Trims & Accessories Quality processes Check List.

Trims & Accessories Quality Check List.

Objective:

· To receive Incoming material

· To check material for attribute & variables

· To arrange an incoming material in an allocated racks

· To issue trims as per production planning & other material as per requirement

· To mention a record of incoming & outgoing material

· To do an audit to check physical inventory.

Trims inspection:

Lot size or quantity being audited	Inspect	Accept
less than 151	8	0
151-280	20	0
281-500	32	1
501-1200	32	1
1201-3200	50	2
3201-10000	80	3
10001-35000	125	5
35001-150000	200	7
150001-5000000	315	10
500000-above	500	14

Check Point

1. Sewing Thread

· Construction- Yarn strength, elongation, and number of plies.

· Sew-ability- Check the running performance.

· Free from slob, knots and shade variation.

· Check winding and Finish.

· Thread must be incorrect quality to keep its strength, also after heavy garment wash.

2. Zippers

· Width of tape.

· Color uniformity

· Slider should lock properly

· Should not pucker when attached to the fabric.

· Waviness

· Contamination

§ Metal Accessories to be tested for the banned chemicals as per the buyer’s Chemical Restriction Manual.

§ Metal accessories for Babies and Children’s wear must be tested individually for ferrous and also be passed through the needle detector as a finished product before bulk production starts.

3. Buttons

· Check for hole centers

· Clean sew holes.

· Button thickness and diameter as per specification

· Color and shade as per standard

· Withstand laundering, dry cleaning, and pressing

· Crack, scratch marks, and sharp edges.

· Sharp edges are being checked in the sample picked

4. Elastics

· Must have suitable elasticity.

· Acceptable expiry date.

· Be relaxed and pre-shrunk e.g. tumble dried or steamed before sewn into the garments.

· Checked for width, thickness, elasticity, construction, and waviness against the approved one

5. Labels

· Dimension as per standard

· Print

· Instructions

· Care label, Country of origin label, and other regulatory labels as per the clients’ requirement must be wash-proof and readable during the useful life of the product. The same needs to be checked and ensured.

· Must be also checked as per the approved sample of the same on merchant approved trim card.

6. Poly Bags