Apparel Sewing Process

Does reducing the RPM of the machine increase production? I say, even if the RPM is reduced, production increases by 20%! 💥😉

A Problem Solver's Technical Guide--- Part 1 + 2 🔮🔮

A common misconception in garment manufacturing is— 🐾

Increased machine RPM (Speed) means increased capacity. But real experience and technical analysis say that in many cases, after reducing the RPM of the machine, output increases by 10% to 20%.

​The 6 specific problems behind this are highlighted in the first part of the post:

1. Operator Handling and Fear (Operator Confidence)

⛔ ​Problem: If the machine speed is higher than the operator's fabric handling capacity, he does not press the pedal fully out of fear. This causes him to lose control over the sewing and work at an irregular speed, which ultimately reduces his overall capacity by 10%-15%.

2. Over-stitch and Thread Breaking

⛔ ​Problem: Due to excessive RPM, the operator cannot stop the machine in time at the end of the process. The stitches go out of the body and the possibility of thread breaking increases due to stitching in empty spaces. This will reduce production by 10-20%.

3. Jam Stitch & Rework

⛔ ​Problem: If the speed of the machine is higher than the handling timing, the operator forcibly pulls the body to stop at a certain point. This causes a jam stitch. When the jam stitch is opened and fixed again, 3 to 5 pieces of production are lost. Production decreases by 10%-15%.

4. Working Rhythm and Cycle Time

⛔ ​Problem: If the speed is beyond the handling capacity, the operator cannot work with rhythm. As a result, the cycle time of each piece body is different, which destroys the balance of the line and reduces production by 10%-15%.

5. Challenge of short length sewing (Small Length Process)

⛔ ​Problem: If the swing length is short but the RPM is high, the operator is forced to stop the machine repeatedly. If his handling capacity is 3600 RPM but the machine is set to 4000, he uses only 3200 RPM out of fear. Since he cannot utilize the remaining 400 RPM capacity, production is reduced by 10%-20%.

6. Fabric and machine compatibility (Fabric-Machine Sync)

⛔ ​Problem: Even with 4000 RPM, sometimes if the feed-dog, guide pressure or surface is not smooth according to the fabric, the stitches get cut or jammed on the full pedal. So the operator is forced to work at a much lower speed. This reduces production by 10%-15%.

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