The finishing department is the last section in the garment production prior to packing and dispatch and it plays a significant role in the final garment appearance.

1. The finishing department is the last section in
the garment production prior to packing and
dispatch and it plays a significant role in the final
garment appearance.
Finishing Department
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2. Flow chart of finishing department in
garment industry
ThreadTrimming
Checking
garments
Button attach and
Butting holing
Removing stains
Repair work and
mending
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3. Flow chart of finishing department in
garment industry
Ironing
garments
Folding and
tagging
Packing
garments
Preparation of
packing list
Internal
shipment audits
Documentation
and reporting
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4. Finishing Departments
1.ThreadTrimming:
In stitching department thread trails and thread chains are
not trimmed neatly. Uncut threads and thread tails in
garments are trimmed in the finishing department by
helpers. Uncut and loose threads on garments are considered
defects.
2. Checking garments:
All garments are checked at the finishing stage for visuals
and measurement. Finishing checkers check the complete
garment inside and out. Checking is done for garment
detailing, such as care labeling, and trims
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5. Finishing Departments
3. Button attach and Butting holing:
Products those have trimming like button, snap button,
eyelets are attached in finishing section.
4. Removing stains:
Stains and spots are found on garments. Spots are removed
using a hand spot gun or by using a stain removing machine
prior to pressing. Dust and stains can be removed by machine
washing. So, many times finishing department wash garments
inside department.
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6. Finishing Departments
5. Repair work and mending
Defective garments may need to repair for stitching and
fabric defects.All repair activities are done in finishing
department itself instead of sending defective garments to
stitching department.
6. Ironing garments:
Garments are ironed using a steam iron.This is done to
remove creases in the garment. For knitted garments
measurements are set by steam press.Vacuum pressing tables
are used for garment pressing.
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7. Finishing Departments
7. Folding and tagging:
Pressed garments are folded in a specified dimension.Tags,
such as price tags and hang tags are attached to the garment
by means of a Kimble gun or threads.
8. Packing garments:
Finally, properly folded garments are packed into poly bags as
per customer requirements. Individual poly bags are then
packed into bigger cartons.
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8. Finishing Departments
9. Preparation of packing list:
The packing in-charge prepares a packing list for the
shipment.After packing is completed for an order, the
finishing department informs the concerned merchant.
10. Internal shipment audits
Quality department perform internal shipment audit in the
finishing department.This audit is done prior to final
inspection.
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9. Finishing Departments
11. Documentation and reporting
Like other departments, finishing department maintain
production records for pressing, and packing.
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10. Finishing Tools/ Equipments
 Bodies dummy
 Boiler
 Button attached machine
 Carton staple machine (P.P Brand)
 Compressor
 Final inspection table
 Iron cap
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11. Finishing Tools/ Equipments
 Iron plate
 Light checking box
 Local iron (For pressing or Ironing)
 Measurement tape
 Normal folding table
 Packing table
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12. Finishing Tools/ Equipments
 Plastic staple attached
 Re-iron table
 Scissor
 Snap button attached machine
 Spray gun ( For spot remove)
 Stand-up shirt folding table
 Steam iron (For pressing or Ironing)
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13. Finishing Tools/ Equipments
 Tag gun
 Thread cutting table
 Thread sucker
 Trimmer
 Vacuum table
 Weight scale
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14. AQL
 AQL stands forAcceptable Quality Level orAcceptance Quality
Level.
 It is one of the most used terms in garment industry when it
comes in consideration to quality garment inspection.
 most of the acceptance decisions of export shipments are made
on the basis of AQL based random sampling plans.
 To ensure the right quality products, an AQL chart has to follow
during quality inspection of apparel which varies even buyer to
buyer.
 Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) refers to the maximum number
of defective items that could be considered to accept during the
random sampling of a pre-shipment inspection.
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15. AQL In Garment Inspection
 The faults or defects found during a garment inspection are
mainly classified into 3 categories:
 Critical: Must be 100% accurate.There is no range.
 Major: Normally 2.5%
 Minor: Normally 4%
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19. Defect Categorization
 Defect Categorization Card
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