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Automation & hardware integration

You will find 8tree’s inspection tools in – the hands of human operators, integrated into robotic automation cells, drones, crawling robots, cable-suspended camera systems…the list goes on.

8tree’s real-time AI/ML-driven sensor and analytics are readily available on a variety of different ‘automation vehicles’.

IRIS dentCHECK drone by Donecle and 8tree.

Automated dent mapping –

The IRIS dentCHECK drone

Since 2016, 8tree has been collaborating with industry-leading UAV companies, such as Donecle, to create automated flying versions of 8tree’s popular 3D surface inspection tools. Automated drones and real-time 3D surface inspection with instantly actionable results – sounds like a winning combination!

An automated Donecle drone equipped with 8tree’s dentCHECK has successfully completed a year-long field trial for inspecting French military aircraft. Such a ‘flying dentCHECK’ holds significant promise to expedite commercial aircraft inspection and reporting after extreme hail events.

IRIS dentCHECK operation modes

While performing the inspection autonomously, the operator can choose between two different modes –

Click 2 scan
Click two send the drone scan a precise location (4m² per scan)

Aircraft areas
Assign missions and scan areas of the aircraft: top fuselage, wings, randome…

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Robot integration

All 8tree products are automation-ready. Our tools can be seamlessly integrated in automated production lines and quality control landscapes.

8tree offers full-service automation packages taking care of the mechanical and electrical integration, as well as integrating the product into your IT-ecosystem.

Leading Aerospace OEMs/Tier1s worldwide rely on 8tree’s fastCHECK as an end-effector on their robotic production lines.

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Automation setting with industrial robot HORST from fruitcore robotics and fastCHECK.

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