Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Each part of the garment has to be inspected – measurements, sizing, trim, garment
quality and more. So Right quality of the Products reach to customers.
It is the responsibility of the H&M supplier to ensure that the fabric is of
good quality or not and appropriate for the intended garment, including any
garment treatments.
NEXT
CRITICAL DEFECTS.
According to Quality Assurance Manual. "Anything which can harm the wearer of
the product are critical defects".This defect in clothes may cause accident to the
wearer and may malfunction when wearer out wearing a garment with critical
defect.
There are following defect come under H&M critical defect.:-
Products that do not meet H&M's safety standards for babies and children's
wear, as well as H&M's chemical restrictions.
Label like:-
• Missing care label.
• country of origin or composition even RN number and CA number missing
on h&m Label.
• GB/IRL;which is “keep away from fire” instruction missing on h&m label
for all baby wear size 44-62 as well as nightwear for girls, ladies, and men's
sizes.
Goods that have not been packaged according to the H&M Order sheet and
H&M Packing Instructions, which can be found on the H&M supplier
website at http://www.hm.com/supplier.
If these critical defect is found when inspecting, the entire production must be
rejected and 100% reinspected by the h&m supplier’s independent Quality
Control team.
NEXT
ABOUT ITS MAJOR DEFECTS
• which is clearly Visible when using the product and noticeable to the customer
also it could affect the quality of the goods.
• This defect also Affecting the usefulness of the goods.
• Major defect also include Products which are not according to H&M Quality
Standards and Requirements. Even product which are not packed according
to H&M Packing sheet.
• Loose components: Trims and fasteners those are used in the h&m garment
but not secure properly. For example, buttons, snaps, stones etc.
NEXT
EQUIPMENTS
There are number of equipment that are used in garment
manufacturing.two such equipment that are used for its inspection are :-
1.FABRIC INSPECTION MACHINE
Inspection should be carried out using a fabric inspection machine Which are
designed to check shade variation in fabric. Defects can be found easily with the
use of these machines, as it will provide a good view of fabric to the inspector.
Theseimachines are power driven or fabrics can be pulled by the inspector over the
inspection table and then the defects can be located, marked and recorded on an
inspection form. It has :-
2 . L I G H T B O X.
It used for visual assessments to maintain consistency in light source, viewing area
and presentation of sample. So All colours and shades must be checked in a Light
Box against the colour standard and the approved sample.It helps in evaluating the
colour under different lights in one confined cabinet
Utilising the right colour matching equipment can help in controlling the problem a
lot.So The operator rely on these devices and be confident about the colour quality
of the product.