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How To Calculate Fabric Utilization

This document provides steps to calculate fabric utilization percentage in a cutting room. Fabric utilization refers to the percentage of total fabric laid out that is used in cutting garment patterns, with the remainder being waste. The key steps are: 1) Measure the lay length and calculate total fabric weight using GSM and width, 2) Weigh waste after cutting, 3) Subtract waste weight from total to get cut panel weight, 4) Divide cut panel weight by total weight and multiply by 100 to get the utilization percentage. An example calculation shows a lay with 88.9% utilization.

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How To Calculate Fabric Utilization

This document provides steps to calculate fabric utilization percentage in a cutting room. Fabric utilization refers to the percentage of total fabric laid out that is used in cutting garment patterns, with the remainder being waste. The key steps are: 1) Measure the lay length and calculate total fabric weight using GSM and width, 2) Weigh waste after cutting, 3) Subtract waste weight from total to get cut panel weight, 4) Divide cut panel weight by total weight and multiply by 100 to get the utilization percentage. An example calculation shows a lay with 88.9% utilization.

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How to calculate fabric utilization% in cutting room?

By OCS Team

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Fabric utilization: It means how much fabric is being utilized in cutting for garment patterns out of total fabric laid for cutting. Generally, fabric constitutes 60% to 70% of the total garment cost. So, through effective fabric utilization factory can save lot of money from fabric. Calculation of Fabric utilization: Step 1: Measure the lay length (A) that should be used in bulk cutting. And suppose fabric width is 1.2 meters. Collect the information of fabric GSM (Grams per square meter). Step 2: Calculate weight of that lay (B). Weight = Fabric width X Lay Length X GSM X No. of plies (You can also calculate taking multiple lays) or 1.2A*GSM * no. of plies Step 3: Cut the patterns and collect all waste fabric and weigh waste. (C) Step 4: Weight of the fabric of cut panels D= (B-C) Step 5: Fabric utilization% = Weight of cut panels (D)/Total weight of the lay (B)*100% For the accuracy you can do this exercise with multiple lays and take average of them. Example: For better understanding following will be very helpful. Step 1: Assume that a) Measured lay length = 3 meters b) Fabric GSM = 150 c) No. of Plies = 5 and d) Fabric width = 1.2 meters, Step 2: Calculated weight of the lay = 3*150*5*1.2 =2700 grams

Step 3: Weight of the collected waste after cutting = 300 grams Step 4: Weight of the cut panels = (2700 300) = 2400 grams Step 5: Fabric utilization percentage = (2400/2700*100) = 88.9%

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