Name

KVE

Legal name

KVE

Website

https://kve.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

KVE is a Dutch subsidiary of Daher that designs and manufactures advanced thermoplastic composite structures — including induction-welded assemblies, missile parts, drone components, fins, and radomes — for aerospace and defense OEMs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerospace and Defense Composite Manufacturing

NAICS

Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing (326130)

akta.pro primary industry

Thermoformed Electronics & Appliance Components (IMANAHAG)

Keywords

• Thermoplastic composites manufacturing
• Aerospace composite parts
• Defense composite structures
• Induction welding composites
• Advanced composite materials

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Composite parts and assemblies for aerospace and defense: Design, development and manufacture of thermoplastic composite components (missile parts, drones, fins, radomes, welded structures) sold to aerospace primes and defense integrators, delivered as one-off or low-volume production contracts typical of aerospace supply chains.
2. Thermoplastic composite assembly equipment (with Pinette PEI): Joint go-to-market with Pinette PEI to supply induction welding equipment for thermoplastic composite assembly, generating equipment sales and related services to aerospace manufacturers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Core offering

KVE designs and manufactures advanced thermoplastic composite structures for aerospace and defense applications, specializing in defense composite parts such as missiles, drones, fins, and radomes. As a Daher subsidiary, the company also delivers thermoplastic composite assembly via induction welding, jointly supplied with Pinette PEI equipment, to enable larger, lighter, and recyclable aerospace components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Defense Composite Parts Engineered thermoplastic composite components for defense applications, including parts for missile systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, control fins, and radomes, designed and manufactured for aerospace primes and defense integrators.
• Thermoplastic Composite Assembly via Induction Welding Assembly offering for thermoplastic composite structures using induction welding equipment, supplied in partnership with Pinette PEI, aimed at improving manufacturing efficiency, enabling larger part sizes, weight reduction, and recyclability in aerospace components.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Broad incumbents

• Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Composites: Supplier of thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials and parts for aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. Comparable to KVE in serving defense and aerospace composite parts programs at the materials-and-parts interface.
• Hexcel: Global advanced composites supplier (carbon fiber, prepregs, honeycomb) serving aerospace and defense primes. Comparable to KVE in providing composite materials and parts into the same defense and aerospace supply chains.
• Triumph Group: Tier-one aerospace supplier with composite aerostructures, including defense platforms. Comparable to KVE in producing composite structural parts and assemblies for defense and aerospace customers.
• Leonardo Aircraft: Large European defense and aerospace prime that designs and manufactures composite-rich aircraft, UAVs, and defense systems. Comparable to KVE in demand-side exposure to defense composite programs and as a potential customer.
• Solvay Composite Materials: Specialty materials provider of advanced composite resins and reinforcements for aerospace and defense. Comparable to KVE as an upstream enabler of the thermoplastic/thermoset composite parts ecosystem KVE serves.

Direct peers

• Spirit AeroSystems: Large aerostructures supplier producing composite and metallic structures for commercial and defense platforms. Comparable to KVE in supplying complex composite parts and assemblies to major primes.
• GKN Aerospace: Tier-one aerostructures supplier with deep thermoplastic and thermoset composite manufacturing capabilities for defense and civil aerospace, including Dutch operations (Fokker). Directly comparable to KVE in composite parts for missiles, drones, fins, and radomes.
• Fokker Techniek / Fokker Aerostructures: Dutch-based aerostructures manufacturer focused on thermoplastic composite components and assemblies. Highly comparable to KVE in geography, technology (thermoplastic composites), and aerospace/defense customer base.
• Premium AEROTEC (Airbus Aerostructures Augsburg): Major European aerostructures manufacturer specializing in composite and metallic structures for Airbus and defense programs. Comparable to KVE in producing complex composite assemblies for primes.

Emerging players

• Toray Advanced Composites: Supplier of thermoplastic and thermoset composite materials with strong aerospace and defense penetration. Already a named partner in KVE's circularity project, making it a directly adjacent peer in materials and parts manufacturing.

Market position

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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