Software developer Fenetech opened its 11th Annual Users Conference in Aurora, Ohio, with a “Back to Basics” theme. The event attracted approximately 100 users of the company’s software in both the glass and fenestration industries. “We did the first conference just about 11 years ago,” said company president Ron Crowl, “and we didn’t have any [...]
The fourth annual Fenestration Day™, sponsored by DWM magazine, will take place October 31, 2013, in Schaumburg, Ill., a suburb of Chicago.FeneTech has once again signed on as a sponsor of this educational event. Fenestration Day brings together door and window manufacturers and dealers for joint educational sessions as well as individual sessions tailored to [...]
DWM magazine, sponsor of Fenestration Day™ 2013, is pleased to announce that it has finalized its seminar schedule for the annual event targeted to both door and window dealers and manufacturers. The event, now in its fourth year, will be held October 31 in suburban Chicago. Come join your peers at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention [...]
Warren, Ohio-based Vista Window Co. LLC has entered into an agreement to acquire the insulating glass (IG) assets and process capabilities of Caliber Glass LLC in Solon, Ohio. Caliber Glass was founded by 30-year industry veteran Mike McHugh. According to a release from Vista, McHugh participated in the founding of IG fabricator Edge Seal Technologies [...]
After covering the window and glass industries for going on 15 years, I have attended a variety of conferences and have met not only people in the industry but at times I have been fortunate enough to meet their better halves as well. Many spouses travel to sometimes “exotic” locations to accompany their spouses to [...]
FeneTech’s Annual User Conference is underway this week in Cleveland and includes a number of presentations. Topics being discussed include thermal optimization of residential windows, led by Mike McHugh, president of Integrated Automation Systems. According to McHugh’s presentation, the insulating glass (IG) business has gone through continuous transformation in the last 30 years. While each [...]
The second annual Glass Processing Automation Days (GPAD), hosted by FeneTech, will be held June 24-26 at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. This two-day event is designed to educate owners, CEOs, presidents and operation directors of glass processing companies on how modern and advanced software technology can help companies gain competitive advantages, especially [...]
Next week on April 12, Fenestration Day, now in its third year, will bring together the best and brightest in the door and window industry. Hosted in San Antonio this year at the El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel, the full day of sessions are devoted to the needs of both manufacturers and, new for 2012, dealers [...]
Fenestration Day™ 2012 is set to take place April 12 at the El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, where it will be co-located with Glass TEXpo™. In its third year, the event continues to grow with new seminars, speakers and sponsors. Aurora, Ohio-based FeneTech has signed on to sponsor the Door and Window [...]
In a time when the industry faces a tough market, a sampling of door and window software suppliers say they are reporting growth. Some have done this through adapting to best meet their customers’ needs, while others attribute it to global growth and new product introductions. WTS Paradigm, based in Middleton, Wis., focuses solely on [...]
