Accreditations

With nearly 100 additional requirements specific to aerospace, AS 9100:2016 provides suppliers with a comprehensive quality system focused on areas directly impacting product safety and reliability in the aerospace industry. These include:

• configuration management – requires that a management discipline be applied over the life cycle of an aerospace product to provide visibility and control of its functional and physical characteristics
• design – ensures that design responsible organisations have a robust design process to meet safety and reliability requirements demanded by the aerospace industry
• purchasing – requires suitable controls over the organisation’s entire aerospace supply chain
• product realisation – ensures that each phase of product realisation, from planning to shipment, is tightly controlled for delivery of conforming product
• product monitoring/measurement – that defines requirements for product validation prior to shipment

ISO14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) is a systematic framework to manage the immediate and long-term environmental impacts of Quickstep’s products, services and processes. By successfully completing ISO14001 certification, Quickstep can assure our stakeholders and our community that our environmental management system meets international industry specific environmental standards. It provides the outline to minimise our environmental footprint, diminish the risk of pollution incidents, provide operational improvements, ensure compliance with relevant environmental legislation and develop Quickstep in a sustainable manner.

Nadcap NDT (nondestructive testing) accreditation signifies an achievement that represents Quickstep’s mission for continuous process and quality improvement. It validates the technical competency of Quickstep’s expertise in complying with the most rigorous aerospace standards and is an indicator of an accomplishment strongly correlated with the fundamental core values of Quickstep. These standards are defined by industry experts, based on the best-proven practices in adjunct with decades of hands-on industry experience. Through Nadcap, the aerospace industry demands consistency and the refinement of processes to ensure that fundamental quality standards are met.

Nadcap provides an internationally recognised aerospace standard, establishing the requirements for suppliers of composites to be accredited. Nadcap has accredited Quickstep following rigorous auditing proving the ability to consistently provide a product that conforms to the technical specifications and customer requirements. With the accreditation, Quickstep is positioned to provide the highest quality composite materials testing services to the aerospace, automotive and other advanced industries.