List of Machines and Equipment Used in Garment Manufacturing

In industrial garment production, different type of machineries are used by garment factories. Depending on the garment items made by a factory they install those machines.

When it comes for machines used for garment manufacturing, highest number of machines are used in sewing floor. More or less different set of machines are also used in pre-production and post production processes.

In this article a detailed list of machines used in garment manufacturing unit are shown.

Machines used in Fabric Store:

Fabric inspection machine

Most of garment manufacturers sourced fabric from suppliers.
Fabric inspection is used to check fabric quality. See the right side image of fabric inspection machine.

Color Cabinet
Fabric length measuring balance
Weighing balance
Fabric inspection table
Some inhouse fabric testing equipment (for testing fabric properties)

Cutting Room Machines:

Following are common machines used in cutting room for spreading fabric on table, cutting fabric and for other cutting room tasks.

CAD system
Auto fabric Spreader
End cutter
Automatic Cutting machine
Straight knife machine
Band Knife machine
Fusing machine
Bundle number machine
Fabric drilling machine etc.

Sewing Room Machines

Sewing machine

A sewing room is equipped with large number of industrial sewing machines. Various types of sewing machines are for sewing garments. What types of machines to be used depend on product types. Common machines are

Single needle Lock stitch machine
Double needle Lock Stitch machine
Over lock machines
Chain Stitch machine
Flat lock machine
Multi-needle chain stitch machine etc.
Feed-of -Arm
Zigzag sewing machine
Button attaching machine
Button holing machine

Finishing Machine

Common machine used in finishing room are as following. Depending on the product type there are special finishing machines are used.

Thread trimming machines
Pressing tables with Iron (vacuum table)
Steam boilers
Spotting gun
Spot removing machine
Buck press
Form finisher

Washing Machine

Factories those have in-house washing set-up use following machines

Garment Washing machine
Tumble drying machine
Garment Dry cleaning machine

Machines used for Associated Processes

Not all but larger size garment manufacturers set in-house printing and embroidery department. These department used different set of machines.

Other machines those are installed to support running machine mentioned above includes

Steam generator
Compressor
Diesel Generator

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