Cutting Process Procedure & Flow chart of Apparel Industry

Some certain rules and procedure have to maintain by cutting department. I am giving cutting process flow
chart step by step in below for your easy understanding

Cutting Working Process Flow chart

Cutting plan based on shade band record

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Receive PO sheet, Tech pack and others detail
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Fabric received from a store as per requisition

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Relax fabric if necessary with record
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Make a Marker to determine consumption
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Marker and pattern Crosses Check (ratio, grainline, jumping, etc.)

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Laying as per marker length (Spreading)

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Spreading quality control
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Random quality check on fabric fault & others

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 A cutting (if necessary hand scissoring done during check fabric), Straight knife
and band Knife cutting (small panel such as single fly etc.)

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Cutting Quality control
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Randomly Panel check with hard pattern

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Panel check with CAD marker paper
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Layer numbering & bundling
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100% panel check

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Replace defective parts shade wise
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Ready cutting parts to input.
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Supply to Fusing & Sewing as per approved requisition & ratio

Description of Flow Chart of Garments Cutting Section:

The process flow is described briefly:

Fabrics Relaxation
Spandex fabrics can be relaxed from 24 to 48 hours before spreading as per customer requirements. Cotton
fabric relaxation will depend on customer requirements.
Pre-Spreading and Spreading Quality control
1. Pattern and marker checking using approved sample
2. Pattern grainline
3. Spreading table marking lengthwise with allowance
4. Shade wise spreading by using fabrics shade chart
5. Spreading defects like leaning, curved, roundabout ply, narrow goods, tension and marking visual
defects.

Cut Panel Inspection

1. Quality an inspector will check Panel using Hard pattern after cut from three different position Top,
Middle, and Bottom
2. If there any discrepancy, a correction will immediate. If the panel found plus from hard patterns, it
will have to cut extra part. If panel found minus from hard pattern, will have to place the fabric under
marker as per lay chart to remake again.
3. All cut panels will be inspected to detect any types of fabric fault if any defective panel found, will be
replaced from ply chart wise remnants by following the shade and pattern grain line.

Production Order Sheet: Cutting Section firstly takes the PO sheet. They find out all detailed information in
the PO sheet especially size breakdown, size-wise and color-wise order quantity.
Pattern receives: They receive the approved pattern from the sample section.
Marker Making: After pattern receiving they make marker according to the order sheet and pattern size.

Fabric receives: Fabric is the main raw material in the cutting section. All success depends on cutting.
Therefore, the cutting section has to become serious when they receive the fabric. Is the right fabric for the right
marker or not.
Fabric Spreading: Before spreading the fabric on table they relax the unrolled fabric for 12-24 hr. After
completing relaxation they spread the fabric on a table with proper tension.

Marker Placing: Marker is a thin paper which carries all the garments components and placed on fabric lay for
cutting. Before cutting the marker from CAD placed on fabric lay. Marker checked very carefully before and
after placement on fabric.

Cutting: In this step, cutting is done by a cutter by cutting machine. Straight knife cutting machine, band knife
cutting machines are mostly used for cutting.
Sorting: After cutting, the cut parts are sorted according to shade, size-wise.

Numbering & checking: In this step, the cut parts are numbering and checking carefully so that the single
components never mistake. QC checks the cut parts. If any defect found they replace the cut piece.
Bundling: The cut pieces are bundled finally.
Print and Embroidery: The cut panel are sent to print and embroidery section. (If required)

Input to Sewing: The bundled cut piece ready for sewing.

Quality Control of Garments Cutting Section

Quality control of garments cutting section plays a vital role in garments because right measured
cutting is required to get the right shape of garments product. Cutting is the first working
department of garments production. Before making a cloth you have to cut off individual parts as
per approved pattern, whereas proper measurement must be ensured so that all cutting parts are
100% accurate.

Parts of Quality Control in Cutting Section

Quality control of cutting section mainly divided into four parts. Those are:

1. Marker Inspection
2. Spreading Control
3. Cutting Quality control
4. Piece Goods Inspection

In Marker Inspection following things are inspected

1. Marker Length
2. Marker width
3. Ply quantity
4. Style/Lot
5. Ratio
6. The measure of all individual parts marked in marker

Following work in Spreading Quality control

1. Cut numbers
2. Ends
3. Leaning
4. Tension
5. Narrow Goods
6. Remnants
7. Counts
8. Ply Height
9. Fabric Fault
Cutting Quality Control

1. Number of parts
2. Miss cut
3. Ragged or fused cutting
4. Notches
5. Matching plies

Piece goods or cut panel inspection

1. Quantity
2. End out
3. Knot
4. Spot
5. Hole
6. Thick yarn
7. Missing yarn
8. Shading
9. Slab