| 1. | BTTG. British Textile Technology Group | | | UK. Independent textile and nonwovens research and technology center, also providing services to a range of other spheres of industry and commerce.
www.bttg.co.uk |
| 2. | CSIRO Textile and Fiber Technology | | | Australia. Institution for applied research, development, consulting and education services to the global wool, cotton, textile, clothing and leather industries. Business arm of the Australian Cotton Cooperative Research Organization.
www.tft.csiro.au |
| 3. | CSIR-Textek | | | South Africa. Statutory research council of the South African government, providing technology solutions to the industry, establishing ventures, and licensing intellectual property. Research and development activities in fiber, textiles and clothing technologies.
www.csir.co.za |
| 4. | Fiber and Fabric | | | Education and information resource for children and students about natural and synthetic fibers, and textile, nonwovens and printing technologies. Links to fiber sites. EduScape site, created by Anette Lamb and Larry Johnson.
www.42explore.com |
| 6. | NERC. Chinese National Engineering Research Center | | | Government initiated research and development centers, involved in industrial science and technology projects in a large variety of fields. Ongoing research and development projects for the textile and fiber manufacturing industries.
www.extech.msk.su |
| 8. | SATRA Technology Centre | | | UK. International, membership based research and technology organization for the footwear, apparel, furniture and safety product industries. Material evaluation and testing. Design and printing services. Also, supply of testing equipment.
www.satra.co.uk |
| 9. | National Textile Center | | | USA. Federally funded consortium of universities, dedicated to applied research on fibers, textiles and related subjects. Searchable database of past and present research projects.
www.ntcresearch.org |
| 10. | Saxon Textile Research Institute | | | Germany. Application oriented research and development projects for the textile and nonwovens industries. Also, extensive laboratory testing and certification services. English and German.
www.stfi.de |
| 11. | Center For Biotechnology | | | USA. Cooperative research and development partnership between universities, private industry and New York State, founded to promote reseach activities in medical biotechnology. Links to partner sites. Guide to careers in biotechnology.
life.bio.sunysb.edu |
| 12. | FFI. Fibre Forum India | | | India. Membership organization for professionals in the textile, nonwovens and composites industries, created to promote knowledge transfer through conferences, workshops, publications, and the development of educational and research activities.
www.fibreforumindia.com |
| 13. | IPFDD. Institute for Polymer Research Dresden | | | Germany. Public institute for application oriented fundamental research in polymer architecture, interaction mechanisms, and fundamental materials. Activities in fiber reinforced composites, modified polymer membranes, and meltspun nonwovens. List of lectures and conferences. Links to related sites.
www.ipfdd.de |
| 14. | Automotive Textiles Initiative | | | USA. Project of the North Carolina State University's College of Textiles, created to promote the exchange of information and ideas, new partnerships and development activities between professionals, researchers and the public involved or interested in automotive textiles and nonwovens. Extensive list of abstracts from technical articles, theses and books.
www.tx.ncsu.edu |
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