Technology of PRESSING in Garment Manufacturing.pdf

Technology of PRESSING in Garment Manufacturing

1. Technology of Pressing Machines in
Apparel production
By Dr.Anirban Dutta
[email protected]
Asst. Professor
GCETTS , W.B., India
16
th
Dec 2021

2. Pressing operation in Garment Manufacturing
•No pressing,
•Minimum pressing,
•Under pressing,
•Final pressing,
•Permanent pressing.

3. Permanent Press

4. •Purpose of pressing:
To flatten out the undesirable
wrinkles, creases and crush
marks.
•To make creases where the
garment design needs it.
•To mouldthe garment to the
silhouette of the body.
•To prepare fabric/garment for
further sewing.
•To refinish the garment after
completion of the production
process.
•Components of Pressing
1.HEAT
2.Steam (Moisture)
3.Pressure
4.Drying
5.Time

5. Types of Pressing equipments: Hand Iron
•The two basic kinds of irons
used today are:
1. Dry iron
•2. Electric Iron
3. Electric steam irons

6. Hand Iron
•Normally, hand irons are
available in different shapes and
weights:
•Narrow hand irons : seam opening
on sleeves and trouser legs.
Removal of The wrinkle marks .
Teflon-coated soles should be
used for ironing fabrics that are
sensitive to lustre
•Wide ones for flat shapes
•Pointed shape
•Iron Tables
•jacket seam ironing station
•Trouser seam ironing station standard
•Sleeve seam ironing station
•Dress board ironing tables
•All purpose table
•Flat top ironing tables
•Blouse and shirt ironing station
•Trouser leg ironing station
•Hip-bow ironing station
•Concave ironing station
•Convex ironing station
•Curtain ironing table

7. Steam press/buck press

8. Trouser Press

9. Steam Finisher / Form press / Dolly Press

10. Tunnel Finisher