ABSTRACT
Packing calibration cotton in tubes has many benefits such as ease of storage as well as shipping. This research demonstrates the methodology to compress a calibration cotton -- using a specially designed apparatus -- for the Shirley Developments Limited (SDL) Fineness and Maturity Tester (FMT). Fiber properties of cotton that has not been packed and that has been packed in the tubes were measured by the FMT and compared statistically. There were no significant differences between the packed and non-packed fibers. Also, there have been no tube failures to date.
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