Garment manufacturing technology / edited by Rajkishore Nayak and Rajiv Padhye.
| Other author | Nayak, Rajkishore, editor. |
| Other author | Padhye, Rajiv, editor. |
| Other author | Textile Institute (Manchester, England), associated with work. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Sawston, Cambridge, UK : Woodhead Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier, [2015] |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | xx, 481 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Woodhead Publishing series in textiles ; number 168 Woodhead publishing in textiles no. 168. ^A696864 |
| Contents | 1. Introduction: the apparel industry / R. Padhye -- pt. One. Product development, production planning and selection of materials -- 2. Product development in the apparel industry / M. Senanayake -- 3. Role of fabric properties in the clothing-manufacturing process / B.K. Behera -- 4. Production planning in the apparel industry / A. Patnaik -- 5. Fabric sourcing and selection / A. Jadhav -- 6. Selecting garment accessories, trims, and closures / S. Bhattacharyya |
| Contents | Pt. Two. Garment design and production. 7. Garment sizing and fit / W. Yu -- 8. Pattern construction / K. Kennedy -- 9. Fabric spreading and cutting / I. Vilumsone-Nemes -- 10. Sewing, stitches and seams / G. Colovic -- 11. Sewing equipment and work aids / P. Jana -- 11.1. Introduction -- 12. Sewing-room problems and solutions / F. Ferreira -- 13. Alternative fabric-joining technologies / E.M. Petrie -- 14. Seamless garments / R. Nayak |
| Contents | Pt. Three. Garment finishing, quality control, care labelling and costing -- 15. Garment-finishing techniques / S. MacA. Fergusson -- 16. Quality control and quality assurance in the apparel industry / C.N. Keist -- 17. Care labelling of clothing / R. Padhye -- 18. Garment costing / K. Nijhar. |
| Summary | 'Garment Manufacturing Technology' provides an insiders' look at this multifaceted process, systematically going from design and production to finishing and quality control. As technological improvements are transforming all aspects of garment manufacturing allowing manufacturers to meet the growing demand for greater productivity and flexibility, the text discusses necessary information on product development, production planning, and material selection. |
| General note | "Published by Woodhead Publishing in association with The Textile Institute"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9781782422327 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 1782422323 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | (PDF ebook) |