Design students encouraged to enter for a chance to win $3,000, plus $1,000 for their design school

SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Behr Paint Company announces its first-ever BEHR® Student Design Competition in partnership with MattoBoard, a 3D virtual sampling platform for designers. The competition is open starting today, September 19, through November 10, 2024, for full-time or part-time emerging professional design students.* 

Behr Paint invites design students to submit an original design plan for any commercial space such as hospitality, workplace, healthcare, multifamily and more. The design theme, “No Clear Boundaries,” draws inspiration from the BEHR 2025 Commercial Color Forecast, which celebrates the fluidity between designed environments that reflect the intersection of the past and future, digital and physical, and timeless and modern. Entrants must incorporate colors from the BEHR 2025 Commercial Color Forecast in their design along with BEHR’s 2025 Color of the Year, Rumors, a deep and timeless shade of ruby red. 

The competition was created to champion emerging designers by providing specialized resources and opportunities to showcase and celebrate their talents. “As a judge of the BEHR Student Design Competition, I am excited to see how each student embraces color and design,” said Erika Woelfel, Vice President of Color & Creative Services at Behr Paint Company. “At Behr, we are committed to supporting the careers of the next generation of designers, and I look forward to seeing the students’ creativity shine through.”  

The judging panel will also include Guy Adam Ailion, Architect and CEO / Co-Founder of MattoBoard; Kayla Kratz, Director of Color & Designer Segment at Behr Paint Company; and Amber Jones, Director of Architect & Designer Strategic Initiatives at Behr Paint Company.

The winner of the 2024 BEHR Student Design Competition will be awarded a $3,000 cash prize and $1,000 for their design school. The runner-up will receive a $1,500 cash prize, and the second runner-up will receive a $500 cash prize. All winners will also receive a 1-year MattoBoard Pro Subscription to continue using the platform for their design needs. Winners will be announced in December 2024 and will be featured on BEHR’s and MattoBoard’s social channels, blog, and email.

To learn more about the 2024 BEHR Student Design Competition and how to enter, visit www.behr.com/designcompetition.

*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN.
INTERNET AND MATTOBOARD ACCOUNT REQUIRED. Trade contest offered in the 50 U.S. & U.S. Territories (“U.S.”) to full/part-time emerging Design students at U.S. eligible Institution (see Rules) who are legal U.S. res., 18+. Ends 11:59 P.M. PT 11/10/24. See Official Rules at: www.behr.com/designcompetition for entry, judging criteria and limitations. Void where prohibited. Sponsor: Behr Process LLC.

About Behr Paint Company
Founded in 1947, Behr Paint Company is one of the largest manufacturers of paints, primers, decorative finishes, stains, surface preparation and application products for do-it-yourselfers and professionals in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Santa Ana, Calif.-based company, and maker of BEHR®, KILZ® and WHIZZ® brands, are dedicated to meeting the project needs of DIYers, designers and professional paint contractors with an unwavering commitment to quality, innovation, and value. For more information, visit Behr.com. Professional paint contractors and designers can visit Behr.com/Pro to learn about products, color tools and services. Behr Paint Company is a subsidiary of Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS).

Behr and the Behr logo are registered trademarks of Behr Process LLC.

About MattoBoard
MattoBoard is the first virtual sample library (VSamples©) and 3D moodboarding tool for interior designers. Designers can search, discover, curate and specify interior materials and products in real-time using light and shadow to examine texture and detail. Designers can download and share beautiful, photo-realistic boards and material spec sheets. MattoBoard’s mission is to bring a ‘touch and feel’ industry into the future by pioneering virtual sampling for designers and brands.

Media Contact: behrpro@mbooth.com 

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GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Salt Financial, a leading financial services firm, is pleased to announce that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, to collaborate on strategic index development. Leveraging Salt’s patent-pending truVol® Risk Control Engine (RCE), the collaboration will focus on satisfying the growing demand for risk-controlled investment products for insurance companies, fund sponsors, and investment banks in the form of bespoke systematic indices. 

ICE offers a diverse range of cross-asset index solutions, with approximately $2 trillion in assets under management benchmarked to ICE Indices. ICE indices also support Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs), structured products, insurance, and other financial products globally.

Salt Financial’s cooperation with ICE and its subsidiary, NYSE, underscores a shared dedication to innovation. By combining Salt Financial’s expertise in volatility management with ICE’s robust index capabilities and the NYSE brand, this collaboration aims to explore new and enhanced index solutions.

“We are excited to work with Salt Financial to explore new risk-controlled multi-asset indices leveraging their strong volatility methodology,” said Preston Peacock, Head of ICE Data Indices. 

“We are excited to be collaborating with ICE and NYSE to explore custom index solutions with building blocks developed by ICE Data Indices across asset classes,” said Tony Barchetto, Chief Executive Officer at Salt Financial. 

The collaboration could empower investors with a broader range of choices, incorporating the latest advancements in index design and truVol’s cutting edge volatility control mechanism powered by historical intraday data.

About Salt Financial
Salt Financial LLC is a leading provider of index solutions and risk analytics, powered by the patent-pending truVol® Risk Control Engine (RCE). We leverage the rich information contained in intraday prices to better estimate volatility to develop index-based investment products for insurance carriers, investment banks, asset managers, and ETF issuers. Salt is committed to collaborating with industry leaders to empower the pursuit of financial outperformance for investors worldwide. For more information, please visit www.saltfinancial.com.  

About Intercontinental Exchange
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) is a Fortune 500 company that designs, builds, and operates digital networks that connect people to opportunity. We provide financial technology and data services across major asset classes helping our customers access mission-critical workflow tools that increase transparency and efficiency. ICE’s futures, equity, and options exchanges — including the New York Stock Exchange — and clearing houses help people invest, raise capital and manage risk. We offer some of the world’s largest markets to trade and clear energy and environmental products. Our fixed income, data services and execution capabilities provide information, analytics and platforms that help our customers streamline processes and capitalize on opportunities. At ICE Mortgage Technology, we are transforming U.S. housing finance, from initial consumer engagement through loan production, closing, registration and the long-term servicing relationship. Together, ICE transforms, streamlines, and automates industries to connect our customers to opportunity.

Trademarks of ICE and/or its affiliates include Intercontinental Exchange, ICE, ICE block design, NYSE and New York Stock Exchange. Information regarding additional trademarks and intellectual property rights of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and/or its affiliates is located here. Key Information Documents for certain products covered by the EU Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products Regulation can be accessed on the relevant exchange website under the heading “Key Information Documents (KIDS).”

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 — Statements in this press release regarding ICE’s business that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see ICE’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors in ICE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC on February 8, 2024.

ICE Data Indices, LLC (“IDI”), its affiliates and its third party suppliers (collectively, “ICE Data and its Suppliers”) make no representations or warranties regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally, in any financial product or the ability of any index to track general market performance. Past performance of an index is not an indicator of or a guarantee of future results. For important information (including the methodologies), limitations, and disclaimers regarding the indices, please visit indices.ice.com.

ICE DATA AND ITS SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS AND/OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE, INCLUDING THE INDICES, INDEX DATA AND ANY INFORMATION INCLUDED IN, RELATED TO, OR DERIVED THEREFROM (“INDEX DATA”). ICE DATA AND ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INDICES AND THE INDEX DATA, WHICH ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS AND YOUR USE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

NYSE is a trademark of NYSE Group, Inc., and is used by IDI with permission under license by NYSE Group, Inc. NEITHER THE INDICATION THAT NYSE IS LICENSED FROM NYSE GROUP. INC. OR USED BY OR ITS AFFILIATES WITH PERMISSION FROM NYSE GROUP, INC. IN ANY WAY SUGGESTS OR IMPLIES A REPRESENTATION OR OPINION BY NYSE GROUP, INC. OR ANY SUCH AFFILIATES AS TO THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF INVESTMENT IN ANY SECURITIES, INVESTMENTS, OTHER FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, ARTISTIC WORKS, ACADEMIC WORKS, EDUCATIONAL WORKS OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS (COLLECTIVELY, “PRODUCTS”); AS TO THE POSSIBLE BENEFITS FROM ANY PRODUCTS; OR SPONSORSHIP, APPROVAL OR ENDORSEMENT OF IDI BY NYSE GROUP, INC. OR ANY OF IDI’S PRODUCTS (AS APPLICABLE). NYSE GROUP, INC. IS NOT THE ISSUER OF ANY SUCH PRODUCTS AND MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT THERETO OR REFLECTED THEREIN, NOR AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY ANY PERSON OR ANY ENTITY.

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InOrbit.AI’s RobOps platform now features an integration with SICK’s Tag-LOC System, making workflows between robots, people, and manually operated vehicles a reality

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Enterprises are increasingly turning to the use of automation to augment their staff alongside manually-operated vehicles and equipment, making effectively orchestrating the workflows within a facility more challenging – until now.

SICK, the leader in sensor intelligence, and InOrbit.AI, the leading cloud-based RobOps platform, are collaborating to enhance operational safety and efficiency. The integration of SICK’s Tag-LOC System with InOrbit’s platform dramatically extends customers’ ability to manage a wide range of mobile equipment. In addition to InOrbit’s existing support for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs), it is now possible to track and orchestrate the movement of manually-operated vehicles and equipment like forklifts, pallet jacks, and carts, allowing consistent management of all assets.

The SICK Tag-LOC system consists of fixed antennas and low-cost ultra-wideband tags that can be attached to equipment, inventory or even workers’ safety gear. The seamless integration with InOrbit enables support for hybrid fleets combining autonomous, guided and manual vehicles within a single platform. This unlocks congruent real-time analytics across vehicles, as well as the execution of complex workflows in accordance with traffic rules. For instance, a traffic management rule can be set up to give priority at an intersection to a person pushing a cart or driving a forklift, so that any mobile robots will let the person through first.

“For the first time, customers in industries such as 3PL and manufacturing can have robots, people, manually-operated vehicles and fixed infrastructure like security cameras, automatic doors, chargers and other IoT devices working together in harmony through InOrbit’s RobOps platform,” Florian Pestoni, CEO and Founder of InOrbit said. “This is an important step forward in enabling software-defined operations.”

“SICK and InOrbit share the goal of making it easy for humans and technology to work together,” David Adams, Director of Strategy and Business Exploration at SICK stated. “We are excited that our Tag-LOC System helps further this goal for our shared customers.”

This solution is immediately available to customers looking to integrate their manual and automated vehicles.

See it in Action

SICK’s Tag-LOC System will be featured in InOrbit.AI’s upcoming free webinar:

AI-Powered Multi-Robot Orchestration

Live: September 25, 2024

8am PDT | 11am EDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST

Recording will be available to registrants

You can also see the SICK Tag-LOC in action at:

Autonomous Mobile Robot & Logistics Conference

October 8-10, 2024

Memphis, TN

InOrbit.AI Booth #223

Or contact us for a personal demonstration from the InOrbit Robot Space. For media assets, including an InOrbit + SICK Tag-LOC demo video, click here.

Download the Connector

Download the open-source Python connector for SICK Tag-LOC RTLS into InOrbit on GitHub.

About InOrbit.AI

We make robots work. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, InOrbit.AI is the leading platform for AI-powered RobOps at scale. The company empowers robot developers and enterprises to maximize the potential of every robot. InOrbit’s multi-cloud platform enables efficient robot operations and provides observability through secure, real-time analytics and data collection, robot performance monitoring, incident response and root-cause analysis. The InOrbit Connect certification program allows enterprise users across industries to orchestrate robots for multiple tasks and from multiple vendors to optimize productivity. For more information, please visit http://www.inorbit.ai.

About SICK

SICK is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, encoders, and automatic identification products for industrial applications. With more than 3,500 patents, SICK continues to lead the industry in new product innovations. The diversity of its product line allows SICK to offer solutions at every phase of production in the logistics, automotive, packaging, electronics, food and beverage, and material handling markets.

SICK AG was founded in 1946 and has operations or representation in 65 countries worldwide.

http://www.sick.com

Media Contact

Phil LeClare, LeClare PR, 1 617-899-8470, phil@leclarepr.com, https://www.leclarepr.com/

Rosina Feser, InOrbit.AI, 1 484-501-4691, rosina@inorbit.ai, www.inorbit.ai

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