LESSON – 1
TYPES OF MACHINES
USED IN SHIRT MAKING
TYPES OF MACHINES
USED IN SHIRT MAKING
Mainly three sections in a garment
factory – cutting section , stitching section
and finishing section
In cutting section – fabric
inspection, spreading and cutting – then
sorting and bundling
In stitching section – different
stitching operation - assemble the parts –
In finishing section – various
finishes , pressing and packing
MACHINES FOR CUTTING SECTION
Fabric - inspection machine
For inspect /
check the fabric–
Cloth passed
through two roller
over lighted
glass sheet – use
with florescent
lights
Cloth spreading machine
For spreading
the cloth –the
machine spread the
cloth automatically
and can count no. of
layers
END CUTTER
To cut the one end of
a layer – fixed on
the
cutting table – a
round blade attach
with machine – draw
with a handle
When manual layering
has been done , this
cutter is useful
Straight knife cutter
To cut 100 to 150
layers together (
depends on
thickness of
material ) – has 8”
to 10” blade size &
cutting capacity is
60% of the blade
size. Used for
Round knife cutter
To cut many
layer together – the
blade have hexagon
shape & have 4”
to5” diameter- used
to cut small parts of
garment
For 30 to 40
layers of cloth
MACHINES FOR SEWING SECTION
Single needle flat bed lock stitch machine
For high speedy
production – two
types – simple &
with UBT system –
auto
oiling
system – oil tank
under base -
Twin needle flat bed lock stitch machine
For high speedy
production –Two
types
1. with split needle
bar – especially for
corner
2. with fixed needle
bar – for straight
seams
OVER LOCK MACHINE
For safety stitch – to
stop fraying of cut
edge of different
parts – many kinds
– 2threads, 3
threads, 4 threads, 5
threads , 6 threads
for different utility
FEED OFF THE ARM MACHINE
Double / triple
needle chain stitch
machine – working
with four/ six
threads – two / three
needles & pullers –
used on side seams
of shirt – for
cylindrical shaped
garment
COLLAR TURNING & BLOCKING MACHINE
For turning the
collar – have
compressor – can
turn collar points
safely – can adjust
heat and pressure
as per fabric
CUFF BLOCKING MACHINE
For blocking on
turned cuffs –
operate with a
compressor - can
adjust heat and
pressure as per
fabric
FUSING MACHINE
To stick fusing
on fabric – for cuff,
collar, placket etc.
BUTTONHOLE MACHINE
Two types – simple and computerized
mechanism – to make different types of
buttonhole – designs & size can select from the
computer panel board mounted on the top – as
per programmed -
BUTTONHOLE MACHINE
BUTTON STITCH MACHINE
For button fixing
on garments - two
types –
computerized &
simple mechanism –
can change pattern
of button fixing
design e.g. square,
triangle or bar type
BEND KNIFE CUTTING MACHINE
FOUR NEEDLE PLACKET MACHINE
To attach front
placket on fronthave four needles &
4 loopers - 8
threads – chain
stitch machine –
MACHINES FOR FINISHING SECTION
THREAD SUCKING MACHINE
For suck small
fibers \ threads
stuck on the
garment - whole
garment put in the
machine – by help
of compressor,
threads are suck -
STEAM IRON WITH VACCUME
PRESSING TABLE
For good quality pressing process –
have vacuum table - & steam iron – one
mini boiler –
While pressing – the fabric suck on
the pad - good pressing done – we release
steam as per our requirement ( continue…)
STEAM IRON WITH VACCUME
PRESSING TABLE
STAIN REMOVING TABLE
WITH GUN
To remove stains from
garment – have two
or three air guns , a
boiler & two or three
jars for chemical One gun content
chemical, while the
others have cold/hot
airThe machine
have a in-built
compressor – a
Shirt folding table