Quatro Composites(TM) Supports Insitu in Developing and Manufacturing Next Generation UAS Structures

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Mon Oct 5, 2009 2:45pm EDT

Quatro Composites(TM) Supports Insitu in Developing and Manufacturing Next
Generation UAS Structures





ORANGE CITY, Iowa, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Quatro Composites(TM), a leader in
design and manufacturing of advanced composite structures, has become a
technology partner in developing and manufacturing composite components for
Insitu's next generation unmanned aircraft system (UAS).


"The Technical Development Center, located in Poway, CA, is providing valuable
input to Insitu's engineering team, working with them to design their parts
for composite fabrication on the next generation UAS due to release in second
quarter of 2009," said Karash Turpin, Vice President of Quatro's Engineering
Operations.  "Insitu was able to take advantage of our specially designed and
fabricated assembly and alignment tools, as well as our extensive experience
and proprietary out-of-autoclave manufacturing processes."


Quatro also received NADCAP Accreditation this year. The certification process
requires stringent compliance to the highest industry standards for advanced
composite parts fabrication for aerospace companies. Quatro is also BAC5578,
ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100:2004 certified. The AS9100 certification signifies
both of its facilities, located in Orange City, IA and Poway, CA, comply with
all standards of the quality management system.


Quatro Composites(TM), a wholly owned business of Tec Industries, LLC, is an
Iowa-based advanced manufacturer offering a full line of services from design,
analysis, prototyping and production of advanced composite products. Quatro
manufactures and engineers products for the aerospace, military / defense and
medical markets. The business operates in two locations, Orange City, Iowa,
(Headquarters, Manufacturing & Distribution) and Poway, California (Technical
Development Center). For further details, visit us at
www.quatrocomposites.com.


Insitu Inc., designs, develops and manufactures unmanned aircraft systems
(UAS) and associated services for commercial and military applications. With a
small footprint and expeditionary focus for both land and sea operations, the
company's family of UAS solutions is serving the needs of the global defense
community achieving more than 220,000 operational flight hours and 1,500
shipboard sorties. Visit www.insitu.com for more information.




SOURCE  Quatro Composites

Molly Sitzmann, Director of Sales / Marketing, +1-712-707-9200,
molly.sitzmann@quatrocomposites.com
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