May 23: Tours
The following tours are available to registered participants of the FEDTex Summit.
- You must indicate your participation in the respective tours on your registration in order to participate.
- Transportation is not provided, you must provide your own transportation to each tour.
Tour 1: North Carolina State University, The Nonwovens Institute
Description coming soon...
- Time: 2:15-3:30 PM
The tour will end at the Wilson College of Textiles Atrium, the location for the second tour to begin at 3:30. - Address:1010 Main Campus Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606
- COVID protocols: TBA
Tour 2: North Carolina State University, Wilson College of Textiles
Tour the North Carolina State University Wilson College of Textiles lab facilities, including the Weaving Lab, Knitting Lab, Short-Staple Spinning Lab, Physical Testing Lab, and Dyeing and Finishing Lab, which are managed by Zeis Textiles Extension for Economic Development. These fully functioning labs are used for both educational purposes and contracted projects with industry partners for product testing and production. In addition to the Zeis Textiles Extension, tour the Textile Protection and Comfort Center and ASSIST Center's labs for innovation and testing. These facilities are more closely related to heat and flame protection, chemical resistance, and comfort performance research, and wearable and implantable systems, respectively.
Time: 3:30 - 5:00 pm
The tour will end at the Wilson College of Textiles Atrium, location for the Welcome Social that begins at 5:00 pm.
Address: North Carolina State University, Wilson College of Textiles
1020 Main Campus Drive
Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
COVID protocols (subject to change): TBA
Welcome Social
Following the above tours, join FEDTEX participants at the Welcome Social at the North Carolina State University, Wilson College of Textiles, 1020 Main Campus Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606. For more information, visit: https://fedtex.ncmbc.us/welcome-social/
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Courtney Smedick
courtney@ncmbc.usLee Moritz
moritzl@ncmbc.usABOUT THE NC MILITARY BUSINESS CENTER
The North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) is a business development entity of the North Carolina Community College System, headquartered at Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC). The mission of the NCMBC is to leverage military and other federal business opportunities to expand the economy, grow jobs and improve quality of life in North Carolina. The NCMBC’s primary goal is to increase federal revenues for businesses in North Carolina. The Department of Defense has an annual impact of $66 billion and is the second largest sector of North Carolina’s economy (12% GDP). With six major military bases, 116 National Guard and 40 Army Reserve facilities and the third highest number of uniformed military personnel in the country, the State of North Carolina created the NCMBC to leverage opportunities with these installations, DoD commands and federal agencies operating worldwide.