RITIN Equipment Survey

Equipment Survey

The Rhode Island Textile Innovation Network, Polaris MEP, and 401 Tech Bridge are exploring opportunities to support shared equipment needs among the textile community. Please take 5 minutes to complete this survey.

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1. Contact Information

Name

Company

City/Town

Email Address

Phone Number

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2. Does your company have a need to access equipment outside your facility? (check all that apply.)

Yes, to further our research & development efforts (testing, validation, etc.)

Yes, for prototyping or exploring new manufacturing methods

Yes, for training new and current employees

No, we do not anticipate needing to access equipment outside our facility

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3. If you are currently utilizing R&D or prototyping equipment outside your facility, where is this equipment located?

At a university-based lab, for instance URI or NC State University

At the North Carolina Manufacturing Solutions Center

At a Manufacturing Institute, for instance AFFOA

We utilize equipment belonging to an industry partner or collaborator

Other (please specify)

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4. If you could have access to R&D, testing or validation equipment, what pieces would be most useful?

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5. If you could have access to prototyping equipment, what pieces would be most useful?

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6. If you need equipment to support specific competencies and aren't sure what equipment you need, please describe your competencies and what you're trying to accomplish.

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7. How often would you use this equipment, if it were available?

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Other (please specify)

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8. If you need access to equipment for training, where are your employees being trained on equipment now?

In our facility

In a local training center, for instance We Make RI

In an out of state training center

From the equipment manufacturer, for instance Jakob Muller of America

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Contact Information

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* 2. Does your company have a need to access equipment outside your facility? (check all that apply.)

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* 3. If you are currently utilizing R&D or prototyping equipment outside your facility, where is this equipment located?

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* 4. If you could have access to R&D, testing or validation equipment, what pieces would be most useful?

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* 5. If you could have access to prototyping equipment, what pieces would be most useful?

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* 6. If you need equipment to support specific competencies and aren't sure what equipment you need, please describe your competencies and what you're trying to accomplish.

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* 7. How often would you use this equipment, if it were available?

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* 8. If you need access to equipment for training, where are your employees being trained on equipment now?

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* 9. If you could have access to equipment for training what pieces would be most useful?

1. Contact Information

2. Does your company have a need to access equipment outside your facility? (check all that apply.)

3. If you are currently utilizing R&D or prototyping equipment outside your facility, where is this equipment located?

4. If you could have access to R&D, testing or validation equipment, what pieces would be most useful?

5. If you could have access to prototyping equipment, what pieces would be most useful?

6. If you need equipment to support specific competencies and aren't sure what equipment you need, please describe your competencies and what you're trying to accomplish.

7. How often would you use this equipment, if it were available?

8. If you need access to equipment for training, where are your employees being trained on equipment now?

9. If you could have access to equipment for training what pieces would be most useful?