Textiles - Manufacturing Industry
- Created by: JemmaSnowdon
- Created on: 06-05-18 16:24
What are the types of production?
One off- Designing and making a single product to a client's specification
Batch - Manufacturing a speific number ( could be a lot)
Mass - Industrial scale of manufacturing large quantities usually on one production line suitable for products that seldom need to be redesigned and needed in very large numbers
What is Just In Time Stock Control?
- Cost effective method of ordering products, componrny + subassemblies
- Arrive just before they're needed
- Stock storage time is reduced
- Mistake hold up production
Tools + Equiptment
Computers - used for producing Lay plans which work out exactly where to place each pattern piece to best use the fabric.
- Plotters - Mark out pattern pieces + any contruction instructions such as dartd
- Band saw - Used by s skilled operator. Used for cutting out multipule layers of fabric quickly. Metal chain mail gloves are worn to protect the workers hands.
- A CAM cutting machine - Automatically cuts out pieces following the lay plan. It cuts fabric quickly + accurately using vertical knives, high pressure water jets or lasers. Many layers can be cut out at once meaning less labour costs +more efficiency
Sewing machine stitches
Lockstitch - Sewing seams (straight stitch)
Overlocker - Stitches, cuts, finishes seams in one process
Seam cover - Used for sewing belt loops
Automatic buttonhole - Used for sewing buttonhole
CAD/CAM - Multiheaded embroidery machine
What are handtools + equiptment used for?
- Designing
- Colouring + embelilishing
- Measuring + marking
- Cutting
- Heating + pressing
What is a Digital Jet Printer?
- Prints out fabric
How does Computer Aided Designing help design?
- Wrting document + creating display boards
- Digital photography + video making
- Designing + sampling
- Putting together slideshow presentations
How does computer aided manufacturing help manufac
- Designs can be sent to printing manufacturer to ease printing orders
- makes it possible for just in time ordering
- Allows companies to manufacture on a global scale (assists with globalisation)
- Colours can be matched to the design
How is ICT used for presentation?
- Present ideas to client on screen or by email
- Designs can quickly be modified according to feedback
- Speeds up the process of design
What is CNC?
- Computer Numerical Control
- machines for printing, cutting, joining and many other textiles processes
- CNC-automated machines can repeat processes with accuracy and reliability, and are easily reprogrammed when changes to design or production run are needed
How is CNC used in clothing maucfacure?
- Pick-up fabric from the storeroom
- Spread + cut the fabric
- Lable, bundle + tansport cut - fabric pieces ready for assembly
- Move cut-fabric pieces around the factory on an overhead conveyor
- Automate processes like buttonholing + embroidery
What is CIM?
- Computer-integrated manufacturing
- integrate or link CAD and CAM systems. These combined systems link design development, production planning and manufacturing systems together.
- Companies that use CIM are able to design a product in one country and manufacture it overseas where labour costs are lower
What are production plans
- Important in planning tools in batch + mass production
- Sets out the information + all stages of production
- Ensures products are made in the same way so that they are identical
How is a Work Schedule important?
- Sets out instructions about the prder of assembly, stitch type processes used, time catch process will take seam allowance
What is Sub Assembly and why is helpful?
- Part of production is made on another production line + then added to main production line
- Speads up productions
- An example is handles for a bag
What is Quality Assurance and why is it used
- A system set up to ensure a product meets the specification its about a set of standards
- Less wastage of material + time
- Fewer returns
- Gain a good reputation
What is Quality Control?
- Quality is checked at various stages of manufacture - usually at 3 main critical control points
- If faults are found then modifications have to be made + products are fed back into the production line
What are Tolerances?
- Margins of error
- Measurements are allowed between certain tolerances
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