Tour Option 1: Cotton Incorporated Research Center Tour
When. May 20, 2025 starting at 1:30 pm.
Location: 6399 Weston Parkway, Cary, North Carolina.
Parking Information. Due to limited parking, we do encourage carpooling. Parking is available in the yellow highlighted areas on the parking map.
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Guests will view firsthand how cotton is processed from a fiber into a textile, then finished, and tested for quality assurance through a guided tour of Cotton Incorporated’s state-of-the-art textile pilot facility with five main laboratory areas. Expert research staff will guide guests through the Fiber Processing, Product Development, Dyeing and Finishing Applications, Color Services, and Product Evaluation Laboratories, sharing innovative research efforts and the textile manufacturing process. Guests will learn how Cotton Incorporated supports the U.S. Cotton Industry through research and promotion.
Tour Option 2: The Nonwovens Institute (NWI), North Carolina State University Centennial Campus
When. May 20, 2025 starting at 4:00 pm and ending at 5:00 pm.
Location: 1010 Main Campus Drive, Raleigh, 27606, CTI Building Front Lobby, NC State University
Parking: FEDTex tour participants can park in the parking garage attached to the rear of the CTI Bldg.
Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of The Nonwovens Institute (NWI), the world’s first accredited academic program dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of engineered fabrics. Through a unique partnership between industry, government, and academia, NWI is at the forefront of developing next-generation nonwoven applications and training the field’s future leaders.
This tour will provide a firsthand look at state-of-the-art pilot and testing facilities transforming the latest textile innovations into market-ready fiber-based systems. Participants will tour labs featuring:
Don’t miss this opportunity to see how non woven innovations are shaping the future and supporting DoD efforts.
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