meshtec security screens, introduced by none other than Freddy Krueger. The character choice (replete with bladed glove) was fitting for a cut- and puncture-proof product. With […]

Erdman Automation Corp. is expanding operations with a new 50,000-square-foot facility. Officials say the expansion adds more production capabilities and automated equipment. The Princeton, Minn.-based custom equipment manufacturer recently unveiled its new Building 5 production center, housing its “newest and most innovative machine lines,” say company officials. They add that the expansion includes a new […]

Erdman Automation Corp. welcomed Brian Ludwig as their South Central North America sales manager. Ludwig has spent the last 28 years in fenestration and building products. Most recently as the North East territory sales manager for Quanex Building Products.

[In a message sent Friday, May 8, 2020, from Morgan Donohue, vice president of Erdman Automation Corp., to the company’s customers:] Dear Valued Partner, It is fast approaching two months since I wrote my first correspondence regarding our COVID plan. While at the time I did have certainty that we would make it through, I must admit […]

Several industry businesses and associations have announced additional changes following the continued spread of COVID-19. [DWM] has compiled the most recent company and association announcements below. Window and Door Manufacturers Association The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued version 2.0 of its Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure […]

The new year is officially here and as the door and window industry ramps up for a brand new decade, [DWM] took the time to grab the top stories from the past ten years and learn what those in the industry predict for the next ten. Reflecting on the past and looking to the future, […]

Erdman Automation Corp. has welcomed Josh Klick as its new North Central North America sales manager. Klick has spent the past 17 years in fenestration and building products, most recently managing the pro channel of dealers and distributors throughout Minnesota and the upper Midwest. He served as territory sales manager for national window manufacturers for […]