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Maritime Coating Challenges — Practical maritime coating solutions that protect assets, cut cost and ensure compliance

Explore the top maritime coating challenges: learn practical offshore coating solutions that cut fuel, reduce downtime and ensure compliance
7 min
Maritime Coating Solutions
30 October 2025

The Top 5 Aboveground Storage Tank Coating Challenges (AST Coatings)  

Discover the top 5 storage tank coating challenges in 2025, and how Qlayers’ robotic AST-coating tech solves them.
7 min
About Qlayers
17 July 2025

Robotic Solutions are the Future of Industrial Surface Maintenance

Discover how robotic technologies are revolutionizing industrial surface treatment while tackling the barriers to implementation
5 min
About Qlayers
22 May 2025

Driving Sustainability in Industrial Coating Processes: How Qlayers Supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals

In today’s fast-evolving industrial landscape, compliance with environmental and safety regulations has become more than a legal requirement — it’s a strategic driver of innovation and competitive advantage.
7 min
About Qlayers
22 April 2025

The Hidden Cost of Efficiency: Biofouling in Maritime Shipping

While maritime shipping industry boasts efficiency in terms of cost and performance per distance travelled, a hidden challenge lies underneath the waves: biofouling.
3 min
About Qlayers
5 September 2024

Fostering Inclusion, Inspiring Innovation: Qlayers’ Approach to Diversity

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2024 and its theme “Inspire Inclusion”, our CEO, Josefien Groot, shared her honest and valuable insights on fostering a genuinely inclusive workplace environment, particularly within the perceived male-dominated fields of engineering and robotics.
3 min
About Qlayers
4 March 2024

Microplastics in Maritime Industry

Microplastic pollution stands as an increasing threat to both our environment and the intricate balance of marine life.
5 min
Sustainability
25 September 2023

Shortage of skilled painters: How technological advancements help bridging the gaps

In this blog post, we embark on a journey to explore the current landscape of the painting labour market, delving into the root causes of this shortage while illuminating potential pathways toward resolution.
5 min
Geen categorie
12 July 2023

Gone to waste: exploring the environmental consequences of industrial paint pollution

Protect your storage tanks from corrosion with Qlayers' innovative robotic solution. Our technology ensures efficient, high-quality coatings, reducing downtime and environmental risks.
5 min
Technology
17 April 2023

Tank Corrosion: Choosing the Right Application Technique for Longer Tank Protection

Protect your storage tanks from corrosion with Qlayers' innovative robotic solution. Our technology ensures efficient, high-quality coatings, reducing downtime and environmental risks.
5 min
Technology
4 October 2022

Safety at work is a goal we share

Insights into how Qlayers' robotic technology revolutionizes tank coating by enhancing the safety, efficiency & quality of maintenance projects.
5 min
Workplace Safety
18 May 2022

The Environmental Impact of Paints & Coatings

Discover the hidden environmental impact of paints & coating processes. Learn about VOC emissions and innovative solutions.
5 min
Sustainability
9 August 2021

10Q coating robot product development at a glance

With Qlayers' automated coating application method, we can create nature-based microstructures like a drag-reducing ‘sharkskin’ microstructure in certified coatings at high speed.
3 min
Technology
24 February 2021

Meet the Qteam: Ruben Geutjens

For the first blog post, in the series of "Meet the Qteam", we had an interview with Ruben Geutjens, the CTO & co-founder of Qlayers. Read Ruben's story here.
3 min
About Qlayers
22 February 2021

Qlayers facing Covid-19 in a responsible way

Functional coatings, printing microstructures, reducing drag, … We believe in leading-edge technology combined with sustainability awareness. We will use our blog to share innovations, team knowledge and technology advances.
2 minutes
About Qlayers
7 November 2020

Energy efficiency is the number one energy source

With Qlayers' automated coating application method, we can create nature-based microstructures like a drag-reducing ‘sharkskin’ microstructure in certified coatings at high speed.
3 min
Sustainability
29 March 2019

Meet Qlayers!

Functional coatings, printing microstructures, reducing drag, … We believe in leading-edge technology combined with sustainability awareness. We will use our blog to share innovations, team knowledge and technology advances.
4 minutes
About Qlayers
24 March 2019