The most advanced course offered by The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) & North Carolina State University The educational crown jewel of the nonwovens industry, with a high-level overview of nonwoven processes, products, and opportunities. This course investigates the corporate tools and methodologies used in implementing a successful product development process from concept to commercialization, integrating the relationships, perspectives and team dependencies between engineering, manufacturing, purchasing and marketing disciplines. Participants will benefit with clear understandings of the successes and barriers within the…

Under the theme, Sustainability of the Textile and Fashion Supply Chain – Transitioning to Zero Carbon and Zero Waste, the conference will explore the current scenario as well as emerging sustainable practices and solutions throughout the whole supply chain of textile and fashion products, starting from raw materials to manufacturing processes, distribution and retailing, use by consumers and up to the end-of-life phases.

Organized by NC State's Zeis Textile Extension This hands-on course covers short staple yarn manufacturing in the modern spinning facility at the Wilson College of Textiles. Attendees will work on manually operating machines. This course will cover opening, carding, drawing, roving, and spinning. Course participants will complete the process of creating yarn from fiber.