KVE Composites Group

KVE Composites is a design and build company for advanced composite structures, based in The Hague, Netherlands. It was founded in 1996 as Kok and Van Engelen Composite Structures BV and serves aerospace, defence and machine building customers. It is fully owned by Daher.

Services

• Thermoplastic welding: assembly of thermoplastic composite structures by welding
• Development and manufacturing: radomes, rotor blades and special products
• Composite repair: in-shop repair of composite aircraft components and on-wing repair of composite structures
• Composite and metal bonded repairs, adhesive bonding and paint spray finishing
• Reverse engineering, tooling manufacturing, non-destructive testing and spray painting
• Composite training courses for technicians, engineers, quality staff and managers

Repair facility

KVE Composites Repair B.V. is based at Maastricht Aachen Airport. The site says the facility is an EASA Part 145 certified component repair station repairing items such as radomes, fairings, floor panels and similar composite items.

Company facts

• Founded in 1996 by Winand Kok and Harm van Engelen
• AS9100 quality system; ITAR and EAR compliance for defence projects, as stated on its website
• EASA Part 145 component repair station at Maastricht Aachen Airport, as stated on its website
• Offices: The Hague and Maastricht, Netherlands