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What is a garment steamer? In general terms, a garment steamer uses the technique of steam to remove wrinkles from the garments to give it a natural look. A garment steamer works best on delicate fabrics like silk, woollen, or cashmere to give it a fresh look. In garment finishing, both garment steamers and steam…
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Anticipating a boost in the manufacturing sector, signing of the FTAs, the recent growth in the textile exports, bundled with the Indian government’s focus on making India a ‘global manufacturing hub’ has set up encouraging prospects for the stakeholders of the Indian textile value chain. This optimistic industry outlook is also evident in the spirit…
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Full form of IE in garment industry: In apparel manufacturing, IE stands for industrial engineering (a department). IE is also a short form of Industrial Engineer. An IE is a person who performs industrial engineering tasks. In garment manufacturing, the IE department is a department that takes care of the product analysis, performance measurement of the shop floor…
The full form of POM is point of measurement. This means that the list of measurement points needs to be measured to ensure the garment measurement. The list of POMs for the inspection depends on the product type and the buyer’s quality requirement. In a garment measurement inspection sheet, a pre-defined list of POMs is…
US apparel retail market imports apparel items from various countries to supply the demand of its consumers. In the sourcing country’s list Asian countries remain on the top. According the USFIA statistics, top countries that has supplied apparel products to US in year 2023 are listed below. In the list top 5 countries are China,…
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A garment export house is basically a production house where garments are made for overseas buyers. Garment export houses take orders from buyers or buying agencies and process the order in a factory to produce finished products. To process an order from sourcing of raw material to cutting to stitching to packing to dispatch goods…
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PO stands for Purchase Order. PO is an official document outlining the expectation between the supplier and buyer. In the context of garment export orders, garment buyers send PO to a garment supplier (manufacturer). On the other hand, garment manufacturers need to source raw materials (fabrics, thread, Trims) from their suppliers. In this case, a…
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A common question asked by many when they hear the term “SMV” in meetings and read it in the production and performance reports. What is meaning of SMV? SMV stands for Standard Minute Value. SMV is also known as standard time of a task or an operation or a garment article. SMV is defined as…
An export house is a company or firm that manufactures goods such as yarns, fabrics, clothes and shipped to other countries. Export houses can be for any product industries that manufacture goods in one country and shipped to other counties. The company need to register to get the garment exporting license. Production floor of an…
When it comes quoting price of the garment to the buyer for an order, it is done either in CMT or in FOB terms. The contract may include various clauses with the FOB and CMT price. Let’s explore the difference between Cut, Make, and Trim (CMT) and Free On Board (FOB) terms in the context…
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