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GET FABRIC INSPECTED BEFORE SHIP
The main objective of fabric/textiles inspection is the detection of the defects and nonconformance's as early as possible in the manufacturing or export process so that time and money are not wasted later on in either correcting the defect or writing off defective garments.
Fabric is inspected to determine its acceptability from a quality view point. This inspection has to be done before buy a fabric lot.
Qiod-inspection service offering 3rd party inspection before you buy the fabric.
There are various fabric inspection system such as-
4- point system
10- point system
2.5- point system etc.
4- Point System:
The 4- point system is widely used for fabric inspection, in the united states it is known as AAMA point grading system (AAMA- American Apparel manufacturers association).
Procedure of Four Point System:
Fabric inspection is usually done on fabric inspection machineries.
These machineries are designed so that rolls of fabric can be mounted behind the inspection table under adequate light and re-rolled as they leave the table.
Inspection machineries are either power driver or the inspector pulls the fabric over the inspection table.
The defects are located, marked and recorded on an inspection form.
Some machinery is equipped to measure the length of each roll of fabric (meter/yard).
Fabric defects point values based on the following:
Calculations and Result:
Total defect points per 100 yard square are calculated.
If fabric rolls contains less than 40 points per 100 yard square are considered “first” quality and as an Acceptance criteria.
If fabric rolls containing more than 40 points per 100 yards square are considered “second”.
Example:
A fabric roll 130 yard long and 45 inch wide contains the following defects:-
6 defects up to 3 inch- .....................................6 X 1 = 6 points
5 defects over 3 inch but less 6 inch- ............. 5 X 2 = 10 points
2 defects over 6 inch but less 9 inch- ..............3 X 2 = 6 points
1 defects over 9 inch- ......................................1 X 4 = 4 points
1 hole over 1 inch dimensions- .......................1 X 4 = 4 points
………………………………………………………………………………………
Total defect points................................................= 30 points
Therefore,
Points per 100 yard square =
Total points scored in roll X 36 inch
……………………………………………………………… X 100
Fabric width/inches X Total length yard inspected
30 X 36
= ……………………… X 100
130 X 45
= 18.4 (Defect points per 100 yard square.)
So, the roll is Accepted.
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