the insulation thickness and the overall cable shape the control of the insulation thickness allows inclusion of single twisted or other conductor wire gauges for example from 4 to 44 awg the flexible silicone encapsulation provides extreme flexibility for motion applications the silicone encased flexible shaped cables can seamlessly be attached to for example fixed and moving structural components and can be used for carrying electrical signals light signals pneumatics and fluids exactly where they are desired for use in the application combining each of the systems into one cable results in a cleaner more compact design which can ultimately be more reliable and cost effective the extrusion process can produce silicone encased flexible shaped cables in continuous lengths or as assemblies complete with connectors and junction boxes then tested and inspected for a specific application this capability provides the ability for customizing cables to be shaped to fit very tight spaces of one embodiment of the present invention the mixture of silicone rubber 200 with proprietary additives 210 allows adaptation of the silicone encased flexible shaped cables to numerous applications various proprietary additives 210 can be mixed with the silicone rubber 200 prior to extrusion in controlled amounts that create functional advantages to the silicone encased flexible shaped cables these proprietary additives 210 can include for example elements to modify the hardness of the cable encasement to increase or decrease flexibility and to creating different functional characteristics for different purposes for example harder cable encasements will last longer in abrasive environments and softer cable encasements will have more flexibility in addition softer cable encasements can be used as a sealing mechanism in an assembly the softer cable encasement can itself be for example compressed between two mating surfaces and the silicone encasement.