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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to express my gratitude to NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION

TECHNOLOGY, KANNUR for giving this opportunity to do my internship session of
learning, as well as my mentor Ms. Lalitha Lakshmi, Assistant professor, KD department –
NIFT Kannur; who supported and guided me to do this project report on NORTH
REPUBLIC, BANGALORE, which also helped me to do a lot of research

Also, I would like to thank NORTH REPUBLIC, BANGALORE for supporting me and
giving me this platform to learn more. My sincere thanks to my industrial mentor Mr.
Mohan Varghese, Sourcing manager of North Republic. I thank all the department heads,
operators and staffs for their co-operation and my special thanks to Mr. Raghunath, General
Manager of North Republic.

Finally I would like to thank my parents and friends who helped me a lot to complete the
project report within the limited time frame.

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 DECLARATION

I, the undersigned solemnly declare that the project report is based on my own work carried
out during the course of our study under the supervision of my mentor Ms. Lalitha Lakshmi,
Assistant Professor, NIFT Kannur and my industrial mentor Mr. Mohan Varghese, Sourcing
manager of Updates clothing inc. I assert the statements made and conclusions drawn are an
outcome of my research work. I further certify that the work contained in this report is
original and has been done by me under the general supervision of my mentors. The work has
not been submitted to any other institution for any other degree/diploma/certificate in this
university writing the report.

RAGAPRIYA C.M

BD/17/2445

KNITWEAR DESIGN DEPARTMENT

MENTOR

MS. LALITHA LAKSHMI

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

KNITWEAR DESIGN DEPARTMENT

NIFT, KANNUR

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

INDEX

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

COMPANY PROFILE

ABOUT THE COMPANY

FACTORY LAYOUT

ORGANISATION CHART

WORK FLOW

LIST OF MACHINERY

FABRIC DEPARTMENT

SAMPLNG DEPARTMENT

MERCHANDISING DEPARTMENT

CAD DEPARTMENT

TRIMS STORE

CUTTING DEPARTMENT

SEWING DEPARTMENT

QUALITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT

FINISHING DEPARTMENT

PACKAGING DEPARTMENT

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 TITLE PAGE

 The report is based on 8 weeks internship at Updates clothing inc, Bangalore,

Karnataka

 Prepared by RAGAPRIYA C.M, Semester 7, B.Des Knitwear design,

National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kannur

 The project will be under the guidance of Ms. Lalitha Lakshmi, Assistant Professor at
KD department, National Institute of Fashion Technology

 Date of submission on 26 December 2020

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 AIM

The main aim of the industrial internship is to get quality training in the working atmosphere
of the industry and to understand the process and functions done there.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the internship is to get in-depth knowledge of the working of the industry in
terms of organization structure, infrastructure, and corporate social responsibility and do
small projects assigned by the industry

The internship helps the students to get an overall understanding about the industry and the
process happening there. It is a learning opportunity in which the intern can also use their
skills and develop them by doing the projects assigned to them by the company.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In the past two decades, the Indian textile industry in term of home textile, garments and
accessories have witnessed a complete transformation in term of quality, market and product
development as well as the expansion, looking from this perspective Updates Clothing inc, is
a very good and important organization in its work.

Internship at Updates Clothing inc has been a good exposure for the practical application of
my learning. I gained knowledge about actual work culture of the company and how to
deal with the people at a work place

I did my internship at almost all departments but mainly in knitted tshirts at updates
clothing inc.

DURATION

The duration of the internship was from 2 nd November 2020 to 24th December 2020 a period
of 8 weeks.

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 COMPANY PROFILE

COMPANY NAME UPDATES CLOTHING INC

ADDRESS NO;5 2ND CROSS, BEGUR ROAD,

BOMMANAHALLI, BANGALORE,
KARNATAKA, INDIA

BRAND NAME NORTH REPUBLIC

TELEPHONE 08049596910

E-MAIL support@northrepublic.com

WEBSITE www.northrepublic.in

YEAR ESTD 2011

MANAGING PARTNERS MR. JIJU

MR. ASWIN NARAYAN

TOTAL WORKING FORCE 10% inc, 90% outside

MONTHLY PRODUCTION 100,000 pcs

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INDUSTRY BUILDING

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 ABOUT THE COMPANY

BRAND: NORTH REPUBLIC

North Republic is not about stuffed suits or uncomfortable jackets.

It is all about fine shirts and Tshirts. They believe that every moment is an occasion. They
design real clothes for real people. They create casual shirts, tshirts and trousers to take you
from the office to the dinner party on the same day- making you feel your best.

Founded in 2011, Updates clothing inc. combines well-designed and elaborate garments for
work wear and leisure.

North Republic is the result of passion to create something really good at affordable
prices. Head-quarters in Bengaluru. Updates clothing Inc. brings forth 100% cotton and
linen and denim shirts and single jersey and pique round neck and polo tshirts.

All their shirts are produced in Bangalore on their very own production lines. Tshirts’ final
productions are done at Tirupur.

For them, every details matters, great design matters, great style matters. The difference
between ordinary and extra-ordinary is that little extra.

They are suppliers of exclusively designed and fabricated men’s wear and kids’ (boy)

They are provided in M, L, XL0, 2XL, 3XL sizes in men’s wear, 6-16 sizes in kids sizes
(shirts)

Denim, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL

They have state of the art facilities in house computer embroidery, printing facility, washing
facilities and a sophisticated array of machinery.

These facilities assist them in producing a quality assured range of garments for their valued
clients.

Ever since its starting, Updates clothing inc. jas never looked back, growing with strength
as well as value it has achieved the production capacity of 100,000 pcs garments per month.

 Product categories – Men’s and Kids’

This company has another brand named Frettini. Frettini is controlled under Pan India
department.

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Fabric – Predominantly woven cotton fabric, cotton + doby cotton + matty, cotton+oxford,
cavalry twill fabric, popline, matty fabric, denim, corduroy velvet, satin and linen

For knits – Single jersey for round neck tshirts, Pique for Polo tshirts and 2 x 2 rib for collar
and sleeve cuff

Design and product development

They believe in best talent and creative talent in the market to get something on the table
for their principles as their own initiative and hence they have a full-fledged in design,
product development and sampling department, they assure you that you shall get fresh
ideas and style from them every season.

QUALITY CONTROL

The factory is equipped with “STATE-OF-THE-ART” imported stitching and washing

machines. The internal quality control system ensure that goods of high quality are shipped to
their customers

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 FACTORY LAYOUT

Floor Departments

Ground a. Fabric store

b. Dispatch Department (Ware house)

a. Director’s office
b. Manager’s office
c. Merchandising department
d. Out sourcing agency (Pan India)
1st floor e. Designing Department
f. Finance and Accounts Department
g. HR Department
h. Quality Assurance Department
i. Conference hall
j. Rest room

a. Sampling Department
b. CAD Department
2nd floor c. Studio
d. Production manager office
e. Online Department

a. Cutting Department
3rd floor b. Stitching Department

4th floor a. Material Stores

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 UPDATES CLOTHING IN ORGANISATION CHART

MANAGING DIRECTOR

JIJU KP

MANAGING PARTNER MANAGING PARTNER

SUBEESH ASWIN NARAYAN

HR DEPT FINANCE DEPT

SOURCING DEPT GENERAL

HEMA RAO MANAGER JAYAKUMAR

MOHAN VARGHESE RAGHUNATH

ADMINISTRATION

QUALITY ASSURANCE DEPT MERCHANDISING DEPT PRODUCTION DEPT

PRASANNA JUSTIN JOSH SHAKTHI VELU

FABRIC DEPT

KUMAR

CUTTING DEPT

RAJ KUMAR

STITCHING DEPT

BAIJU

WARE HOUSE DEPT

MIDHUN

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 WORK FLOW

Research development

Fabric

Testing

Product developing

Sampling

Market planning

Merchandising

Cutting

Production / sampling

Washing

Other like printing and embroidery

Finishing

Packing

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 LIST OF MACHINERY

1. Single needle stitching machine

2. Double needle stitching machine

3. Computerized bartack machine

4. Buttonhole machine

5. Computerized cross-stitch lock stitch buttoning machine

6. Waistband attachment machine

7. 5 thread over lock machine

8. Cutting machine

9. Feed of arm machine

10. Computerized embroidery machine

11. Thread winding machine

12. Flat lock machine

13. Four thread over lock machine

14. Automatic stickering machine

15. Snap attaching machine

16. Carton strapping automatic machine

17. Cutting machine

18. Thread sucking machine

19. Layer drilling machine

20. Flat lock with trimmer

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22. 200 kg capacity washer

23. 150 kg capacity washer

24. Drying tumbler

25. Heated vaccum table

26. Dry cleaning machine

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 FABRIC DEPARTMENT

For a bulk production industry it is essential to maintain a well-organized and well equipped
inventory system. The main responsibility of this department is to store all the raw material
necessary to produce the garments. In updates clothing inc, fabric department is controlled by
Kumar.

TYPES OF FABRIC USING IN NORTH REPUBLIC

 Cotton (pure)

 Cotton + Doby

 Cotton + Oxford

 Cotton + Matty

 Cavalry twill

 Poplin

 Matty Fabric

 Filafil Fabric

 Denim

 Corduroy

 Velvet

 Chambray

 Satin

 Linen

 RFD Fabric

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 Single Jersey

 Pique

 Rib

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 SAMPLING DEPARTMENT

A sample is a prototype of a product to be manufactured in the future course of production.

It is also called mock-up of a product and it is made to check the design effectiveness and
fit of the garment.

Sampling is the set of the procedure follow to produce various sample style. It contains
activities like making of the pattern for prototype according to the measurement of the
sample with the help of machinery and getting buyers approvals for sample produce.

STEPS OF SAMPLING

DEVELOPMENT / PROTO SAMPLE

MASTER SAMPLE

SALES SAMPLE

Production manager controls sampling departments. Pattern master (Pandu Venga Nayak),
cutting assistant (Nanda Gopan) Highly skilled, skilled, unskilled employees are in a
sampling section. Pattern master create a proper pattern (based on a style) and cut the fabric
using this pattern, creating a new sample style. Designers are approved in this master sample
the, the pattern master creates the SS sample.

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Merchandising is the department which mediates marketing and production departments. It is

the method, practices, and operations used to promote and sustain certain categories of
commercial activity. Merchandising means to arranging all the required raw materials and to
make the goods ready.

Responsible person of merchandising is called merchandiser. Actually a merchandiser is

responsible for almost everything from order analysis to shipment and finally payment
realization. He has to take after every job like buying the raw materials, which is required to
finish the product, making the garment, finishing the garment, preparing the documentation
and finally shipping.

Following are the responsibilities of merchandiser which gives importance to them,

1. Internal and external communication

2. Sampling

3. Lab dips

4. Accessories and trims

5. Preparing internal order sheets

6. Preparing purchasing orders

7. Advising and assisting production

8. Advising quality department about quality level

9. Mediating production and quality department

10. Giving shipping instructions and following shipping

11. Helping documentation department

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 PROCESS FLOW OF MERCHANDISING DEPARTMENT

TECH PACK MADE BY DESIGNER

INITIAL SAMPLING AND COSTING

ORDER CONFORMATION

BUDGETING

TRIM DETAILS RE-SAMPLE/PROTOTYPE APPROVAL

FABRIC DETAILS DEVELOPMENT SAMPLE

PP SAMPLE
LOIT APPROVAL
SS SAMPLE

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Update Clothing Inc. Company has a merchandising department. Justin Josh is the
merchandising manager. Ms. Nisha is a senior merchandiser. Merchandisers usually create
job work cards.

A job card is a detailed description of work that is performed for a work order. You use the
job card application to create and manage job cards. When you create a job card, you specify
planning and scheduling information that can be used by the task cards and work order
tracking applications. Job card is completely included all details of fabric based on serial
number. In this company’s job card including all processing details, for eg. Brand name,
Fabric type, Shrinkage, Trim fabric, Body fabric consumption, Decorative, SPI, Packaging
type, Size, Job type, Sample add date, Thread, Job workers, Fab issued date, Delivery date,
Fabric received date, Fabric page no., Emby/print, Fab color, Fab type, Main label, Pocket
label, Side seam label, etc. Company purchase fabric, then Ms. Anjali (sample section) take
the fabric and give it to designers (Akhil Xavier, Akhil V, Jonish, Aneesh, Madhu)

Designers create designing patterns and give these details to Anjali and create a detailed tech
pack.

Tech pack is an informative sheet that designers create to communicate with a

manufacturer all the necessary components needed to construct a product. Usually
designers will include measurements, materials, color, trims, hardware, grading, labels, tags
etc.

After tech creating the tech pack, the fabric will be sent to sampling department. The pattern
master creates pattern and then makes the master sample. The master sample is then checked
by the designers and then approved by Jiju sir (managing partner). After the master sample is
approved, they create the sales sample. Jiju sir approves this sample after the merchandiser
creates the job cards.

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 PURCHASE ORDER

Purchase Order is an external document, which is issued by the company (Update clothing
inc)

Purchase Order includes the following information;

1. Delivery date

2. FOB

3. Ship cancel date

4. Destination

5. Ship mode

6. Terms if sale

7. Currency

8. L/C

9. Quantity

10. Size break up / Color break up

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 CAD DEPARTMENT

Computer Aided Design (CAD) becomes an essential tool for pattern making and related job
in garment industry. In a company CAD software is used for pattern making, grading of
pattern, marker and digitalizing manual patterns. In this company, CAD section is controlled
by Santhosh.

FABRIC MATCHING

Engineer pattern pieces according to fabric prints, stripes or plaids, fabric print can be
transferred to marker making for perfect matching. All transactions are checked by
Production manager.

MARKER MAKING

A marker is a diagram of precise arrangement of pattern pieces for size of specific style that
are to be cut from a single spread.

Marker making is a process of developing a diagram which is super imposed on the top of a
grounded of superimposed piles as a guide for cutting these piles.

It determines the most efficient layout of pattern pieces for a specific style fabric
and distribution sizes.

Cut order planning determines

 How many makers are needed?

 How many of each size should be in each maker and the number of piles that will be
cut from each marker?

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WORK FLOW OF SPREAD AND CUTTING

SPREADING

CUTTING MANUAL/AUTOMATIC
LAYERIN
TICKETING

FUSING

CHECKIN

BUNDLING

TRANSFER TO PRODUCTION

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 TRIM STORE

Trim store as the name suggests is a department which acts as a store house for accessories.

It is the place where all the accessories required in a store right from the sewing thread,
needles to packaging materials mike poly bags and taps etc. All are stored in the accessories
that are used in a particular style of that buyer. Merchandiser prepares a swatch card
containing all the accessories and their quantity inn a cycle. These accessories used in the
swatch card are as per the quality and color mentioned and approve by the buyer.

In the trim store items

 Buttons

 Snaps

 Canvas

 Micro dot

 Zippers

 Tapes

 Labels (main label, side seam label, size label, pocket label, wash care label, twill
tape, loop label, additional label, bottom label, patch label, leather patch, embossing
label, logo heat transparent, fit tag, fabric tag, disclaimer tag, photo canvas, metal
ids)

 Packing items (m-clip (back, centre), side clip, Back supporter (4/5 types), tissue
paper, safety pin, inside collar paper, placket, traveller (outer collar), butterfly poly
bag, ratio bag, master poly carton box, swatch card, size sticker, MRPC plain tag,
gum tape, company tag etc.

In updates clothing inc, trims store is controlled by Mr. Viveesh

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Cutting means to separate out different garment pieces from the lay of fabric with the help
of cutting template and devices. It is done to get required shape in different no, or as a whole
to make a complete product.

The first stage in the manufacture of garment is the cutting of the material in to the necessary
pattern shapes.

These patterns are joined to form a garment when large amount of garment style has to be
cut, a lay is created which consist of many piles of fabric spread one above the other. Now
all the pattern pieces for all sizes are from this lay. The main objective of the cutting
department is the cutting of the garment parts accurately and economically and in
sufficient value to keep the sewing room supplied with work.

BASIC WORK FLOW

Cutting department receive the order for cutting a garment style from the production
manager. Cutting order is an authorization by the production manager to cut a given
amount of styles from the spreads. It comes in form of a package file that comes in the
following details.

1. Sampling average (base fabric consumption only) and other trims averages.

2. Measurement sheet

3. Design work sheet of the garment

4. Purchase order

5. Fabric requisition sheet

6. CAD mini maker

7. Marker planning length of lay etc. size ratio and colors in which the patterns are to
be cut.

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1. Layering and spreading

2. Cutting

3. Bundling and ticketing

4. Fusing area

5. QA Department

TICKETING

Once the pattern pieces are cut by the cutting machine, they are then ticketing. Cut
components are group together as per their sizes and taken to the checking table. Here the cut
components are inspected for any error. It is very important to take pieces cut from two
differently bolts of fabric are not mixed up. This is because within lot there bold variation in
color shade.

FUSING

Fusing is also carried out in the cutting room itself. The parts to be fused are separated from
the bundle. The fusing material (like interlining) is cut according to size of the component to
be fused. The component along with the cut fusing materials are kept between to paper sheets
and packs is passed through the fusing machine by means of temperature and pressure fusing
takes place at particular speed and for a particular time. The pack comes out at the other end
on conveyors and the pieces are removed and re bundled.

PARAMETRES AFFECTING THE FUSING PROCESS

 Pressure
 Temperature
 Time

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 CHECKING

The ticked panels are now sending to the checking are for inspection of every individual
pieces for any objectionable faults. Panels having faults like wrong grain line, inappropriate
size, incorrect shape and any fabric defects like holes, cut, shade variation etc. that are not
within the acceptable quality parameters, are removed from the cut lay. A cutting component
checking report is filled for the total quantity cut, checked and approvals. The rejected pieces
are sent back and equal number of trash panel are separately cut, replaced in the set and ticket
with the same no as the rejected once other mend able fault are marked with an alteration
sticker and passed on. These will be spotted out during garment finishing or washing.

BUNDLING

The checked components of one style and in one size are now clubbed and bundled using tie.
The size of bundle depends upon the requirements of the production plant. Each bundle will
contain pieces of same style and same size only. These pieces are stored in racks made
beneath the cutting table. The cutting department issues the amount required by the
production department as and when ask for. The cut component may be issued in instalment
or all at once ass the needs of the production department against the job order.

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 SEWING DEPARTMENT

The basic aim of an export house is to deliver value satisfaction of the customer at the profit
level.

Production is an act of producing ie. quantity obtained by multiplying two quantities to

gather by making use available resources.

To deliver quality with the quantity the ratio between input resources or material and out
good and service is known as productivity are reciprocally related to each other. Therefore
an increase in production leads to fall in the cost per unit and rise in profit.

The production department is spread in 3rd floor. This floor is for production of shirts. All
sizes are sewing in this department (M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL) and kids’ shirts (6-16)

The production of knitted tshirts are in Tirupur.

WORKING STEPS OF PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT

 Shrinkage production pattern is issued to production floor from CAD department.

 Ready pattern are made as per the requirement of production room.

 Cutting received from cutting department.

 Cross checking of cut panels with patterns.

 Bundling of cut panels is done.

 Operation wise feeding of cut angles into the line.

 Inline check point.

 Outline of line.

 Final check point.

 Auditing of checked pieces.

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 PRODUCTION CAN BE CARRIED OUT IN ONE WAY

1. Assembly line production system:-

In this production system, a garment is being by no: of workers, therefore one part is
stitched by one worker and then passed on other, due to which line gets set up.
In the end assembly of the parts is done, in modern industries. Conveyor belts are
used as a medium of transportation of garment part from one worker to another. This
system is very commonly used in industry as it reduces the manufacturing cost
increase the production.

WASHING DEPARTMENT

Garments pass through various handling process, which may render them dirty and stain,
thereby reducing their aesthetic appeal. To restore this aesthetic value, they are subjected to
cleansing process like washing and dry-cleaning, garments are sent for washing by the
production department as per the buyer’s requirement. Normally the fabrics are not asked to
go for wash by the buyer whether the fabric department may internally send it a number of
other reasons.

 To control uneven shrinkage

 To remove bowing

 To lighten color shade

 To improve hand

 To even out color shade variation

 To remove printing smell

 To execute a dyeing program

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 WASHING FACILITIES

 Enzyme

 Stone washing

 Overdyeing etc

 Silicon washing

 Silicon

 Silicon softener washing

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 QUALITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT

Quality control means, a process by which entities review the quality of all factors involved
in production, ISO 9000 defines, quality control as a part of quality management focused
on fulfilling quality requirements. In this company (updates clothing inc.) has a quality
control manager, Prasanna. In a quality control department, they have quality assurance
members.

In this is company, they are

1. Sunil

2. Vasanth

3. Guru

4. Sainath

Quality inspection of internal processes and out sourced work

1. Inspection of raw material

2. Testing of raw material

3. Inspection of sample

4. Cutting inspection

5. Preparatory work inspection

6. Sewing process

7. Washing

8. Final inspection

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 FINISHING DEPARTMENT

After assembly, the garments how come for finishing a key stage of garment
manufacturing process. Finishing is done to prepare the final garment according to the
quality standards of the buyer before packing it for shipment.

PROCESS FLOW OF FINISHING

GARMENT COMES FROM PRODUCTION

WASHING
THREAD CUTTING

INITIAL CHECKING AND SPOTTING

ALTERATIO

RE-
FINAL CHECKING
PRESENTATION/FINAL IRONING
MEASUREMENT
SENT FOR PACKING

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 BASIC WORK FLOW

 Washing perc

 Thread trimming

 Spotting

 General checking

 Final thread cutting

 Pressing

 Measurement and final checking

PCM is the finishing department in this company

PACKAGING DEPARTMENT

Packaging is the last stage where the finishing garment are primed, organized, geared up for
the shipment to the buyer the entire process from the way a garment will be folded to the final
labelling of the cartons is dictated by buyers specifications. These instructions are
standardized for a particular type of garment and sent to the merchandiser in form of a
packing manual. The merchandiser forward it to the packing in charging along with a top of a
production sample. Ie, packed with dimension approved by the buyer. This kept as a visual
reference for the packers.

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PROCESS FLOW OF PACKING

Garment comes from inspection

It is then faded

3 are packed together

All pieces put into cartons

Details are pasted on cartons

Carton is sealed

Loaded into trucks

Sent for shipment

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 PROJECT BRIEF

To create men’s polo T-shirt design collection tech packs for

Autumn/winter 2021

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 CONCLUSION

The industry internship was successfully completed in one of the popular upcoming men’s
wear brand. I had a very good working experience at North Republic. The project was done
both online and offline and is completed within a period of 8 weeks. During the time period, I
did a research about the company, learned about the design development and made detailed
tech packs. The tech packs were of men’s wear polo T-shirts.

I consider it as an excellent opportunity to enhance and apply my skills and learn

and experience the industrial process.

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