Ind. Sewing: what is it?

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Industrial sewing is a process used in factories to mass-produce clothing and other goods. Specialized machines are used for specific functions, and the process involves cutting sections and gradually assembling them into completed units. The process allows for high volume production and frequent inspections and maintenance to minimize disruptions.

“Industrial sewing” is a term used to describe the process used in factories to mass-produce a wide variety of clothing and other goods that are created by sewing different components together in a structured process. In order to make mass production of stitched items as cost-effective as possible, it is not unusual for the operation to make use of a number of industrial sewing machines configured to perform specific functions. As each garment, sleeping bag, or other stitched item goes through each stage of the manufacturing process, specific activities take place that help prepare the item for the next step toward completion. The piecemeal build process helps speed up the process, allowing a sewing factory to handle a heavy volume with relative ease.

With an industrial stitching process, the typical factory will use a process of first cutting sections which will then be assembled into finished products. With many items such as shirts, pants and even winter coats and sleeping bags, large batches of the same size components can be cut at once. When these sections or components are finished, they enter industrial sewing areas and are gradually assembled into completed units.

Unlike home sewing or commercial sewing which is done by tailors and small shops, the machines used in industrial sewing tend to be more specialized. For example, one industrial sewing machine may be configured specifically to allow for quick and easy completion of the seam while another may be configured specifically for hemming. Most factories will arrange the specialized machines in a logical sequence which allows the different parts of the product to be successively assembled, with hemming usually being the last step before the finished product is sent to an inspection area . Once the inspection is complete, the asset is considered ready for transport to the buyers.

With the mass production involved in industrial stitching operations, impressive numbers of finished units can be produced per hour of production. To keep up with demand, the plant will normally keep a number of industrial sewing machines of all types in operation. Frequent inspections and maintenance are included in the working day, allowing a failed machine to be quickly pulled from the production line and replaced with a different unit of the same configuration. This helps minimize delays that would otherwise tend to disrupt the production cycle and adversely affect total output for the production day.




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