8tree

8tree makes handheld 3D surface inspection tools. They are used mostly in aviation maintenance, aerospace and wind turbine blade work. The company has its R and D centre in Konstanz, Germany, and an office in California.

The company was founded in 2012 by Erik Klaas and Arun Chhabra in Germany and the United States. It has offices in the Los Angeles area, Dallas, Konstanz and Kuala Lumpur. The site gives its team size as more than 30 people in three countries. It also has a reseller network that covers many regions of the world.

The main products are dentCHECK, fastCHECK, waveCHECK and stepCHECK. dentCHECK maps dents on aircraft skin. fastCHECK checks how flush fasteners sit. waveCHECK measures wrinkles in composite laminates. stepCHECK checks surface alignment and steps. The site says more than 150 systems have been made and shipped.

dentCHECK has approvals from several aircraft makers. The history lists Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier and De Havilland. The text names customers such as British Airways and KF Aerospace.

In 2024 the company opened a calibration lab. It is accredited by DAkkS. Measurements are said to be traceable to national standards under ISO 17025. The website has a news section, a careers page and a contact form request for surface inspection needs.