Aug 1, 2005
Quickstep Signs European Deal for Composites Process Development
Australian advanced materials group Quickstep Technologies Pty Ltd has taken another key step in the commercialisation of its proprietary composites manufacturing process, securing a key three-way development agreement to produce aerospace-grade production parts on a trial basis for the UK aerospace industry.
The landmark agreement is the 3rd major international research collaboration to be announced by Quickstep in the past 6 months is with the Northern Aero space Technology Exploitation Centre (NATEC), a major UK Aerospace Manufacturer and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST).
Quickstep process enables the high-speed production of advanced composite components at a fraction of hte cost of conventional processes by using fluid curing rather than air at high temperature and pressures.