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Workshop Courses

Training Workshops

All Advanced Training Courses are organized by:

The Nonwovens Institute NCSU 1010 Main Campus Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606

In-Person Training

Meltblown Technology Course

Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2024

INDA/NWI Member fee: $2,500
Non-member fee: $3,300

Spunbond Technology Course

March 19 - 22, 2024

INDA/NWI Member fee: $2,500
Non-member fee: $3,300

Nonwoven Fabric Property Development & Characterization

June 4 - 7, 2024

INDA/NWI Member fee: $2,500
Non-member fee: $3,300

Fiber & Filament Extrusion Fundamentals

July 23 - 26, 2024

INDA/NWI Member fee: $2,500
Non-member fee: $3,300

Product Development & Innovation

August 13 - 16, 2024

INDA/NWI Member fee: $2,500
Non-member fee: $3,300

Staple Fiber & Carded Course

September 30 - 30, 2024

Registration information is coming soon!


Multiple registrants from the same company receive a discount.

SEE WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Meltblown Technology Course
The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) & North Carolina State University

An in-depth experience for nonwovens professionals
Class Dates:
February 27 - March 1, 2024 (3 days)

This course aims to make professionals and their organizations more successful by providing:

  • A primer on nonwoven markets and applications for meltblown technology
  • An in-depth understanding of polymer characterization and fiber formation
  • Discussion of composites and coforms
  • Discussion of web uniformity and inspection
  • Discussion of product evaluation and testing
  • Discussion of process variables and hands-on activities in NWI’s world-class Meltblown Lab

Who should attend?

  • R&D
  • Manufacturing and engineering
  • Business and product development
  • Production
  • Maintenance and plant production
  • Quality control technicians
  • Technical marketing and sales

INDA/NWI Member fee: $2,500
Non-member fee: $3,300

The course modules are available for a two-week review.
Multiple registrants from the same company receive a discount.

Spunbond Technology Course
The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) & North Carolina State University

An in-depth experience for nonwovens professionals
Class Dates:
March 19 - 22, 2024 (3 days)

This course aims to make professionals and their organizations more successful by providing:

  • A primer on nonwoven markets and applications for spunbond technology
  • An in-depth understanding of polymer characterization and fiber formation
  • Discussion of bicomponent fibers and bonding technologies
  • Discussion of web uniformity and inspection
  • Discussion of product evaluation and testing
  • A pack design and cleaning demonstration
  • Discussion of process variables and hands-on activities in NWI’s world-class Spunbond and Hydroentangling Lab

Who should attend?

  • R&D
  • Manufacturing and engineering
  • Business and product development
  • Production
  • Maintenance and plant production
  • Quality control technicians
  • Technical marketing and sales

INDA/NWI Member fee: $2,500
Non-member fee: $3,300

The course modules are available for a two-week review.
Multiple registrants from the same company receive a discount.

Nonwoven Fabric Property & Development
The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) & North Carolina State University

June 4 - 7, 2024 (3 days)

This course provides an in-depth understanding of how the most important nonwoven fabric properties are achieved and how they are measured. Properties such as tensile, basis weight, compressibility, softness, fiber orientation, distribution and diameter, moisture and vapor transmission, and flammability are considered. Learn how nonwoven fabric properties are developed, measured and controlled.

This course is designed for professionals seeking an advanced knowledge of nonwoven fabric properties and measurement involved with:

  • R& D
  • Manufacturing
  • Product development
  • Production management
  • Maintenance and plant engineering
  • Technical sales and marketing
  • Process engineers
  • Quality control

INDA/NWI Member fee: $2,500
Non-member fee: $3,300

Multiple registrants from the same company receive a discount.

Fiber & Filament Extrusion Fundamentals
The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) & North Carolina State University

July 23 - 26, 2024 (3 days)

The Fiber & Filament Extrusion Fundamentals Short Course will provide attendees a firm understanding of the critical variables and process parameters required to optimize extrusion processes for nonwovens. Key topics covered during this course include:

  • Fiber morphology and defining the molecular aspects related to fiber orientation, crystallinity, amorphous volume, etc.
  • Stress-strain concepts and an understanding of the development of physical property behavior.
  • Process parameters that control fiber temperature, diameter, velocity, acceleration, etc.

In addition to spunbond and meltblown nonwoven processes, this course will also consider staple fiber processes and the process for crimping and cutting fibers, highlighting the differences between filament extrusion and staple fiber extrusion.

Multi-component fiber extrusion will be considered, highlighting opportunities for creating unique fibers and properties that are not attainable in a single-component fiber.

The lab portion of the course will provide attendees time in The Nonwovens Institute's world-class Meltblown, Spunbond, Staple Nonwovens and Analytical Testing labs to enforce learnings and help demonstrate how fiber properties evolve during the extrusion process.

Who should attend?

  • Research & Development
  • Process & Plant Management
  • Sales & Marketing

This course is designed to be accessible and valuable to attendees who do not have prior hands-on knowledge in fiber extrusion, as well as those who have a strong foundational knowledge of extrusion fundamentals.

INDA/NWI Member fee: $2,500
Non-member fee: $3,300

Multiple registrants from the same company receive a discount.

Nonwoven Product Development & Innovation
The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) & North Carolina State University

August 13 - 16, 2024 (3 days)

This product development course exploits corporate tools and methodologies, such as stage-gate, patent, and market intelligence, in executing a successful product development process from ideation to commercialization. This course integrates relationships, perspectives, and team dependencies between product design, manufacturing, purchasing, and marketing disciplines.

The hands-on portion of the course highlights the utility of the stage-gate process from ideation to commercialization. For example, it focuses on options for creating a new wipe product that is more sustainable by examining options from increasing the bio-content to creating a fully compostable product. In doing so, emphasis will be placed on how to effectively utilize the stage gate process to explore feasibility in terms of material availability, manufacturing readiness level, and costs.

The course is intended for those with a working knowledge of nonwoven products, manufacturing methods, as well as characterization methods. As such, the course is directly applicable to the R&D community, as well as to members of the business community who wish to gain insight into the product development methodology.

At the conclusion of the course, the participants should have a clear understanding of the process of product development and appreciate the decision-making process in creating and launching a new product.

INDA/NWI Member fee: $2,500
Non-member fee: $3,300

Multiple registrants from the same company receive a discount.

Staple Fiber & Carded Course
The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) & North Carolina State University

An in-depth experience for nonwovens professionals
Class Dates:
September 30 - 30, 2024 (1 day)

This course aims to make professionals and their organizations more successful by providing:

  • A primer on fiber orientation and structure uniformity
  • Discussion of opening, blending, carding and crosslapping principles
  • Discussion of needle punching and structure property relationships
  • Demonstration of needle board preparation and practical aspects of needling, as well as the importance of needling parameters on performance
  • Discussion of process variables and hands-on activities in NWI’s world-class Staple/Carded Nonwovens Lab

Who should attend?

  • R&D
  • Manufacturing and engineering
  • Business and product development
  • Production
  • Maintenance and plant production
  • Quality control technicians
  • Technical marketing and sales

Registration information is coming soon!

The course modules are available for a two-week review.
Multiple registrants from the same company receive a discount.