The College of Textiles (COT) at North Carolina State University is housed in a $45 million, 300,000 square foot research and teaching facility on the 1,000 acre Centennial Campus. The building contains a state-of-the-art Model Manufacturing Facility (MMF), consisting of individual laboratories that are capable of all manufacturing operations from spinning fibers to producing the end product. The MMF is the heart of the Applied Research Program for the College of Textiles as well as being an integral part of the education and basic research programs. The Applied Research Program bridges the gap between the traditional education, research and extension activities of the university and the Fiber->Textile-Apparel industrial complex.

Its objectives include the following:

• Strengthen existing COT/Industry partnerships
• Develop new research partners
• Transfer nonproprietary research findings to industry
• Integrate Applied Research results and current industry practices into the undergraduate and graduate programs at the College of Textiles
• Fully utilize the MMF in the areas of education, research and industry-sponsored applied research projects.

KEY ISSUES

• Confidentiality - it is possible to conduct confidential projects with special arrangements
• Cost - each project's cost is determined on an individual basis; estimates can be obtained in 24 hours or less.
• Timing - each cost estimate will also include the estimated starting and completion dates agreed upon by both parties as well as a list of the deliverables for the sponsor.

For information on Applied Research for your company contact:

Jim Watson
Associate Director of Applied Research
(919) 515-6592
email: James_Watson@ncsu.edu
or
NCSU College of Textiles
Applied Research Office
Box 8301
Raleigh, NC 27695-8301
phone (919) 515-6629
fax (919) 515-6621