Bryan Buono has joined Roto Frank of America as a warehouse manager. According to a company press release, Buono brings with him 20 years of leadership experience in warehouse, distribution and inventory control. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Operations from DeVry Institute of Technology and has worked with SAP as a liaison between […]

Roto Frank of America, Inc. recently welcomed a new laser specialist to its team, Bryan St. Amand. St. Amand joins Roto with 20 years’ worth of experience working with industrial machinery, fifteen of those years in the CNC service and applications with a primary focus in laser tools. He also has experience with CNC mills, […]

The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has released an updated document with new test methods for multi-bar hinges in windows. AAMA 904-21, Specification for Multi-Bar Hinges in Window Applications, an FGIA document, is now available for purchase. It was last updated in 2014. “This document is one of the few of our organization’s standards […]

In response to the Connecticut Governor’s Workforce Council’s prioritization of regional sector partnerships as a way to harness the economic power of critical jobs sectors and better coordinate public support for those sectors, an industry-led regional sector partnership focused on growing and supporting the manufacturing industry in the South-Central region of Connecticut officially launched on […]

Three employees of Roto Frank of America celebrated milestones with the company. First, was Lance Hall, who retired after more than 39 years. Hall started at Roto in 1982 in Chester, Conn., and worked his way up to maintenance supervisor before he retired. Known for being quiet, knowledgeable about the production machines, and hardworking, he […]

Roto Frank of America, Inc. recently hired Mayela Vela as the company’s new human resource manager. Vela joins the Roto team after previously working in HR management and development roles for mid- and large sized global manufacturing companies in the U.S. and Mexico. She brings to the Roto team extensive HR Experience in manufacturing and […]

Roto Frank of America president and CEO Chris Dimou, and human resource manager Sylviana Lopez, attended the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering’s 44th annual meeting and dinner on behalf of the company recently. The event honored young inventors through the Connecticut Invention Convention, provided scholarships and awarded those in science, technology, engineering and mathematics […]

Officials from Roto Frank of America were joined by state and national leaders Tuesday, May 7, for a luncheon to celebrate the company’s 40th anniversary. The door and window hardware manufacturer was founded in Chester, Conn., in 1979, where last week’s event was hosted. Roto Frank of America is a subsidiary of Germany-owned Roto Frank […]

Leaders from Roto North America traveled to Connecticut recently to attend and judge the Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC) State Finals at the University of Connecticut’s Storrs campus. During the convention, approximately 850 inventions were on display for the more than 8,000 inventors, parents, judges and business leaders attending the event. The CIC is a nonprofit […]

As Chinese officials visit Washington, D.C., this week to resume talks of trade, U.S.-based manufacturers await further details regarding any potential agreements. With tariffs on materials used in door and window products hanging in the balance, manufacturers hold a hopeful eye on the situation, expecting to at least dodge increases. “It was the most recent […]