Customer Story Statisticians help secure a competitive edge in manufacturing The name WL Gore has long been synonymous with technological innovation. Since the discovery and subsequent expansion of the versatile synthetic polymer ePTFE – now Gore’s core technology – by Bob Gore in 1969, the company has continued to push the boundaries of entrepreneurial, outside-the-box thinking. But Gore’s ability to stay ahead of the curve isn’t just luck and magical thinking; rather, it’s the organization’s continued reliance on science not only in product design but in every aspect of its manufacturing processes worldwide. “We look at the data and make data-based decisions,” says Maria Lanzerath, statistician and statistical consultant at Gore in Germany. “Analytics is really deeply embedde

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