Raw Wool Laboratory Equipment

fibre snippets are very short pieces of fibre, typically around 2mm long, which have been cut at random positions along the length of the fibre. The precise mechanisam for doing this usually involves using a Minicore. The NextGen Laserscan works by...

Staple Length & Strength

One of the most important characteristics for determining the value of greasy wool is the average fibre length that will be achieved when the wool has been processed or combed into wool top. This length is known as the Hauteur (fibre length in the Wool...

FAQs

have a test for chemical residues in wool? Can AWTA test other fibres? Wool Testing What are the main benefits of Staple Length & Strength Measurement? For Staple Measurements how is the Position of Break calculated? What is Laserscan? What is Comfort...

Research papers

of Fibre Relaxation on Mean Fibre Diameter/Fibre Diameter Distribution Measured by Laserscan & OFDA Effect of Snippet Length & Fibre Relaxation on Mean Fibre Diameter, Fibre Diameter Distribution & Fibre Curvature Measured by LASERSCAN & OFDA...

Fact Sheet - Staple Length & Strength

The Examination of Decrimped Staple Length to Differentiate Atypical Wool Types as a Potential Aid to Purchasing & Processing Prediction

A Review of the Distribution of Fibre Length in Tops

OFDA4000 - A New Instrument for Simultaneous Measurement of Fibre Length & Diameter in Tops

Modelling of Length Distributions in the OFDA 4000

Foundations & Metrology of the Almeter Wool Fibre Length Measurement

Comparisons Between OFDA4000 & IWTO Standardised Methods for Measurement Made on Wool Tops - Part 2 Length Characteristics

Effect of Snippet Length & Fibre Relaxation on the Mean Fibre Diameter, Fibre Diameter Distribution & Fibre Curvature

Accreditation

Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) and through participation in interlaboratory trials for Fibre Diameter and Fibre Length in wool tops conducted by Interwoollabs. AWTA is: Licensed by International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) to issue IWTO test...

Australian shorn wool production forecast of 324 Mkg greasy in 2023/24

season to date show no change in mean fibre diameter (20.8 microns) or vegetable matter (2.2%), a 2.1 mm decrease in staple length to 87.5 mm and a 0.6% reduction in yield to 65.8%. AWTA wool test volumes to the end of March 2024 were down by 2.9% on a...

Brochures and Handbooks

Presale Test Certificate procedure Yield measurement Major Vegetable Matter types Fibre Diameter measurement Staple Length & Strength measurement Colour measurement Fleecemeasurement Test certificates & reports Download: Testing the Wool Clip Brochure...

About AWTA Raw Wool

Raw Wool's major services are sampling, testing and certifying the yield, fibre diameter, vegetable matter content, staple length and staple strength of greasy wool before it is sold. In addition, AWTA Raw Wool offers testing of scoured and carbonised...

Shorn wool production increases due to improved season

condition and are expected to remain that way through to winter. AWTA key test data show a significant increase in staple length to 89.0 mm, up 2.9 mm compared with the July to March 2020 period. However, some of the increase in staple length can be...

Australian wool production impacted by tough season

average mean fibre diameter for the season to the end of October was 20.1 microns, down by 0.5 microns. The average staple length across Australia has fallen by 3.2 mm to 85.8 mm, with all States recording shorter staple length for the season to date...

Testing the Wool Clip - Chinese

Seasonal conditions hold back wool production

has seen a fall of 0.6 micron. The mean fibre diameter was steady in Queensland and South Australia. The average staple length across Australia has fallen by 1.8 mm to 87mm, with all states recording shorter staple length for the season to date. Table...

Australian wool production to lift a little in 2017/18

lift in mean fibre diameter for the season, while Western Australia has seen a fall of 0.4 micron. The average staple length has fallen by 1.7 mm in the first five months to 88.4 mm, with all states except for Tasmania recording shorter staple length....

Services

Major services provided are sampling, testing and certifying the yield, fibre diameter, vegetable matter content, staple length and staple strength of greasy wool before it is sold. Our key services can be categorised as: Wool Sampling Wool Testing...

Fees

wool selling season, effective from 1st July 2024. The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will increase by $2.55 from $79.90 to $82.45. AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees 2024-25 Previous fees AWTA Raw Wool...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2024-2025

wool selling season, effective from 1st July 2024. The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will increase by $2.55 from $79.90 to $82.45. Click here to download a copy of the AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees...

Equipment Manufacturing

used to determine the fibre fineness characteristics of wool, and the ATLAS instruments, used for determining Staple Length & Strength. Manufactures of Raw Wool testing equipment: Wool ComfortMeter NextGen Laserscan ATLAS Fleece Measurement Scour AWTA...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2023-2024

wool selling season, effective from 1st July 2023. The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will increase by $2.35 from $77.55 to $79.90. Click here to download a copy of the AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees...

Checking the Status of Tests in the Raw Wool Laboratory

progress of tests in the Laboratory. Specifically it provides information about sample receipt, transmitted coreline data, Length/Strength Samples and check-testing. This includes the date when an internal check test or L/S resample is generated and...

Australian shorn wool production forecast of 340 Mkg greasy for 2022/23

for 2021/22 and 2022/23 (July to November) 2021/22 2022/23 Change y-o-y Mean fibre diameter (µm) 20.5 20.4 - 0.1 Staple length (mm) 89.5 90.5 + 1.0 Staple strength (N/ktex) 35.1 35.1 0 Yield (%) 65.0 65.7 + 0.7 Vegetable Matter (%) 2.3 2.2 - 0.1 The...

Shorn wool production increases as the run of good seasons continue

3: AWTA key test data for 2020/21 and 2021/22 2020/21 2021/22 Change y-o-y Mean fibre diameter (µm) 20.8 20.8 0 Staple length (mm) 88.3 88.1 - 0.2 Staple strength (N/ktex) 34.0 34.9 + 0.9 Yield (%) 63.9 64.9 + 1.0 Vegetable Matter (%) 2.1 2.3 + 0.2 The...

Australian shorn wool production continues a steady increase

data for 2020/21 and 2021/22 July to March 2020/21 2021/22 Change y-o-y Mean fibre diameter (µm) 20.8 20.9 + 0.1 Staple length (mm) 89.0 88.6 - 0.4 Staple strength (N/ktex) 33.8 34.6 + 0.8 Yield (%) 64.2 65.3 + 1.1 Vegetable Matter (%) 1.9 2.2 + 0.3...

Shorn wool production moves higher

AWTA test data for the 2020/21 season reflect this and show increases in mean fibre diameter (20.8 microns, up 0.3), staple length (88.3 mm, up 2.7) and staple strength (34.0 N/ktex, up 1.5). Table 1: Summary of wool production estimates and forecasts...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2021-2022

time AWTA testing fees increase was season 2018/19. The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, remains unchanged at $75.80 ex GST. Click here to download a copy of the AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees 2021-2022...

Australian shorn wool production stabilises as fleece weights rise

test data from July to November show a year-on-year increase in fibre diameter of 0.2 microns, a 2.9 mm increase in staple length, a 1.3 N/ktex increase in staple strength and 0.8% increase in yield. Sheep and lamb turn off data from the Australian...

Australian shorn wool production stabilises in 2020/21

ended the 2019/20 season at 62.2%, down 0.9% on 2018/19, mean fibre diameter was unchanged at 20.5 microns while staple length increased by 2 mm to 85.6 mm as producers moved away from shorter shearing intervals (e.g. every 6-months) back to shearing...

Drought continues to push Australian wool production lower

ended the season at 63.1%, down 1.5% on 2017/18 while mean fibre diameter was down by 0.5 microns to 20.5 micron and staple length was down 2.2 mm. The season ending levels of these three key test parameters are either at, or near, the lowest levels...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2019-2020

the best way to assist the wool industry at this time The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, remains unchanged at $75.80. Click here to download a copy of the AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees 2019-2020 or...

Drought continues to impact Australian wool production

clip is 0.5 microns finer than at the same time last season. There have also been considerable reductions in staple length, staple strength and vegetable matter. The Committee noted that the AWTA test data to March 2019 showed a significant increase in...

Fleece Measurement Service Request (Yield, Micron, L&S, Colour)

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees Unchanged 2017-2018

2017/18 wool selling season commencing 1st July 2017. The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will remain at $74.20 ex GST. Click here to download a copy of the AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees 2017-2018 or...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2016-2017

wool selling season, effective from 1st July 2016. The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will increase by $1.10 from $71.27 to $74.20. Click here to download a copy of the AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2015-2016

wool selling season, effective from 1st July 2015. The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will increase by $1.83 from $71.27 to $73.10. Users of AWTA’s Manual Core Sampling service should note that...

Australian Fleece Competition 2015

share of stud and commercial fleeces. All competition fleeces are weighted and sampled for objective measurement, including length and strength, under standard procedures of the AWTA. In the Australian Fleece Competition 38 point are allocated clean...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2014-2015

wool selling season, effective from 1st July 2014. The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will increase by $1.50 from $69.77 to $71.27. Users of AWTA’s Manual Core Sampling service should note that...

IWTO Combined Certificates & OMLs

Heads (HH) Mean Fibre Diameter (MFD) Coefficient of Variation of Diameter (CVD) Fibre Diameter Distribution (FDD) Staple Length (SL) Staple Strength (SS) Position of Break (POB) Colour (X,Y,Z) Commercial Yields Other rules and calculations that govern...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2013-2014

wool selling season, effective from 1st July 2013. The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will increase by $1.42 from $68.35 to $69.77. Users of AWTA’s Manual Core Sampling service should note that...

Electronic Services

Heads (HH) Mean Fibre Diameter (MFD) Coefficient of Variation of Diameter (CVD) Fibre Diameter Distribution (FDD) Staple Length (SL) Staple Strength (SS) Position of Break (POB) Colour (X,Y,Z) Commercial Yields Other rules and calculations that govern...

Key Test Data

in Lots, Bales and Weight tested and seasonal changes in the measurement of Yield, Vegetable Matter, Fibre Diameter, Staple Length/Strength and Colour. Further data relating to volumes measured within general Fibre Diamter ranges, plus Superfine and...