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Advanced
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customer
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KAPUTONE WOOL SCOUR LTD - located just north of Christchurch on the east coast of the South Island
WHAKATU WOOL SCOUR LTD - located in the Hawkes Bay on the east coast of the North Island
World's most
modern efficient
wool scours
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In its Kaputone and Whakatu scours WSI provides:
- Two technologically superior scours,
- Fundamentally identical processes
- Considerable economy of scale
- Capacity to process 400,000 bales per year
- All wool scoured using pure New Zealand water
- Strict systems of environmental care
- Adherence to ISO 9001 and 14001.
To enable an outstanding degree of quality assurance, processing at each plant comprises:
- An automated, computer controlled blend system
- A three metre Andar Cardmaster scour incorporating a Unidryer
- A Gualchierani high density wool press
- Multiple scouring bowls innovatively configured, enabling very high levels of processing control
- New technologies in separation and wool grease removal
- Capacity to load 20 tonne containers
- Enhanced freighting efficiency for customers
- Organic waste used in manufacturing superior compost products
Foss near infrared wool measuring technology features at both Kaputone and Whakatu, offering:
- Faster, more efficient measuring of wool
- Careful monitoring of the quality of each bale produced
- Scope to adjust to ensure particular customer specifications.
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