Some important terms used in cutting section

Cutting: Garment cutting section is an important department. Most of the profit is gained from cutting section. As a textile student all should know the process flow chart of a cutting section in garments industry.

In cutting section of a garments industry different terms are used. Here, we go showing you some terms mostly used in cutting section.

Lot no:

Running shade: Different shade is in same fabric or fabric roll.
Pattern:

Pattern check:

Marker:

Marker Ratio:

Marker check: Marker is checked by the marker man or quality before fabric cutting for insuring the
some terms like Buyer, Style, size-wise measurement check, which size will be cutting, ratio wise qty,  marker allowance etc. It is done before a lay is run for cutting.

Relaxation: After quality check if fabric is ok, then fabric is kept for relaxation. It is 100% mendetory. It is very important for fabric cutting, without relaxing  if cutting fabric, then parts will be short from actual measurement. Normally the relaxation time for fabric is 12 hours. But the lycra mixing fabric the relaxation time is 24hours, because shrinkage is more happen in lycra mixing fabric.

Lay:

Spreading:

Scissoring:

Knife:

Bundle card: Bundle card is a term which contains style number, cutting number, parts name, lot not, sticker no etc. It is very important things in cutting.

Task of bundle card: Serial maintain according to the style or size. It is needed in the sewing section when garments are sewing.

Sticker/Sticker machine: Sticker is a small paper which contains a size wise serial number, which is attached by sticker m/c. It is done for reducing shade variation in the same size or same parts, same serial of parts of garments.

Lay plan sheet/ Lay chart: It is a paper which contains the following things:

• Buyer
• Style
• Color
• Lot no
• Fabric type
• GSM
• Fabric kg
• Cutting no
• Marker length
• Marker width
• Marker consumption
• Fabric Dia
• Lay length

Spreading is done according to lay plan sheet. Lay plan sheet contains marker ratio also.

Lay height or no of layer of fabric in one spreading: Lay height is depends to the height of the knife in cutting m/c or buyer requirement. Normally 80 to 100 fabric layer is done by one spreading. It is also depends on the GSM of the fabric. 

Height of a lay:

Input area: after cutting, fabric is send to the input rack or zone and timely send to the sewing section.