Purpose: Computer-aided production engineering simulation is a common approach in the search for improvements to real systems. They are used in various industrial sectors and are a basis for optimization. Such production simulations have found limited use in the wool industry. This study aims to...

Steel wool (SW) has a broad-spectrum of applicability, particularly as abrasives, cleaning household utensils and surfaces in general. Yet, when discarded in the natural environment, they can be ingested by animals, for instance birds, and may represent a risk to the survival of individuals....

During the last 15 years wool fibre analyses have been made of Danish archaeological textiles dated from the Bronze to the Viking Ages (c.1800 BC - AD 1050). Because of the extraordinary preservation of these textiles the material is ideal for making qualified interpretations regarding wool...

Research into the relationship between banking and industry has long held the view that banks had dominated their clientele from industry, trade and retailing and they had established a position of power that was almost impossible to reign in. More recent studies question this assessment and...

In 1946 Aboriginal people walked off pastoral stations in Western Australia's Pilbara region, withdrawing their labour from the economically-important wool industry to demand improvements in wages and conditions. Their strike lasted three years. On Red Earth Walking is the first comprehensive...