In the garment industry, whether you are a manufacturer, importer, or brand, you must understand the importance of quality control in this business. This industry shifts swiftly, and any time lost in shipment or defect fixings can lead to unimaginable losses. Moreover, quality issues can quickly disseminate in the digital age, giving competitors an advantage. Therefore, quality control is essential, and quality inspection is the most commonly used method. In this post, we will guide you through the steps of a garment quality inspection, the key checkpoints to focus on, and how can C&Z expertise support your garment quality control.
Introduction
Today, in the global fast fashion industry where annual losses exceed 92 billion US dollars (data source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation）， Professional clothing quality inspection has become a core link for brand owners to control costs and maintain reputation. As a third-party organization with 15 years of experience in textile testing, C&Z Quality reveals the 7 key steps of clothing quality inspection for you.
1、 Why do 80% of brand owners choose third-party quality inspection? Compliance risk avoidance
The EU REACH regulation will add 8 new restricted substances in 2023, and professional institutions can accurately detect 54 chemical indicators to avoid the risk of million level recalls.
Process defect warning system
Through AI visual inspection technology, our engineers can identify 16 types of car seam defects within 3 seconds with an accuracy rate of 99.2% (based on actual measurement data in 2024).
2、 The Golden Seven Step Method for Clothing Quality Inspection Pre inspection of raw materials
Color fastness test (ISO 105 standard)
Fabric weight deviation detection (± 2% tolerance)
Rapid screening of formaldehyde content (detection limit 0.5ppm)
Verification of cutting accuracy
Using laser projection comparison technology to ensure that the cutting error is ≤ 1.5mm Third level evaluation of sewing process
Beginner: Needle spacing density (8-12 needles/inch)
Intermediate: Bone alignment, bar alignment, and grid alignment (tolerance ± 1mm)
Advanced: Reinforcement testing for special areas
(Detailed explanation of the quality inspection process for subsequent steps, some technical details are omitted here)
3、 Common minefield warnings in quality inspection Blind spot in button tension test
36% of children's clothing recalls in the North American market in 2023 are due to failure to perform ASTM D5171 standard testing
Misconceptions about the compliance of washing labels
The intelligent tag detection system we have developed can automatically recognize the regulatory requirements of 23 countries
4、 Intelligent Quality Inspection Solution
C&Z Quality's innovative "Cloud Supervision" system implementation:
Real time production data dashboard
Automatic traceability of defective products
Rectify the closed-loop management system
Customer case: A cross-border e-commerce brand reduced its defect rate from 8.7% to 0.9% through our intelligent quality inspection system
epilogue
Today (Statista 2024), with the average profit margin in the clothing industry compressed to 3.8%, professional quality inspection has shifted from a cost item to brand value-added services. C&Z Quality relies on 26 testing laboratories and over 200 senior QC engineers worldwide to provide you with full chain quality assurance from raw materials to finished products.
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