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Wilson College of Textiles
Discover NC Textile Hemp

Tours

Discover NC Hemp offers tours of textile facilities, hemp fields, and a hemp processing facility

Textile Facilities

Zeis Textile Extension (ZTE) TexLabs | Raleigh, NC

Explore NC State’s Zeis Textiles Extension (ZTE) Testing and Fabrication facilities, where innovation meets application. These labs provide critical capabilities in textile testing, prototyping, and product development, supporting the advancement of new materials like hemp from concept to performance validation. Attendees will see how scientific testing and fabrication tools help translate raw fibers into viable textile products.

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Nonwovens Institute Staple Nonwovens Lab | Raleigh, NC

Visit the Nonwovens Institute’s Staple Nonwovens Lab, a leading facility for fiber-based material development and processing. This lab showcases how staple fibers, including hemp, can be engineered into nonwoven structures for diverse applications ranging from filtration to protective textiles. Learn how cutting-edge equipment and research are enabling scalable solutions for emerging fiber systems.

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Textile Protection and Comfort Center (TPACC) | Raleigh, NC

Tour The Textile Protection and Comfort Center (TPACC), a globally recognized leader in performance testing for protective and technical textiles. This visit includes Pyroman, a full-scale burn injury prediction system used to evaluate garment performance under real-world thermal exposure. Discover how advanced testing ensures safety, durability, and functionality in next-generation textile products.

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Field and Processing Facility Tours

Cherry Research Station | Goldsboro, NC

Cherry Research Station is NC State’s 2,245-acre research farm dedicated to advancing sustainable agriculture and field crop innovation. Dr. David Suchoff, Extension Specialist and hemp researcher, conducts influential work on variety trials, agronomic best practices, planting densities, and harvest timing that inform scalable, fiber-focused hemp production. The station’s plots demonstrate how science-based cultivation methods build the agronomic foundation needed to supply consistent, high-quality hemp stalks for North Carolina’s emerging textile pipeline.

BIOPHIL Natural Fibers | Lumberton, NC

BIOPHIL Natural Fibers grows, decorticates, and purifies American-grown hemp stalk into scalable, textile-grade fiber and feedstock. They partner with the Textile Innovation Engine, YUJ Labs, and North Carolina farmers to advance regenerative agriculture, develop clean processing chemistries, and build quality controls that bridge local supply with commercial textile manufacturing demand.