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SUMMARY:Federal and Defense Textile and Tactical Equipment (FEDTEX) Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Federal and Defense Textile and Tactical Equipment (FEDTEX) Summit\, hosted by the Office of Senator Ted Budd and the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC)\, connects the US Department of Defense (DoD) and federal agency clothing and individual equipment buyers with US textile manufacturers\, textile supply chain suppliers\, cut and sew contractors\, research and development (R&D) facilities\, testing labs and academic resources. \nWho should attend– All prime textile manufacturers and textile supply chain manufacturers currently producing clothing\, footwear\, parachutes and textile-based tactical equipment for DoD\, and producers of medical\, PPE and related soldier systems. Any textile manufacturers that have interest in learning\, understanding or possibly entering the DoD/federal marketplace should attend this Summit.  The event is open to all United States and Puerto Rico based textile firms. \nFEDTEX 27 objectives: \n\nEngage with existing contractors and attract new capable businesses into the federal and defense clothing\, textiles\, and tactical equipment marketplace.\nEngage existing textile supply chain suppliers and attract new capable businesses into the federal marketplace\, and to connect these component suppliers with federal prime contractors.\nInform the industrial and academic R&D ecosystem about desired future military technology requirements\, and likewise inform DoD agencies about emerging and future textile innovations.\nEstablish a productive and DIRECT dialogue between businesses\, government\, and academia around critical warfighter issues in the defense textile marketplace – including workforce\, supply chain\, inflation challenges\, and barriers to entry.\n\nWHEN.  May 25-26\, 2027 \nWHERE.\nHickory Metro Convention Center\n1960 13th Ave Dr SE #5186\nHickory\, NC 28602 \nDirections \nSUMMIT PARTNERS. \n\neTextileCommunications.com\nNorth Carolina Textile Technology Center at Gaston College\nManufacturing Solutions Center at Catawba Valley Community College\nNCDMCSP\, a program of Industry Expansion Solutions\nAdvanced Textile Association\nNational Council of Textile Organizations\nINDA\, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry\nSouthern Textile Association\nAssociation and Voice of the U.S. Sewn Products Industry\n\nRegister
URL:https://www.ncmbc.us/event/federal-and-defense-textile-and-tactical-equipment-fedtex-summit/
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