Introduction
The garment inspection is done by a factory supervisor. Many of the manufacturers even hire an inspector to inspect the goods but the duties, however, remain the same requiring the supervisor/inspector to look into the details of every produced unit as none of the machines can detect the minor faults, in exceptional cases, there is no great need to inspect the goods at every level as every unit is produced mechanically. However, many third-party businesses offer garment inspection services to various companies.
Main body
The inspection process is a complex one and is performed at every stage of production and the cleared goods are passed over for the next level. The pre-production inspection is the very first stage of goods inspection, this brings out any faults that are already present in the raw material, the idea is to find such faults and fix them while the next stage is the final inspection which is performed on a random basis, it assures that majority of the stock is impeccable and ready to be distributed in the outlets/retail.
The actual process of visual inspection, which could also include the verification methods, includes the checking of the seam and stitching, the stitching of the pockets, and the evenness of the seam. It further includes the inspection of the functioning of the buttons/zip etc. The embroidery is also checked regarding the evenness of any possible designs on the garment. The buttonholes are inspected carefully and so is the labeling information, the correct combination of shades is also inspected carefully.
One of the key inspection tasks is the measurement of the goods, it is extremely important to have equal length and width on both sides of the garment. The last of them is the packaging inspection, which includes the pricing, the packaging material itself, and possibly the size of the packaging material for example a carton. However, machines are also invented that require the operator to give the input regarding the size measurements and every unit is then produced according to the given measurements, such machines have cameras installed giving visual support to perform the job.
There are various standards followed regarding the garment’s quality in Australia, firstly the manufacturers are themselves very careful about the quality of the goods as there is intense competition going on within Australia, and importing goods (usually from China) are also giving a challenging time. The basic quality standards such as quality standards ISO 9001 are followed to keep the manufacturing company and goods certified. This assures the buyers that whatever they are buying is having of good quality and is on most occasions a flawless unit.
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