Shaw & Townsend Innovations, LLC

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California, MD

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Southern Maryland’s Shaw & Townsend Innovations, LLC bridges materials research and U.S. Navy maintenance experience to develop coatings, repair methods, and readiness-focused support for defense environments. Founded around a collaboration between retired Navy maintenance officer Jason Shaw and chemistry and materials-science professor Troy Townsend, the company is best known for Glow Powder technology that makes tools and cold-spray repairs visually verifiable under ultraviolet light. Its work also includes corrosion-prevention research and patented or patent-pending materials technologies.

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