NatureWorks LLC is a partner with F.I.T. in developing
Ingeo™ PLA fibers. Visit the NatureWorks site to learn more about this
exciting new material. The site includes links to DyStar's
dyeability work with Ingeo™ fibers, and to a study by the Hohenstein Institute,
which demonstrates the fiber's superiority to PET in comfort fabrics.
F.I.T. has also published a paper on PLA fibers, available here.
Clemson
University Research Foundation
is a partner with F.I.T. in developing Capillary Surface Materials
(including 4DG™
fibers), which was
donated to Clemson by Eastman Chemical Company in 2000. At the
Clemson site you can learn more about the world's most effective
moisture transport fibers.
F.I.T.
is a proud member of INDA,
the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry. The INDA site
has information about their publications and conferences, and
information about the nonwovens industry.
F.I.T.
is a full member of the
Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center, where we cooperate
with other nonwovens industry leaders to support groundbreaking research
to advance the state of the art in nonwovens and fiber technology.
F.I.T.
is an industrial partner for researchers pursuing technology advances
under the auspices of the
National Textile Center.