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

FAQs

and a Test Certificate? How quickly does AWTA provide results? How do I query a test result? How long does AWTA retain core samples for check testing? Does AWTA have a test for chemical residues in wool? Can AWTA test other fibres? Wool Testing What are...

Pesticide Residue Analysis Test Request

Fleece Measurement Terms August 2013

Testing the Wool Clip - Chinese

Raw Wool Terms August 2013

Flooding delays sample delivery from Central NSW

Due to continued flooding and traffic delays around Forbes any wool samples collected from Dubbo, Parkes, Forbes and Grenfell on Wednesday, 21 September 2016 may not meet the southbound service in time for delivery to the laboratory the following...

Specialised Wool Equipment

of fibres known to cause prickle. The instrument calibrated was developed using extensive consumer wearer trials, where samples are assigned a single numerical score; the lower the score the higher the consumer comfort. A higher score means that the...

Pesticide Terms August 2013

Yield & Fibre Diameter

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 sample is taken from each bale in a sale lot under the supervision of an AWTA sampling officer....

Volume and Trends

Wool Production by Statistical Area AWTA’s testing database contains extensive information on the origin of wool sampled and the region in which the wool was grown. The sample location is identified by AWTA Sampling officers as part of the certification...

Raw Wool Laboratory Equipment

three levels of sampling need occur: - Grab sampling from the bales of wool in the lot - Tuft sampling from the grab sample - Staple preparation of the tufts Once the above steps are complete, the staple sofgreasy wool are measured on an instrument...

Checking the Status of Tests in the Raw Wool Laboratory

customers with regular updates on the 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...

Fleece Measurement

Samples of fleece wool that are taken from individual sheep are submitted by sheep breeders and wool growers for the routine measurement of Fibre Diameter (micron) using a Laserscan instrument. This instrument provides other data in conjunction with...

APEO Analysis

their use and permissible residual levels in wool. This service is offered by the Product Testing division of AWTA Limited. Samples of scoured or carbonised wool are collected at the Raw Wool Laboratories and sent to our partner facility of JinAo...

Limestone Analysis - Agrifood Technology WA

of tests includes the assessment of the Neutralising Value, Particle Size Distribution and Percent Calcium and Magnesium on sample matrices such as Limestone, Dolomite and Lime Sand. All analysis is conducted using reference methods in accordance with...

IWTO Combined Certificates & OMLs

lots purchased according to the contract specifications. As it is not cost effective for the individual sale lots to be resampled and measured again as a single test, AWTA provides a service where the tests results of individual sale lots can be...

Dark & Medullated Fibre

a high risk of contamination. Two technicians visually examine four specimens, each of 5 grams, of washed and carded core sample using the Dark Fibre Detector to identify the dark and medullated fibres present. These samples are inside a sealed plastic...

Staple Length & Strength

Strength of the greasy wool measured prior to processing. Unlike core testing for yield and fibre diameter where bales are sampled using a core tube to cut through the wool in the bale, staple Length & Strength is measured from full length wool staples....

Electronic Services

sale lots purchased according to these specifications. As it is not cost effective for the individual sale lots to be resampled and measured again as a single test, AWTA provides a service where the tests of individual sale lots can be arithmetically...

AWTA Ltd

AWTA Ltd has expertise in: Laboratory testing Instrumentation design & manufacture Research & Development Australia-wide sample retrieval Divisions Agrifood Technology Agrifood Technology is an independent testing laboratory servicing the Food and Feed...