RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN GARMENTING

Bharath Krishna. VIII Year B.Tech (Fashion Technology)

1.Introduction

Manual works are being replaced by automated and semi-automated machines.

Automations have improved the quality of the product and efficiency of the plant.

2. Computer Aided Designing

Features of CADDesigners can easily create original

concepts or adapt existing ideas.Software are available for fabric

designing, fashion design, pattern making, grading and marker planning.

Communication tools helps us to interact with the software and visualize the exact output that we want.

Comparison between CAD system and Manual system

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Reference:”Manual v/s CAD/CAM system in garment industry” , V.Parthasarathi, Indian Textile Journal, Feb 2010.

3. 3D Body Scanning- white light scanning

Scanning 3D point cloud extracting extracting image main all measurements measurements

4. Automated Spreading Machines

• Touch panel display.• Cutting device• Catcher• Automatic fabric relaxing

control• Edge control device• Fabric loading sensor• Flaw Detector• Emergency stop.

5. Automatic LASER Cutting Machine •Laser cutting is clean and silent.• The beam can be focalized on an extremely small area (from 0.1 to 1mm in diameter).• Unlike water and traditional cutting systems, light exerts no mechanical pressure on the piece.• The laser is a non-contact instrument that guarantees.

Cutting Efficiency(computerized v/s manual)

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Reference:”Manual vs CAD/CAM system in garment industry” , V.Parthasarathi, Indian Textile Journal, Feb 2010.

6.Automations in garment manufacturing:Unit production system (UPS)

• Load all the pieces in a product carrier.

• Product carrier with the pieces is routed through the different operation steps.

• At every machine/operation the patented chain will position the product ideally.

• Completed the product arrives to an unloading station.

• The empty product carrier returns to the loading station.

Transporter System is used to move the garment components

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Reference:”Manual vs CAD/CAM system in garment industry” , V.Parthasarathi, Indian Textile Journal, Feb 2010.

Production Efficiency(computerized v/s manual Sewing)

7. Automatic finishing machines

Gas Fired Kannegiesser Tunnel Finisher

Three Zones are:1. Heating/swelling zone2. Mixture of steam/air3. Hot air zone

8. Summary

Using of computerized system for garment manufacturing we can observe that There is a significant improvement in productivity, and quality, leading to time reduction.