We look forward to welcoming you to the Southern Textile Association’s Northern Division Fall Meeting at MSC II on October 16th, and don’t miss the opportunity to tour our new facility if you haven’t already!
Steele Media Group, LLC (d/b/a eTextileCommunications.com - The Voice of the U.S. Textile Industry) and Secretary / Treasurer of the Southern Textile Association (Proud NC State grad)
The Southern Textile Association's Northern Division Fall Meeting will take place Wednesday, October 16 at the Manufacturing Solutions Center | Testing | Prototyping | Furniture Structural MSC II facility in Conover, N.C. (Address: 350 5th Avenue SE, Conover, NC 28613) An optional tour of the new facility will begin at 10:30 a.m. Lunch and registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. The program will run from 1 p.m.-5:05 p.m., followed by a networking reception from 5:05 p.m.-6:30 p.m. OPTIONAL EVENT: 10:30 A.M. Optional tour of the Manufacturing Solutions Center I and II 11:30 A.M.-1 P.M. Lunch PROGRAM: 1 P.M. Presiding: Cory Bowman, Northern Division Chairman, Unifi Manufacturing, Inc. (makers of REPREVE® ) Opening Remarks: Evans Tindal, STA President, Glen Raven ____________________________________________ 1:10 P.M. “U.S. Economic Update: How Strong is the Economy Right Now?” Matt Martin, Regional Executive Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond _________________________________ 1:45 P.M. “Advancements in Manufacturing Technologies” Frank Henderson, President Henderson Sewing Machine Co Inc. ____________________________________________ 2:20 P.M. Networking Break ____________________________________________ 2:40 P.M. “NSF’s NC Textile Innovation and Sustainability Engine” Anne Wiper, CEO NC Textile Innovation and Sustainability Engine (NCTISE) ____________________________________________ 3:15 P.M. Networking Break ____________________________________________ 3:30 P.M. “Tampons as Textiles: Unlocking New Markets for Domestic Production” Claire Crunk, WHNP, founder Trace Femcare ____________________________________________ 4:05-5:05 P.M. “Local Textile Leadership Panel” Daniel Bizzell, President & CEO, Hickory Brands, Inc. and Tim Manson, President Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. and Blake Millinor, President Valdese Weavers _________________________________________ 5:05 P.M.-6:30 P.M. Networking reception _________________________________________ Register here: https://lnkd.in/eUncgt4H #ILoveThisIndustry #Textiles #WeMakeAmazing #Yarns #Fibers #Fabric #Knitting #Weaving #Apparel #Nonwovens #TextileManufacturing #TextileIndustry #Sustainability #SupplyChain #Networking #DigitalTextilePrinting #TextilePrinting #FlexFactory #CutAndSew #Robotics #Automation #NCTISE