To facilitate worker in doing their jobs most efficiently various kinds of readymade and customized work aids and equipment are being used in the garment industry. Especially work aids are designed for material handling, folding, etc.
In the following some of the basic work aids are listed that are used in shirt-making factories. A list of equipment and work aids is provided by the department for the raw material warehouse, cutting department, sewing floor, and finishing department.
Raw material warehouse:
Fabric trolley
Fabric roll forklift
Cutting Department:
Fabric roll Stand (Movable and fixed)
Layer weight
Cloth Clamp
Bakers Trolley
Waste disposal trolley
Bins (Plastic bins)
Sewing Floor:
Disposal basket
Sewing machine table extension (left/right/front)
Hunch back
Single slopping table
Profile for collar and cuff run stitch
Various types of attachments, folders, hammers, and guides
Finishing Department:
Wire mesh WIP trolley
Z-stands
Bins
Hanger Stand
Hanger trolley
Carton transfer trolley
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