Making process of a Sweater

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Summery of full process for Making a Sweater.

1^st step: Yarn Purchase - As per buyer requirement we will purchase the yarn from yarn supplier. It can be local or foreign yarn. Before purchase the yarn we must need clear idea regarding the wastage percentage of the each types yarn. Normally the wastage percentage of cotton & acrylic is 5% to 7% and for the Viscose, Spandex, Wool etc is 10% to 12%. After in-house the yarn we should store yarn by their types & count.

2^nd step: Winding Section - After receive the yarn from supplier we need to winding these yarn by coning machine for knitting production. We should also take care here from mix-up the yarn.

3^rd step: Yarn distribution Section - After winding the yarn it goes to yarn distribution section for distribution the yarn to the knitting floor.  Here we must ensure that, the correct yarn is distributing for correct gauge knitting machine.

 

4^th Step: Knitting Section - In Knitting section we should knit the body, sleeve etc of the sweater by knitting machine. The operators of knitting machine are called as knitting man. If the sweater is with placket then we will make the placket by auto placket machine.

5^th Step: Knitting Inspection Section - After knit the body parts, it will be inspected by the Q.C team in the inspection section.

6^th Step: Linking Section - After pass the Q.C check, the body parts will be goes to the Linking section. In this section we join the front part, back part, sleeve etc with the Linking machine.

  

7^th Step: Linking Inspection Section - After linking the body parts, it will be inspected by the Q.C team in the inspection section.

8^th Step: Trimming section – In this section the body will be trimmed.

9^th Step: Mending section – From trimming section it will be goes to mending section for mending.

10^th Step: Light check section – After mending, the body goes to Light check section for light checking.

11^th Step: Wash section – In this section we washed & dry the sweater. Then we send it to the Iron section.

12^th Step: Iron section - Here we iron the body.

13^th Step: Iron inspection section – After ironing the body we inspect the iron quality in this section.

14^th Step: Label attaching section – After iron check we attached the label with the body by sewing machine.

15^th Step: Quality Section – After attached the label with sweater, quality team check all over quality. It’s called final quality.  

16^th Step: Packing section – After the final check we sent the sweater to packing section for poly & carton. After make the carton ship out the goods.