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Window + Door: The Beekman Group Acquires GED
Beekman Investment Partners IV, LP, a private equity firm based in New York, announced that an affiliate has completed the acquisition of GED Integrated Solutions Inc.
Door & Window Market: 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards
WinTrax intelligent logistics GED Software wins in the Technologies/Technology Services category.
Window + Door: Automation
Increasingly diverse product mixes also make automation more important, according to John Moore, vice president of marketing at GED Integrated Solutions. “Plants that used to offer one or two window lines are now offering five, so their need for automation is increasing and the labor required to build the total product mix has been increasing.”
Window + Door: Futuristic Fenestration
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Window + Door: Industry 4.0
GED’s McGlinchy says the company uses data encryption to keep security intact and ensure “the data is being controlled at the plant level.” Information from GED’s machinery also can be shared with the customer’s ERP system and data protected at that level as well.
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USGlass: In Derivation Hearing, Judges Rule in GED’s Favor
Nearly six years after the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) overhauled the U.S. patents system, diverting it from a “first to invent” to a “first to file” line of ruling, door and window manufacturer Andersen Corp. was at the front of the line for putting the system’s derivation proceedings to the test. That process ended recently, in a ruling that came down in favor of GED Integrated Solutions, the holder of the contested patent.
Window + Door: Top-Selling Windows & Doors
“Focus on the quality of your processes and personnel. With labor at a premium, retaining and training them properly, and keeping them focused, is critical. Establish leadership positions that are focused on maintaining production speed, efficiency and quality.”—S. Joseph Shaheen, director of sales, GED.