Raw Wool Laboratory Equipment

universities, mills, government facilities, and more. The market reception of the NextGen Laserscan has been exceptional, attesting to its innovative features and precision in measuring wool fiber diameter. With its widespread adoption, it has become an...

Terms of Use

below at any time by notifying you, including in any one or more of the following ways: Printing the amended terms on our Test Request forms. Referring to the amendments and/or printing the amended terms in a newsletter or Fees List. Posting the amended...

Terms and Conditions

at any time by notifying you, including in one or more of the following ways: printing the amended Terms & Conditions on our Test Request forms referring to the amendments and/or printing the amended Terms & Conditions in a newsletter or Fees List...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2023-2024

General wool testing fees have increased by 3% for the 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....

Change to AWTA Signatories for Reports and Certificates

The authorised signatories displayed on both the printed and electronic (PDF) versions of AWTA Raw Wool Test Certificates and Reports will change from 3 June 2023. Documents will display the signatures of both the Managing Director, Michael Jackson and...

AWTA Alert - Resume Issuing Results - Melbourne

AWTA Melbourne has resumed issuing test results, although at a reduced capacity. Samples are being processed according to service commitments. Additional measures to address the CO2 shortage will be implemented tomorrow morning. The CO2 supplier (BOC...

AWTA Melbourne Laboratory - Closed Thursday 22 September 2022 - QE II Commemorative Public Holiday

2022 with, if necessary, support from Data Processing in WA to handle inquiries and provide oversight of the issuing of test results. Victorian Sampling Operations will be closed on Friday, 23 September 2022. NSW, QLD, SA and Tasmanian Sampling...

AWTA Service Time Alert - Workload Pressure

the final sale before a three week recess. Clients should be aware that, due to these circumstances, it will take longer for test results to issue this week than they may otherwise be accustomed to (while still within the published service time). We...

COVID Impact on Service Time

due to being a household contact. Clients should be aware that, due to these staff restrictions, it may be taking longer for test results to issue than they may otherwise be accustomed to (while still within the published service time). We continue to...

Minor Earthquake - Melbourne Laboratory Operating as Usual

incurred no significant damage. We have resumed operations as normal with no significant delay or impact on the issuing of test results.

Key Test Data Summary for August 2021

and Weight for August 2021 compared with the same period last season are: +36.8%, +39.0% and +38.5% respectively. Note that testing volumes for August 2020 last year were somewhat affected by COVID restrictions across Australia when Total Lots, Bale and...

Shorn wool production moves higher

end to the 2020/21 season and the impact that it had on per head production (+6.8%) compared to the 2019/20 season. 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...

Pesticide Residues

extracted from the wool using a proprietary process and their concentrations determined using state-of-the-art equipment. Tests are done in accordance with the International Wool Textile Organisation method DTM59-04. We are also looking at developing...

Key Test Data Summary for June 2021

and Weight for June 2021 compared with the same period last season are: +40.5%, +44.3% and +43.7% respectively. Note that testing volumes for June 2020 last year were barely affected by COVID restrictions across Australia when Total Lots, Bale and...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2021-2022

raw wool fees for the 2021/22 wool selling season, commencing 1st July 2021. There has been no increase in general raw wool testing fees for the past three seasons. The last time AWTA testing fees increase was season 2018/19. The total cost for testing...

Improved seasonal conditions but low sheep numbers limit recovery in shorn wool production

9.0%, New South Wales down 6.8%, Tasmania down 6.7%, Victoria down 5.4% and Western Australia down 3.5% (Table2). AWTA wool test volumes to the end of March 2020 were down by 5.5% year-on-year while first-hand offered wool at auction to the end of week...

Australian shorn wool production stabilises as fleece weights rise

and some delays in shearing due to reduced shearer availability (which is resulting in longer fleece wool). AWTA 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...

Australian shorn wool production stabilises in 2020/21

wool production for the 2019/20 season at 283 mkg greasy, a 5.5% decline on 300 mkg greasy for the 2018/19 season. AWTA test data showed that the average yield ended the 2019/20 season at 62.2%, down 0.9% on 2018/19, mean fibre diameter was unchanged at...

Online Certificate Verification

The online Certificate Verificationsystem allows holders of AWTA Test Certificates to obtain another copy via email simply by entering the certificate number, some security information and an email address into an online form. It has been provided so...

Electronic Certificates (eCerts)

AWTA produces electronic Test Certificates and Guidance Reports as part of our standard services. These eCerts can be emailed in PDF format direct to the requestor as soon as testing is complete. The format is identical to that of the printed documents...

Australian wool production impacted by tough season

in Tasmania and 8.0% in South Australia. The Committee noted that for the 2018/19 season to the end of October, the AWTA test data showed a large increase in the weight of wool tested in all micron ranges up to 18.5 microns as well as a large decline in...

Trends Within Micron Range

Australian wool production to lift a little in 2017/18

are reported tobe shearing earlier than usual to take advantage of these high prices. This has boosted the volume of wool tested and wool being offered at auction in the first five months of the season. "The weight of wool tested by AWTA in the first...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees Unchanged 2017-2018

General wool testing fees remain unchanged with no increase for 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...

AWTA Podcast - by Elisabeth van Delden

Michael Jackson is the Managing Director of AWTA, the Australian Wool Testing Authority. In this Wool Academy Podcast Michael explains how wool testing works. In particular he explains what wool tests are applied to each bale of wool and what the...

Australian Wool Production Higher

and for shearing.” The 4.3% forecast increase in shorn wool production compares with a 4.7% increase in the weight of wool tested by AWTA in the first nine months of 2016/17 and a 6.4% increase in the first hand offerings of wool at auction recorded by...

Excellent seasonal conditions push Australian wool production higher in 2016/17

2014/15 previous season. As noted in August, this increase is in line with, but less than, the decline in the weight of wool tested by AWTA for 2015/16. This difference arises as some of the increase in wool tests, receivals and auction offerings late...

Wool ComfortMeter Video Available

as providing some insight into its development by the Sheep CRC. This instrument is available for purchase or individual tests can be performed by AWTA Product Testing. Wool ComfortMeter from AWTA Limited on Vimeo. Click here to visit the Wool Comfort...

Flooding delays sample delivery from Central NSW

the following morning.They will instead be delivered on Friday, 23 September 2016. Subsequently, the issuing of some test results for the affected samples may be delay

Minor flooding delays delivery of North Central NSW wool samples

and Grenfell on Tuesday, 13 September 2016 did not meet the Southbound service in time for delivery to the Melbourne wool testing laboratory overnight. Instead, the affected samples will be delivered on Thursday, 15 September 2016 and consequently some...

Wool production unchanged in 2016/17

production in 2015/16 was 325 mkg greasy, a fall of 6.1% on 2014/15. This is less than the 7% decline in the weight of wool tested by AWTA in 2015/16. This difference is due to the fact that some of the increase in wool tests, receivals and auction...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2016-2017

General wool testing fees have increased by 1.5% for the 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...

Wool production remains down in 2015/16

conditions and lower fleece weights than a year ago.” The 7% decline compares with a 5.6% decline in the weight of wool tested by AWTA in the first eight months of 2015/16. The Committee expectsthat AWTA tests will fall away more rapidly in the last...

Australian wool production to ease in 2015/16

mkg, an increase of 1.8% over the previous season. This increase is in linewith, but less than, the increase seen in AWTA tests, ABS wool receivals and AWEX auction offerings for 2014/15. Some of the increase in wool tests, receivals and auction...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2015-2016

General wool testing fees have increased by 2.5% for the 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...

FeedTest Season Averages - September 2014 to April 2015

FeedTest, the hay and animal fodder testing division owned by AWTA, has published the average fodder test results for the 2014/15 season. In general, hay results are better than last season with higher proteins (0.5%) and energies (0.4MJ per kg) and...

Limestone Analysis - Agrifood Technology WA

with Lime WA Code of Practice. Agrifood Technology is a division of AWTA Ltd. Agrifood Technology offers a range of test packages for liming material, ranging from the full Code of Practice suite to smaller packages customised to clients’ specific...

Australian wool production unchanged in 2014/15 and predicted to ease in 2015/16

a result of the continued high sheep and lamb turn-off rates in the current season. The Committee noted that the AWTA wool test data for 2014/15 shows a reduction in volumes of wool 17.5 microns and finer, and an increase in 18-19 micron, 22-23 micron...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...