The largest tri-service exhibition ever took place at Excel, Docklands London between the 11th and 14th of September 2007 and was attended by over 25,000 mostly military personnel. The fifth event of its kind, DSEi included 27 international pavilions, on-site conferences and 6 naval vessels moored immediately outside. The international fleet of warships is easily the single greatest attraction of the show. That notwithstanding, air vehicles and land systems were heavily exhibited inside Excel in what can best be described as a unique tri-service exhibition integrating the best of defence technology in the UK today. We will report on our tour of the HMS Kent and the Swedish Stealth ship later.
Meanwhile back in the halls amongst the army exhibitors protective clothing featured heavily, chemical and biological warfare clothing was on show at the W.L. Gore stand - as in Gore-Tex. The stand is pictured right with Jonas Andersson and Anika from DefenceIntegration.org
Gore had a great stand at the DSEi show this year, located in the UK partnership pavilion. Gore extended their range of integrated combat clothing systems to include a new family of chemical protective fabrics for use in chemical and biological environments. Breathable but secure from these threats. Gore clothing is only a part of their activities; in automotive, Gore provide advanced membrane assemblies for electrochemical double layer capacitors used in hybrid vehicles.
Gore's expertise in fluoropolymers and composite membranes has made it a leader in the production of the membrane electrode assemblies that form the heart of the fuel cell. Gore MEA products are being used by nearly all major fuel cell system developers worldwide to power a wide variety of fuel
