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Daily NewsCENTRIA opens Product Innovation CenterMetal Building Developer 3/9/2010 CENTRIA, Moon Township, Pa., announced the opening of its Product Innovation Center, which houses the company’s testing and training facilities for its metal wall and roof systems for commercial and industrial buildings.“The main functions served by this new facility are product testing, product installation feasibility and installation training,” said Keith Boyer, director of design and development, CENTRIA. “The Innovation Center provides a place where engineers and detailers can prove out their ideas via full scale product testing and assembly. Once products are developed, installers are trained via classroom instruction and hands-on assembly training. Customers and architects also visit the Center to view product mockups as well as the architectural wall products used on the Center’s riverside façade.” The Product Innovation Center contains indoor and outdoor testing facilities, equipment and capabilities, including: sample fabrication; mock ups of wall and window systems; and air, water and load testing areas. In addition to testing new products, CENTRIA also uses these areas, particularly the mock up systems area, to demonstrate the physical properties of its various products, best practices in application and to conduct focus groups for customer input on quality, performance and the aesthetic attributes of products. The Innovation Center’s training facilities are used for product training sessions for up to 50 individuals at a time. Training sessions are held approximately every six weeks at the Center throughout the year. “We also practice what we preach here,” said Boyer, “as portions of the building feature numerous CENTRIA products and systems.” These products include CENTRIA’s Formawall Dimension Series foam insulated panels and Concept Series concealed fastener profiled panels, Formawall Dimension Series PE foam panels with integrated seal plate, MetalWrap insulated composite back-up panels, and Formavue windows. The Center will soon be outfitted with SolarCrest, CENTRIA’s building integrated photovoltaic metal roof panel. “What’s really unique is that there are portions of the structure where the mechanics of these products are visible from the interior of the building so building teams in training can see the science behind the aesthetics,” said Boyer. The new CENTRIA Product Innovation Center not only contains a classroom, the building is a classroom. For more information: www.centria.com | ||||||||||
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