In the March/April 2023 edition of the Textile World Magazine, they speak to Dr. Andre West the associate professor and director of the Zeis Textiles Extension at the Wilson College of Textiles at NC State University. In the issue, Dr. West discusses the Flex Factory, project will be an interior renovation of approximately 13,000 SF to create cohesive spaces for a new Flex Factory on the ground floor of the Textiles Complex building on the Centennial Campus.
The new Flex Factory houses small rapid prototyping machines available to faculty, staff and industry clients. The space maintains a collaborative open classroom space, small conference areas, meetup spaces, secured storage and workspaces.