What is Quality Control? Quality is a miscellaneous concept that describes how well a service, process, material, or product possesses desired intangible or physical attributes. Quality control is generally understood as assessing for quality after products have already been manufactured and sorted into acceptable and unacceptable categories. Quality control is a complex area of the garment industry. To ensure the quality of the product, quality control personnel have to control quality in different section in garment industry, which are directly or indirectly involved with production. In this article we will discuss section-wise quality control in garment industry.
Section Wise Quality Control in Garment Industry:
Section-wise quality control in garment industry involves implementing quality checks at different stages of the garment production. Here is a breakdown of section-wise quality control in the garment industry:
Fig: Section Wise Quality Control in Garment Industry
1. Quality control in store section:
Store section is centralized in apparel industry and all the fabric comes to this unit first from the supplier and audited here and kept until it is distributed to other section. Following controlling is checked here.
Inventory
Fabrics
Material
Swatch board making
Cleanliness
Reporting
2. Quality control in sample section:
Samples must be checked by quality control personnel before sending it to the buyer.
Important points to be checked in sample section:
Whether the samples are as per buyer’s specifications or not, such as, style description, sketch, measurement sheet, photograph etc. and workmanship has to be checked with reference sample or related documents provided by the buyer. Report to be submitted to the merchandiser as well as to the superior.
3. Quality control in cutting section:
Quality control of garments cutting section plays a vital role in garments because right measured cutting is required to get the right shape of garments. Besides cutting is the first working department of garments production. So its quality must be checked with carefully.
A. Patter/Marker:
Pattern and marker must be checked by the quality control personnel check points are as follows:
Measurement
Gradation
Allowances
Pattern parts missing
Mixed parts
Pattern shape
Direction of pattern in the marker
Pattern alignment with respect to the grain line
Poor line marking
Marker too wide than fabric width
Notches and Drill marks omitted
Mismatch checks and strips
Overlapping
Too thick line or double line marking
Invisible line marking
Marker incorrectly positioned on the lay.
B. Spreading:
During fabric spreading the following points should be checked:
Fabric relaxation
Incorrect tension of plies
Wrong direction of plies
Unacceptable damages found
Mismatching of checks and strips
Narrow fabric
Shaded fabric
Misalignment of plies
C. Cutting:
During cutting the following points should be checked:
Inaccurate cutting.
Notches-misplaced, too deep, angled, omitted or wrong type.
Drill marks-wrong drills, omitted, angled.
Knife cut-garment parts damaged by careless use of knife.
Frayed edges scorched or fused edges caused by a faulty knife.
Slits opened inaccurately of omitted.
D. Others:
Bundling with bundle card
Numbering
Cut panel checking
Wrong size in the bundle
Fused parts checking
Cleanliness
Proper storing
Proper is suing
Prefer test cutting then bulk cutting
Reporting
4. Quality control system in sewing section:
There are some systems which are practiced in sewing floor are as follows:
Traditional systems
JC Penny system
Traffic light
SPC
Points to be considered during controlling quality in the sewing line are as follows:
In line inspection should be performed at the workstation.
Inspector ratio in the line depends on the system being implemented in the line.
As per JC Penney system, one inspector for 30 operations. All operators are audited minimum twice a day, where operators are skilled.
As per pre-production meeting, inspector will be provided considering the controlling system.
Defect and measurement both should be checked in the line.
The inspectors must select the units at random basis from a bundle.
The inspector must inspect exactly the number of units called for the sampling plan. No more no less or as per the system.
If the inspector finds a defective unit, corrective action should be taken.
5. Quality control in finishing section:
This is the final section to make the product saleable condition and the finishing processes should be controlled to achieve the quality target.
Checking areas in finishing section are as follows:
Iron/Press
Folding
Tagging
Packing
Conclusion:
Quality control is a crucial aspect of the garments industry to ensure that products meet the required standards and customer expectations. By implementing section wise quality control in garment industry can minimize garments defects, ensure consistency in product quality, and ultimately deliver high-quality garments that meet customer expectations.
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The blog impressively highlights the importance of section-wise quality control in the garment industry, emphasizing key areas like store, sample, cutting, sewing, and finishing. It succinctly communicates the necessity for meticulous checks at each stage to minimize defects, ensure consistent high-quality production, and meet customer expectations. Overall, it serves as a concise yet insightful guide to effective quality assurance in garment manufacturing.
The blog impressively highlights the importance of section-wise quality control in the garment industry, emphasizing key areas like store, sample, cutting, sewing, and finishing. It succinctly communicates the necessity for meticulous checks at each stage to minimize defects, ensure consistent high-quality production, and meet customer expectations. Overall, it serves as a concise yet insightful guide to effective quality assurance in garment manufacturing.