The quality of the fabric is one of the most important parts in the consideration of pursuing any garment or piece of clothing. No matter it is the customer, buyer, or wholesaler of apparels today all search for fabrics of high quality and standard. Damages in fabrics can result in a great loss so that fabric inspection plays a significant role in the process of garments manufacturing. The inspection is usually carried out before the production of garments and checks the quality of the fabrics, trims, sewing thread, and accessories. Therefore, to make the inspection more convenient and easier, fabric inspection machine manufacturers are inventing and selling a variety types of fabric inspection machines.
What is Fabric Inspection Machine?
Fabric inspection machine is used for fabric inspection and fabric checking in the textile mills and in the garment production unit. The fabric inspection machines facilitate in fabric inspection process, by mechanically unrolling and rerolling fabrics. It also possesses the function of fabric length measurement, which measures fabric length while fabric checking is done.
Why is fabrics inspection important?
Fabric Inspection is an important step that must be done before garment manufacturing to avoid rejects due to fabric quality, which may cause an unexpected loss in manufacturing. Fabric inspection is done for defect rate, fabric construction, fabric weight, shrinkage, end to end or edge to edge shading, color, hand feel, length, width, print defect and appearance. It ensures to minimize the rejection of cut panels or rejected garments due to fabric faults. Cutting inspected and approved fabric ensures not only finished garment quality but also reduce rejects, improves efficiency and timely deliveries.
What is the mostly used fabric inspection method?
The inspection process is done following a specific SOP to check the specific items. Here are several methods to inspect the fabrics, such as 4-pointsystem, 10-point system, 2.5-point system, etc., among which the 4-point system is the most popular today.
4-point system for fabric inspection is widely used in garment industry. To use this system you have to have a knowledge of following things.
1. Fabric check methods or preparation
2. Criteria of giving penalty points based on faults and defect length.
3. Calculation method of total penalty points for total defects found in a fabric roll
4. A sheet or specific format for recording data
5.A good knowledge of various types of defects (how a fault looks and its appearance)
Fabric Inspection Machines by SUNTECH
SUNTECH is one of the well-known fabric inspection machine manufacturers in the world. Fabric Inspection Machines produced by SUNTECH are suitable for inspecting a wide range of fabrics, including woven fabric, knitted fabric and other kinds of fabric. Besides, it is suitable for different fabric forms from roll/plaited/A-frame to roll/plaited//A-frame. SUNTECH will offer the most suitable fabric inspection machines for customer and customize the Fabric Inspection Machines according customer’s requirement. Follwing are some hot products.
ST-WFIM
ST-WFIM Fabric Inspection Machine with optional data collection and analysis system (4-point system) to handle a wide range of rolled woven materials.This machine can be supplied to operate from plait/loose fabrics to roll, or with various other fabric inlet and outlet options.
ST-TIM
ST-TIM Fabric Measuring Machine with optional data collection and analysis system (4-point system) to handle a wide range of fabrics, especially for home textiles. This machine can be supplied to operate from plait/loose fabrics to roll, or with various other fabric inlet and outlet options.
ST-DFIM
ST-DFIM Fabric Inspection & Rolling Machine with optional data collection and analysis system (4-point system) to handle a wide range of fabrics, especially for denim fabrics. This machine can be supplied to operate from plait/loose fabrics to roll, or with various other fabric inlet and outlet options.
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