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8tree partners with leading Research Consortium to enhance automated Wind Blade Quality Inspection with waveCHECK®

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Partnering with the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES), 8tree aims to revolutionize wind blade quality inspection through next-level digitalization and automation. 

CONSTANCE, GERMANY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2023  

8tree, a global industry leader in 3D surface inspection tools, is proud to announce its collaboration in the “SmartRoMaIn” project led by the renowned Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES). This initiative aims to revolutionize wind blade production by introducing a connected measurement system that detects and rectifies construction deviations early in the manufacturing process. 

“Participating in the SmartRoMaIn project aligns seamlessly with 8tree’s commitment to delivering industry-specific 3D inspection solutions. We are thrilled to join forces with IWES and the other project partners, and look forward to contributing our expertise to enhance the production quality and efficiency of wind turbine rotor blades,” commented Erik Klaas, co-founder and CTO of 8tree. 

Despite high safety margins in rotor blade production, critical construction deviations can arise during manufacturing, leading to expensive post-production adjustments. If these deviations go unnoticed, they can result in operational damages to the blades.  

The “SmartRoMaIn” project aims to tackle this challenge head-on by developing a networked measurement system that promptly identifies and corrects these deviations. 

Generously funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) with a grant totaling over 1.75 million euros, the project is set to run until December 2025.  

8tree collaborates in this initiative with partners from special machinery manufacturing, laser application technologies, robotics, and digital solutions sectors. Furthermore, Wind Turbine OEMs Nordex and Vensys have joined as associated partners, underscoring the broad industry collaboration and dedication to enhancing wind blade quality inspection. 

About 8tree
8tree tools, technology and services boost your production quality with precision 3D measurement that is as simple as taking a photo.  
With built-in AR, 8tree’s tools empower operators of every skill-level to achieve accurate, consistent, and actionable inspection results within seconds.   

For more information, visit 8-tree.com. 
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VS Aviation partners with 8tree to offer dentCHECK-as-a-service

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8tree’s dentCHECK-as-a-Service program grows with the addition of VS Aviation as an 8tree Certified Service Partner.

dentCHECK-as-a-Service delivers on-demand airframe spot-checks and nose-to-tail mapping for lease transitions and catastrophic hail damage scenarios.

CONSTANCE, GERMANY & RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER 21

Over the past year, 8tree’s dentCHECK-as-a-Service (daaS) business has digitally mapped and reported over 10,000 dents across a dozen commercial aircraft.  In response to growing market demand for such services, 8tree is building a global network of service partners, while also scaling 8tree’s internal service staff.  VS Aviation is the latest industry services expert to join 8tree’s service network.

Beginning August 2023, VS Aviation became an 8tree Certified Service Partner offering dentCHECK powered on-demand airframe inspection service in the Middle East.

“Love at first sight” was the immediate response from Samer Karadsheh, Director Flight Ops Engineering, when his wife and business partner engineer; Lara Obeid, CTO, came across 8tree’s profile at MRO Europe in 2021. “This is an ingenious solution to a problem that the whole aviation industry deals with, and I personally experienced it first-hand as an Aircraft Structures Engineer dealing with aircraft skin damage”, said Samer. VS Aviation LLC is an aircraft maintenance contractor and, along with 8tree’s support, we are excited to bring dentCHECK-as-a-Service (daaS) to our clients in the Middle East. “A solution like no other”, says Lara Obeid, as evident in the reaction on the engineers’ and sheet metal mechanics faces when their dent reporting challenge is solved with a single “click”.

“VS Aviation’s deep technical understanding of the airframe has established their reputation with global aviation maintenance customers”, said Arun Chhabra, CEO at 8tree.  “We are delighted to have them join 8tree’s global service network.  The combination of VS Aviation and 8tree’s 3D dent-mapping service is certain to empower customers in the region with accelerated turn-around-times and digitalized damage-records.”

The dentCHECK platform is the world’s only handheld-portable, completely wireless 3D scanner tool with integrated AR that is purpose-built for the aviation maintenance industry and recognized by all major aerospace OEMs. It can also be found integrated into drones and robotic automation cells. Leading Airlines & MROs across the Commercial, Military, Cargo and Business aviation sectors use 8tree’s dentCHECK tool and 8tree’s dentCHECK-as-a-service for mapping aircraft damage and creating detailed SRM-compliant digital damage reports.

With integrated AR, dentCHECK empowers the aircraft technician with instant, actionable measurements for critical airframe damage while boosting consistency (18x), accuracy (20x), efficiency (90% time-savings) and eliminating human-subjectivity, compared to traditional manual inspection methods.  dentCHECK delivers precision measurements ‘as simple as taking a photo’, and enhances safety through an improved understanding of airframe reliability.

Learn how dozens of airlines/MROs are using dentCHECK by reading our customer testimonials.

About 8tree
8tree tools, technology and services boost your production quality with precision 3D measurement that is as simple as taking a photo.
With built-in AR, 8tree’s tools empower operators of every skill-level to achieve accurate, consistent, and actionable inspection results within seconds.

For more information, visit 8-tree.com.
For recent news follow 8tree on LinkedIn.

About VS Aviation
We are a Flight and Ground Operations services company founded in Michigan in 1998 to serve the military and the commercial aviation world. Today, we are proud to have our own team of talented engineers and mechanics who log an average of 1,200 man-hours every day in support of aircraft maintenance tasks with clients in 4 continents.

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