- Acronimi - Comprehensive listing of common acronyms in use in the fiber, textile and nonwovens industries. From New Textiles.
www.technica.net/magazines/acronimi.htm
- AFS. American Filtration and Separations Society - USA. Technical and educational, non-profit organization. Forum for the exchange of information amongst engineers, scientists and technologists in all fields of fluid and particle separation.
www.afssociety.org
- American Carbon Society - USA. Based at Pennsylvania State University, the American Carbon Society promotes interdisciplinary research and technology in the field of carbon science.
www.ems.psu.edu/carbon
- Biodegradable Polymer Research Center - USA. Non-profit organization for exploratory and fundamental research on biodegradable polymers.
www.eng.uml.edu/Dept/BPRC
- 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
- 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/textek/index.html
- 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
- IFP Research AB - Sweden. Independent research institute, active in fiber science and fabric technology, plastics, composites and rubber.
www.ifp.se
- Institute for Textile Chemistry - Germany. Government founded and supervised institute for research, development and technology transfer in manufacturing, modification, characterization and processing of man-made fibers and textiles. English and German.
www.uni-stuttgart.de/itc
- Institute of Plastics Engineering - Germany. Non-profit, industrial research organization, dedicated to applied research, education and training in plastics technologies and processing. Its Fiber Composites Department is active in process engineering and development for practical applications.
www.rwth-aachen.de/ikv
- Institute of Textile Technology and Process Engineering Denkendorf - Germany. Applied research in biomedical engineering, technical textiles, nonwovens, process and manufacturing automation, yarns, finishing techniques and textile management. Also, quality assurance testing services. English and German.
www.itvd.uni-stuttgart.de
- International Textile Center - USA. Non-profit organization of the Texas Tech University, dedicated to applied research, testing and evaluation of textile fabrics, fibers and processes. Extensive library of articles on cotton growing and processing.
www.itc.ttu.edu
- MCCT. Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles - Canada. Non-profit corporation, dedicated to research, design, innovation, development and dissemination of information related to the crafts of weaving and spinning. Links to educational programs and related web sites. English and French.
www.textiles-mtl.com
- 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/src/china/nerc.htm
- Nonwoven Fabrics Transaction and Development Center - China. State owned research, development and trading company for the local nonwovens industry, dedicated to the promotion of new products and technologies, and development of export and import markets. English and Chinese.
www.nonwovens-china.com
- Research Institute of Textile Machinery Liberec PLC - Czech Republic. Research, development, design and prototyping of machinery and equipment for the textile, packaging, printing, food products and glass processing industries. English, Czech and German.
www.vuts.cz
- SAMPE. Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering - USA. International professional member society, provides information on new materials and process technologies through forums, publications and books.
www.sampe.org
- 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
- Society For Biomaterials - USA. The Society For Biomaterials is a professional society which promotes advances in all phases of biomaterials research and development.
www.biomaterials.org
- Southeast Nonwovens, Inc - USA. Independent contract research and technology development for the nonwovens and specialty papermaking industries. Bench and pilot scale manufacturing facilities. Links to industry sites.
www.southeastnonwovens.com
- TANDEC. Textiles and Nonwovens Development Center - USA. Cooperative nonwovens research and development project, sponsored by industry and the University of Tennessee. Testing services, training programs for member companies, and demonstration laboratory.
tandec.utk.edu
- Textiles Intelligence, Ltd - UK. Textile research and publishing company. Business information on the global fiber, textile and apparel industries. Searchable database of market reports. Link to extensive glossary of industry terms.
www.textilesintelligence.com
- The Filtration Society - UK. Charitable, non-profit organization for individuals, universities, research institutes and companies, established to advance and disseminate knowledge in the design and use of filtration and separation technologies.
www.filtsoc.com
- TITK. Thüringer Institute for Textile and Plastics Research - Germany. Fundamental and applied research and product development in structural and functional polymers, fiber reinforced composites and recycling processes. Detailed descriptions of ongoing projects. List of publications. English and German.
www.titk.de
- TMTE. Hungarian Society of Textile Technology and Science - Research and information exchange organization for engineers, technicians, economists and entrepreneurs in the local textile and garment industries. English, Hungarian and German.
www.tmte.hu
- TRI. Textile Research Institute - USA. Independent, not-for-profit, research institute of the Princeton University. Provides advanced research and education in polymers, fibers, films and porous materials for industry and government.
www.triprinceton.org
- University of Wales - UK. The Bio-composites Centre. Research department, specialising in industrial contract research on the processing of wood and plant materials.
www.bc.bangor.ac.uk
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