PLEINFELD, Germany (April 4, 2018) – W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) has recently upgraded its site manufacturing infrastructure in New Garden, PA, significantly reducing product delivery time to OEMs and end users. GORE® Aerospace High Speed Data Cables for commercial and military aircraft applications are now available with short lead times. Gore and WireMasters, an authorized distributor, can ship complimentary samples within two (2) business days from the date of the request. As a result, OEMs can validate and support low-rate production using Gore's standard products in their specific applications with lower technical and business risks to their programs.

"We're excited about streamlining our business offerings with more efficient ordering and manufacturing processes to deliver reliable solutions quickly to our customers," said Adrian Milne, Global Product Specialist for Gore's Civil Aerospace Team. "We know commercial and military aircraft customers want to avoid technical risks and schedule delays to meet program objectives."

Fully Tested & Qualified for Proven Performance

Gore offers a wide variety of high-speed copper and fiber optic solutions that support the latest open-source architectures and standardized protocols, such as USB, HDMI, Ethernet, Fiber Optics Simplex and more. They deliver life-long performance in small, lightweight, flexible and routable designs. These cables have undergone substantial qualification testing to ensure they meet Wirestringent specifications of current industry standards and customer requirements. For Ethernet Cat6a protocol, Gore’s cables exceed requirements and are approved to the Society for Automotive and Aerospace Engineers (SAE) AS6070™ standards and on the Qualified Products List (QPL).

Customers can fill out a short form to receive complimentary samples. Gore’s full line of high-performance aerospace solutions will also be on display at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany on 10-12 April, Booth 2E60. For more information, visit gore.com/AIX2018 or contact a Gore applications specialist at electronics.usa@wlgore.com.

About W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

W. L. Gore & Associates is a global materials science company dedicated to transforming industries and improving lives. Founded in 1958, Gore has built a reputation for solving complex technical challenges in the most demanding environments — from revolutionizing the outerwear industry with GORE-TEX® fabric to creating medical devices that improve and save lives to enabling new levels of performance in the aerospace, pharmaceutical and mobile electronics markets, among other industries. The company is also known for its strong, team-oriented culture and continued recognition from the Great Place to Work® Institute. Headquartered in Newark, Del., Gore employs approximately 9,500 Associates and generates annual revenues that exceed $3 billion.

Performance Solutions Division

Gore Performance Solutions Division develops products and technologies that address complex product and process challenges in a variety of markets and industries, including aerospace, automotive, pharmaceutical, mobile electronics, oil and gas — and more. Through close collaboration with industry leaders across the globe, Gore enables customers to design their products and processes to be safer, cleaner, more productive, reliable, durable and efficient across a wide range of demanding environments.

About WireMasters

Founded in 1988, WireMasters Inc. is a leading international distributor of high performance and high-temperature military specification wire, cable and associated accessories. Since its inception, WireMasters has operated under the mantra, "Quality is not expensive…it is Priceless.” Our knowledgeable account executives and AS9100 & ISO 9001:2008 quality standards allow us to provide the quickest quotes in the industry, all supported by a quality certified network of support. WireMasters, Inc. is headquartered in Columbia, TN with additional warehouses in Grapevine, TX, Mesa, AZ, Queretaro, MX, Mexicali, MX and Cranston, RI and stocks well over 70 million of feet of wire and cable inventory. For more information visit wiremasters.net.

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