State/Industry University Cooperative Research Center for Nonwovens

北卡罗来纳州立大学将建立州立非织造布产业/大学合作研究中心。非织造布是一类粘合纤维网的织物，不是机织、针织或纸结构的。这一新兴行业催生了新的消费、医疗保健和工业产品。非织造布的价值每年超过24亿美元。该中心的基础是现有的非织造布研究工业联盟。该中心将服务于北卡罗来纳州的非织造布行业(约100家小型、中型、和大公司)和美国通过其在该行业的技术的通用基础和应用研究计划，以及通过积极的技术转让计划。该中心将得到来自北卡罗来纳州NSF的资金和成员公司缴纳的会费的支持。该中心将设在纺织学院。它的教员将主要来自学院的各系，但成员来自大学的其他系(如木材和造纸科学、机械工程、计算机科学等)。也将随着中心在其活动中的发展而发挥作用。该中心的结构包括工业咨询委员会和促进向该行业转让技术的特别活动。北卡罗来纳州、工业界和国家科学基金会将在第一年提供总计30万美元的配套资金。

A State Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Nonwovens will be established at North Carolina State University. Nonwovens are a class of fabrics which are bonded fiber webs and which are not woven, knitted or paper structures. This new industry has spawned new consumer, health care and industrial products. The value of nonwoven goods exceeds $2.4 B annually. The base for this Center is an existing Industrial Consortium for Nonwovens Research. This Center will serve the nonwovens industry in the State of North Carolina (about 100 small, medium, and large companies) and the U.S. through its programs of generic fundamental and applied research in the technologies of the industry, as well as through an active program of technology transfer. The Center will be supported by funds from NSF, the State of North Carolina, and from the dues paid by member companies. The Center will be housed in the College of Textiles. Its faculty will be drawn, primarily, from the departments of the College, although members from other departments of the university (e.g., wood and paper science, mechanical engineering, computer science, etc.) will also play a role as the Center grows in its activities. The structure of the Center includes an Industrial Advisory Board and special activities to promote technology transfer to this industry. The State of North Carolina, industry and NSF will provide matching funds totalling $300,000 in the first year.