Automation in Garment Manufacturing

Automation in Garment Manufacturing provides systematic and comprehensive insights into this multifaceted process. Chapters cover the role of automation in design and product development, including color matching, fabric inspection, 3D body scanning, computer-aided design and prototyping. Part Two covers automation in garment production, from handling, spreading and cutting, through to finishing and pressing techniques. Final chapters discuss advanced tools for assessing productivity in manufacturing, logistics and supply-chain management. This book is a key resource for all those engaged in textile and apparel development and production, and is also ideal for academics engaged in research on textile science and technology.

Delivers theoretical and practical guidance on automated processes that benefit anyone developing or manufacturing textile productsOffers a range of perspectives on manufacturing from an international team of authors Provides systematic and comprehensive coverage of the topic, from fabric construction, through product development, to current and potential applications

1. Introduction to automation (fundamentals of automation, use of various automation techniques) 2. Automation vs modelling and simulation

Part I: Automation in garment design and product development 3. Automation in the design of yarns, fabric, sewing threads and other accessories 4. Automation in fabric inspection (FAST and other systems for quality evaluation) 5. Automation in computerised colour matching and fabric selection 6. Automation in garment design prototyping (creation of styles, design alterations, fit etc.) 7. 3D body scanning 8. CAD (garment designing, pattern making)

Part II: Automation in garment manufacturing 9. Automation in material handling 10. Automation in spreading and cutting 11. Application of robotics in garment manufacturing 12. Automation in sewing technology (sewing machineries with automatic control systems, PLCs) 13. Automation in garment finishing, garment inspection and pressing techniques

Part III: Tools for PPC, productivity and efficiency evaluation, and logistics 14. Automation in production planning and management (application of various PPC tools and software) 15. Use of Advanced tools and equipment in industrial engineering (work study, time and motion study, productivity and efficiency evaluation) 16. Automation in logistics (material identifications) and supply chain management