Everything we send into space is mission critical. For even the simplest part failure can lead to failure of the mission and millions of dollars lost. The cost of failure is immeasurable once human lives are on the line. This is why selecting the right production partner is essential. That’s KEEL. Ensure excellence in your rocket and satellite components, ground support equipment, and rocket launch systems. Our people know the work we do to support our customers is critical for both ground and space-based operations. This is why the companies and organizations building the future in space regularly choose KEEL. From machining and fabrication to assembly, testing and delivery, reach higher with KEEL.
Mission Critical
At KEEL, we understand the impact our work will have on your product, program and reputation. We are committed to doing whatever it takes to ensure your mission critical parts meet or exceed the exacting performance requirements from the loading dock to the launch pad and beyond.
Custom Production
The companies building next generation space flight components and servicing flight platforms rarely benefit from economies of scale. KEEL is custom-built for secure short-run and tailored manufacturing projects, making us uniquely suited to produce the products supporting space flight and ground operations.
Exacting Precision
Delivering the finely tuned engineering, lightweighting and fuel efficiency tolerances required for space-based operations comes down to differences that must be measured by lasers. From highly technical and intricate parts to safety critical, next-generation space flight components, KEEL has the capabilities you need for the accuracy and precision your product demands.
Massive Dimensions
KEEL offers one of the largest press brakes in North America, a 100-ton overhead crane, more than 700,000 square feet of manufacturing floor space and custom machinery that can adapt to work on anything from satellite components to launch systems.
Demanding Materials
Products designed for commercial and governmental space flight, regularly require specialized materials requiring special handling. KEEL has the technology and the expertise to work with a vast array of metallurgy, refining and machining requirements so you can get what you need from a single trusted resource.
Classified Functionality
KEEL carefully guards the design and production secrets of products and vehicles used to keep our nation secure and our transportation industry safe. We offer secure production facilities, and we regularly train our teams on the safe and secure handling of the most sensitive product information.