WireMasters Named First Distributor of Select GORE® Space Cables for High Data Rate Applications
PLEINFELD, Germany (PRWEB) June 22, 2018 -- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) is pleased to announce that WireMasters is the first authorized distributor of select GORE® Space Cables for high data rate applications. Product offerings in stock at WireMasters include Type GBL (Balanced Shield Line) for dataline applications and Type SpaceWire for satellite, telescope observatories, and other critical spaceflight operations.
Headquartered in Columbia, TN, USA, WireMasters is an industry leader in the sales and distribution of Mil-Spec BMS, and EN wire, cable, tubing, and accessories. They have provided best-in-class, value-added services to the Aerospace and Defense market for 30 years. David Hill, President and CEO of WireMasters, said, “We’re excited to support Gore’s industry-leading presence in the space industry and serve as the global stock distributor for their balanced datalines and SpaceWire cables.”
John Frantz, Channel Manager for Gore’s Americas region, added, “WireMasters provides tremendous value to customers through excellent customer service and their inventory of Gore cables. We expect WireMasters will continue to provide customers with efficient options that include specific GORE® Space Cables."
High-Performance Spaceflight Cables with Proven Heritage
Gore’s cables ensure power is delivered safely and reliably while improving signal speed and integrity among electrical systems in the challenging environmental conditions of outer space. With specialized insulation materials that are more durable, these small, lightweight cables have been thoroughly tested and are ESA-qualified according to ESCC specifications for long-lasting performance. The high flexibility and tight bend radius of these cables also facilitate easy installation and routing.
GORE® Space Cables, Type GBL provide outstanding signal transmission up to 1 gigahertz (GHz) in dataline applications. The small size and low mass of this cable help minimize the problems associated with balancing difficult weight issues on larger or more substantial devices. Typical applications include digital signal processors, high-speed subsystems, and high-resolution cameras, sensors, and detectors. Program heritage includes Express MD1/MD2, Intermediate eXperimental Vehicles (IXV), International Space Station (ISS), James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and XMM.
GORE® Space Cables, Type SpaceWire provide bi-directional, high-speed data transmission up to 400 Mbit/s with minimal crosstalk, signal attenuation, and low skew. Using a serial, point-to-point dataline with Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS), this cable can be integrated into many different satellite programs without requiring any custom design. Typical applications include high-resolution cameras, radar sensor equipment, and sensor, mass memory unit, and telemetry subsystem interconnections. Program heritage includes Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATV), James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), KAI, and SDO.
For more than 25 years, Gore has delivered time-tested and proven solutions to the space industry with a 100-percent success rate. To order GORE® Space Cables, Types GBL and SpaceWire, visit wiremasters.net/gore-space-cables. For more information about Gore’s entire portfolio of spaceflight cables and microwave/RF assemblies, visit gore.com/products/industries/aerospace/space.
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. http://www.gore.com.
About Gore Performance Solutions
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.” Their knowledgeable account executives and AS9100 & ISO 9001:2008 quality standards allow them 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 http://www.wiremasters.net.
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Petra Tillmanns, W. L. Gore & Associates, +1 +49 9144 601 6389, [email protected]
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