Cutting section in the Apparel industry
Cutting room is a section in the garments
industry where to cut fabrics as per the pattern, marker; cutting parts sew to bring
in garments form. Cutting is the most sensitive operation in the apparel industry, cutter man work accuracy is the key here to maintain good cutting quality. If you are related to the apparel industry or apparel manufacturing process you should know cutting work activities. Some certain rules and procedure have to maintain by the cutting department I am giving the cutting process flow chart step by step below for your easy understanding.
Cutting
Working Process Flow chart
Cutting plan based on shade band record
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Receive PO sheet, Tech pack, and other detail
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Receive PO sheet, Tech pack, and other detail
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Fabric received from a store as per requisition
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Relax fabric if necessary with record
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Make a Marker to Determine consumption
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Marker and pattern Cross Check (ratio, grainline, jumping, etc.)
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Laying as per marker length (Spreading)
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Spreading quality control
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Random quality check on fabric fault & others
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A cutting (if necessary hand scissoring done during check
fabric) and band Knife cutting (small panel such as single fly etc.)
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Randomly Panel check with hard pattern
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Panel check with CAD marker paper
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Layer numbering &bundling
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100% panel check
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Replace defective parts shade wise
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Ready cutting parts to input.
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Supply to Fusing & Sewing as
per approved requisition & ratio
Fabrics Relaxation
Flow Chart of Garments Cutting Section:
The process flow is described briefly:
Fabrics Relaxation
Spandex fabrics can
be relaxed from 24 to 48 hours before spreading as per customer requirements. Cotton
fabric relaxation will depend on customer requirements.
Pre-Spreading and Spreading Quality control
- Pattern and marker checking using approved sample
- Pattern grainline
- Spreading table marking lengthwise with allowance
- Shade wise spreading by using a fabrics shade chart
- Spreading defects like leaning, bowing, skew, narrow goods, tension, and marking visual defects.
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Quality an inspector will check Panel using a Hard pattern after cutting from three different
positions Top, Middle, and Bottom
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If there is any discrepancy, a correction will be immediate. If the panel is found plus from hard
patterns, it will have to cut extra parts. If the panel is found minus from the hard pattern,
will have to place the fabric under marker as per lay chart to remake again.
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All cut
panels will be inspected to detect any types of fabric fault if any defective
panel is found, will be replaced from lay chart wise remnants by following the shade
and pattern grain line.
Production Order
Sheet: Cutting Section firstly takes the PO sheet. They
find out all detailed information in the PO sheet especially size breakdown,
size-wise, and color-wise order quantity.
Pattern receives: They receive the approved
pattern from the sample section.
Marker Making: After pattern receiving, they
make markers according to the order sheet and pattern size.
Fabric receives: Fabric is the main raw material
in the cutting section. All success depends on cutting. So the cutting section has to
become serious when they receive the fabric. Is the right fabric for the right
marker or not.
Fabric Spreading: Before spreading the fabric on a table they relax the unrolled fabric for 12-24 hr. After completing relaxation
they spread the fabric on a table with proper tension.
Marker Placing: Marker is a thin paper that
carries all the garments components and is placed on fabric lay for cutting. Before
cutting the marker from CAD was placed on the fabric lay. Marker checked very carefully
before placement on fabric.
Cutting: In this step, cutting is done by a cutter machine. Straight knife cutting machines, Round knife cutting machines are
mostly used for cutting.
Sorting: After cutting the cut parts are
sorted according to shade, size-wise.
Numbering & checking: In this step, the cut parts are
numbered and checked carefully so that
the single components are never mistaken. QC checks the cut parts. If any defect is found they replace the cut piece.
Bundling: The
cut pieces are bundled finally.
Input to Sewing: The bundled cut piece is ready for sewing.