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 Last week ended on a high note. I was privileged to spend Friday morning at
the Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center (NCRC) at North Carolina State University. I met Angilo Corino, Sherwood Wallace, and an old friend John Fry. Sherwood was kind enough to show me around the facilities.
The NCRC is actually a self supporting company funded by nonwoven companies that are members. It's main emphasis is research. They also rent out the machines for experiments.
The equipment is first class and very modern. It is all standard production equipment and capable of running at production speeds. The only limitation is width. They have needlepunch, spunbond, meltblown, and spunlace equipment. The lines are manned by full-time employees who are thoroughly trained.
Please look at their web site.
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The only major American manufacturer of metallic card clothing will cease operations on December 31st. We will miss many friends we have made over the years. John D amassed a great fortune and land holdings. With his death nine years ago these were placed in a trust for the benefit of charities and educational institutions in the Greenville, SC area.
