Apparel Machinery and Equipments PDF

Foreword 

It gives me immense pleasure to pen few lines about the book and the authors. This book on Apparel machinery and equipment looks brilliant in its fi rst sight. I would like to congratulate the authors for coming out with such a book as it is the need of the hour for apparel technologists to have in depth knowledge on the machines used in apparel. This book gives adequate knowledge on cutting machines, sewing machines, sewing attachments, feeding mechanisms, lubrication systems, and maintenance of machines and also fi nishing machines are described at length.

Fashion designing is a brilliant expression of once own individuality and is largely reserved for the celebrities, the elites of the society. This is largely due to the knowledge gap and the desirability gap. The knowledge gap is the gap between what is possible by the ‘state of the art technologies and technical equipment’ of the Apparel industry and what is actually realized. This knowledge gap can only be bridged by comprehensive treatise like this one. Though the technical manuals of the machinery manufactures are helpful in this regard, they are too detailed and lack ‘comprehensive knowledge in a nut shell’. Thus the well informed manufacturing personals will usher the merger of the ‘scalability success factor’ of the garment industry with the ‘psychological and emotional success factors’ of the apparel industry. The desirability gap will get reduced as the common customer tastes the luxury of the fashions as it becomes affordable. By this the ultimate success factor of ‘customer demand’ will make the apparel industry as a real ubiquitous industry.

The authors Mr. Rathinamoorthy and Mr.Surjit have been meticulous in their approach of writing this book with appropriate content. Mr. R. Rathinamoorthy was my post graduate student and to write a foreword for his book makes me feel elated. I am sure he is going to write many more high quality books like these which will benefi t the stakeholders and academia. Mr. R.Surjit has been known to me since fi ve years and this book shows his potential and the knowledge related to apparel industry. His industrial experience has come in handy and it becomes evident as I read this book.

The book is well written with more emphasis on sewing machines. The book contains more illustrations to give better understanding for the readers. The best part of this book is its detailed coverage on various setting points in sewing machines. It is fi rst of its kind in this area with so much depth in the sewing machinery. Clear illustrations are provided for various setting points which can be used by industrial personnel also. It will surely impart practical knowledge to the readers. I am sure this book will be handy for the students, academicians and industry personnel. I wish good luck for the authors and look forward for many more similar comprehensive works.