The same ‘Quickstep Process’ used on the production of the JSF has seen Quickstep securing a EUR4.2 million (AUD6.0 million) contract to provide ORPE Technologiya, with its Quickstep Process to manufacture large carbon?fibre composite components.
Quickstep has announced the first commercial sale of its patented ‘Quickstep Process’ system.
Quickstep has secured a EUR4.2 million (AUD6.0 million)
contract to provide ORPE Technologiya,
with its Quickstep Process to manufacture large carbon?fibre composite components.
The Quickstep Process involves surrounding raw carbon fibre
with heated liquids which transfer heat 25 times faster than traditional
autoclave (or ‘oven?heated’) methods, enabling composite components to be cured
more efficiently and at a fraction of the cost.
The Quickstep Process will be used to produce large carbon fibre
shielding for satellites during launches, opening up the aerospace navigation,
telecommunications and weather satellite markets for Quickstep’s technology.
The contract will be delivered over 18 months and will
involve all parts of Quickstep’s global organisation.
Quickstep managing director Philippe Odouard said: “Carbon fibre composites weigh much less
than metal, which provides a big advantage in terms of fuel efficiency.
The value of the Quickstep Process is that it is cost
efficient, suited to mass production and can mould carbon fibre into exact
shapes for specialist use.
The same ‘Quickstep Process’ used on the production of the JSF has seen Quickstep securing a EUR4.2 million (AUD6.0 million) contract to provide ORPE Technologiya, with its Quickstep Process to manufacture large carbon?fibre composite components.
