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WOLKITE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
OF TEXTILE ENGINEERING
COURSE NAME: Garment Manufacturing Technology
SEMINAR TITLE: Application of IT in Production Process

Date: 5/12/2022
 Int rod uct i o n

•Today information technology (IT) becomes an integral

part of the Garment Industry.

•From employee attendance (clocking in) to shipment

dispatching is dependent on information technology.

•IT is not only important tools but essential for the doing
the business.
•Where we need real time data/ information we can't think
anything without IT application.
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Followings are few names of IT tools those are in garment industry.

• CAD/CAM systems for pattern making, plotting etc.

• Computerized cutting machine , Online FIT approval,

 ERP for inventory tracking, production management, 

 Mailing solution, 

 Preparation of MIS reports , Voice chatting, 

 Semi-automatic and fully automatic sewing machines and 

 Real time communication with buyer through online solutions like Skype, and PLM
software.

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Application of CAD in garment manufacturing:

• Garment is the last product of the textile industry,

which is directly consumed by society for wearing, • CAD/CAM technique with

covering, etc. computer graphics offer the base

• Its manufacturing process involves some steps like of designing and editing of

measurement, cutting, development, sewing, components like: - design making,

pressing, etc. pattern creation, grading, lay

marker plan, 3D scanning and
• To be generated rapidly and adjusted quickly
without diminishing creativity using CAD virtual garment styling with

technology and ability to work on ladies’ enormous computations capability

fashionable garments, men’s wear, children’s wear in the system.
and home furnishing. 3
 Application of IT in production process:
Production is
made Testing… on the 3D image… can be
Product is sent to product generated via a flat 2D
production line (this pattern and mapped on a
could be a production computer “avatar”
plant abroad)

Product sample is Costing… are generated

produced Stage 2: using PDM(product date
management) software and
Production Phase manufacturing applications
Fabrics are cut accurately
using …cutting tables
PDM… these systems are used
to track materials/components
for manufacturing can begin
Lay plans… are produced with an ICT Product specification
package. This will calculate the best way is used with specialist
of laying pattern pieces on the fabric software for creating
minimizing waste patterns
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•During production phase the 1.Fabric Preparation
physical production of the garments •The preparation of fabrics for sewing
take place. This phase includes: includes: Final inspection for the elimination
 Fabric preparation or minimization of defects.

 Material handling •Application of any finishes which will

 Cutting facilitate later operations like;

 Fusing  Fusing
 Sewing  Sewing
 Cutting
 Pressing
 Garment dyeing 5
• Use of EDI Recent
(Electronictrends on fabric
Data Interchange) andpreparation
Bar-coding: To record data about
the processing & quality history of a roll of fabric.
• A result of machine vision system & real time parallel processing of data.
• Detection of faults Identification + classification of defects using image
processing based on five attributes, namely,
 Height and width of the defect window;
The ratio of total defect area to the overall window area;
Total number of defects in the overall defects window and
Finally the ratio of the smallest defect area over the largest defect area.

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•WEBspecrtom;

• The system has the capability to detect defects less

than 0.1 mm in size, at speeds of up to 1,000 metres
per minute.

• Cyclops from Barco is an On-loom Fabric

Inspection System WebSPECTOR, Automatic fabric
Inspection Machine, the Cameras Detect the
location, size and image of the defects and are
recorded in the system.

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• The WebSPECTOR by Shelton, uses line scan Camera Based Visual Fabric
camera, often in two or three planes of view, Inspection
each with a different lighting position for better Fabric inspection technologies are vital
defect detection for garment manufacturing as fabrics
• As the defects are detected, an image of each constitute 50-60 per cent of the total
defect is stored along with all the identified data garment cost.
that allows the factory to classify the ‘defect by
type’ in real time.

• An electronic defect map is created which helps

in implementing the most efficient cut plan.

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 1.Cutting
Fully Automatic / Computerized
• Cutting is the only garment
Cutting Machine:
manufacturing operation to have been
 Computer Controlled Knife Cutting
fully automated, initially using the
Machine.
patented American Gerber System.
 Laser Cutting Machine.
• Advanced robotics have also been
 Water Jet Cutting Machine.
increasingly introduced into this area for
 Rib Cutting Machine
retrieving fabric from store, loading it
 Air jet Cutting Machine.
onto the laying-up carriage, and
 Ultrasonic Cutting Machine.
removing cut material.
 Plasma Torch Cutting Machine
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 1.Material Handling
• In order to reduce materials handling and speed the flow of work round
a factory, various conveyor systems have been developed.

• Ranging from relatively simple moving belts and manual push-pull rail
systems to extremely sophisticated, computer-controlled automatic
overhead conveyors.

• These are increasingly to be found in all areas of the factory, from

cutting through sewing and finishing to warehousing and dispatch.

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• Different material handling systems are used to speed •Area of use
the flow of work in the factory, some of them are:
Cutting
- Simple moving belts and Manual push-pull system
Sewing
- Computer controlled automatic overhead conveyors.
Finishing
- Fully computer-controlled transport and picking
systems. (e.g., robotic picking of cut pieces).
Warehousing
• This would bypass several stages of material
Dispatching
handling: Movement to fabric store, Issuance of
fabric from fabric store, Movement to inspection
area.
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• In garment assembly modern UPS(unit production system) provide:
Capability to locate & track individual pieces & orders. Re allocate
work in the light of changing resources, styles & work content.

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 1.Fusing Current developments
•The process of fusing interlining to garments is Use of programmable microprocessors
critical to produce a good quality garment. for better control & workstation

•Fusing an interlining to selected cut parts final engineering to improve productivity.

pressing of fully assembled garment. Developments of flexible pneumatic
roller systems which ensures:
•Fusing and pressing processes depends on heat,
pressure, moisture, reaction of textile fibers &  Improved regularity & versatility of

structures to varying conditions. fusing.

 Completely even application of
•If not accurately controlled irreversible damage
pressure across the whole fusing area.
will happen to textile materials.
 Can process pre stitched components. 14
 1.Sewing Automation in Sewing Industrial Robot (SEWBO)
•Fastening of fabrics, leather, furs Sewbo is an industrial robot utilized in garment
or similar other flexible materials industry for fabric gripping and handling.
with the help of needle and There are some experimental trials to sew the entire
threads. garment using sewing robots.
•Accounts for 10-30% of an One such example is Zornow’s robot “Sewbo” which
operator time. can automatically handle fabric pieces during sewing
•Sewing table acts as a machine The robots are often programmed for a particular size
support than an ergonomic and style. If the size or style of a garment changes, the
configuration for material robot needs to be re-programmed.
handling.
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•Lowry Sewbot
•It is a special type of robot that is designed for the RMG industry.
•This automatic sewing robot has the power to supply a large variety of products regardless of
size and shape of the fabric.

•These SewBots are built using the advanced industrial 4.0 revolution technology such as
computer vision or advanced robotics and artificial intelligence, which may analyze and
manipulate the fabric like human.

•Some of the innovative methods of joining fabrics & creating garment shapes are: Radio
frequency & ultrasonic welding, Moulding, Adhesives.

•Total automation of sewing operation is not possible. None of the trials match the flexibility,
appearance and performance achieved through sewing. 17
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