Automated NDT inspection and analysis of composites
Enabling High-Rate Low-Waste Composite Manufacturing
Why Bullfrog?
Bullfrog is revolutionising quality control in composite manufacturing. Using cutting-edge thermography and AI, our system detects defects faster and earlier in the production process, saving manufacturers time, reducing waste, and improving product quality. We’re making Non-Destructive Testing scalable, efficient, and ready for the future of aerospace and beyond.
Bullfrog's golden thread is its ability to seamlessly integrate innovative NDT technology into the heart of composite manufacturing workflows, transforming quality control from a bottleneck to an enabler of efficiency and sustainability. The system's Active Thermography and AI capabilities allow for real-time, in-process defect detection, ensuring that issues are caught early before additional resources are wasted.
This ties directly to its overarching mission: reducing waste, improving product reliability, and driving scalable, sustainable manufacturing practices across industries like aerospace. Every feature and innovation in Bullfrog aligns with this central purpose, making it a cohesive and impactful solution.
How Bullfrog works?
Bullfrog is an end-to-end automated NDT system installed into composite manufacturers' processes, enabling high-rate production of composite materials while reducing waste.
Benefits of Bullfrog
Charge up your processes with Bullfrog for high-rate low-waste composite manufacturing.
Fast, fully-automated inspections breaks the bottleneck and creates time savings.
Automated defect identification, characterisation and localisation create more capacity for your specialists.
Automated NDT categorisation and next steps decision support focus your specialists' where it is needed - saving time, effort, and costs.
Integration into your process ensures that you have NDT capabilities where you need it, without disrupting the production line.
Affordable equipment makes it possible for you to conduct NDT at various points in your process on all components produced, increasing quality while saving costs.
In-process NDT solutions
Technology Roadmap
Bullfrog is currently in development, with the aim of launching in 2028.
Developed fully automated AT inspection with 2 live demonstrations on an aircraft and a wind turbine
Proof of concept for automated defect identification and localisation
Integrated end-to-end automated system from inspection to analysis including defect categorisation and reporting
Pilots with composite manufacturers
Market launch
Key Individuals
Dr Shakeb Deane
Chief Scientist
Shakeb holds a PhD for his contributions to experimental UAV-based active thermographic non-destructive testing (NDT) of composites and has published and co-authored more than a dozen research papers in the field. With years of experience as an AI and automation engineer, he has developed intelligent inspection systems that translate cutting-edge NDT research into practical, real-world applications. His work extends beyond the lab, including inspections at multiple live airports, in London Luton Airport hangars on the Boeing Dreamliner, and on composite wind turbine blades in manufacturing plants.
Mike Oliver
Founder & CEO
Mike is a visionary leader with a passion for innovation and technology. He has a proven track record of successfully launching and scaling startups in the tech industry.
Matthew Collins
CTO
Matthew has over 25 years of experience in software and systems engineering and has been a pioneer in AI over the past few years. With experience in developing innovative solutions, he has successfully led numerous projects from concept to deployment.
James Sutherland
Business Strategy Advisor
James has 20 years of experience working in the business side of engineering in sales, projects, strategy and R&D commercialisation roles. For the last 4 years he has run a strategic growth advisory business and is supporting Bullfrog Technologies to turn their ground-breaking R&D into high value products and services, capable of transforming the delivery of high-rate composites inspection.
ATI Project Consortium
The Bullfrog ATI Project team is a consortium of organisations, both industry and academic, providing various specialist capabilities including innovation, entrepreneurship and product development, non-destructive testing and vehicle health management, robotics and automation, and composite manufacturing.
Brookhouse is a build to print aerostructures and engineering specialist. Their expertise includes the manufacturing of aerospace composite components.
Easol specialises in supporting entrepreneurial individuals in developing and bringing their product to market.
The School of Engineering at the University of Southampton is a world-class centre for education, research and enterprise, and one of the largest and strongest engineering schools in the UK. The university has specialist workshops, laboratories and facilities for testing and evaluation of materials and structures, as well as for advanced non-invasive imaging of engineering systems and structures.
Createc is a global leader in robotics, specialising in applying robotics and automation to industrial challenges to drive efficiency and safety.
Cranfield University has been globally recognised for developing cutting-edge technology in vehicle health management and is leading UK's research in digital aviation technology.
Get Involved
Join us in revolutionizing NDT for composite manufacturing
We're actively seeking partnerships and collaborations to bring Bullfrog to market. Whether you're a composite manufacturer interested in piloting our technology, a potential investor, or a researcher in the field, we'd love to hear from you.
Interested in being part of the development?
We're looking for forward-thinking manufacturers to participate in our pilot program and help shape the future of automated NDT.
Want to learn more?
Get in touch to discuss how Bullfrog can transform your quality control processes and reduce waste in your manufacturing operations.
Contact us to discuss opportunities:
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