Library of Textile, Apparel and Fashion

List of sections/departments of Textile industry

List of sections/departments of Textile industry




List of Departments/ sections of a Garments factory

Garments manufacturing is a complex process, export products to an overseas country and long working chain from raw materials to finished goods. There are many departments engaged in the source material, marketing, producing a product, and exporting process.
1.      Cad/pattern department
2.      Trim, Fabric warehouse (Store Department)
3.      Cutting section
4.      Sample section
5.      Sewing floor
6.      Industrial Engineering(IE) and planning
7.      Embellishment
8.      Knitting & linking
9.      Dry process
10.  Laundry/Washing
11.  Finishing & pressing
12.  HR-Administration and compliance
13.  Merchandising
14.  In house testing laboratory
15.  Finished goods warehouse
16.  FQA (final quality audit) room/GPQ
17.  QA/QC Department
18.  Maintenance
19.  Commercial
20.  Accounts
21.  Security


Departments of Denim manufacturing Textile Mill

A denim mill runs from yarn dyeing to weaving then the Fabrics process, so it is a long manufacturing flow system in a denim mill.

1.  R&D Department
2.  Production Planning Department
3.  Ball Warping Department
4.  Dyeing Department
5.  LCB (Long Chain Beamer) Department
6.  Sizing Department
7.  Weaving Department
8.  Finishing & Mercerization Department
9.  Fabric Inspection Department
10. Packaging & Storage Department
11. Power Generation Department
12. Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP)
13. Water Treatment Plant (WTP)
14. Boiler Department
15. Quality Control Department
16. Store & Inventory Department
17. Maintenance Department


Different departments of knitting industry

1.Knitting Department
2.knitting Department
3.Dyeing Department
4.Dyeing Planning
5.Fabric Planning
6.Material Information & system (MIS)
7.Knitting GPQ 
8.R&D
9.Central planning Department
10.Physical testing lab
11.Lab coloration
12.Product development team
13.Fabric QC
14. finishing


Departments of a Garments washing factory

Comparatively lower investment needs to set up a washing than Textile and apparel.
1.      HR and compliance department
2.      R&D Department
3.       ETP and WTP department
4.      Dry process department
5.      Wet processing department
6.      Store and chemical department
7.      Quality control department
8.      Maintenance Department
9.      Boiler and generator section