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Workshop Courses

Training Workshops

All Courses are organized by:

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

In-Person Training

Meltblown Technology Course

August 12 - 14, 2025

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

Nonwoven Product Development & Innovation Course

September 9 - 12, 2025

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


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:
August 12 - 14, 2025

The Meltblown Technology Short Course combines classroom learning with hands-on activities in NWI's state-of-the-art fabrication and testing labs to provide attendees a fundamental understanding of the process of forming meltblown webs. The course focuses on the importance of controlling structure-property-process relationships to optimize meltblown materials to meet the requirements of the application. The course will cover model polymers, such as PP, as well as the use of alternative polymers (PET, PLA, PBS, etc.).

Upon completing the course, attendees will have a comprehensive grasp on meltblown nonwoven production processes, including raw material selection, basic science knowledge, testing, and the characterization used to create end-use products. Attendees will also understand the important connection between thermal profiles and extrusion (i.e., min/max temperatures) to optimize the process.

If you attend this course, you will:

  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of meltblown nonwoven production processes, including raw material selection, basic science knowledge, testing, and the characterization used to create end-use products.
  • Learn how to exploit machine design and raw materials to the advantage of your applications.
  • Get expert insight into the nonwoven fabrics industry and the significant role meltblown materials play in the world today.

Featured Topics Include:

  • A primer on nonwoven markets and applications for meltblown technology
  • An in-depth understanding of polymer characterization and meltblown web 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
  • Cost modeling for various meltblown process scenarios

Who should attend?

  • Business and Product Development
  • Manufacturing and Engineering
  • Quality Control
  • Research and Development
  • Technical Sales and Marketing

Course agenda and presenters subject to change.

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

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

September 9 - 12, 2025

From stage-gate to patent landscaping to market intelligence and decision making via a hands-on case study – attendees will be exposed to the full lifecycle of nonwoven product development.

The Nonwoven Product Development and Innovation Short Course is a dynamic training, combining classroom activities with a hands-on exemplar. Attendees will have the opportunity to work through options for creating a new nonwoven product, examining tradeoffs from raw material selection to cost basis to end-product functionality. 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.

If you attend this course, you will:

  • Understand relationships and team dependencies between product design, manufacturing, purchasing, marketing and business disciplines.
  • Learn critical product development methodologies and tools to help ensure success (patent landscape, innovation culture, commercialization strategy, etc.)
  • Get hands-on experience with a real-world product development exemplar in NWI’s state-of-the-art fabrication and testing labs, taking your product from lab to pilot scale and final testing.

Featured Topics Include:

  • Product Development - Stage Gate
  • Intellectual Property Considerations
  • Market Research and Marketing Strategy
  • Innovation Culture Practice
  • Commercialization
  • Sustainability and Circularity
  • Design of Experiment
  • Laboratory - Hands-on developing a specific produce utilizing NWI's world-class nonwoven production labs.
  • Prototype Testing

Who should attend?

  • Business and Product Development
  • Finance and Purchasing
  • Manufacturing and Engineering
  • Process and Plant Management
  • Quality Control
  • Research and Development
  • Technical Sales and Marketing

Course agenda and presenters subject to change.

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