KOH-E-NOOR TEXTILE

MILLS LIMITED
Introduction:

• Kohinoor Textile Mills was established in 1953, initially with 25,000

spindles and 600 looms with further expansion in 1954.
• The company embarked upon a program of modernization and in
the last decade, replacement and refurbishment has seen the
installation of high technology processing, printing and finishing
facilities
• Presently the unit comprises Appx.150,000 spindles along with
complete processing capabilities for scouring and bleaching, dying
printing and stitching.
• Weaving no longer exists at the plant which has since been
relocated to Kohinoor Raiwand Mills (A Division of Kohinoor Textile
Mills Limited).
Introduction:

• Plant is located at Peshawar Road Rawalpindi.

• The Spinning plant has equipment from Crosrol U.K. and Toyota Japan.
• The company's products are sold in both local and export markets.
Regular exports sales to South East Asia UK / Europe U.S.A, Hong Kong,
Japan and Australia is a testimony to an ever growing list of satisfied
customers who perceive KTML as a manufacturer of quality textile.
• In 1992 the Company participated in the acquisition of Maple Leaf
Cement Factory Limited from Privatization Commission, Government
of Pakistan.
Introduction:

Clients:

Product catalog:
• Textile fibers and threads
• Curtains
• Home textile
• Cement
• Kitchen textile etc.
What is Quality?

Following are some definitions of quality;

• Quality is the degree of excellence
• Quality is the conformance to requirements/specifications
(Crosby)
• Quality should be aimed at the needs of customers, present and
future (Deming)
• Quality is what the customer says it is (Fegenbaum)
What is Quality Control?

• Quality control is the engineering and

management activity by which we
measure the quality characteristics of
the product, compare them with
specifications or requirements and
take appropriate remedial action
whenever there is a difference
between the actual performance and
the standard.
• Quality control is the part of quality
management focused on fulfilling
quality requirements.
Quality Assurance:

• It is the process centered approach to ensuring

that a company or organization is providing
the best possible products or services.
• Quality assurance is a part of quality
management focused on providing confidence
that quality requirements will be fulfilled.
Quality apparel means?

• Apparel:
Apparel comes from the meaning "to wear" so it includes
clothing and "outfitting" (i.e. equipment/accessories worn
or carried for function or decoration). Clothing is the
"cloth" you wear as part of your apparel for body
protection/modesty.
• The garment must fit to the label size and should be free
from defect like stain, loose seams, uncut threads,
misaligned buttons, shade variation etc.
• It must withstand a normal day to day laundering, dry
clean and pressing without any shrinkage.
What is inspection?

• Inspection is an important tool to achieve quality

concept.
• Inspection is an indispensable tool of modern
manufacturing process. It helps to control quality,
reduces manufacturing costs, eliminate scrap
losses and assignable causes of defective work.
• Inspection is the most common method of
attaining standardization, uniformity and quality
of workmanship.
Stages of inspection:

There are three stages of inspection in textile industry;

• Raw material inspection
• In process inspection
• Final inspection

Raw
In process Final
material
inspection inspection
inspection
Raw material inspection:

It includes two parts;

• Fabric inspection
• Accessories inspection

Fabric inspection

Accessories
inspection
Fabric inspection:

• Fabric inspection in quality assurance is one of the major areas in

textile and garment industry.
• American apparel manufacturer association (AAMA), 4-point
grading system, 10- a point system is used by the fabric/ garment
manufacturers worldwide.
• The adoption of these systems help in making uniform standard of
gradation of fabric worldwide.
Accessories inspection:

Accessories:
• Sewing thread
• Zipper
• Button
• Hook and snap fasteners
• Elastics etc.
Accessories inspection:

• The performance accessories are same as for the main fabric;

• If accessories are textile in nature following parameters shrinkage,
color fastness, strength, crease recovery, abrasion resistance,
pilling and color matching etc.
• For non-textile accessories, the main requirements are strength,
metal should free from rusting, should withstand with normal day
to day cleaning process.
In-process inspection:

• In process inspection means the

inspection of different parts
before their assembly into a
complete product.
• In process inspection is to check
the quality of components and
identify problems as early as
possible.
Stages in In-process inspection:

• Patterns Patterns
• Spreading
Spreading
• Cutting
• Sewing Cutting
• Pressing
• Finishing Sewing

Pressing

Finishing
Patterning:

• All pattern pieces required for the particular design should be

there
• Pattern pieces of different sizes should be correctly labeled in
marker
• Pattern for checks and stripes should match properly
• Pattern lines should be defined properly
• There should be enough space for knife movement for proper
cutting
Spreading:

• The objective of spreading is to place the number of plies of fabric

according to the production requirement.
• Fabric faults like holes, flaws and stain etc. should be detected
before spreading.
• The fabric layers should be tension free and straight.
• The ply direction should be according to the type of fabric either
face up, face down or face to face.
Cutting:

• Pattern pieces should be cut according to the pattern shape

• Size and placement of notches should be accurate
• Cutting knife should be sharp enough for accurate and consistent
cutting
• Knife edge and cutting speed should be check regularly
• Cleanliness and safety should be ensured
Sewing:

• In sewing, involves inspection of work each operator against an

established quality standards
• Following defects should avoid;
Skipped stitches
Uneven stitch density
Puckered seams
Broken stitches
Staggered stitches
Pressing/finishing

• The main objective is to achieve quality and good appearance

• The garments should be checked for the following defects before as well as after
all stages of pressing;
Water spot or stain
Burned garments
Shrinkage due to heat and moisture
Garment not properly dried
Unwanted crease
Broken button or zipper
Change in color
Final inspection:

• Ready and packed garments are inspected randomly for final inspection
• Following aspects of garments are checked at that stage;
Correct measurements
Pressing/ finishing defects
Shade variation
Correct matching of fabric and accessories
Correct placing of labels
Correct fitting
Packing and packaging:

• Garments packages should be designed in such a way so as to

ensure the that the garment reaches the customers in satisfactory
condition.
• Following points should be checked;
Method of garment folding
Number of garments in each packaging
Type and quality of outer packing
Garment quality standards:

• Kohinoor Textile Mills Limited was initially certified to ISO 9001 by

LIyods Register Quality Assurance, UK on December 16, 1998. Now
Kohinoor Textile Mills Limited is certified under the revised ISO
standards ISO 2000 from June 2003.