ADVANCED APPAREL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY Syllabus

ANNA UNIVERSITY :: CHENNAI 600 025
CURRICULUM 2005 – FULL TIME MODE
M.TECH APPAREL TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

AT1603 ADVANCED APPAREL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
3 0 0 100

AIM
To teach the latest developments in apparel manufacturing technology and machinery

1. PATTERN MAKING, SPREADING & CUTTING 9
Advanced Pattern making, Spreading & cutting - Factors affecting spreading – Automatic systems - Marker planning - 3D body scanner for measurements. Computerized cutting machines –– easymatch system - automatic ticketing and bundling Automatic pattern notcher.

2. SEWING, FINISHING & PACKING 9

Advanced sewing – Automation in industrial sewing machines. – automatic placket feeder – Automatic pocket maker - auto button sewer – Electronic Sewing machines - Application of robotics in sewing - Research on sewing process & machinery.
Advanced garment finishing & packing machines - CNC pressing machines.

3. Apparel Production parameters – control parameters – Product Development -Time management. Breakdown of operation sequence – Development of Flow process - Grid chart for operation sequence 9

4. Manufacturing systems & planning – Lay out planning, Bundling and ticketing – Evaluation of production systems 9

5. Capacity planning & line balancing - Capacity calculation for cutting, sewing & finishing – Machine requirements – Line Balancing techniques. Work study – method, motion & time study - computer Integrated production planning & management systems. 9

TOTAL : 45 Hours

TEXT BOOKS

1. Jackb Solinger, “Apparel Manufacturing Handbook”, Van Nostrand Reinhold company” 1980
2. Garg R.K & Sharma V, “Production planning & control management, Publishing, 1998.

REFERENCES

1. Cooklin. G. “Introduction to clothing manufactures” Blackwell science . 1995.
2. Harold Carr & B. Latham, “The Technology of clothing manufacture - Blackwell sciences 1998
3. Churter. A.J, “Introduction to clothing production management”, Oseney Mead.

1995.