MTU Aero Engines is taking over Hamburg based automation and measurement technology specialist 3D.aero.
3D.aero specialises in sensor solutions in the fields of high-precision surface inspection and painting automation, as well as aviation system engineering. Managing director of 3D.aero, Sönke Bahr, will be head of 3D.aero going forward, managing the company together with the company’s co-founders.
“The strong partner network of our parent company MTU gives us valuable market access in aviation, both to the worldwide OEMs and to the maintenance service providers,” said Bahr.
MTU is taking over 3D.aero from the previous shareholders: the employee shareholding company Ce iX GmbH, IT Concepts GmbH, and ESPACE 2001 S.A. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.