Cutting Section:
We can define cutting as, to cut the cloth according to the marking of patterns for sewing a garment. The fabric cutting section is very important for the next sewing section. It is one of the major sections in apparel manufacturing. Cut fabrics are sorted according to the size of fabrics. After sorting numbering is done and checking is performed 100% to avoiding any types of mistakes. Process flow chart of cutting section is as follows:
Flow Chart of Cutting Section
Work order sheet
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Certification of assortment
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Pattern receiving from the production section
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Pattern checking
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Marker making / Receive the marker from the CAD room
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Marker checking
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Determine the quantity of spreading the cloth
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Calculate the number of lay per cutting
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Number of cutting per order
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Receiving fabric from the store
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Fabric spreading
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Check the consumption
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Start bulk cutting
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Sorting & bundling
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Send to sewing section for bulk production
Fabric cutting is the most important step in garment manufacturing. It is totally different from general cutting. This term, fabric cutting is only applicable to garments manufacturing technology. Garment quality depends on accurate fabric cutting. Besides, fabric wastage also depends on accurate fabric cutting. For the fabric cutting process, various types of fabric cutting machines are used. It is to some extent complicated to give an exact definition of cutting. In the garments industry, making the parts of the garment by cutting of fabrics from the spread or lay of fabric accurately and fairly as per the drawing of the patterns, is called the cutting of fabrics. The job of fabric cutting is very much important, because if there is any mistake in fabric cutting, then it is difficult to get it rectified, even in some cases it may not be possible to rectify.
Author of this Article: Noor Ahmed Raaz B.Sc. in Apparel Manufacturing Asst. Merchandiser Opex Sinha Group, Narayongonj Email: [email protected]