Jacket/ Blazer Manufacturing: Jacket or blazer making in garment industry is still a challenging job due to its technical requirement as well the special machines requirement.
There are countable number of manufacturer available for making blazer / suits in textile hub countries due to its high grade special machine requirement and due to the cost of establishing the manufacturing plant is high.
Here we go through the types of machine requirement which is commonly used for a Jacket or Blazer manufacturing unit.
1. Single needle lock stitch machine:- This is the basic common machine requirement for all garment industries including Blazer/ Suit manufacturing unit. For set up of blazer/ Jacket manufacturing line this machine is the first requirement.
2. Welting Machine: There are 3-4 Welt pocket is commonly used in a blazer or Jacket In some design its more. Special automatic welting machine requirement is there for making bone pockets either its single bone Pkt or Double Bone pkt with Flap. If these pockets will be made manually then it will cost high as well require 6-7 time more man power. Average capacity of making Pkt per day with this machine is approx- 1200-1400 Pcs in a day.
3. Zigzag industrial stitching Machine:- This machine is used for Zigzag stitch on Chest pkt as well for collar felt attachment which is commonly used in this industries. This machine requirement will be on body and lining section.
4. Blind Hem stitch machine:- This machine used for blind hem inside the jacket for attaching chest piece as well used on other place if requirement is there. Machine requirement will be as per line capacity set up .
5. Flap Making automatic Machine:-These days this machine is in trend for this industries as it saves time for making flap automatically with help of jig profile as per shape requirement. Flap is basic requirement for both front pkt of a blazer.
6. Arm hole tape attach Machine:- This machine used to attach tape on armhole area for giving fullness as per sleeve adjustment. To run this machine operators need to be educated about the fullness requirement of product so they can control the machine as per product guideline.
7. Run Stitch with Edge cutter Machine:- This machine used for attachment of lining with body panel. Specially helps to give proper fullness at hem area. Operators need to be get proper guideline to use this machine as per product requirement. Number of machine requirement as per line capacity set up.
8. Tacking machine:- This machine used for tacking edge of facing and bottom edge of collar to break the lapel as per shape. No of machine require as per line capacity set up.
9. Sleeve Attaching machine:- Sleeve part made in separate section as well body and lining made separate for jackets. after body and lining assemble sleeve need to be attach through this special machine. Number of machine require as per line capacity set up.
10. Sleeve lining attach to armhole along with shoulder pad:- This machine helps to attach sleeve lining parts along with shoulder pad to armhole with control on stitch requirement as per shape of armhole. No of machine require as per line capacity set up.
11. Key hole Machine:- Most of all blazer require same hole on sleeve and keyhole on front part as well on lapel. minimum two machine require for one line set up( One in sleeve section and another one in assembly section).
12. Button attach machine:- Mostly jacket having two size of button requirement(24L&32L). 24 l buttons used on sleeve same hole and inside lining pkt where as 32L button used on front part. Minimum two machine require for line set up( One in sleeve section and another in Finishing section).
13. Bar tack Machine:- Bar tack used on jackets pkt mostly on inside pkts. This machine also helps in vent tuck cross stitch after changing the frame. No of machine requirement as per line capacity set up.
14. Flat steam iron Table:- Pressing tables require in jacket manufacturing on various operation. Manufacturing unit decides to use no of flat steam iron table as per there line capacity set up.
15. Shoulder pad fixing pressing machine:- This machine helps to fix the shoulder pad on body with pressing. This machine require on body stitching section. One machine is req for one line set up.
16. Front Pressing Programming machine: Jacket finishing req types of Buck pressing machine and flat pressing machine for jacket pressing.Manufacturing units are using pressing machine as per there requirement. Different types of machine req part wise pressing.
Here we go step wise pressing machine requirement.
For first step pressing(Front pressing) below pressing machine req to press the front panel of jacket to give the proper front shape of jacket.
17.Back and side Pressing Machine:- Buck machine should have the shape as per back and side to press the back and side jacket as per there shape.
18. Lapel pressing Machine: Lapel is the main attractive part of jacket and for giving its proper shape there is a need of lapel shape buck machine. Below machine helps to give the shape.
19. Shoulder and armhole pressing machine:- This type of steam pressing req to press the shoulder and arm hole area of a jacket.This machine designed as per shape of armhole and sleeve to give proper shape.
20. Sleeve Pressing machine:- Jacket sleeve is having there specific shape. Sleeve shape Buck req to press these area. This machine helps to give the proper shape of Sleeve.
21. Sleeve Nipping Machine:- After sleeve pressing there are some touch up req on armhole area to give the clean finish look. This small buck machine helps to clean sleeve top part.
22. Lining Pressing Machine:- To give clean inside finish of a jacket, Lining pressing machine req. This machine helps to press lining.
23. Small part or repressing Machine:- Some small buck steam pressing machine req to give clean finish everywhere in jacket. This machines used to press the all those parts which was not covered by advance automatic pressing machine listed above.
24. Final Touch up pressing machine:- While pressing the jacket through automates machine - some wrinkles might occur on some parts which is getting cleared manually through this machine.
Some more machines can be used by manufacturer as per there convenience as jacket operations handled by highly technical persons and operation can deffer from one to other experts as all experts having there own concept of making jackets.
There are countable number of manufacturer available for making blazer / suits in textile hub countries due to its high grade special machine requirement and due to the cost of establishing the manufacturing plant is high.
Here we go through the types of machine requirement which is commonly used for a Jacket or Blazer manufacturing unit.
1. Single needle lock stitch machine:- This is the basic common machine requirement for all garment industries including Blazer/ Suit manufacturing unit. For set up of blazer/ Jacket manufacturing line this machine is the first requirement.
4. Blind Hem stitch machine:- This machine used for blind hem inside the jacket for attaching chest piece as well used on other place if requirement is there. Machine requirement will be as per line capacity set up .
8. Tacking machine:- This machine used for tacking edge of facing and bottom edge of collar to break the lapel as per shape. No of machine require as per line capacity set up.
Here we go step wise pressing machine requirement.
For first step pressing(Front pressing) below pressing machine req to press the front panel of jacket to give the proper front shape of jacket.
21. Sleeve Nipping Machine:- After sleeve pressing there are some touch up req on armhole area to give the clean finish look. This small buck machine helps to clean sleeve top part.
