Garment Manufacturing Process Sequence Followed in RMG Industry
What is Apparel or Clothing?
It is a fiber and textile material that is worn on the body. Clothing or apparel is one of the main features of human societies. The types of apparel or clothing worn totally depend on o the body type, size, geographic and social considerations. This article has presented a detailed discussion on apparel or clothing or garment manufacturing process sequence.
Process Flow Chart of Garment Manufacturing:
Sketch or design
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Basic block
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Working pattern
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Sample making
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Approved sample
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Costing
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Production pattern
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Grading
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Marker making
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Fabric spreading
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Cutting
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Sorting and bundling
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Sewing
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Ironing or finishing
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Final inspection
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Packing
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Cartooning
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Send to the buyer or dispatch
All the processes or procedures have discussed in the below table:
SL No. | Process | Description |
01 | Sketch or design | It is nothing but one kind of engineering art including all the measurements of a particular style. |
02 | Basic block | It is an individual component of apparel without any design or style. |
03 | Working pattern | To make a pattern for a particular style with net dimension. |
04 | Sample making | To make the sample according to the demand of the buyer is called sample making. |
05 | Approved sample | The sample which is approved by the buyer is a known approved sample. |
06 | Costing | To determine cost considering fabric required, making charge, trimmings, accessories, and profit is known as cost. |
07 | Production pattern | To make a pattern for a particular style with net dimension along with the allowance. |
08 | Grading | The process to grade up the approved sample according to dimension i.e. S, L, M, XL, and XXL are known as grading. |
09 | Marker making | To make the marker where the marker is a thin paper that contains all the necessary pattern pieces for all sizes for a particular style of clothing in such a way that fabric wastage would be least. |
10 | Fabric spreading | It is a process in which plies of fabric are spread to get the required length and width as per marker dimension. |
11 | Cutting | Cutting means to cut the fabric according to the marker dimension. |
12 | Sorting and bundling | To sort out the fabric according to size is known as sorting and for each size making an individual bundle is known as bundling. |
13 | Sewing | It is a process to join up the various parts of the fabric with the help of a sewing needle or thread manually or by using a sewing machine. |
14 | Ironing or finishing | It is a process to get complete apparel treated with steam ironing. |
15 | Final inspection | To inspect finally the clothing. |
16 | Packing | It is the process to pack the apparel treated by polyethylene bag. |
17 | Cartooning | It is a process to keep the pack in a hand paper bag for export to minimize damage. |
18 | Send to the buyer or dispatch | When all the processes are completed then apparel is sent to the buyer. |
