GORE SKYFLEX Aerospace Materials for anti-chafe applications helps minimize vibration force and reduce the abrasive effects of foreign debris between surfaces. In applications such as access panels, fuel bladders, tail booms, and transmission panels, mechanical wear from vibration can cause small particles to become trapped between the interfaces, resulting in chafing, pitting, and scoring. Gores soft durable materials are chemically inert and resistant to aircraft fluids, thereby minimizing potential corrosive effects.

GORE SKYFLEX Aerospace Materials for edge protection are abrasion-resistant and engineered specifically to prevent abrasion and cut-through damage from composite floorboard edges and reduce the likelihood of corrosion. More durable than fiberglass tapes, these materials protect edges by isolating carbon and other components that are galvanically dissimilar. These lightweight, highly conformable materials are easy to install because of their single-component construction, and they simplify maintenance because they are easy to remove for inspection.

According to Ross Livington, Gores global product specialist for GORE SKYFLEX Aerospace Materials for surface protection, the mechanical properties of these materials have been engineered to withstand wear and increase the durability of their protective performance. With decades of experience in the aerospace industry, we understand the importance of reliability and aircraft availability. Our highly conformable materials reduce downtime of the aircraft through their long-term performance, and with easy installation the aircraft availability can be improved.

For more information about Gores full line of products for the aerospace industry, contact Petra Tillmanns at ptillman@wlgore.com or +49/9144/601-6389, or visit http://www.gore.com/aerospace.

About W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Gore is a technology-driven company focused on discovery and product innovation. Well-known for waterproof, breathable GORE-TEX fabric, the companys portfolio includes everything from high-performance fabrics and implantable medical devices to industrial manufacturing components and aerospace electronics. Headquartered in the United States, Gore posts annual sales of more than $3.2 billion and employs approximately 10,000 associates in 30 countries worldwide. In Europe, Gore started its first business operations only a few years after the Enterprise's founding in 1958. Gore now has locations sales offices as as well as production facilities in the key European countries with around 2,000 associates dedicated to serving the markets of all of Gore's product divisions. Gore is one of a select few companies to appear on all of the U.S. 100 Best Companies to Work For lists since the rankings debuted in 1984. For several years now, Gore has also been voted one of the best workplaces in Europe and has been ranked on top workplace lists in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Sweden. Learn more at gore.com.

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Aerospace Materials protect surfaces against chafing, abrasion.