Value proposition

Products Testing: Textiles, Structural Furniture & Plastics, Prototyping, Business Incubation, Domestic Sourcing & More

Turning Ideas Into New Business: The mission of the Manufacturing Solutions Center is to help US manufacturers increase sales, improve quality and improve efficiency to create or retain jobs. The roots of our staff are based in their industrial backgrounds. Assistance is provided from product concept through distribution including manufacturing, testing, marketing, and sales. The Manufacturing Solutions Center is part of Catawba Valley Community College, working to have a positive economic impact on our community, our region, and the entire country. We work with traditional manufacturers, as well as with manufacturing start-ups helping to provide solutions to problems and move companies forward. We are a testing lab accredited to ISO/IEC 17025.

Hosiery Testing Services, Structural Furniture-Upholstery Testing, Product development/Prototyping, Marketing-Website Development, Business Incubator Opportunity, Antimicrobial/Flammability Testing, Weathering/Lightfastness Testing, Durability Testing, Product Development Services, Engineering Services, Training Services, Stoll M1 Training, Colorfastness testing, Moisture Management Testing, PPE Testing, Flammability Testing, Weathering & Lightfastness testing, Pill and Snag Testing, Compression and Abrasion Resistance Testing, and Tensile, Burst, Tear & Seam Strength Testin