Process Sequence Of Garments Manufacturing
Garments manufacturing follows a flowchart where in
each steps definite works are completed to carried out a complete garments.
Here I will show you all of the garments manufacturing steps that you must
follow to make a garment.
Design/ Sketch:
For the production of knit garments, or woven
garments a sketch of a particular garment including its design features is
essential to produce on paper so that after manufacturing of that garment could
be verified or checked whether could be done manually or with the help of
computer.
Pattern Design:
Hard paper copy of each component of the garment of
exact dimension of each component is called pattern. The patterns also include
seam allowance, trimming allowance, dirt’s, and pleats, ease allowance, any
special design etc affairs. Pattern design could also be done manually or with
the help of computer.
Sample Making:
The patterns are used to cut the fabric. Then the
garment components in fabric form are used to sew/assemble the garment. Sample
garment manufacturing is to be done by a very efficient and technically sound
person.
Production Pattern:
The patterns of the approved sample garment are used
for making production pattern. During production pattern making, sometimes it
may be necessary to modify patterns design if buyer or appropriate authority
suggests any minor modification.
Grading:
Normally for large scale garments production of any
style needs different sizes to produce from a set of particular size of
patterns, the patterns of different sizes are produced by using grade rule
which is called grading.
Marker Making
All the pattern pieces for all the required sizes are
arranged n the paper in such a way so that maximum number of garments could be
produced with minimum fabric wastag4e. Markers are made for 6, 12, 18, 24 etc.
pieces. Marker is also useful to estimate fabric consumption calculations.
Spreading:
It is the process of arranging fabrics on the
spreading table as per length and width of the marker in stack form. Normally
height of the lay/fabric is limited up to maximum six inches high. But 4 inch
to 5 inch height of the lay is safe.
Fabric Cutting:
On the fabric lay/spread the marker paper is placed
carefully and accurately, and pinned with the fabric to avoid unwanted movement
or displacement of the marker paper. Normally straight knife cutting machine is
used to cut out the garment component as per exact dimension of each patterns
in stack form, care must be taken to avoid cutting defects.
Sorting/Bundling:
After cutting the entire fabric lay, all the garments
components in stack form is shorted out as per size and color. To avoid mistake
in sorting, it is better to use code number on each pattern.
Sewing or Assembling:
It is the most important department/ section of a
garment manufacturing industry. Sewing machines of different types are arranged
as a vertical line to assemble the garments. Sequence of types of sewing
machine arrangement depends on sequence of assembling operations. Number of
sewing machine per line varies from 20 no s to 60 no s depending on the style
of the ga4rmnet to be produce. Production pr line pr hour also varies from 100
to 150 pieces depending on specific circumstances. Number of sewing machine
arrangement per line may be up to 60 depending on design and output quantity of
garment.
Inspection
Each and every garment after sewing passes through
the inspection table/ point, where the garments are thoroughly and carefully
checked to detect/find any defect if present in the garment. The defects may be
for example variation of measurement, sewing defect, fabric defects, spots etc.
if the defect is possible to overcome, then the garment is sent to the
respective person for correction. If the defect is not correction able, then
the garment is separated as wastage.
Pressing/ Finishing
After passing through the inspection table, each
garment is normally ironed/ pressed to remove unwanted crease and to improve
the smoothness, so that the garments looks nice to the customer. Folding of the
garment is also done here for poly packing of the garments as per required
dimension.
Packing
After pressing / finishing, the garments are
poly-packed, dozen-wise, color wise, size ratio wise, bundled and packed in the
cartoon. The cartoon is marked with important information in printed form which
is seen from outside the cartoon easily. 15. Dispatch: The cartoons of the
manufactured garments are delivered or placed in the dispatch department or
finished product goes down.
Final Inspection:
It is the last stagethe manufactured garments on
behalf of the garment manufacturing organization, to detect any defective
garments before packing.