Nadcap accreditation

Did I miss a recent company announcement on this? Quickstep has received Nadcap certification which CEO Marino describes as “an important stepping stone toward securing aerospace work from prime contractors such as Airbus and Boeing, most of whom require Nadcap accreditation throughout their supply chain.”

Following are State One's comments last November on the significance of Nadcap accreditation


26 Feb 2015

Quickstep receives Nadcap accreditation

Quickstep Holdings, the manufacturer of high-grade carbon-fibre components for the aerospace and automotive industries, announced that it has received accreditation from Nadcap, the worldwide cooperative program of major companies administered by the Performance Review Institute (PRI) for quality assurance within the aerospace and automotive industries.

David Marino, managing director of Quickstep, said: "Nadcap certification demonstrates to the aerospace and defence industries worldwide that Quickstep employs high-quality, stringent processes for carbon fibre composites production. Joining the Nadcap Qualified Manufacturers' List increases our opportunity to win new contracts. This is an important stepping stone toward securing aerospace work from prime contractors such as Airbus and Boeing, most of whom require Nadcap accreditation throughout their supply chain.”

Quickstep received Nadcap accreditation for composite special processing at its Bankstown Airport, Sydney facility. This supplements the AS9100 and ISO 9001 approvals secured in 2009 and numerous specific process approvals that enable the company to produce parts for Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems. Quickstep has been delivering F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter parts from its facility to Northrop Grumman in the US for more than two years, and commenced deliveries to Lockheed Martin for the C-130J Super Hercules military transport in February 2014.

http://www.jeccomposites.com/news/composites-news/quickstep-receives-nadcap-accreditation


from p.5 of State One November 2014 report

…while it is very difficult to get through the front door of a large defence or aeronautical contractor, once you have done so you become part of a very select club. It is one where only long standing proven activities and their providers are accepted, and new, unproven ones are excluded. This is not to say there aren’t further challenges in winning other accreditations, which may assist in opening additional doors throughout the sector.

QHL is currently aiming to further widen its industry appeal by becoming a member of Nadcap, (the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors’ Accreditation Program). Nadcap is a US organisation which provides independent certification of manufacturing processes for the industry. State One expects that QHL will become a member of Nadcap before the end of 2015, and we understand that this is the last major accreditation which QHL requires before it can offer its products to virtually the entire global aerospace industry. The existing Nadcap members comprise Prime Contractors (OEMs and Tier 1 manufacturers) which coordinate with aerospace-accredited suppliers to develop industry wide audit criteria for the special processes and products involved.

https://www.stateone.com.au/download/?p=QHL_Report_ADH_MD_20141115B.pdf&a=preview