Gardner invests in a Quintus Press as part of Chinese expansion

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Gardner Aerospace has invested in a high-pressure fluid cell press from Quintus Technologies.

“We chose Quintus because they are an established manufacturer of quality presses,” said Christopher Owen, project director for Chengdu at Gardner Aerospace. “The company has a proven track record and a customer base within the aerospace industry.”

Gardner recently opened a 45,000m2 manufacturing facility in Chengdu, China. The facility will allow Gardner to support China’s rapidly developing domestic market for aerospace parts. It will also become an attractive option for Western customers, according to Owen.

“Gardner is committed to becoming one of the world’s top 75 aerospace companies by 2023,” said Owen. “We are dedicated to providing customers with a broad product and service offering, permitting us to further aggregate commodities and increase our capacity for making parts of various complexity and size.”

In 2015, Gardner bought its first high pressure fluid cell press from Quintus. This 800bar (11,600 psi) Flexform press has a central position at the Gardner facility in Mazères in southern France, and it has generated significant cost savings. It has also eliminated several forming operations, intermediate heat treatments, and operator dependencies. The new Quintus press is of the same model, and both presses have a forming area of 700mm x 1,800mm (27.6 x 73 inches).

“It made perfect sense to continue the relationship with Quintus when investing in Gardner’s new global flagship facility in Chengdu,” stated Owen. “The capability and reliability of Gardner’s existing Quintus press combined with the excellent support provided by Quintus made the machine selection process simple.”

Owen is pleased with how Quintus has managed the procurement process.

“The communication has been extremely clear, which further reflects Quintus’s commitment to serving our needs throughout the extended product lifecycle,” he added.

Quintus is the global leader in high pressure technology and has delivered over 1,900 systems to customers within industries such as aerospace, automotive, energy, and medical implants.

“We’re very pleased that Gardner trusts us to be a part of their expansion into the Chinese market,” said Jan Söderström, CEO at Quintus Technologies. “It has been yet another confirmation of the high quality that we can offer our customers.”

www.quintustechnologies.com

www.gardneraerospace.com

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