Monday, 28 July 2014

QUALITY ASSURANCE

QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM:               
        All rolls are kept in front of the inspection m/c time to time and are inspected over the grey inspection m/c visually in a pre-set speed against light.For any major or minor faults like thick thin, contamination, fly, holes, oil lines, needle lines, slubs, etc are recorded in grey inspection report to classify the fabric based on the four point system.
           
               Collar & cuff are inspected visually under light box, any major & minor faulty  collar/cuff like having wrong ply, hole, needle lines, slubs, wrong design, first line problem etc properly counted and recorded.

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURE:
Based on the sequence of grey inspection, the inspector serially numbers each roll ensuring that all rolls having the knit card with complete details of the roll.
       
        a. After production of fabric rolls, m/c operators cut them from the cloth or batch roller and they are carried to inspection section by the helpers.
        b. Almost four inspection workers are for every shift to check the fabric rolls. For any kind of fault they are checked thoroughly. Skilled inspectors find them and indicate them by the scissors in some cases.
        c. Quality is specified on the basis of 4-points system. Here is the point distribution for different kinds fault in this system:-

FOUR-POINTS SYSTEM
Size of defects                                                                 Penalty
3 inches or less                                                             1 points
Over 3 but not over 6                                                       2 points
Over 3 but not over 9                                                       3 points
Over 9 inches                                                                   4points

QUALITY CLASSIFICATION:

   A                               B                             C                                     REJECT
<40                            41-60                      64-80                                 80 above

LIST OF EQUIPMENTS:

In this factory, this is the list of equipments to assure quality:-
   1) Inspection m/c:(For all kinds of single jersey as like as Lycra, Lacoste, Fleece and all kind of double jersey as like as Rib, Interlock).
   2) Scissors

   3) Weight balance
4) GSM cutter

Fabric Faults:
Faults are very different in nature and appearance & are often super-imposed. The source of faults could be-
v Faults in yarn & the yarn package.
v Yarn feeding & yarn feeding regulator.
v M/C setting & pattern defects.
v M/C maintenance.
v Climate condition in the knitting section.
The most common faults are-
1. Needle broken/breakage
2. Needle mark
3. Sinker mark
4. Belt fault
5. Lycra uneven tightness or looseness
6. Single yarn
7. Oil mark/oil stain
8. Wheel mark
9. Yarn contamination
10. Fly yarn/dead cotton
11. Lycra out
12. Star mark
13. Patta/stripe
14. Structure uneven
15. Loop/star/pin hole
16. Knot
17. VDQ pulley problem
18. Holes
19. Slub
20. Thick & thin
21. Yarn missing line
22. Grease stain
Causes & remedies of fabric fault:
1. Needle broken:
Wales wise vertical line so no loop is formed in vertical line.
Causes: Latch broken, Needle broken.
Remedy: Select perfect needle & perfect latch.
2. Needle mark:
Gap between two adjacent wales. It creates wales wise.
Causes: Needle broken, bended needle.
Remedy: selecting good needle.
3. Sinker mark:
It creates vertical line in wale wise. It may be group wise single. It is same to needle mark. By observing backside sinker mark will be observed.
Causes: The most important cause is the lifetime of sinker. If sinker is used for longtime then the sinker creates this fault.
1. Broken sinker.
2. Dirt in the trick wall.
Remedy: 1. Don’t use sinker for long time.
2. Perfect as well as new sinker.
3. Clearing the sinker.
4. Oil mark:
It may be created both wales & coarse wise. If wales wise formed then it creates vertical stripe if coarse wise formed then creates horizontal stripe.
Causes:
1. Broken needle.
2. Broken sinker.
3. Excess supply of oil.
Remedy: 1.By applying compressed yarn above the needle.
2. Perfect needle & sinker.
5. Wheel mark:
The guard of positive feeder is not placed in perfect position. According to design the guard must be up or down.
Remedy: The guard of positive feeder must be in perfect position.
6. Belt fault:
Displacement of belt of wheel which is passed through positive feeder. Again foreign fiber or fly fiber may be come to VDQ pulley. For this the dia of VDQ pulley may be increased.
Causes: 1. Displacement of belt.
2. Increasing dia of VDQ pulley.
Remedy: Maintenance of VDQ pulley. Perfect control of wheel belt.
7. Lycra tension:
Coarse wise mark is seen.
Causes: Tension of lycra is problem.
Remedy: Should give proper tension of lycra.
8. Lycra oil:
Lycra missing in coarse wise. This problem is well understandable in white fabric. So black is free from this problem.
Causes: If needles are not take then this type of problem is seen.
Remedy: Perfect feeding of yarn into needle.
9. Single yarn: Some fabric need double yarn in coarse wise direction such as flat back rib. But sometimes just single yarn goes in coarse wise direction. This fault is known as single yarn fault.
Causes: If needle is failed to feed the yarn.
Remedy: Perfect feeding of yarn into needle. Another process is joining two different yarn into same feeder & inactive another feeder.
10. Yarn contamination:
Coarse wise mark.
Causes: 1.Problem of bale management.
2. So problem of yarn.
Remedy: Proper bale management.
11. Fly yarn:
Some times flying yarn come & get mixed with main yarn. Thus these faults are created.
Causes: 1.For improper m/c setting & management problem.
2. Less care of worker.
Remedy: 1.Use separator from one m/c to another.
2. Worker must be careful. 

CONTROL OF FABRIC QUALITY:

Control of the quality of the cloth being knitted is the knitter mechanic’s major responsibility. Fabric sat –ups and m/c maintenance, although necessary, must be put into their proper order of importers. To set-up a fabric and run it on a well-maintained m/c, when its quality is questionable, is senseless.


The mechanic must be able to diagnose a problem on a m/c and render an immediate cure. To do this, he must have a through knowledge of what causes a defect in fabric. When the cause is known, correction will soon follow.


QUALITY STANDARD:
Rejection criteria for body & rib: Following table shows common body & rib faults and response by grey inspection section.

No.
Faults
Response
1.
Needle marks
Major needle line is rejected.
2.
Stripe
Major needle line is rejected.
3.
Barre marks
Rejected
4.
Slubs
1 point
5.
Wrong design
Rejected
6.
Pin holes
1 point
7.
Fly & contamination
Acceptable for color but not for white.
8.
Sinker marks
Acceptable for color but not for white.
9.
Uneven tension
Discuss with manager.
10.
Missing yarn
Use 4 point.
11.
Crease line
Use 4 point
12.
Oil stripe/line
Discuss with manager.
13.
Thick-thin place
Rejected
14.
Mixed yarn
Discuss with manager.
Rejection criteria for collar & cuff: Following table shows common collar & cuff faults and response taken by grey inspection section.

No.
Faults
Response
1.
Wrong ply
Reject
2.
Hole
Reject
3.
Needle line
Reject
4.
Slubs
Reject
5.
Wrong design
Reject
6.
Wrong tripping
Reject
7.
Fly & contamination
Acceptable for color but not for white
8.
First round problem
Reject
9.
Uneven tension
Discuss with manager
10.
Missing yarn
Reject
11.
Crease line
Reject
12.
Rust line
Reject
13.
Oil stripe
Reject
14.
Thick-thin
Reject
15.
Wrong tube
Reject

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