Lufthansa Technik and Pepperl+Fuchs found start-up 3D.aero

The two German companies Lufthansa Technik AG of Hamburg and Pepperl+Fuchs GmbH of Mannheim, have founded an equally owned joint venture called 3D.aero GmbH. The aim of this new company is to research, develop and sell innovative automation solutions for the aviation industry. Furthermore, it will work on solutions for the digitalization of workshops. Its headquarters are at the ZAL TechCenter in Hamburg-Finkenwerder, one of the largest and most modern aviation research centers in the world. This location will enable 3D.aero to network with other aviation companies.
Besides industrial workshop and factory automation solutions, 3D.aero will also offer the application of optical measuring devices, digital inspection and image processing applications and related consulting services. The company will operate as a modern start-up and have flat hierarchies, with the young team consisting mainly of Pepperl+Fuchs
employees and graduates of the Institute for Aircraft Production Technology at Hamburg University of Technology.