8tree — dentCHECK

8tree develops AI-powered, handheld optical scanning devices (SPIRIT) that automate detection and mapping of dents, buckles and surface damage on aircraft skin. The system replaces slow manual dent-mapping with rapid digital inspection, giving MROs and OEMs objective, repeatable damage data.

8tree, founded in 2012, builds handheld 3D surface inspection tools for aircraft structures, operating from the Los Angeles area and Dallas in the United States, Konstanz in Germany and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Its flagship product, dentCHECK, maps dents, blend outs, fastener flushness and panel alignment in seconds and projects the result onto the aircraft skin in augmented reality, producing structural repair manual compliant reports with ISO 17025 accredited measurement accuracy. The tool is approved by Airbus and used by Boeing, British Airways, Vueling, Kalitta Air, Horizon Air, HAECO and KF Aerospace, and is also deployed in defense settings. Related products include fastCHECK, profileCHECK, stepCHECK and the 8cloud reporting platform, plus waveCHECK for wind turbine blades. It is an inspection and damage assessment device rather than a predictive maintenance or digital twin system.