W.L. Gore & Associates GmbH

Aerospace Industries & Satellite Navigation, Electrical Engineering & Electronics, Medical Technology, Photonics

  • Short facts

    • Manufacturer
  • Year founded 1958
  • 110 Employees (site)
  • Turnover: 5m - <10m EUR

Products/services: W. L. Gore & Associates has made its name by creating innovative, technology-driven solutions, from medical devices that treat aneurysms to high-performance GORE-TEX® fabrics. A privately held company with annual sales of more than $3 billion, Gore is committed to perpetuating its 50-plus year tradition of product innovation. Gore focuses its efforts in four main areas: electronics, fabrics, industrial and medical products. The company’s electronic products division develops and manufactures high-performance copper and optical signal transmission products. Gore’s fabrics provide protection from the elements and enable wearers to remain comfortable across a broad range of activities and conditions. The products made by Gore’s industrial division meet diverse contamination control and processing challenges throughout industry. Implants from the medical division provide creative healing solutions to complex medical problems. W. L. Gore & Associates has made its name by creating innovative, technology-driven solutions, from medical devices that treat aneurysms to high-performance GORE-TEX® fabrics. A privately held company with annual sales of more than $3 billion, Gore is committed to perpetuating its 50-plus year tradition of product innovation. Gore focuses its efforts in four main areas: electronics, fabrics, industrial and medical products. The company’s electronic products division develops and manufactures high-performance copper and optical signal transmission products. Gore’s fabrics provide protection from the elements and enable wearers to… read more 

Basic data

Company

W.L. Gore & Associates GmbH

Street

Hermann-Oberth-Str. 22

PC / City

85640 Putzbrunn

County

Upper Bavaria

Phone

+49 89 4612-0

Fax

+49 89 4612-2448

Language skills

Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish

Profile/competences

Core competencies

not available

Key sectors / sub-sectors

  • Aerospace Industries & Satellite Navigation: Aircraft structures
  • Electrical Engineering & Electronics: Cables and insulated wires
  • Electrical Engineering & Electronics: Power engineering
  • Medical Technology: Endoscopy, laparoscopy
  • Medical Technology: X-ray diagnosis and therapy
  • Photonics: Fibers and optical fibers

NACE industries

  • Manufacture of plastics products 22.2
  • Manufacture of wiring and wiring devices 27.3

Certifications

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Sales markets - target industries

- Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie - Automobilindustrie - Chemische Industrie - Computer / Nachrichtentechnik / Elektronikindustrie - Energieversorgung - Umweltschutz - Industrie / Produktion - Medizin / Gesundheitswesen - Verteidigungstechnik / Militär - Textilindustrie / -technologie - Halbleiterindustrie

Sales markets - target countries

not available

Cooperation offers

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