(1888PressRelease)
November 28, 2007 - Quatro Composites, a leading designer and manufacturer of carbon fiber molded products, has been awarded three new contracts to supply carbon fiber panels to airframers and tier 1 suppliers for drill qualification and assembly training.
"As the airplane manufacturers make the radical shift from aluminum to carbon composite materials for the primary structure, much support is required to address the new techniques of drilling, fastening and bonding." said Steve Roesner, Chief Operating Officer at Quatro Composites. Quatro supports the manufacturers of composite fuselage and wing skins by supplying carbon/epoxy panels that are built to the aircraft manufacturer's process specifications.
In an effort to meet increased demand, Quatro has recently added an additional 30% of manufacturing space to its Orange City, Iowa facility for the manufacture of carbon fiber panels, as well as structural aerospace composite brackets. “Quatro continues to win new business because it has demonstrated the ability to respond quickly to customer demand, with ingenuity, resourcefulness, and enthusiasm,” says Tom Yip of Boeing Phantom Works.
Most of the panels Quatro produces are made with Toray T800 carbon epoxy prepreg. The panels are autoclaved cured into 4' x 10' sheets and then water jet-cut into smaller panels before inspection and shipping to the customer.
Composite-focused aircraft suppliers are extremely busy working to meet aggressive delivery schedules. Outsourcing this work has proven to be a very cost effective solution allowing the focus to stay of on their core business, hardware fabrication.
For more information, visit www.quatrocomposites.com
