| CSIRO_Textile_and_Fiber_Technology Australia. Institution for applied research, development, consulting and education services to the global wool, cotton, textile, clothing and leather industries. Business arm of the Australian Cotton |
| CSIR-Textek South Africa. Statutory research council of the South African government, providing technology solutions to the industry, establishing ventures, and licensing intellectual property. Research and devel |
| Elkede_Technology_and_Design_Centre_SA Greece. Research and development institute, and design center for the leather processing, footwear, textile and apparel, furniture and plastics industries. English and Greek. |
| Fiber_and_Fabric Education and information resource for children and students about natural and synthetic fibers, and textile, nonwovens and printing technologies. Links to fiber sites. EduScape site, created by Anett |
| FIZ-Technik-Inform_GmbH Germany. Non-profit information and documentation center for advanced research and science for small and medium sized companies in a wide range of industrial fields. Classification codes for fibers, y |
| IFP_Research_AB Sweden. Independent research institute, active in fiber science and fabric technology, plastics, composites and rubber. |
| Institute_of_Textile_Technology_and_Process_Engineering_Denkendorf Germany. Applied research in biomedical engineering, technical textiles, nonwovens, process and manufacturing automation, yarns, finishing techniques and textile management. Also, quality assurance te |
| International_Textile_Center USA. Non-profit organization of the Texas Tech University, dedicated to applied research, testing and evaluation of textile fabrics, fibers and processes. Extensive library of articles on cotton growi |
| IPFDD__Institute_for_Polymer_Research_Dresden Germany. Public institute for application oriented fundamental research in polymer architecture, interaction mechanisms, and fundamental materials. Activities in fiber reinforced composites, modified |
| Micro_and_Nanotechnology_Directory Directory of UK individuals, companies and organizations involved in micro- and nano technologies. Part of the MNT Network. |
| National_Textile_Center USA. Federally funded consortium of universities, dedicated to applied research on fibers, textiles and related subjects. Searchable database of past and present research projects. |
| NERC__Chinese_National_Engineering_Research_Center Government initiated research and development centers, involved in industrial science and technology projects in a large variety of fields. Ongoing research and development projects for the textile an |
| SAMPE__Society_for_the_Advancement_of_Materials_and_Process_Engineering USA. International professional member society, provides information on new materials and process technologies through forums, publications and books. |
| SATRA_Technology_Centre UK. International, membership based research and technology organization for the footwear, apparel, furniture and safety product industries. Material evaluation and testing. Design and printing servic |
| Saxon_Textile_Research_Institute Germany. Application oriented research and development projects for the textile and nonwovens industries. Also, extensive laboratory testing and certification services. English and German. |
| Textile_Research_Institute Poland. Independent institute for research, development, testing and certification in the fiber, yarn, textile and nonwovens industries. English and Polish. |
| Textile_World Search engine for manufacturers of fibers, yarns, greige and finished woven and knitted fabrics, apparel, bedding, trimmings, closeouts, transportation and textile machinery. English and Italian. |
| TUT_-_Institute_of_Fiber_Material_Science Finland. Research and development institute of the Tampere University of Technology, specialising in fiber technology and textile chemistry, textile and nonwovens technologies, and electro-conductive |
| Calculators Collection of on-line calculators for the conversion of length, weight, pressure, volume and temperature. From TE-online.com. |
| Cantel_Apparel_Systems Canada. Design and development of web based ERP and PDM solutions for manufacturers, importers and distributors in the textile and apparel, footwear, furniture, automotive, leather and luggage industr |
| Floor_Covering_Soft USA. Distributors of flooring layout and estimating software for floor covering retailers, sales representatives, estimators, installers and contractors. Extensive technical information, manuals and t |
| General_Sewing_Data,_Ltd UK. Developers of pre-determined motion-time systems (PMT) for evaluation and cost calculation of working practices in the sewn products, footwear and retail industries. Also, systems and services for |
| Navigram_BV The Netherlands. Developers of interactive, three dimensional design software for real estate, furniture, and interior design and decoration applications. On-line demo's. Technical specifications and |
| Oakleaf_Software UK. Developers of software packages for estimating, planning and installation of contract carpets and hard surface flooring. Free demo downloads. Extensive video presentation. |
| The_Right_Color Comprehensive integrated software package for color matching and communication for product designers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers. From Pantone, Inc. |
| Software_Builders_Cotton_Systems,_Inc USA. Developers of software for cotton merchants, electronic warehouse receipts handling and bale management. Links to weather reports and cotton related sites. |
| Update_Texware_GmbH Germany. Developers of software and hardware packages for production management in nonwovens, yarn and textile fabrics mills, and the garment manufacturing and retail industries. Personnel training, a |
| The_Yardage_Bible Carpet installation calculator in bookform or software program for the wholesale and retail business. Yardage estimation and seam layout determination. From Technical Marketing. |
| Association_for_Payment_Clearing_Services Information about UK money transmission, payments and clearings. |
| Australian_Payments_Clearing_Association APCA manages Australian payments clearing and settlement systems, policies, regulations and procedures. |
| Canadian_Payments_Association Contains the rules used by Canadian deposit-taking financial institutions for clearing cheques and for electronic payments. |
| Clearing_House_Inter-Bank_Payments_System A subsidiary of the New York Clearing House, CHIPS is a bank-owned competitor to FedWire. |
| Committee_on_Payment_and_Settlement_Systems The secretariat of the CPSS at the BIS. |
| Electronic_Payment_Services_Company Consortium of major banks in Hong Kong dedicated to the use of electronic fund transfers to reduce cash and cheque transactions. |
| Electronic_Payments_Network Private Automated Clearing House Operator owned and governed by financial institutions that provides processing services for all types of financial institutions. |
| European_Payments_Council Working towards a single payment area in the EU or in the eurozone. |
| South_Africa_-_Payments_Association_of_South_Africa Providing a safe and sound payment system to the whole South African banking community. |
| SWIFT Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication supplies secure messaging services and interface software to wholesale financial entities. |
| Swiss_Euro_Clearing_Bank Connects euroSIC, the clearing system for payments in Euro in Switzerland, to TARGET. |
| Swiss_Interbank_Clearing The central CHF payment system. |