Research and testing facilities are available on INDA’s Website

CARY, N.C. — May 12, 2005 — With education and academic institutions playing a more vital role than ever in the progress of nonwovens and engineered fabrics worldwide, INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has published an Academic Research Facilities Database aimed at bringing together industry and academia.

The revamped INDA Academic Research Facilities Database is essentially an on-line directory of the research capabilities, facilities and educational offerings of colleges and universities along with their contact information.

The database is available at http://www.inda.org/about/research/index.html.

“Throughout the history of our industry, academia has played an increasingly important role in the development of new products and technologies. This is a way to highlight them and to educate the industry on the services and capabilities these colleges and universities offer in the fields of nonwovens and engineered fabrics,” says Cos Camelio, INDA Technical Director.

“This area is dedicated to academic institutions and the research/testing facilities they offer and in it you will find everything from air-laid lines to dyeing lines to ultrasonic bonding lines,” he adds.

Among the participating INDA member universities/educational institutions are Auburn University, Clemson University, Fashion Institute of Technology, Kansas State University, Louisiana State University, Philadelphia University of Textiles & Science, TANDEC at the University of Tennessee, Texas Tech University, TRI-Princeton, University Of California-Davis and the University of Georgia.

As an added service of the database, the testing capabilities are cross-referenced according to application. Users simply click on a service description and are linked to an institution with that capability.

“We welcome any suggestions for improvement or other categories that should be included in this database,” Camelio adds.

Questions and comments should be directed to Cos Camelio, (919) 233-1210 ext. 114; ccamelio@inda.org.