Flow chart of finishing department in garment industry
Flow chart of the finishing department in the garment
industry:
Received sewn garments from the sewing room
↓
Initial quality check
↓
Washing
↓
Button attached
↓
Thread trimming
↓
Ironing/pressing (inside)
↓
Quality inspection (inside) process wise
↓
Ironing/pressing (outside)
↓
Quality inspection (outside) process wise
↓
Re-pressing
↓
Inspection overall (outlooks)
↓
Accessories attached
↓
Folding
↓
Shade sorting
↓
Poly packing
↓
Quality audit
↓
Prepare a packing list
↓
Assorting
↓
Carton pack
↓
Final inspection
↓
Record the documents
Received sewn garments from the sewing room
↓
Initial quality check
↓
Washing
↓
Button attached
↓
Thread trimming
↓
Ironing/pressing (inside)
↓
Quality inspection (inside) process wise
↓
Ironing/pressing (outside)
↓
Quality inspection (outside) process wise
↓
Re-pressing
↓
Inspection overall (outlooks)
↓
Accessories attached
↓
Folding
↓
Shade sorting
↓
Poly packing
↓
Quality audit
↓
Prepare a packing list
↓
Assorting
↓
Carton pack
↓
Final inspection
↓
Record the documents
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| Finishing department |
The garment finishing department’s functions are discussed below:
Received sewn garments from the sewing room:
Here, sewn garments are received from the sewing department for finishing the garments.
Initial quality check:
Here stitched garments are initially checked by the quality controller. If there are found any repairable or washable defects then garments need repair work in the finishing section. But if major sewing defects, or fabric faults then again sent to the sewing department for correction.
Washing:
For wash garments, a 100% check is required after receiving the garments from the sewing department. Defective garments should be rectified and reject pcs should be sorted out. If there are any faults like oil marks, stains, other dust, and spots then garment washing must be needed. Some spots are removed by using spot remover and dust and stains are removed by using machine wash inside the finishing section.
Button attached:
Button, button-holes, snap buttons, and eyelets are attached to the garment in the finishing section.
Tread trimming:
Garment uncut treads are trimmed by a helper in the finishing section. Otherwise, it creates major or minor defects in the garment.
Ironing/pressing (inside):
To remove unwanted wrinkles or crease marks, garments are pressed by using a steam iron. For getting actual garment measurements vacuum tables are used for garment ironing.
Quality inspection (inside) process-wise:
After completing the inside ironing then inspect the quality of the garments.
Ironing/pressing (outside):
If the inside garments quality inspection is done then it passes for outside pressing.
Quality inspection (outside) process-wise:
Check the quality of the outside garments like measurement, placement of the collar, etc.
Re-pressing:
When all the quality (like inside and outside) inspection is complete then garments are placed for re-pressing.
Inspection overall (outlooks):
Here, the quality inspector ensures the overall outlook of garments.
Accessories attached:
All kinds of garment accessories like hang tags, price tags, barcodes, etc are attached here.
Folding:
Garments are folded here as following the buyer’s instruction.
Shade sorting:
The quality inspector checks the color shade sorting on garments. They calculate a shade number for each sample based on how close its color shade is to the standard.
Poly packing:
After folding and color shade sorting garments are poly-packed here as per buyer requirements.
Quality audit:
Quality audits can be performed in the sewing section as well as in the finishing section. It is a very effective quality control activity to achieve the quality target. Quality audit is done prior to final inspection.
Prepare a packing list:
In this stage, the finishing in charge prepares a packing list for cartooning and garment shipment also. After preparing the packing list finishing department informs with apparel merchandiser.
Assorting:
Before cartooning finishing in-charge must confirm and follow the color and size-wise assorting system.
Carton pack:
Here all the garments should be packed to send the garments safely to the buyer.
Final inspection:
If all the above processes are perfectly done, then apparel manufacturers are organized pre-shipment or final inspection on garments. After finished the garments, the factory's top management, merchandiser, production manager, QC, Finishing inspector, and buyers representatives are to do this final inspection.
Record the documents:
All details documents about production to the shipment must be recorded or filed up in the official desk.
Received sewn garments from the sewing room:
Here, sewn garments are received from the sewing department for finishing the garments.
Initial quality check:
Here stitched garments are initially checked by the quality controller. If there are found any repairable or washable defects then garments need repair work in the finishing section. But if major sewing defects, or fabric faults then again sent to the sewing department for correction.
Washing:
For wash garments, a 100% check is required after receiving the garments from the sewing department. Defective garments should be rectified and reject pcs should be sorted out. If there are any faults like oil marks, stains, other dust, and spots then garment washing must be needed. Some spots are removed by using spot remover and dust and stains are removed by using machine wash inside the finishing section.
Button attached:
Button, button-holes, snap buttons, and eyelets are attached to the garment in the finishing section.
Tread trimming:
Garment uncut treads are trimmed by a helper in the finishing section. Otherwise, it creates major or minor defects in the garment.
Ironing/pressing (inside):
To remove unwanted wrinkles or crease marks, garments are pressed by using a steam iron. For getting actual garment measurements vacuum tables are used for garment ironing.
Quality inspection (inside) process-wise:
After completing the inside ironing then inspect the quality of the garments.
Ironing/pressing (outside):
If the inside garments quality inspection is done then it passes for outside pressing.
Quality inspection (outside) process-wise:
Check the quality of the outside garments like measurement, placement of the collar, etc.
Re-pressing:
When all the quality (like inside and outside) inspection is complete then garments are placed for re-pressing.
Inspection overall (outlooks):
Here, the quality inspector ensures the overall outlook of garments.
Accessories attached:
All kinds of garment accessories like hang tags, price tags, barcodes, etc are attached here.
Folding:
Garments are folded here as following the buyer’s instruction.
Shade sorting:
The quality inspector checks the color shade sorting on garments. They calculate a shade number for each sample based on how close its color shade is to the standard.
Poly packing:
After folding and color shade sorting garments are poly-packed here as per buyer requirements.
Quality audit:
Quality audits can be performed in the sewing section as well as in the finishing section. It is a very effective quality control activity to achieve the quality target. Quality audit is done prior to final inspection.
Prepare a packing list:
In this stage, the finishing in charge prepares a packing list for cartooning and garment shipment also. After preparing the packing list finishing department informs with apparel merchandiser.
Assorting:
Before cartooning finishing in-charge must confirm and follow the color and size-wise assorting system.
Carton pack:
Here all the garments should be packed to send the garments safely to the buyer.
Final inspection:
If all the above processes are perfectly done, then apparel manufacturers are organized pre-shipment or final inspection on garments. After finished the garments, the factory's top management, merchandiser, production manager, QC, Finishing inspector, and buyers representatives are to do this final inspection.
Record the documents:
All details documents about production to the shipment must be recorded or filed up in the official desk.
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