Quickstep Holdings Limited - ASX:QHL
QHL is an Australian-listed company which, through its subsidiary company Quickstep Technology Pty Ltd, has investments in advanced composite manufacturing facilities in Australia and advanced composite manufacturing technologies for the global market.
"Composites" are materials made by combining a number of different elements with the aim of getting an end result or property - for example combining fibre glass and resin. Advanced composites tend to be high-strength fibres such as carbon fibre imbedded with performance resins such as epoxy resins. These materials are used extensively in the aerospace and defence industries, and are increasingly used in high-performance and electric powered cars.
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Quickstep has significant capabilities and expertise in the production of aerospace-grade advanced composite components using both conventional autoclave-based manufacturing and leading out-of-autoclave production technologies, including our patented Quickstep Process.
Quickstep has three distinct business streams:
- Technology transfer through the provision of the proprietary Quickstep Process equipment and solutions
- Manufacture of composite components out of the Company's Australian facilities; and
- Conducting paid or self funded Research and Development on new composite structures.
The Company currently operates from its fully-commissioned aerospace-grade manufacturing facility located at Bankstown Airport, NSW.
Our manufacturing facility is open for business, with equipment, expertise and capabilities that are unrivaled by any other independent advanced composites manufacturer in Australia.
The first major manufacturing agreement signed by Quickstep was with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman in November 2009 for the manufacture of parts for the international F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The Memorandum of Understanding Quickstep signed with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman covers the the manufacture of composite doors and panels for the F-35 aircraft expected to form work packages potentially valued at hundreds of millions of dollars over the projected 20 year life of the aircraft program. The Company delivered its first JSF part more than a month ahead of schedule in October 2011. Find out more about our JSF manufacturing program.
Quickstep is actively targeting further manufacturing contracts, backed by a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and aerospace team. Find out more about our composite manufacturing facilities.
To help potential Quickstep Process customers see our service offering first hand – particularly the benefits of our patented out-of-autoclave Quickstep Process for composites manufacturing - Quickstep has established showcase sites in strategic locations around the world. In addition to our headquarters in Australia, the Company has demonstration centres in the United States and Germany, both of which provide access to Quickstep’s manufacturing equipment and fully trained technicians. Find out more about Quickstep Process solutions.
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