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Public Holiday Announcement
will be closed on Monday, 09 March 2014 due to the Labour day public holiday. Clients should be aware that the issuing of test results for sale M38 and S38 may be delayed. To alleviate any delays clients should consider an earlier cut-off for sale M38...
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Australian wool production to ease in 2014/15
Committee also finalised the 2013/14 shorn wool production estimate at 341mkg, in line with ABS wool receival data and AWTA test data. Table 1: Summary of wool production estimates and forecasts for Australia Parameter 2012/13 Final 2013/14 Final...
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Mount Challicum Fleece Tops Competition
100 points. The Australian Fleece Competition, now in its 14th year, allocates the majority of points using objective test results to calculate the potential processing performance of each fleece. Over 30 entries were received in a new Performance class...
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AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2014-2015
General wool testing fees have increased by 2% for the 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....
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Wool comfort revolution now on sale to global garment makers
research aimed at guaranteeing the comfort of wool to the consumer is now a commercial reality, with the Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA) today launching the Wool ComfortMeter and Wool HandleMeter. Developed by Australia’s Cooperative Research...
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AWTA Melbourne Laboratory – Shift Closing
each morning. Although the closure of night shift will have very little impact on clients it may mean that some types of test results, in particular Express Pre-sale tests, Guidance Reports and Scoured wool tests will take a little longer to issue....
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Yield & Fibre Diameter
AWTA Raw Wool's key service is the independent sampling, testing and certifying of the Yield and Fibre Diameter of greasy wool before it is sold. Prior to the measurment of Yield and Fibre Diameter, a representative sample must be obtained. A core...
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Australian Wool Production Forecast Update – April 2013
Committee chairman Russell Pattinson commented that reports from state committees and recent data such as Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA) year on year pre-sale wool test data (+3% till end March) were the main reasons for the small upward...
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Research and Development
Fundamental research to develop an understanding of the underlining physics of specific measurement systems Development of test methods, standards & regulations Development, design & manufacture of testing equipment for in-house use & sale Industry...
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