Aerospace
Precision measurement and documentation for the most demanding industry in the world.
Aerospace manufacturing and maintenance demands the highest levels of accuracy, traceability, and documentation. 3D scanning delivers all three — capturing complete surface geometry of components and assemblies to tolerances that traditional measurement tools cannot match, and generating the inspection reports and digital records that aerospace programs require. Persase brings portable, high-accuracy scanning capability to aerospace manufacturers, MRO facilities, and defense contractors — working with parts ranging from precision fastener housings to entire aircraft.
Persase in action — 3D scanning for aerospace manufacturing and MRO
How Persase Serves Aerospace
| Service | How aerospace uses it |
|---|---|
| Large-Scale 3D Scanning | Complete aircraft scanning for MRO planning, skin repair assessment, and tooling verification against actual airframe geometry — entire fuselage, wing surfaces, and interior cabin captured in a single session |
| Precision Component Scanning | Turbine blades, structural brackets, precision housings, and flight-critical components inspected to micron-level tolerances — full surface capture including features unreachable by traditional gauging |
| Automated Inspection Programming | Custom inspection routines for repeated production inspection of the same component — GD&T evaluation, datum-based alignment, and automatic report generation for every part, every time |
| Prototype & First Article Inspection | Complete as-built verification of new parts against CAD and engineering drawings — full surface comparison, GD&T results, and submission-ready documentation for customer and program approval |
| Reverse Engineering | Legacy airframe components, ground support equipment, and tooling with no surviving drawings recreated as accurate, manufacturable CAD models for sustainment and depot-level maintenance programs |
| Digital Twins | Digital twins of hangars, maintenance facilities, and ground support equipment for remote planning, operational readiness, and facility management without repeated site visits |
| Automated Scanning & Inspection | Portable automated inspection cells — scanner on a robot arm with motorized rotary stage — deployed to production facilities or supplier sites for consistent, operator-free inspection of flight-critical components |
the value
Why 3D Scanning for Aerospace
Aerospace programs operate under tighter tolerances, stricter documentation requirements, and higher consequences for measurement error than almost any other industry. Traditional measurement tools — calipers, gauges, CMMs — are valuable but limited: they measure discrete points, struggle with complex geometries, and can’t capture the full surface of a part. 3D scanning captures everything — every surface, every feature, every deviation from nominal — in a single session, producing a complete digital record of the part as it actually exists.
For manufacturing and quality, this means first article inspections and production inspections that are faster, more complete, and fully documented — with GD&T results, color deviation maps, and inspection reports generated automatically. For MRO and sustainment, it means the ability to scan entire aircraft or legacy components in the field — capturing the true as-maintained condition for repair planning, parts reproduction, and tooling recreation. For program management, it means a growing library of accurate digital records that reduce dependence on paper drawings and support long-term sustainment of aircraft that will remain in service for decades.