W. L. Gore & Associates

W. L. Gore and Associates is a materials science company. The company says it has been changing lives and industries for over 65 years. Bill and Vieve Gore founded it in their family home in 1958, and about 13,000 associates now carry on that work.

Its aerospace and defense range covers cables and assemblies for civil aviation, defense, advanced air mobility and space. The website groups these markets into advanced air mobility, civil, defense air and land, and space.

Gore's data cables include CAN bus, DVI, FireWire, HDMI, USB, Ethernet, fiber optic and coaxial types. The company says its ultralight high speed data cables are up to 60 percent lighter, and it offers samples of them.

Microwave and RF cables and assemblies come in VNA, ruggedized airframe, ruggedized test, vapor sealed and general purpose types. Its test cables suit radar, ADAS, EMC and signal integrity testing.

Power enablers include capacitor films, high performance aerospace wire and power feeder cables. Secondary insulation systems include cable protection systems, protective braids and abrasion resistant cable jackets. Space products include space cables, SpaceWire and spaceflight cable assemblies.

The company also makes MIL-STD-1760 cables, tethered drone cables and GORE SKYFLEX aircraft sealants, tapes and gaskets. Its aerospace and defense products serve both civil and military air and land uses.

Gore's other businesses include GORE-TEX consumer and professional fabrics, GOREWEAR, Gore Medical, filtration products and ELIXIR Strings. The website lists country sites in the United States, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Brazil, China, Japan and Korea.

Services

• Data cables
• Microwave RF cables and assemblies
• Power enablers
• Secondary insulation systems
• Space cables
• SpaceWire
• MIL-STD-1760 cables
• Drone cables
• Aircraft sealants
• Ultralight high speed data cables