Sweater Manufacturing Process

Sweater Manufacturing Process

Step-1

Lab-dip: Need to develop lab-dip first as per buyer’s requirement. Buyer may provide swatch or pantone number.

Lab-dip

Step-2 

Purchasing Yarn: We have to purchase yarn as per color wise consumption from yarn mill/supplier. We have to be careful regarding yarn count, approved shade and color wise quantity (including wastage) at the time of purchasing yarn. We have to store the yarn systematically in yarn store. 

Yarn Store

Step-3

Winding Yarn: In this stage we have to wind the yarn in winding section by coning machine before knitting. Some time yarn may be required to be twisted.

Winding Section

Step-4

Yarn distribution: After winding process, the yarn goes to distribution section and distributors distribute the yarn to the knitting floor for knitting sweaters.

Step-5

Knitting: In knitting section knitting operators knit the different parts of the sweater i.e. front part, back part, sleeve etc. But plackets are made by auto placket machine.

Knitting Section

Step-6

Knitting Inspection: QC team inspect different knitted parts of the sweater in this section and send to linking section for linking.

Knitting Inspection

Step-7

Linking: In this section linking operators link/join different parts of the garment by linking machine

Linking Section

Step-8

Linking Inspection: In this section QC team inspect the linked body after getting the garments linked by linking operators.

Linking Inspection

Step-9

Trimming: Linked sweaters are trimmed in this section.

Trimming Section

Step-10

Mending: In this section sweaters are mended by mending operators.

Mending Section

Step-11

Light check: In this section light checking process is done thoroughly and carefully to detect/find any defect. If there is any defect found and if the defect is possible to overcome, then the garment is sent to the respective person for correction.

Light Check Section

Step-12

Wash: In this section washing and drying process are done. Washing machine, hydro extractor and drying machine are used in this section.

Washing Section

Step-13

Pressing/Ironing: In this section each garment is normally ironed/ pressed to remove unwanted crease and to improve the smoothness, so that the garments looks nice to the customer.

Pressing/Ironing Section

Step-14

Iron inspection: QC team inspects the sweaters in this section to ensure iron quality.

Step-15

Sewing/Label attachment: Labels are attached in the garments by sewing machine in this section.

Sewing Section

Step-16

Final Quality: QC team checks final quality in this section to detect any defective garments before packing.

Final Quality Check section

Step-17

Packing: After final check/inspection, the garments are packed in poly or/and blister and finally in carton attaching hang tag, price tag etc. in this stage as per buyers’ packing instruction for inspection by buyer’s representatives/inspectors.

Packing Section

Step-18

Delivery: After inspection by buyer’s representatives/inspectors the cartons containing manufactured garments are delivered for shipment.