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Understanding The Global Apparel Manufacturing Process

The document summarizes the key steps in the apparel manufacturing process from design through production. It discusses: 1) Developing production patterns through grading, marking, spreading, and cutting; 2) Creating patterns in different sizes through grading; 3) Assembling products through methods like tailoring, piecework, unit production, and modular manufacturing; 4) Ensuring quality control through evaluating design and manufacturing quality standards.

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Understanding The Global Apparel Manufacturing Process

The document summarizes the key steps in the apparel manufacturing process from design through production. It discusses: 1) Developing production patterns through grading, marking, spreading, and cutting; 2) Creating patterns in different sizes through grading; 3) Assembling products through methods like tailoring, piecework, unit production, and modular manufacturing; 4) Ensuring quality control through evaluating design and manufacturing quality standards.

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Understanding the

Global Apparel
Manufacturing
Process
How our clothing is
created…
From Design to Reality…
 Oncea prototype, or example of the
product has been created, then the
manufacturing process begins…
Developing a Production
Pattern
There are four steps to the process of
creating a pattern for a manufactured
apparel product:

1. Grading
2. Marking
3. Spreading
4. Cutting
Creating Different Sizes
 Mostapparel products come in various sizes.
Patterns have to be created for each size. This
process is called grading.
How is Grading Done

Grading can be done by:


 a CAD (Computer Aided Design)
software program
or
 By hand on paper
Developing a Marker
 Marking is the process that uses a computer or
paper to create an outline of the shape of the
pattern piece .
 The markers are then placed on the fabric in a
way ensure the least amount of wasted fabric
possible.
Spreading the Fabric
 Spreaders are machines used to place
multiple layers of fabric so they can be cut
into pieces ready for assembly.
Cutting It All Out…
 The cutting process usually involves one of
two primary types of machines:

1. Electric Cutting Knife

2. Laser Cutting Machine


Electric Knife Machine
Computerized Laser Cutter
Assembling the Product
Apparel assembly usually involves one of
four basic methods:

1. Tailoring/Whole Garment
2. Progressive Bundle/Piecework
3. Unit Production
4. Modular Manufacturing
Tailoring/Whole Garment
One person creates the design, pattern and
assembles the garment from start to finish.
Progressive Bundle/Piecework
 Eachoperator does different parts of the
assembly process
Unit Production
 Thissystem
involves
transporting all of
the parts of the
product together
in a carrier
through the entire
assembly process.
Modular Production
 Multiple
operators work together as a
team to create the product with each
individual performing multiple steps.
Standards of Quality Control
When measuring the quality of a finished
product, there are two different types of
quality to consider

• Design Quality
• Manufacturing Quality
Design Quality
 Designquality takes into consideration the
features that are part of the design of a
garment. Certain sewing techniques and
seam finishes are used on higher quality
garments that would not be seen on
garments of lesser quality – ie. bound
seams, top stitching etc.
Manufacturing Quality
Manufacturing quality considers the care
with which a garment has been created.
Workers in this area of inspection would look
for:
1. color defects
2. construction defects
3. sizing defects

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