Together with MTU Aero Engines, we developed a robot solution that allows for complex screwing operations in hard-to-access areas. Our solution provides consistent prcision and therefore improves process reliability and efficiency, supporting the worker within the process.

• Project: Special Machinery Solutions, Position detection of screws

• Task: Precise detection and reliable processing, enables screwdriving work in hard-to-reach areas

With our solution for BiSconA, we are able to measure existing features on the shell surface with an absolute accuracy of less than 0.1 mm with respect to the build site coordinate system and also extract the interface edges into a 3D point cloud.

• Use of the 3D.SurfEyes Maxi sensor solution

• Precise 3D measurement technology

• Robust System

The assembly of compressor rotors places the highest demands on precision, process reliability, and documentation. This use case demonstrates how MTU replaces manual, error-prone assembly steps with a robot-based fastening system, improving both quality and scalability.

• Project: Robot-based fastening system for compressor rotor assembly

• Task: Automated, high-precision fastening of compressor rotors including digital process and quality documentation

• Features: High process precision, repeatable fastening operations, integrated camera-based documentation, improved ergonomics, scalable automation for additional rotor types

With DrumView, 3D.aero, together with its project partners, is developing a mobile inspection system for the automated digitization and quality control of aircraft cabins. By combining advanced sensors, robotics, and artificial intelligence, damage, assembly errors, and quality deviations can be detected at an early stage and comprehensively documented.

• Research Project: DrumView in cooperation with ZAL and Hamburg University of Technology (TU Hamburg, IFPT)

• Objective: Automated data capture and AI-based inspection of aircraft cabins

• Key Features: Mobile robotics, precise sensor guidance, digital cabin twins, AI-powered defect detection, automated documentation