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AWTA has achieved a world wide reputation for its research work and now has one of the largest teams of scientists working on raw wool metrology.

Our scientists regularly report on their work to the technical forums of the International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO). Papers published by the Company's scientists are available for reference purposes and academic use.

Access to research publications produced by other organisations, when approval is provided, is also available.

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AWTA 3. 1000150 40 12 1000150 30000 " " 4. 98 VM 5. 105°C " " 150 9060 6. WB " " 7. 40600ml10 3 110°C 13 B S H VMB 8. 99 10 20 6 NIR 14 9. 99 10 800°C 23 10. WoolBaseWB " " AWTA 15 AWTABSH123 AWEX AWTA AWEX B S H - B E S - N T F - BARREL MEDIC B B 46 BURR MEDIC B B 4mm2mm 8mm23 CUTLEAF MEDIC B B 56 16 SMALL BURR MEDIC B B CALTROP H E 5 4 CARROT SEED S E STORKSBILL S E " " " " DOCK S E GALVANISED BURR H E 17 SAFFRON THISTLE S E SPINY BURR GRASS S E SUBTERRANEAN CLOVER B E 4mm2mm 8mm5 BARLEY GRASS S S SPEAR GRASS S S " " WILD OAT S S 18 WIRE GRASS S S NOOGOORA BURR H N RING BURR H N " " BATHURST BURR " " H T BOGAN FLEA S F " " 5mm 19 AWTALASERSCAN 9020 1 Shirley Analyser 2 20°C65RH 3 Micron 20 100 Interwoollab 1000 4000 21 1 AWTA 20 123 2 MTS AWTA 60 60 200mm 60°C 3 22 4 20°C65RH8 4 " " ATLAS CSIRO AWTA 8 IWTO55 N 23 Ktex N/Ktex" " 50mm 25mm50mm 25mm50mm IWTO40 PoB PoB PoB Hauteur 198020 " TEAM" TEAM H = 0.52L + 0.47S + 0.95D ­ 0.19M* ­ 0.45V ­ 3.5 H L S D M* = = = = = Hauteur mm mm N/Ktex Microns % 45%M* = 45% V = % 24 1 Shirley Analyser XY ZYZ 2 YZ718 YZ712 YZ 25 AWTA 2025 AWTA CVD AWTA Laserscan 26 AWTA IWTOWB VMBHH AWTA SCH DRY SCD 17 JCSY ACY IWTO1TFM IWTO17 IWTO1TFM SCH DRY IWTO1TFM 2.27%18.25%16% TFM1% 8:11.207 SCH DRY = WB x 1.207 = 7.7 ­ 40.6 /7.8 + VMB ­ HH IWTO17 SCD 17 IWTO17WBVMB 2.27%17 SCD 17 = WB + VMBx 1.1972 IWTO16 JCSY 1.5%16 JCSY = WB x 1.1777 27 ACY 2.27%17% WBVMB ACY = WB x 1.1972+VMB x 0.162- 5.12 AWTAIWTO AWTAIWTO AWTAXYZ YZD65/102001IWTO 28 IWTO IWTO 29 IWTO 30 (ac ­ bi) Accuracy ATLAS N/Ktex Airflow Average linear density - Bale Appraisal Baling surfaces Area of dust Base Area of wool Base " As is" colour Base colour Ash content 800°C Bias 31 (br ­ cl) Branding substance - Carbonise Break Card sliver Brightness Y Character Check test IWTO Bulk Bulk Bulk classed lot Check test result Canary stain Classed grower lot - Cap Clean colour Carbocarbonising 32 (co ­ cor) Coefficient of variation (CV) CV Commercial yield IWTO3.0 CV = CV S X S × 100% X = = = Conditioning atmosphere ­ IWTO-52 20+2°C65+3 Colorimeter XYZ Confidence limits 95% Colour 1971CIE D6510° Consignment Colour of dust Conventional bale 0.75m x 0.75m x 1.25m110 204 Colour of wool Y-Z Core Combing wool 40mm70mm Core sample Core test Comfort factor 30 33 (cor ­ fi) Coring Machine 93 Curvature /mm Data verification IWTO Coring tube 93 47 Delivery IWTO IWTO-31 Display box Documentation error Cotted wool Crimp Dump 500kg/m3 Dumped bales Crimp definition Ethanol alcohol extractives - Crimp frequency Crossover error Fault Fibre diameter 34 (fi ­ ke) Fibre diameter distribution - " " " " 30 Hauteur H Histogram Fineness Individual test IWTO Grab machine Interlot IWTO Combined Certificate IWTO Grab sample Greasy Greasy wool IWTO Combined Certificate (by Subtraction) IWTO IWTO Test Certificate IWTO Hard Heads and Twigs Base (HH%) Keeper samples Keratin 35 (ki ­ me) Kilopascal kPa / kPa = 1000 Pa 6.895 kPa Linear density Lot Kilotexktex / / Maximum probable difference ­ Laboratory card Shirley Analyser Laboratory sample Maximum retest range - Laserscan Mean Licensed laboratory IWTO IWTO ISO-25 " " ISO-57 IWTO IWTO X = X N i X = Xi = " i " N = Mean fibre diameter Mechanical tuft sampling machine (MTS) 36 (mi ­ ra) Micrometre OFDA Optical Fibre Distribution Analyser Micron Micrometreµm Oven-dry mass - 105°C Mid-side sample 30 Minicore Position of breakPoB PoB Newton SI 9.8 Noil Precision Projection microscope Objective measurement Objectively matched lotOML IWTO Raw wool (a) (b) (c) (d) Objectively matched interlot OMI IWTO 4 IWTO 37 (re ­ sea) Recore check test Retest IWTO IWTO Recore test Romaine Regain IWTO IWTO19% 18.25% Sale lot Sample IWTO Regrab test Sample container Resistance to compression ­ Sealed container() Sealed container() 38 (sec ­ te) Second cut Staple strength ­ ATLAS Sub-sample ­ Shirley Analyser - Suint Snippet 2mm Tear ­ Spectrophotometer - Tender wool ­ Standard conditions - 20+2°C 65+3% Test Test house - IWTO IWTO IWTO Standard deviation - Test house samples ­ Staple Test result ­ (a) (b) (c) Staple axis - Staple length - 39 (te ­ va) Test specimen ­ Transport container - Testing error ­ Tristimulus value ­ CIECommission Internationale de I'EclairageXY ZYZ Tip ­ Tip length ­ 75 True value ­ Top ­ (a) (b) (c) Tuft of staples - 120 Variance ­ Total Alkali-insoluble matter ­ S 2 2 (X = i - X) 2 N -1 S = Xi = " i " X = N = Total sample ­ IWTO IWTO" " 40 (ve ­ yi) Vegetable matter ­ Vegetable Matter Base (VMB%) Wool base ­ Yellowness ­ YZ Y ­ Z Yield ­ 41
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