Germany. Non-profit organization for research, design and development of textile machinery, software and technologies. Library of projects on PDF files. List of trade events. Links to partner sites. English and German.

Collection of links to lesson plans, information and presentations about the cotton gin and its inventor, and the impact it had on slavery on American cotton plantations. From Pete's Power Point Station.

USA. On-line mediators between manufacturers and users. Extensive listings of synthetic fiber producers and manufacturers of nonwoven machinery and spare parts.

Germany. Government funded, non-profit center for applied research in laser technology, also involved in technical and scientific consulting, and industry oriented training and education. Library of brochures, scientific publications and doctoral dissertations. Bilingual list of technical terms from the field of laser technology. English and German.

Czech Republic. Research, development, design and prototyping of machinery and equipment for the textile, packaging, printing, food products and glass processing industries. English, Czech and German.

Database of manufacturers and suppliers of machinery and parts, laboratory equipment and software for the textile, nonwovens, and wire and cable industries. Business and company news. English, Dutch and German.