3D.aero

3D.aero develops 3D sensor, inspection and automation systems for aviation maintenance (MRO) and industrial paint shops. Its offerings include micrometer-accurate surface inspection, paint automation with sensor-based robot path generation, tool measurement, and custom special machines, built around its in-house 3D.OS software platform.

The company sells integrated systems combining mechanics, electrics, software and vision, including CE/CSA certification, to aviation and manufacturing customers. The website cites MTU Maintenance and FANUC as customers or partners in quoted testimonials.

3D.aero was founded in 2017 in Hamburg, grew out of research at TU Hamburg's Institute for Aircraft Production Technology (IFPT), and has been a subsidiary of MTU Aero Engines since December 2024. The website states it has more than 50 employees and is active in North America and Singapore; it currently lists nine open positions in Hamburg, mainly in automation engineering, robotics, image processing and electrical design.

Product: Inspection and paint-automation systems with 3D sensors, robotics and the 3D.OS automation software platform