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Kilwell Fibrelab

Prototyping Partnerships

Our experienced composite production experts can support your engineers and designers with practical input and advice as they develop your product and componentry.

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Composite Research & Development

Planning something that's never been done before in composites? Bring it on. Our team of composite production experts will help take your project from possibility to production-run-ready.

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Composite Fabrication & Manufacturing

From carbon fibre tubing to complex custom components, Kilwell has the in-house composite manufacturing skills and scale to deliver the goods.

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Kilwell

Carbon Fibre & COmposite Experts

At Kilwell Fibrelab we are explorers, pace-setters, path-finders.

We extend the reach of those who want to go further, go faster, be stronger, do bigger.

We partner with like-minded go-getters to push the boundaries of what's possible.

Challenge accepted. 

Specialist Capabilities

Temperature Controlled Facilities
Powered by Passionate People
Finishing & Fabrication Suite
CNC Precision Fabrication
Test, Measure & ISO-Compliant Quality Control
Full 3D-Printing & Design Team

The pillars of our pursuit

We help our clients go: 

 

Bigger

Nui ake

In New Zealand, ancient mountains are considered sacred and are afforded the same reverence as our ancestors and living elders. They are legendary icons that stand as reminders of the formation of the land and markers of our place of origin.

Faster

Tere ake

Endemic to New Zealand, the Tui bird is known for it’s enchanting harmonic calls, fluttering speed and abounding confidence.

Lighter

Kōmāmā ake

Once a revered symbol of leadership, the feather of the now-extinct Huia serves as an elegant reminder to always tread lighter. 

Stronger

Kaha ake

The shark plays many roles in Māori lore, from tribal formation history to more ancient foundational legends. Today the shark commonly represents guardianship, determination, and most of all, strength.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

From aerospace to industrial, superyacht to sporting, we develop and craft some of the world's best, highest performing composite solutions.

We're experts at roll-wrapped carbon fibre tubing and carbon wrapping, from precision componentry that meets FFA approval to full-on industrial structures. 

Automotive
Aerospace
Defence
Industrial
Marine
Mining
Elite Sport
R & D

How can we help?

Keen to team up?

Let us know what you have in mind, and one of our team will get in touch to talk through your project and scope it with you. If you would like to share any drawings now, please do. Or, if you would prefer that we enter in an NDA first, we can make that happen quickly and easily.

Emirates Team New Zealand

An alignment of values, coupled with fast-paced prototyping meant a perfect partnership.

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Te Ahi Tupua

Stacey Gordine and his team scoured the globe for someone who could build their 12-meter-high structure, to no avail. Then Kilwell Fibrelab presented a solution, right on their doorstep.

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LTA Research

When LTA research needed a production partner for their 21st-century Airship, they tested the world's best. And they chose Kilwell Fibrelab.

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Hardy Rifle Engineering

Hardy Rifle Engineering set out with a clear goal; produce a world-leading precision rifle that combines incredible accuracy and usability with showstopping design.

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If your competitive edge comes from composites, we hear your call.

COLLABORATION MAKES US

STRONGER LIGHTER FASTER BIGGER
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Our Story

90 years building craftsmanship

In 1933, John L. Wells turned his passion for angling into a business that would become a legacy. 

For 90 years, we have been honing our intergenerational composite craftsmanship and, while we are still one of the world leaders in roll-wrapped carbon fibre tubing, our expertise and composite manufacturing capability extends much further. 

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+64 7 345 9093
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Physical Address
490 Te Ngae Road
Rotorua 3010
Bay Of Plenty
New Zealand

Postal Address
Private Bag 3033
Rotorua 3046
New Zealand

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