Staple Length & Strength

how well the wool will perform during processing. Research has shown that Hauteur is closely correlated with the average Staple Length and Staple Strength of the greasy wool measured prior to processing. Unlike core testing for yield and fibre diameter...

Raw Wool Laboratory Equipment

to a clean and effcient operation. Lastest Video Download Content LINK TO TECHNICAL MATERIAL NextGen Laserscan ATLAS - Staple Length & Strength Measurement One of the most important characteristics that determines the value of combing wool is the...

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

Fact Sheet - Staple Length & Strength

Research papers

Report - December 2002 TEAM Final Report 1985 Preliminary Analysis of TEAM-3 Database The Examination of Decrimped Staple Length to Deriving Additional Parameters from the Staple Force vs Extension Curve Measured by ATLAS Measurement of Staple Crimp...

Australian wool production to lift a little in 2017/18

micron 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...

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 impacted by tough season

The 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...

Shorn wool production increases due to improved season

good 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...

About AWTA Raw Wool

AWTA 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...

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

the 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%...

Brochures and Handbooks

include: 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...

Testing the Wool Clip - Chinese

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...

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...

Electronic Services

Hard 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...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2013-2014

2013/14 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...

IWTO Combined Certificates & OMLs

Hard 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...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2014-2015

2014/15 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...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2015-2016

2015/16 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...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2016-2017

2016/17 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...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees Unchanged 2017-2018

the 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...

Drought continues to impact Australian wool production

national 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...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2019-2020

is 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...

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...

Australian shorn wool production stabilises in 2020/21

yield 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...

Australian shorn wool production stabilises as fleece weights rise

key 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...

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...

Australian shorn wool production continues a steady increase

test 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 +...

Shorn wool production increases as the run of good seasons continue

Table 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 +...

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

data 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...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2023-2024

2023/24 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...

Equipment Manufacturing

Laserscan 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...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2024-2025

2024/25 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...

Australian shorn wool production forecast for 2024/25 revised down to 279.4 Mkg greasy

for the 2024/25 season to the end of November show small year-on-year changes in mean fibre diameter (down 0.3 microns), staple length (up 0.5mm), staple strength (down 0.5 N/ktex), yield (down 1%) and vegetable matter (down 0.3%). New South Wales is...

Fee Reduction for the Length and Strength Testing of Mid-Side Samples

from individual sheep from $10:51 to $7 (inc GST). The reduction in the fee for the Mid-Side (Fleece Measurement) Staple Length & Strength tests follows a reduction in the number of individual staples measured for each test. A review found that there...

Fees

2024/25 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. A revised fees list was issued on 1 January 2025 folling...

Wool supply contraction reflects adverse seasonal conditions and higher sheep turnoff

reductions in mean fibre diameter (down 0.3 microns), staple strength (down 1.5 N/ktex) and yield (down 1.1%). Staple length was 0.3 mm longer with no year-on year change in vegetable mater (2.2%). AWTA wool test volumes for the 2024/25 season to the...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2021-2022

last 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...