Canvas, the construction robotics company that is reimagining the future in bold new ways, has announced the release of its innovative Level 4 Targeted Spray system.
This new capability enables Canvas partners to deliver new levels of performance for clients, building on the groundbreaking launch of the Canvas finishing machine.
Level 4 Targeted Spray, developed based on feedback from key customers, makes drywall finishing safer and more predictable than ever before in a time of massive labor shortages, unprecedented building demand, and risking building costs.
Canvas launched its Innovation Partner Program in December 2021, bringing together seven industry-leading technical contractors: Webcor, DPR Construction, Swinerton, Nevell Group Inc., KHS&S, Daley’s Drywall & Taping, Inc., and California Drywall.
Canvas chose these industry stewards to participate more directly in creating better outcomes for their workers and projects because they have demonstrated their commitment to moving the drywall industry forward.
Crews from these customers and partners were trained on the Canvas system and are now able to operate machines independently.
Their experience operating Canvas machines and providing unrivaled performance for their clients has also provided these partners with another way to add exceptional value to their projects and advance the industry.
Partners expressed a desire for the Canvas worker-controlled machine to spray both a Level 5 finish, in which the entire wall is sprayed prior to sanding, and a Level 4 finish, which targets only the drywall seams.
“We started by inventing new processes for drywall with our worker-operated machines and level 5 process, but our goal is to provide ongoing solutions for every aspect of our customers’ needs,” said Canvas CEO Kevin Albert.
“L4TS is a watershed moment for Canvas because it represents a major leap in capability for Canvas Certified Finishers, but also the success of our Innovation Partner Program and our ability to drive the industry forward together. We’re proud to listen to our customer’s feedback and deliver solutions that further improve drywall finishing.”
The new L4TS process not only maintains safety and quality but also allows Canvas partners to use the machine on a wider range of projects. L4TS allows contractors to offer their clients greater flexibility in a project’s finish level by spraying only the seams while reducing cycle times and thus improving schedules.
“Our clients are some of the most innovative companies in the world working on the most demanding projects,” Daley’s Drywall Vice President Jonathan Hughes explained. “With L4TS, Daley’s is able to meet our clients’ demands for exceptionally high-quality drywall finishes, while also offering much shorter schedule durations.”
Unprecedented labor shortages and projected building demands – which call for doubling our building stock by 2040 – have brought the construction industry to a halt.
Canvas’ approach of putting machines in the hands of skilled workers has contributed to meeting this growing crisis by preparing people for future jobs and introducing unprecedented safety, quality, and efficiency to the drywall discipline.
Canvas continues to set the standard for construction technology, leading the industry to a future of better project outcomes and shorter schedules, with its new Level 4 capability and strong relationships with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades and the Innovation Partner Program.”
“Canvas has not only produced a revolutionary tool for drywall-finishing, but they’re constantly improving their product in response to the industry’s needs and our own challenges and opportunities,” Swinerton Director of Innovation Aaron Anderson stated.
“Being able to work with a company that welcomes feedback and delivers real-time solutions is why we value our relationship with Canvas. We look forward to the future of this partnership and seeing the innovations that Canvas will continue to bring to this space.”
