Report On

FABRIC INSPECTION ROOM

Submitted To

Engr. Mahfuzul Islam Mazumder

Submitted By

Istiaque Ahmad Khan

ARUNIMA SPORTSWEAR LTD.

In Third Way’s Fabric Inspection Room three types of Fabric Tests are conducted:

1. Fabric Shrinkage & Distortion Test2. Shade Grouping3. Fabric Inspection4. Leg Panel Check

Fabric Shrinkage & Distortion Test

For Shrinkage and Distortion Test a 50cm×50cm, 74.5 cm Diagonal piece of fabric is taken from 30% of total number of Rolls for woven and twill fabric. For fabrics containing spandex or knit 100% percent rolls are inspected for shrinkage. Then it is sent for washing. The after wash specimen is measured for length and width to achieve the shrinkage. A report called “Fabric Shrinkage Test” is made to record the shrinkage of fabric after wash.

For Distortion test a 50cm×50cm template or pattern is used to measure the change in the diagonals of 50cm×50cm specimen.

Figure: Template for Distortion Test

The Distortion is calculated as following:

X=100∗[2 ( AC−BD )÷ (AC+BD )]

A report called Distortion Test Report is maintained to record the Distortion of after wash specimen.

Shade Band or Shade Grouping:

For shade grouping a Blanket is made by taking a piece (6in×8in) from each roll and sew them together with Overlock Machine. Blanket should be made Dye Lot wise and it should be completed within 3 days after fabric receive. A blanket may contain maximum 40 rolls. There should be 4 set of each blanket.

50 cm

50 cm

70.5 cm

A B

DC

5 Pcs

8 pc

s

Figure: Blanket

Then Shade Grouping is done using Color Matching Box. Usually three shade groups are made. Shade groups are named as A, B, C…….

Leg Panel Check

Twenty Seven Leg Panel is made for Nine Selected Rolls taking three pieces from each roll. The Leg Panel is a 17in×9in fabric attached with a pocket and belt. Then it is sent for wash and the after wash leg panel is sent to Buyer Office for approval.

Fabric Inspection

Third Way Fabric Inspection Room use 4 POINT INSPECTION SYSTEM for Fabric Inspection. At least 10% of total roll of a PO is inspected. The rolls to be inspected are selected randomly, at least one roll from each color.

For Point System’s Defect Classification:

Size Penalty

3 inch or Less 1 Point

3 inch < Defect < 6 inch 2 Point

6 inch< Defect < 9 inch 3 Point

9 inch < Defect 4 Point

Point Per SquareYards=Total Defect Points×36' '×100

Actual Yardage× ActualWidth

The Lot will be rejected if the average points per square yard is found exceeding 28. A Report called “Woven Fabric Inspection Report” is maintained for VF ASIA LTD.