Indian Garment Technology

Garment Technology –

• Smaller parts such as pockets and waistband interlining are cut using bend knife machine.
• Size wise se and color wise cutting of pieces is recorded.
• Quality checking is done for the top, middle and the last ply with the original pattern.
• In case of any change it is mentioned on the marker.
• Excess allowance is trimmed off

MARKER MAKING
• Marker is done manually or sometime with the help of computer.
• Marker making is done taking into consideration various factors some of which, are fabric width, shade and size, order quantity. These details are obtained from CAD department.
• Marker is spread on the top the layer.
• Checking is done by keeping the CAD pattern on computerized marker
• In case of any deviation, changes are made accordingly.
• To avoid the movement of paper the marker are pinned

Ticketing
• Cut pieces are taken from the cutting table and counted.
• Ticketing and bundling process is carried out in the cutting room itself. After cutting the similar lots are bundled -together.
• Bundling in Orient Craft is done on piece system. i.e. all parts of the garment bundled together. It uses progressive bundle system where in the bundles of the garment parts move sequentially, operation to operation.
• Bar coded stickers are issued. This bar-coded sticker contained information of the number of pieces to be styled.
• Fabric from the warehouse is first under tension since it is rolled and stored. Depending on the stretch ability nature of the fabric, the fabric is relaxed
• Spreading is done manually after marking the lay length on the table
• A brown sheet is spread on the table and stuck with the cello tape from the sides. In case of slippery fabric, the brown sheet is kept in between every row.
• One person at the strands at the one end to unwind free roll. The other two stand on both sides of the table
• Both return to the starting point one by aligning from one side and other by removing the fullness
• Maximum of 125 and a minimum of 70 layers are laid, depending on the style in the nature of the fabric.
• A lay book is maintained by the layering workers which show the name of the worker, style number, lay length, size of style, role length, number of layers from each role, end pieces, shortage and total layers laid.
• These lay slips are issued to the Cad department where bar code stickers are made for ticketing and banding department
• End cutter is used to cut the fabric.

Cutting
• Cutting Department has five cutting masters
• The following are the observations found in the cutting department
• Straight knife machines are used for bulk cutting