Australia is the global leader in wool science and innovation and continues to lead the world with its research and development aimed at enhancing the strength of the global wool demand. The focus of this course will be on the development of leading edge products for global markets, as well as innovative practices and processes to improve productivity and efficiency amongst wool producers and processors.
This course provided participants with an increased understanding of innovation and its importance to commercial success. It will introduce many recent innovations suitable for industry adoption and outline the development and commercialization of current and future wool based innovations that capitalise on the properties of Australian wool fibre.
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| Dr Geoff Naylor, CSIRO | Introduction to Innovation | Presentation | Notes |
| Dr Tony Pierlot, CSIRO | Lightweight wool structure and properties |
Presentation | Notes |
| Dr Geoff Naylor, CSIRO | Wool the Technical Fibre | Presentation | Notes |
| Fibre of the Gods | Movie | ||
| Dr Geoff Naylor, CSIRO | Comfortable Next-to-Skin Wool | Presentation | Notes |
| Dr David Phillips, CSIRO | Wool Fibre Modification – OPTIM and its Product Opportunities | Presentation | Notes |
| Mr Martin Prins, CSIRO | Development of SOLOSPUN | Presentation | Notes |
| Dr Rex Brady, Deakin University | Innovation in the Coloration of Wool | Presentation | Notes |
| Dr Cathryn Lee, AWI | Innovation in the Coloration of Wool | Presentation | |
| Mr Martin Prins, CSIRO | Introduction to YARNSPEC | Presentation | Notes |
| Innovations in Spinning Technology | Presentation | ||
| Mr Gary Robinson | Exciting new spinning technologies | Presentation | Notes |
| Mr Laurie Staynes, CSIRO | Engineering the Performance of Wool Knitwear for Softness and Appearance Retention | Presentation | Notes |
| Mr Jimmy Jackson, AWI | AWI Wool Knitwear Product Innovations | Presentation | |
| Dr Peter Cookson, Deakin University | Nanotechnology and Textiles | Presentation | Notes |
| Dr Niall Finn, CSIRO | Wool in Non-Wovens | Presentation | Notes |
| Dr Allan De Boos | FAST – for Wool Fabric Design and Finishing | Presentation | Notes |
| Dr Tony Pierlot , CSIRO | The Total Easy Care Wool Suit and Producing Lighterweight Wool Garments | Presentation | Notes |
| Dr Allan De Boos | AWI Woven Fabric Innovations | Presentation | |
| Mr Mark Brooks (AWI) | Wool in Sportswear | Presentation | |
| Dr Barry Harrowfield, CSIRO | Innovation in the Auto Industry | Presentation | Notes |
| Mr Martin Prins, CSIRO | Preparing the Mind | Presentation | Notes |
| Dr Ian Russell, CSIRO | Wool in an Ecologically Aware World | Presentation | Notes |
| Dr Nigel Johnson, CSIRO | CSIRO’s View of the Future for Wool Innovation | Presentation | Notes |
| Mr Tony Turk | Innovation in Practice | Presentation | Notes |