Packaging is the science ,art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Packaging also refers to the process of designing, evaluating, and producing packages. Packaging can be described as a coordinated system of preparing goods for transport, warehousing, logistics, sale, and end use. Garment packaging is the process of wrapping, compressing, filling or creating of goods for the purpose of protection and their appropriate handling. This is the final process in the production of garments, which prepares the finished merchandise for delivery to the customer.

1. Garment Packaging
Dr. Vipin Kumari
Sr. Assistant Professor
Department of Fashion & Textiles
IIS(deemed to be University), Jaipur

2. PACKAGING
Packaging is the science ,art and technology of
enclosing or protecting products for
distribution, storage, sale, and use. Packaging
also refers to the process of designing,
evaluating, and producing packages. Packaging
can be described as a coordinated system of
preparing goods for transport, warehousing,
logistics, sale, and end use.

3. Functions of Packaging
• Protection
▪ Physical protection
▪ Barrier
• Security
• Convenience
• Marketing
• Information communication
• Loading and transport
• Sales

4. Garment Packaging
Garment packaging is the process of wrapping,
compressing, filling or creating of goods for the purpose
of protection and their appropriate handling.
This is the final process in the production
of garments, which prepares the finished
merchandise for delivery to the customer.
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5. Types of Package
The basic types of package forms used in apparel and allied products are :
• Cases
• Crates
• Boxes
• Cartons
• Bags – Sacks and Envelops
• Twines
• Wrappers

6. Crates
Case Boxes Cartoon
Scaks Envelops Wrappers
Twines

7. Garment Packaging Materials
• Plastic film
• Nails staples
• Metal bands
• Ball head pin
• Butterfly
• Paper board
• Plastic clip
• Plastic collar
• Polybag
• Scotch tape (Cloth & Paper)
• Tag pin back support
• Inner collar patty and outer
patty
• Tissue paper

8. Merchandising Packaging
Consumer point of view
• Identify the product.
• Enhance the appeal of the product.
• Give the artistic value of a package.
• Attract the consumer to the package.
• Protect the product quality until the
consumer uses the item.
Retailer point of view
• Rise the consumer appeal.
• Handle the cost of the package
• Managing space requirement of the package to
store.
• Identifying minimum time requirement for
handling
▪ For storage
▪ Store selling area
▪ Dispensing the package
A merchandise package must be designed to meet the needs of the retailer and the design
of the consumer. The merchandising function deals with showcasing the garment product
in a way that it stimulates consumer desire for purchasing the particular product.

9. Shipment Packaging
Shipping packages types:-
Closed containers carrying garments- Cartons with hanger racks.
• Covered completely individually by a merchant pack
• Without a covering
Open containers carrying garments- Coats, suits or dresses transported with individual
covers on hangers are the examples of open packages.
• In open merchandising packages,
• In closed merchandising packages.
The shipment package performs the distribution function. It is a package the carrier receives
and delivers to the dealer or retailer. It delivers the merchandise package to the retailer.
• To protect and preserve garment quality
• To reduce handling cost.

10. Vacuum Packaging
Vacuum packaging was introduced in the 1970s by Swematex AB, of Ganghester,
Sweden. (Rheemes Textile Systems, Inc., New York City, is the U.S. licensee for this
equipment.) Reducing the moisture content of the garment;
Function of a vacuum packaging
• To reduce the shipping bulk of finished garments and weight of garments shipped.
• To prevent a garment from acquiring wrinkles or creases, during shipping,
accumulating dust or objectionable odours before and during shipping
• To minimize storage space for both the manufacturer and retailer
• Vacuum packaging is used not only for packing and storing garments, but also for
packing household accessories made from textiles, such as blankets, bedspreads,
pillows and towels-anything with bulk that can be easily compressed.

11. According to different garments types, following packaging systems are mostly
used in apparel industry.
• Stand up pack: Shirt (90° angle)
• Flat pack: Sport wear/Shirt/Trouser
• Hanger pack: Blazer, Coats, Pants
• Semi stand up pack: Shirt
• Half fold pack: Pant

12. Selecting the package design
The package design depend on following factors:
● The sales policy of the firm
● The type of account the firm desires
● The type of merchant
● The nature of the product also limits the design
● The styling of items decides how it has to be packed
● The best way to show the garment to the customer
Package selection is basically a sale function for merchandising and shipment
packaging.

13. Process of Garment Packaging
Received garments from the finished section
↓
Hang tagging
↓
Folding with inserting back board, tissue
↓
Poly Bagging
↓
Cartooning
↓
Applied adhesive tape on the pack
↓
Bar-coding
↓
Packing complete

14. Continuous garment folding machine
They are employed to fold clothing,
such as t-shirts, in order to facilitate
packing. With enhanced manufacturing
and packing quality, this equipment's
main goals are to fold the garment and
lower the cost of the garment folding
process.

15. Bagging and sealing of garment machine
• All of the semi-automatic
shaping and loading machines
that are utilised for clothing
packaging use plastic film.
Therefore, the packer using the
equipment determines how
quickly and efficiently it works.
• Based on machine capacity,
using a fully automatic machine
will boost production rate.
Source:https://www.mrprint.com/equipment/mb-9000-manual-bagging-sealing-machine

16. Garment transport conveyor
In most cases, the conveyor is utilised to
move products from one workstation to
another. Typically, belt systems are used by
the garment conveyors to carry items.
The belt widths for the conveyor are 30 cm
(12 in) and 46 cm (18 in). A flat, rough-top
belt provides reliable product transfer and
allows pairing of the conveyor with
automatic labeling machines.
Source: https://www.mrprint.com/equipment/ic-120-incline-conveyor

17. Garment tag attaching machine
Tagging machines significantly boost post-
press efficiency by applying up to three
product tags of different sizes to a variety
of items, such as socks, sweatshirts,T-shirts,
caps, towels, and sweatpants. The machine
is ready when the operator loads the next
item since tag sets feed automatically. This
frees the operator to focus on putting the
item on the machine and stacking it after
tagging.
Source: https://www.mrprint.com/equipment/ic-120-incline-conveyor

18. Manual container sealer
● Economical sealing tape dispenser
used for sealing or securing cartons, as
well as for the wrapped packages.
● Stapler used to seal the carton sides .
● The end of the plastic film bag is
sealed using heat or an electric
dispenser. Plastic sealer is a
component of the container loader,
which is used to pack the garment in
plastic film.
Source: https://jpackusa.com/product/box-stapler-staples/
Tape dispenser Carton box stapler
Polyethylene bag sealing machine

19. Automatic carton box sealing machine
When manpower is unaffordable for the type of work,
automatic carton box sealing machines are typically
employed in industries that handle a huge volume of
boxes each day. Automatic carton sealer is used with
auto adhesive tape for the top and bottom sealing of
American-type boxes for ensuring uniform carton size
batches .The adjustmants are quick and simple, non-
specialist operators can readily use it. When coupled
with in-feed and out-feed conveyors, the machine makes
for an easy, quick, and affordable packing station.
Source:https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/automatic-carton-sealing-machine-15856878397.html

20. Automatic carton box strapping machine
Carton box strapping machines are used in the
case of apparel packing after the tape sealing of
carton box in instances where the carton boxes
were sealed with plastic or metallic strap wires to
withstand the various transportation conditions.
Source: https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/fully-automatic-carton-strapping-machine-11093053812.html

21. Container conveyor
Source:
A gravity conveyor, which often
involves someone pushing the cargo
along a level conveyor or down an
incline, transports the weight without
the use of motor power sources.One of
the least expensive method of material
conveyance is the chute conveyor.
Metal rollers that roll on a fixed shaft
on gravity roller conveyors are spaced
apart to permit free motion.Since
gravity is employed to transport the
object along the conveyor length, it
has a little incline.
Gravity chute conveyor
Roller conveyor Belt or band conveyor
Belt conveyors are usually built with
two or more pulleys, with a constant
movement of the conveyor belt
rotating to move product.One or both
of the pulleys are powered, moving
both the belt and the product on the
belt onward.

22. References
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• https://www.textileschool.com/193/garment-production-process/
• https://clothingindustry.blogspot.com/2018/04/packaging-process-garment-industry.html
• https://fashion2apparel.blogspot.com/2017/10/types-packaging-garment-industry.html

23. Image Reference
• https://www.mrprint.com/equipment/ic-120-incline-conveyor
• https://www.directindustry.com/prod/m-r/product-172196-1793105.html
• https://www.mrprint.com/equipment/mb-9000-manual-bagging-sealing-machine
• https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/automatic-carton-sealing-machine-15856878397.html
• https://jpackusa.com/product/box-stapler-staples/
• https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/fully-automatic-carton-strapping-machine-11093053812.html
• https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/chute-conveyor-11682316991.html
• https://www.tradeindia.com/products/gravity-roller-conveyor-c4427641.html
• https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/chute-conveyor-11682316991.html
• https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/motorized-conveyor-system-15254550733.html
• https://topack168.en.made-in-china.com/productimage/KBdnuSQGfvWX-2f1j00yflRrkhgOvca/China-Vacuum-Sealer-for-
Clothes-with-Ce-Vacuum-Packing-Machine.html
• https://smartmrt.com/product/apparel-folding-machine-blue-sapphire/
• https://www.mainetti.com/en/products/packaging/shrouds/
• https://www.bisleyworkwear.co.nz/Embroidery-Packs-Info/

24. Thank You