YKK AP Technologies Lab (NA) Inc. aims to develop a “virtual factory” to simulate engineering and supply chains. The research and development group, a spinoff of Atlanta-based YKK AP Inc., says a new virtual environment will help to alleviate workforce shortages and “aging installation technicians” in the design and development fields. To achieve this goal, […]

The downturn in housing construction and increasing number of news reports predicting a forthcoming recession have not put as much of a damper on the residential door and window industry. Just as Manufacturing Week takes place this week, two manufacturers announced expansions and one broke ground on a new facility. Elevate Windows & Doors says […]

YKK AP America Inc. is investing up to $125 million to expand its residential door and window offerings with a new manufacturing facility in Macon, Ga. President Oliver Stepe says the operational goal is to double the company’s capacity while setting a forward course for the decades to come. Macon has been the headquarters of […]

Some companies and organizations in the glass and fenestration industry may have breathed a collective sigh of relief yesterday when the Supreme Court ruled to block an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule mandating businesses with at least 100 employees require workers to be vaccinated or get tested weekly and wear a mask. In Minnesota, […]

YKK AP America Inc., a manufacturer of commercial facade systems and residential doors and windows, announced it will raise its minimum starting wage to $15 an hour. The change will be effective beginning this Labor Day, September 6, according to the company. The increase will affect new and existing associates. While the majority of company […]

Leadership and sustainability: two very different, but important philosophies, are top priorities for many companies. At YKK AP America Inc., manufacturer of residential and commercial window systems, the organization focuses on both. This month’s USGlass podcast features Oliver Stepe, YKK president, who discusses, among other things, being a kid who grew up on Long Island […]

YKK AP America has a plan, and this week marked a major part of its unfolding. The company announced Tuesday it has opened the doors to its new, 105,000-square-foot Texas facility in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area—a major expansion move by the company. “This one is actually pretty unique for us,” says YKK AP senior vice […]

YKK AP America has named Terry Carespodi national sales manager and Joseph Bernard Midwest region branch manager.