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Take A Virtual Tour, An Inside Look at Our End-to-End Facility

Discover our transdisciplinary, innovative approach which involves textile and non-textile tools and machinery.

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An In-Depth View of the Center’s Operations and Mission

A PBS segment, featuring notable projects such as the Capacitive Touch Sensor, Self-Folding Fabric and Exo-Skin Glove.

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ITMA 2023

PA FDC @ CFF at ITMA2023

Director Geneviève Dion spoke at ITMA2023 (world’s largest international textile and garment technology exhibition), as a panelist for the talk, "Taking a Humanistic Approach to Automation."
Photo: ITMA.com

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Envisioning the future of textile innovation that transforms the way we work, live and interact with the world

- excerpt from PA FDC @ CFF mission/vision