...Purchasing a new home sewing machine is exciting. Whether you have graduated to a new level of sewing or this is your first machine, it can be intimidating to learn how to use the new machine. Threading a new home sewing machine is the first thing to learn. All machines thread similar to each other, with a few differences according to the manufacturer. Read more: How to Thread a New Home Sewing Machine | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_6696622_thread-new-home-sewing-machine.html#ixzz23PI9swMT Wind the bobbin by placing a spool of thread on to the spool pin or thread holder, on the top of the sewing machine. Place the empty bobbin onto the bobbin winding pin on the top right of the machine. Wrap the thread securely around the bobbin six times by hand. Slide the bobbin-winding pin to the right until it clicks in place. Slide the thread from the spool end securely under the tension pin on the top left. Press the foot petal to wind the bobbin. Cut the thread when the machine stops. 2 Thread the machine by unwinding a 12-inch length of thread and hold it securely close to the spool of thread with your right hand. Sponsored Links Download Your Manual Your Manual is Ready For Download Download it Here. 100% Free. produtools.com 3 Wrap the thread behind the thread guide on the left of the spool pin, with your left hand. 4 Draw the thread down and under the thread guide, then back up and over take-up lever, and down again. Gently pull on the thread...
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...HOW TO SELECT THE SEWING MACHINE Sewing machine with the actual diversity and choice of clothing, bedding, it seems, gradually försvinner.I any case, rarely where you will meet an adorable row of flat, simplicity and reliability of 30-40 years ago, "Singer," few people using typewriters Podolsk factory with manual or pedal operated. Now it's easier to buy what you want, you choose a fabric, cut, sy.Som left only a sewing enthusiasts, and those who sew under duress - for example, because of the nature of the figure. they know something exactly what different things from substandard the factory: the quality of the seams (sometimes done by hand), and in particular - hinges. Verify carefully hand loop - a thorough job and huge skill. Of course not be easy to sew, for example, a pillow case. Here and manual machine easy to handle, it just takes time for half an hour longer - it's all. But outerwear, and even wacky ... Honestly, some people take up such work, which is on an old typewriter, without over. But modern sewing machines are far removed from its predecessors, both in terms of functionality and appearance. If you wonder - and if it's time to get a good modern sewing machine - then this article is for you. Here...
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...UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STRATEGY ANALYSIS & EVALUATION ASSIGNMENT 2005 The VSM Group Prepared by: Name Intake Reg No. Ivan HO MacNab 200455775 Vui Soon HO MacMaster 200352369 Franco LEE MacNab 200492442 Kim Loong NG MacNeil 200459087 Roland TAN MacNeil 200459176 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 2 VSM GROUP 1 2.1 Organisational Purpose 1 2.2 Corporate Governance 2 2.3 Stakeholders 2 2.4 Organisational Performance 2 3 MACRO ENVIRONMENT 2 3.1 PESTEL Analysis 2 3.2 Scenario Building 3 4 SEWING MACHINE INDUSTRY 3 4.1 Global Business Environment 3 4.2 Market Analysis & Structure 3 4.3 Industry Analysis 4 4.4 Competitor Analysis 4 4.4.1 Market Segmentation 4 4.4.2 Strategic Group Analysis (SGA) 5 4.4.3 Customer Value 5 5 STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES 6 5.1 Resources and Competencies 6 5.2 Diagnosing Strategic Capability 6 5.3 Development of New Competencies 7 6 COMPETITIVE/BUSINESS STRATEGY 7 6.1 Basis of Competition 7 6.2 Sustaining Competitive Advantage 7 6.3 Basis of Future Competitive Strategy 7 7 STRATEGIC OPTIONS 8 7.1 Improvement on Operating Profits 8 7.1.1 Production Relocation 8 7.1.2 Revenue Growth 8 7.2 Long-term Growth and Strategies 8 7.2.1 Market Diversification 9 7.2.2 Revenue Diversification...
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...Page|1 APPLICATION OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING In Garments Sewing Floor Sabya Sachi Roy ID: 081-23-750 Subodh Kumar Ghosh ID: 081-23-737 AND Ripon Chakraborty ID: 081-23-744 This Report Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Textile Engineering Supervised By Engr. Md. Mahfuzur Rahman Senior Lecturer Department of Textile Engineering Daffodil International University DAFFODIL INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY DHAKA, BANGLADESH JANUARY 2012 ©Daffodil International University Page|2 DECLARATION We hereby declare that, this project has been done by us under the supervision of Engr. Md.Mahfuzur Rahman, Senior Lecturer, Department of Textile Engineering, Daffodil International University. We also declare that neither this project not any part of this project has been submitted elsewhere for award of any degree or diploma. Supervised by: Engr. Md.Mahfuzur Rahman Senior Lecturer Department of Textile Engineering Daffodil International University Submitted by: Sabya Sachi Roy ID: 081-23-750 Department of TE Daffodil International University Subodh Kumar Ghosh ID: 081-23-737 Department of TE Daffodil International University Ripon Chakraborty ID: 081-23-744 Department of TE Daffodil International University Page|3 Acknowledgement We would like to thank Senior lecturer Md.Mahfuzur Rahman for his leadership and guidance in helping us find our niche in Industrial Engineer. Without his help we would...
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...The Claims of Elaine E. Whitaker Whitaker makes several interesting claims about the characters in Why I Live at the P.O. The three claims I found most insightful were that “Throughout the narrative, Sister views her own efforts as undervalued”(115), “Like her furnishings, Sister appears incomplete” (Whitaker 115), and “ Why I Live at the P.O. also bottles up knowledge itself through its deliberate repression by various characters” (115). Each of these claims allows the reader to contemplate different aspects of the story so they can gain a better understanding of the characters. I will examine theses three claims and try to find evidence in the story to support or disprove them. When reading Why I Live at the P.O. it is easy to see why Whitaker would make the claim that “Throughout the narrative, Sister views her own efforts as undervalued” (115) From the very start of the story sister expresses a sense of feeling unappreciated with her comment “There I was over the hot stove, trying to stretch two chickens over five people and a completely unexpected child into the bargain without one moment’s notice” (Welty 415). This comment shows that Sister believes no body cared enough about the effort she puts into making dinner for the family to inform her that there would be more people to feed. As the family sits down to eat the dinner Sister has prepared no one thanks her or even acknowledges the fact that she alone made dinner for everyone. Sister later tells how she was...
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...Operations: Yam & Fabric supplier – 2.5 months – average lead time Knitting – throughput time – 80 hrs Dyeing – 5 weeks – average lead time Cutting – 40 hrs – throughput time Sewing and finishing – 120 hrs – throughput time Lead time & Throughput time – batch size = 200 units Bottle neck operation is sewing & finishing. Work in progress calculations: Units progress / day = 2000 units Through put time = 15 days WIP = 2000 *15=30000 Units No of workers = 42 WIP/worker = 30000/42=720 units Cellular operations Work in progress calculations Units progress / days = 2000 units Through put time = 1 days WIP = 2000*1= 2000 units No of works = 42 WIP/worker=2000/42=48 units Cycle time = throughput time /work in progress Traditional operations: 3*5*8*60/720=10 mins Cellular operations: 1*8*60/48=10 mins Hence we can infer that output per worker remains the same. 2. How does the performance of the traditional operation and cellular manufacturing system differ? (E.g. how Work in Process Inventory changes when cells are implemented? Throughput time (sewing & finishing): Traditional: 15 days / Cellular operation: 1 day No of sewing machines required: Traditional opert. 55 / Cellular operation: 84 Capital on machines: Traditional : Low / Cellular operation: High Average price of sewing machine: Traditional: 55*55000=3025000 ff / Cellular operation: 84*55000=4620000 ff Work in process inventory: Traditional: 2000*15=30000 / Cellular operation: 2000*1=2000 Defect Rate:...
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...INTRODUCTION The rapidly changing culture, politics and economics of modern life deeply affect the industrial environment, especially consumer industries such as textiles and clothing (Lowson, King & Hunter 1999). One of the impacts is that the contemporary North American and European textile and apparel industries suffer immense competition from foreign producers (Yan & Fiorito 2002). As early as the mid-1980s, imports were estimated to account for close to 50% of consumption (Lowson, King & Hunter 1999). As most imported textiles are produced with very low labor expense, huge amounts of inexpensive products can be supplied in the domestic market. Considering this situation, competitiveness in cost and quality continue to be key issues for textile manufacturers. In order to significantly reduce time and cost in the supply chain, the industry needed to become more focused on consumers by developing a supply chain management process that would be demand driven and production that would be synchronized to replenish product at the consumer's pull rate (Lovejoy 2001). Today, consumers desire to personalize the style, fit and color of the clothes they buy, and require high-quality customized products at low prices with faster delivery (Lee & Chen 1999). New manufacturing technologies such as 3D body scanners, CAD/CAM systems, and digital textile printers have played a key role in increasing the effectiveness, flexibility, agility, and precision of production. ...
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...STITCHING MACHINES A sewing machine is a mechanical device equipped with a needle (or needles) threaded at the point-end, which puncture the fabric periodically as it moves under the needle; each stitch is created as the thread loops onto itself (chain stitch) or locks around a second strand of thread (lockstitch), sewing the materials together. Sewing machines are used in both the home and industry, but are designed differently for each setting. Those for the home tend to be more versatile in terms of the number and kinds of stitches they can perform, but they operate more slowly than industrial machines, and have a shorter life span. Industrial machines are heavier, have a much longer life span, are capable of thousands of stitches per inch, and may be designed for very specialized tasks. Sewing machine is invented by Elias Howe in 1846 and successfully manufactured by Howe and Isaac Merritt Singer. Types of sewing machine systems -There are three types of sewing machine systems * Mechanical sewing machines * electronic sewing machines, and * computerized sewing machines Mechanical sewing machines are controlled by a rotary wheel. They have handles and disk to make changes in the tension or the length or width of the stitch. Electronic sewing machine has more features than the mechanical sewing machine. Instead of turning handles or disk, electronic sewing machines use buttons to adjust length or width of the stitch. Electronic sewing machines have motors;...
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...14-May-2013 10:00am-01:00pm 5 7 Marking 14-May-2013 02:00pm-5:00pm 6 8 Embossing 7 9 Table Dock Table Assembly Table Finishing Table Inspection Table 15-May-2013 08:00am-09:00am 09:00am-03:00pm 03:00pm-04:00pm 04:00pm-05:00pm 8 10 Sewing 16-May-2013 08:00am-01:00pm 12 11 Packing 16-May-2013 02:00pm-05:00pm 13 12 Manpower: Product Quality: Problems: Suggestion: 13 Table of Content Main Sections of SLG UNIT-3 1. Splitting No of machine: 1 Function: Separation of component Through its length. Process control (Work To be done before Splitting): • Check the band knife, if it is in proper position. • Ensure that the band knife is sharp enough and the width of the knife is above 15mm • Choose the right top bar or guide roller to set the require thickness • Choose the right speed of feeding. • Check the grinding, it should not be in contact with knife while starting the machine • Perform with waste materials Acceptance Criteria • The split materials should have required thickness • No under or over splitting. Safety Measures • Switch off the machine when not in use • Avoid loose dresses • Do not meddle with electric points/ connections. • Gloves • Musk • Apron 2. Skiving No of machine: 9 Function: • To reduce the substance at the edge, middle or any special area. • To improve the appearance...
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...traditional operations and the cellular manufacturing system differ? For example, how does work-in-process inventory change when cells are implemented? Traditional Operations: Under traditional operations, Doré-Doré’s production batch size in sewing, on average, was 200 pieces of the same style and color, with an average of eight different sizes within a batch. The knitwear sewing contained 55 sewing machines installed and was staffed by 42 workers (Exhibit 7). The additional machines were either specialty machines used for occasional operations or extra machines used in periods of peak demand. The sewing machine operators worked eight hours per day, five days per week. Sewing an average knitwear garment took 10 minutes of actual labor. Cellular Manufacturing: Cellular manufacturing significantly reduced many types of waste present in the traditional sewing process and resulted in delivery time falling from 15 days to 1 day. Given a flow rate of 2,000 garments per day work-in-progress fell from 30,000 to 2,000 units, improving annual work-in-process turns from 16X to 240X. According to Exhibit 4, the work-in-progress inventory fell by an estimated 1.23FF million and holding costs by 275,000FF . Comparison: The grid layout by machine type of the traditional system took no account of garment dependent workflow variability and resulted in the unnecessary movement of inventory. By contrast the garment-specific cell design reduced product movement and cross-trained operators who...
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...traditional operations and the cellular manufacturing system differ? For example, how does work-in-process inventory change when cells are implemented? Traditional Operations: Under traditional operations, Doré-Doré’s production batch size in sewing, on average, was 200 pieces of the same style and color, with an average of eight different sizes within a batch. The knitwear sewing contained 55 sewing machines installed and was staffed by 42 workers (Exhibit 7). The additional machines were either specialty machines used for occasional operations or extra machines used in periods of peak demand. The sewing machine operators worked eight hours per day, five days per week. Sewing an average knitwear garment took 10 minutes of actual labor. Cellular Manufacturing: Cellular manufacturing significantly reduced many types of waste present in the traditional sewing process and resulted in delivery time falling from 15 days to 1 day. Given a flow rate of 2,000 garments per day work-in-progress fell from 30,000 to 2,000 units, improving annual work-in-process turns from 16X to 240X. According to Exhibit 4, the work-in-progress inventory fell by an estimated 1.23FF million and holding costs by 275,000FF . Comparison: The grid layout by machine type of the traditional system took no account of garment dependent workflow variability and resulted in the unnecessary movement of inventory. By contrast the garment-specific cell design reduced product movement and cross-trained operators who...
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...practical sewing machine this sewing machine make the industry come back on his original invention made it possible for man production of clothing on a much larger scale that ever been possible with hand stitching. The impact of the sewing machine on the economy is huge. Specifically the sewing machine greatly impacted the textile industry and women. Because women were the ones working in the textile mills they were the ones to use the machine, however some believed that this would infringe on their craft as skilled seamstresses. Others thought this to be a wonder and felt it freed them to pursue other things rather than sit home and sew clothes. In some way the women working with the machines gained a new skill, and were seen as important for the industry. The sewing machine allowed clothing to become a mass produced item which increased the social acceptance of the sewing machine. Besides the commercial sewing machine, the household machine became very popular when it became electric. If you had electric in your home you could have a sewing machine and it was even easier and faster than the hand powered models. The sewing machine also helped other industries grow, for example the need for large quantities of thread for factory machines. Others benefited from sewing machines such as metal companies for needles and parts, varied machinists to repair the machines when needed, shipping companies got a lot more business because more products were being made. Using a sewing machine you...
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...Computerized Sewing Machine What is your topic? I would like to discuss how to use a Brother sewing machine. The primary topic of this instruction manual would be the use and care of a Brother computerized sewing machine. I will discuss how to thread it properly, increase and decrease tension, thread a bobbin, change the stitch type, length and width, different feet and their uses, and how to clean the machine to increase the life of it. What is your plan of action? My plan is to utilize the Brother sewing machine that I have and to walk through each step to ensure that I provide a detailed description of each step. Using the sewing machine and performing the actions as I go can give a better description of how to use the machine. I can also include photos of certain steps to provide even more detail. My project schedule is the following: Task Walk through, note taking and photographs. First Draft Walk through with draft Final Draft Finalize and Submit Task Completion Date 9/24/2014 9/25/2014 9/26/2014 9/26/2014 9/27/2014 Who is your intended audience and what is their profile? The primary audience for this instruction manual would be people who are new to sewing, generally females in their early teens or twenties. This document would provide some very useful information that would assist with learning to sew. The secondary audience would be those who already know how to sew, but may not have owned a Brother computerized sewing machine before, these...
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...This set of photographs was shot in collaboration with my friend Rachel Wong for her portfolio interview at UAL. It is one of my three initial ideas for the Human Condition project – dystopia. Both the garment and the headpiece are hand made by me using various materials including yarns, pom poms, fabrics and cotton. The hat is based on a simple black cap, which I bought at a vintage market; I then painted it over with a thick layer of white acrylic and decorated it with some pompoms to create the cloud like silhouette. The sleeves of the top is designed to look much longer than a normal sleeve, aimed to cover the hands completely. The long tubes of padded quilting fold together to form the upper part of the traditional Chinese character “無” meaning “nothing” or “no”. The inspiration of this piece of garment comes from the subtheme dystopia, the strict definition of dystopia is : where everything is as bad as it can be. Dystopia can be hugely linked to Human Condition. The clouds symbolize the utopian world outside of prison and the knitwear symbolizes being in prison. The extra long sleeve that cover the hands show that there is no way of getting out of this restricted world. It can also link with the inevitability of death or suicidal because a dystopian environment such as the prison can be too restricted that people would think dying is a form of freedom. The understanding of 'nothing' varies widely between cultures, especially between Western and Eastern cultures and...
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...Louis Vuitton handbag? How are these bags produced and why are their retail prices so high? So basically what I want to know: is the Louis Vuitton bag ‘’just’’ an expensive bag or is there something more to this product? During this essay I will look at different subjects; economy, ecology, ergonomics, ethics and aesthetics. I will also give my honest opinion to give the reader and an idea of my perspective about these subjects. Let’s start by looking at ethics: how is the product produced? The handbags are produced in France, Spain, the United Stated, Italy and Germany. They do not produce their handbags in ‘’cheap’’ Asian countries like China. All of the handbags are products that have been developed by craftsmanship, not machines. Yes, there are sewing machines used, but robots do not automatically sew the bags together piece by piece. The production of the bag is not automated and there are over a hundred stages in the making process of every handbag. All of their bags are unique products with a lot of details so only all the workers are...
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