KVE and Pinette to offer equipment for the assembly of thermoplastic composites

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During the Paris Air Show, #KVE, a subsidiary of Daher, and #Pinette PEI signed a partnership to offer an integrated solution for thermoplastic stamp forming and part assembly by induction welding. KVE indicates that the two companies have a shared vision: to advance high-rate, sustainable manufacturing of structural aerospace components in thermoplastic composites. By establishing this non-exclusive partnership, they aim to offer an integrated solution for thermoplastic stamp forming and part assembly by induction welding. The thermoplastic forming and welding solutions will enable to increase part sizes, reduce weight, improve cycle times, optimise recyclability and cut the productions costs.


KVE’s Managing Director Pierre Rouch states: “The agreement marks an important step for the implementation of the KVE INDUCT welding technology worldwide. Pinette is a leading player in the field of thermoplastic production equipment and we are proud to work together with them to bring integrated solutions to the market.

The complementary business in the field of thermoplastics makes them the preferred partner for KVE. Furthermore, Pinette and our parent company DAHER, both founded in 1863, share a similar legacy.


Pinette PEI’s CEO, Erick Rousseau states: “For many years, Pinette PEI is well known and recognized in the world of composite materials forming, and more particularly for thermoplastics. Joining forces with KVE is an obvious move, that brings numerous opportunities to our customers. Thanks to this partnership, our customers will have a complete integrated solution for material preparation, stamping, welding and NDT control, with a high degree of integration, automation and supervision. This represents a major step forward in the quality and productivity of thermoplastic composite parts. The Pinette PEI teams are very proud to enter into this partnership, and very enthusiastic about continuing to promote thermoplastic composite through this unique global solution.


Within the integrated thermoplastic production equipment, Pinette PEI will be in charge of the system level design and manufacturing of the cell. KVE will continue to provide the welding specific hardware, software and part dedicated weld tooling. The company will also offer its expertise to support customers in welding process development.

The sales teams of the two partners will join forces. In order to promote the technology, a welding set-up will be installed at Pinette’s Tifaani production line to perform R&D programs and test the capability of the different thermoplastic processing technologies.


Cover photo: Pinette PEI‘s world largest thermoplastic press for stamp forming, showcased at JEC World 2025 (source: Pinette PEI)



source: https://pinetteemidecau.eu/en / JEC Composites

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