The following companies support the SAMPE Benelux activities.


At Solvay, we dedicate effortlessly to challenge chemistry to allow us progress and constantly renovating our product portfolio at fast speed.
To address next-generation mobility and resource efficiency with innovative solutions  in more than 11 industries, we ground on 3 major business pillars:

  1. Advanced Materials  – Providing solutions for sustainable mobility, lightweight, CO2, and energy efficiency.
  2. Advanced Formulations  – Customized specialty formulations for surface chemistry and liquid behavior, maximizing yield and efficiency, and minimizing eco-impact.
  3. Performance Chemicals  – Solvay specialty chemicals lead in chemical intermediates through scale and technology to develop applications and industrial innovation for optimized costs.

By bringing together all actors in the value chain, TPRC effectively identifies, analyzes and overcomes technological barriers towards large scale application of thermoplastic composites. The involvement of the value chain as a whole prevents point solutions and accelerates innovation. TPRC is renowned as a world-leading authority and is seen as an outstanding knowledge partner with unique know-how on the processing of thermoplastic composites. Combined with the state-of-the-art production and research facilities, TPRC is the natural partner to advance composites technology.


Airborne is technology leader in advanced composites, specialized in the industrialisation of engineering and manufacturing of durable fibre reinforced composites.  With more than 20 years heritage in composites, Airborne provides its clients high-end composite solutions either directly through advanced manufacturing of components or by developing industrialisation packages which are implemented at manufacturers of choice. Airborne’s focus is on high-end composite components, at high production rates at radically low conversion costs.


DTC is a highly specialized manufacturer of structural parts for Aerostructures. Since the creation of the company in 1998, DTC has been making all its parts exclusively from Thermoplastic Composites.Today we manufacture more than 2.000 unique part numbers and more than 200.000 parts per year for 12 different types of large passenger aircraft and business jets including A350XWB and B787.For more information, please visit: www.composites.nl


Wij produceren bruggen, sluisdeuren en brugdekken van oersterk composiet voor de infra. Dit doen wij met ons eigen team van ingenieurs en specialisten. De bruggen bouwen we in onze eigen fabriek in Rotterdam en leveren we prefab af op de bouwlocatie. Als u het wenst verzorgen wij ook de complete montage van de brug voor u. Wij zijn uw partner in bruggen van A tot Z.


Demanding markets are served by KVE Composites Group, our major markets being aerospace, defence and advanced machine construction.Keywords of the services delivered by KVE Composites Group are:

  • Optimal product design, engineering and manufacturing,
  • Research and Technology Development for efficient manufacturing technologies
  • Product development of high end composite structures
  • Repair of composite aerospace components
  • Advanced composite training

GKN Aerospace is the original aerospace innovator. For decades, GKN Aerospace technologies have inspired and industrialized the aerospace industry, combining engineering excellence and technology leadership.

Today we are truly global, with 17,000 employees in 50 manufacturing locations in 15 countries around the world. All major aircraft and engine manufacturers rely on our advanced technologies. Our aerostructures, engine systems and special products improve the performance of more than 100,000 flights every day.

By working closely together with universities, knowledge institutes, suppliers and customers, we lead the industry in developing new technology to improve aircraft efficiency: lowering aircraft cost, weight and emissions.


The following companies support the SAMPE Europe activities.


Airtech Advanced Materials Group is the largest manufacturer of vacuum bagging and composite tooling materials for prepreg/autoclave, resin infusion, and wet lay-up processes up to 799°F (426°C) . Our product line consists of: vacuum bagging films , release films, pressure sensitive tapes, mold releases (non-liquid), peel plies, breathers & bleeders, sealant tapes, vacuum bag connectors & hoses, rubber, pressure pads, cutting tools, vacuum leak detectors, shrink tape, PTFE coated fiberglass, tooling prepregs and resins, and carbon and glass reinforcements. Business focus areas include aerospace, wind energy, marine, automotive, printed circuit board, solar energy and general FRP composites.


Coexpair, Composites Expertise for Aircraft, is a Belgian company active in the aeronautical sector since 2006. Our strategy is based on an original business model. It offers services to support its customers in the development of new applications in composite materials. This includes the design, development and manufacture of first parts prototypes (no serial production). Once the research is complete, Coexpair extends its offer to the assembly of production equipment needed for RTM industrialization. On a general way, Coexpair is supporting its customers from the idea that sprouts in their design office up to the installation of their workshop.

Today Coexpair is a recognized partner of the largest OEM and Tier-1 suppliers in the sector. Several European companies have become regular customers, including Airbus and Safran groups. Our company is a unique place in Europe to develop and to transfer advanced composite manufacturing technologies


Toray Advanced Composites is a leading supplier to the aerospace industry, providing advanced thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials for the production of lightweight structures for the latest generation of commercial, general aviation, military and unmanned aircraft. Additionally, as the leading supplier of composite materials to the satellite, space exploration and launch industries, you will find our composites on almost every satellite and launch vehicle produced in the Western world. Most notably, we are the leading global supplier of thermoset prepregs for out-of-autoclave (OOA)/vacuum-bag-only (VBO) applicatio


 SAMPE Benelux network partners


CompositesNL represents the interests of all organisations in the Netherlands that are involved in the development, manufacture, maintenance, and reuse of products in which composite technology has played a part. CompositesNL does this by promoting the use of composite products, by expanding their applications and improving their acceptance. Composite products have value to offer society, for the corporate sector, government authorities and consumers alike.