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Painting Robots Receive Industrial, Marine Funding : PaintSquare …
Jan 4, 2024 · Robotic painting company PaintJet recently announced it has raised $10 million in Series A funding to take critical automation technology to marine and industrial coatings markets, addressing widespread labor shortages.
Airlines Address Boeing Paint Peeling Issue : PaintSquare News
Mar 18, 2024 · Global airline Uzbekistan Airways recently released a report on the issue of paint peeling on composite parts of Boeing's B787 airplanes.
Viking Acquires CA Industrial Painting Company : PaintSquare News
May 23, 2024 · Earlier this week, industrial service provider Viking Companies announced the acquisition of Jeffco Painting and Coating, Inc. Viking explains that the acquisition allows the company to enhance their service offerings, as well as …
Kelly-Moore Abruptly Ceases All Operations : PaintSquare News
Jan 15, 2024 · After almost 80 years in business, paints and coatings manufacturer and retailer Kelly-Moore Paint Company has immediately shut down and closed its stores nationwide.
Painting Firm Enters FHWA Deal Over Fraud Charges : PaintSquare …
In late March, three officials from Pennsylvania-based Hercules Painting Company entered into an agreement with the Federal Highway Administration, voluntarily excluding themselves from participating in government contracting for three years.
$1M Grant Awarded for Road-Painting Robot : PaintSquare News
Jan 27, 2022 · The new NSF Small Business Innovation Research Phase II funding totaling $999,900 will go towards developing new features for the robot, including: Precision vision-based symbol painting; Precision mapping and coordinate-based painting; Automated creation and use of a database of precision road markings; and.
Fraud Suit Against Painting Contractor Settled : PaintSquare News
Sep 8, 2021 · In 2019, the U.S. federal government filed a civil lawsuit against Spectrum Painting (Scarsdale, New York) for allegedly defrauding government contracts for the painting of the Brooklyn Bridge and Queens Plaza transit facility, by exploiting the DBE program.
MassDOT Gives Update on Chipping Lead Paint : PaintSquare News
Jun 29, 2023 · On Wednesday (June 28), the Massachusetts Department of Transportation held a public meeting to hear residents’ concerns and give updates about the next steps being taken after lead paint chips reportedly began falling off of the Tobin Bridge into nearby yards in …
Painting by Robot Dog Raises $40K for Ukraine : PaintSquare News
Mar 18, 2022 · A painting created by Polish-American artist Agnieszka Pilat and robotics company Boston Dynamics’ Spot the robot dog sold for $40,000 last month at a charity benefit for Ukrainian refugees. The sold-out event, “ For Ukraine: A Private Concert ,” was hosted by Pilat, Olympic Gold medal figure skater Brian Boitano and “The Phantom of the ...