wiredInUSA November 2017

For cables in flight W L Gore & Associates has introduced new Gore cable protection systems for packaging copper and fiber interconnects in civil aircraft applications. The durable systems are designed to meet the needs of aircraft OEMs and systems suppliers that require more protection for interconnects installed in high-density data transmission and in-flight entertainment backbones. Gore cable protection systems are engineered with crush- and abrasion- resistant materials for the highest available level of durability and protection. Copper wire and fiber optic cables (round or flat) can float freely within these cable systems without being either damaged during complex routing in cable runs or by sharp edges in an airframe. Gore’s specialized design also allows installers to bend copper and fiber within the specification limit, generally without exceeding the minimum bend radius, so eliminating over-bending, breakage and failure. The new systems are said to be considerably smaller and lighter in weight, with greater flexibility and a tighter bend radius for easy and rapid installation, ultimately reducing overall cost. “Our cable protection systems provide a great lightweight solution to protect [the] high-performance interconnects required to enable today’s high speed architecture

and future designs,” said Jeremy Moore, application engineer for Gore’s civil aerospace team.

High temperature, low persistence Unifrax I LLC has launched a low bio- persistent (LBP) fiber, Isofrax ® 1400, with high temperature performance up to 1,400°C. is manufactured using enhanced fiberization techniques, combined with new proprietary processing technology, to provide customers with improved thermal and physical characteristics over other LBP fibers. In addition to higher temperature resistance, Isofrax 1400 fiber has high solubility in simulated body fluids and hence carries no hazard classification, meeting stringent European regulatory requirements. Isofrax 1400 fiber is exonerated from classification as hazardous (tested according to Note Q regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008). Isofrax 1400 is available in both blanket and module product forms. “Responding to our customers’ needs, Isofrax products are the result of ongoing research and development efforts to produce a unique ber that combines low bio-persistence with high temperature performance. We’ve improved the physical characteristics of our proven LBP Isofrax 1400 thermal insulation

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