NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, KANGRA

MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
ASSIGNMENT -1

MAINTENANCE FEED OFF THE ARM-

MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT

SUBMITTED TO : MR.KAMALJEET SINGH

SUBMITTED FROM : MAHIMA ARORA

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First and foremost, I, MAHIMA ARORA am highly grateful to NIFT for providing me with an
opportunity to do this assignment on “MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT”.

I would like to express my deepest thanks to my mentor and faculty Mr. KAMALJEET SINGH
for his exemplary guidance, monitoring and constant encouragement throughout the
project and also for providing valuable insights of the project as well as my work and for
mentoring me at each and every stage, leading to the successful completion of my project

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 FEED OF THE ARM
Feed of the arm machine is actually a chain stitch machine for chain stitch designs working
with sew and stitch. It contains looper instead of bobbin. By this machine, multi thread
chain stitch can be produced on garments. By this machine, stitch can be produced on heavy
fabrics, like denim or jeans; it has opportunity of stitching by folding the fabrics. Different
sizes of needle and thread dresses should be used in this machine depending on the
thickness of fabric, for light thickness fabrics needle size should be lower and for heavy
thickness fabric, higher needle size should be be used.

Features of the Machine including Sew and Stitch:

Feed of the Arm Machine

 Multi thread chain can be formed by this machine.

 It has opportunity of stitching by folding the fabrics.
 Needle thread is interconnected with looper thread.
 Feed of the arm is exact chain stitch sewing machine
 Its appearance is difference in face and back side.
 Adjustable sewing machine sew and stitch
 Sewing machine needle sizes should be well fitted.

Specification of Chain Stitch Sewing Machine :

Specification of chain stitch sewing machine is shorted below –

Specifications Name Specifications Value

Product Category Sewing

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 Machine Category Chain stitch sewing machine

Product Name singer sewing machine

Product Model According to Manufacturer

Product Class New

Origin China/India/Others

Brand/ Manufacturer Name of Manufacturer

Agent in Bangladesh No/Yes

Power 380v

Temperature Normal

Certification SGS/Others

Production Capacity NA

Group Chain stitch

Stitch per minute 5000-6000

Main Parts of feed of the arm sewing machine:

1: Thread stand
2. Cone case
3. Thread guide
4. Spring tensioned post box
5. Thread take-up lever

6. Needle
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 7. Needle bar
8. Folder (lapped)
9. Feed dog

 Throat plate
 Looper

10. Presser foot bar

11. Presser foot
12. Needle plate throat plate
13. Stitch density regulator
14. Presser foot lever
15. Motor

Functions of different parts of feed of the arm sewing machine :

CONE HELPS FOR CONTAINING SUPPLY OF NEEDLE THREAD.

Cone
Supports the cone.
Holder

Cone Stand Helps to support the cone and holder.

Tensioned To control proper tension on sewing thread.

Thread
To control the thread path and support the sewing thread.
guide

Needle carries needle thread and helps in penetration and helps in

Needle
sewing

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 To move the fabric along by a pre-determined amount between
Feed dog
successive stitches.

Pressure
foot To control the movement of fabric by keeping proper pressure.

It is a special parts of the feed of the arm machine. By using folder lapped
Folder
seam can be formed automatically during sewing.

Motor rpm controls the speed of the machine. The rpm is controlled by
Motor
the tightening or losing the belt over machine and motor pulley.

Working Principle of Feed of the Arm Sewing Machine:

For the formation of multithread chain stitch, two threads that means one needle reaches
to its lowest bottom designation entering into the fabric with “needle thread”. Then it stays
a little upper. As a result a loop of needle thread is formed. At the sometimes the thread
take-up lever also continuous to go downwards resulting the decreasing of the tension of
the needle thread and it helps in formation of the loop of the needle thread. Just the
moment of formation of the needle thread loop, the looper from behind the needle enters
into the just produced needle thread loop with looper thread and goes formed a little. Then,
the needle goes upward with needle tread, the fabric also goes forward a step with the help
of feed dog and the looper comes in front of the needle. The movement of the looper is
controlled by avoiding motion. The tension of looper thread is controlled by changing the
passage of thread.

Stitch Description:

Stitch Class-400, Multi-tread chain stitch group of stitch is chain stitch. In this machine, there
are two types of thread one is called “needle thread” and another one is called “looper
thread” both of two this comes from large package of cone and stitch is formed by
interloping technique.
Uses of Industrial Feed of the Arm Machine:

1. For making garments of jeans fabric

2. Used in long seam of trousers

3. Frequently used for joining lace

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 4. Used for joining braid and elastic in the garments

Needle size 9,11,14,16,18,20,21

Thread per inch 8”

No of needle 2 needles

No of looper 2 loopers

Seam class 400

Description Chain stitch sewing machine needle sizes should be same.

Feed of the Arm Chain Stitch Sewing Machine :

Sewing m/c maintenance check list

Sl.
Check point (s ) Corrective action (s)
No.

Check the lubrication system.

The m/c pulley oil amount & the oil

wick.

01 Oil level. If the amount in m/c pulley is less add oil.

Oil circulation.

Oil condition.

Check the feed dog, needle plate

02 If the feed dog is worn out replace it.
and the presser foot.

03 Check the lopper holder lopper If the needle guard is damaged replace / repair

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 bracket, needle guard. it.

04 Cleanliness. Remove the face cover and clean it.

Check the safety devices take-up Ensure the availability of safety devices of the
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lever cover, belt cover. m/c.

Check the electrical wiring, If the motor sounds abnormally, replace the
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electrical motors clutch etc. bearings and the cork of the clutch.

Types of maintenance
Traditionally, 5 types of maintenance have been distinguished, which are differentiated by
the nature of the tasks that they include:

 Corrective maintenance: The set of tasks is destined to correct the defects to be found
in the different equipment and that are communicated to the maintenance department
by users of the same equipment.

 Preventive Maintenance: Its mission is to maintain a level of certain service on

equipment, programming the interventions of their vulnerabilities in the most
opportune time. It is used to be a systematic character, that is, the equipment is
inspected even if it has not given any symptoms of having a problem.

 Predictive Maintenance: It pursues constantly know and report the status and
operational capacity of the installations by knowing the values of certain variables,
which represent such state and operational ability. To apply this maintenance, it is
necessary to identify physical variables (temperature, vibration, power consumption,
etc.). Which variation is indicative of problems that may be appearing on the
equipment. This maintenance it is the most technical, since it requires advanced
technical resources, and at times of strong mathematical, physical and / or technical
knowledge.

 Zero Hours Maintenance (Overhaul): The set of tasks whose goal is to review the
equipment at scheduled intervals before appearing any failure, either when the
reliability of the equipment has decreased considerably so it is risky to make forecasts of
production capacity . This review is based on leaving the equipment to zero hours of
operation, that is, as if the equipment were new. These reviews will replace or repair all
items subject to wear. The aim is to ensure, with high probability, a good working time
fixed in advance.

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  Periodic maintenance (Time Based Maintenance TBM): the basic maintenance of
equipment made by the users of it. It consists of a series of elementary tasks (data
collections, visual inspections, cleaning, lubrication, retightening screws…) for which no
extensive training is necessary, but perhaps only a brief training. This type of
maintenance is the based on TPM (Total Productive Maintenance).

FEED OF THE ARM MAINTENANCE CHECKLIST

Many Retail, Brand-name Marketing, Mail Order and Sourcing Companies are visiting existing and
potential Contractor sewing facilities and evaluating their sewing capabilities for producing quality
products for their customers. In many cases they even rate the vendor and give the plant a grade
based on their observations during their visit. Generally one area that is evaluated is the sewing floor
and the condition of the sewing equipment. Before we look at the Checklist on the following pages,
let us look at the many factors affected by poor sew ability and they include:

• Seam Quality

• Seam Appearance

• Seam Durability

• Sewing Operator Productivity & Earnings

• Sewing Operator Morale

• Manufacturing Through-put time

• Products produced may require greater inspection

• Higher costs and lower profits

• Consumer dissatisfaction

• Loss of Brand-name credibility

Safety for Chain Stitch Sewing Machine:

Please turn of the power switch or disconnected it for any one of the circumstances of the
followings –

 When threading needles, adjusting thread take-ups, thread guides, and replacing bobbins.
 When replacing needles, presser feet, needle plates, feed dogs, needle guards, horns,
coth guides and other parts or accessories
 Do not use power tools where there is risk to cause any fire or explosion.
 When repairing the chain stitch sewing machine
 When the operator leaves the working place or leaves the machine unattended
 It clutches motors without brake pads are used, must wait until the motor stops
completely.

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MAINTENANCE:
Maintenance may be defined as the chronological activities or as the process of systematic
activities done for keeping the m\c or equipments at the heat level for well run or its proper
services.
SYSTEM of MAINTENANCE:
Basically there exist 2 systems on which based different types of maintenance are done.
They are:

1. Break down maintenance

2. Planned maintenance.

LUBRICANTS:
2 types of lubricant on the basis of viscosity

1. Oil
2. Grease

EFFECT of LUBRUCANT:

1. Corrosion (anti corrosion effectiveness)

2. Uniformity & optimum speed attainment
3. Recommended legibility of the spares & parts

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 4. High efficiency (due to low break down stoppage of the material)
5. Higher quality of the product
6. Low work load on the work arm
7. Less material handling

SYSTEM & PROCEDURE of MAINTENANCE:

1. For effective maintenance a no. of pre-requirement site have to met

2. There must be a well defined organizational structure to & implement the program.
3. Proper planning, scheduling & controlling of maintenance must be designed.
4. An appropriate flow of information & data on maintenance must be devised.
5. Timely supply of the spare parts & also other materials needed must be ensured.
6. Personnel of varying skilled & competence must be engaged.

WHAT ARE THE SYSTEM & PROCEDURE of MAINTENANCE?

The answer will depend on the aspects emphasized. It may be of two natures:

 Management aspects
 Technical aspects

In managerial aspects, system may be defined as the means which the personnel of an
enterprise operate to accomplish the enterprise objects. They provide the means of
translating managerial policies. Procedure will be that they are written & oral instruction
which give formal sanction to a system. On the other hand of stress is given to on technical
works & parameters than a system may be considered a network of related production
developed according to an integrated scheme for performing a major activity or function.
Procedure may be regarded as a sequence of technical operation established to ensure
uniform accomplishment of recurring tasks.

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES DEPENDING ON THEIR

UNCERTAINITY LEVEL:

There the things are shown below:

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Repetitive:
1. Routine maintenance
2. Preventive maintenance
3. Statuary maintenance
Non-repetitive:
1. Major repairing
2. Erective maintenance
3. Re-erective maintenance
4. Overhauling maintenance
Unknown:

1. Corrective action to be taken on the basis of the preventive maintenance.

2. Emergency maintenance
3. Re-storative maintenance
4. Change of lay out.

STEPS of MAINTENANCE:
The steps of maintenance are:
1. Planning
2. Scheduling
3. Controlling

Planning:
Controllable work is considered as a planning. Since a comprehensive maintenance analysis
is needed for the purpose. It is usable to cover a time spam of one year.

1. Basically the decision to be taken in the 1st 2 stapes of planning are more oh technical in
nature then administration. It sufficient to make the following brief remarkable to indicate.
The range of decision to be taken at planning stages.

2. The frequency cleaning needed to be established with reference to degree of dirt & fly
accumulation.

3. lubrication cycle are laid down taking into account bearing design & operating speed, the
re-commendation of the different oil companies may be as guide in the content.

4. The frequencies & kind of routines maintenance operation are fixed with regarding the
machinery manufacturing & the recommending rate of the wear precession & accuracy of
settings, adjustment, loss in efficiency process faults machinery break down & above the all
past experience to related matters.

5. Details of preventive maintenance program suited for the particular condition the mills
are finalized after taking into amount such as no of machines & types of the skilled

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technician’s available tools & aids are in the disposal, necessary check the lists are also
developed for preventive maintenance.

6. Re-storative maintenance plans like likely to neutralized during the year ahead are also
taken note of. Most of the data for the steps have to be gathered from the equipment
history records. If such records are not available in the mills they must be 1st made from
purchase envious. Manufacturing manual & leaflets are before analysis. Additional data
required can be had from production, costing & quality controls departments.

Factors should be considered & stressed during planning & maintenance:

1) Timing (on over time or least over timing is considered)

2) Skill of man power
3) Relevancy
4) Costing.

SCHEDULING:
Planning has defined as the various maintenance tasks to be carried out on the each
machines during the course of year. Scheduling is the process of getting RIGHT man &
facilities with RIGHT time & the RIGHT place in scheduling comprises the process of 3R’s.

Advantages:
1) Minimize the delays arising from the lacks of the co-ordinates between production &
maintenance schedule.
2) Reduce the loss of useful man hours because of unnecessary walking tines & material
handling.
3) Co-ordinates multi skilled jobs to optimize the skills utilization consistent with minimum
m/c down time.
4) Operative idle time is minimized.
5) Co ordinates with SQC to ascertain the effectiveness of the maintenance operation &
their adequacy.

Scheduling Component:
1) Work unit
2) Size of the jobs
3) Man- hour scheduling in relation with the total man hour available.
4) Lead time for scheduling.

CONTROLLING:
All planning & scheduling without effective control & the means of enforcing then would be
unless & waste of time & efforts. The aims of maintenance control are given below:

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 1. To provide mgt with the tools, that will disclose deviation from Plane & schedules so
that back logs can deal with
2. To provide the feedback information from preventive maintenance. Check the lists &
diagnostic report signaling.
3. The need not only for the remedial maintenance but for reviewing the various
scheduling established in the annual plans.
4. The information for the QC & costing department will also the supplementary
sources & feedback.

RECORDS FOR THE EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE CONTROLLING:

1) Maintenance ledger
2) M/c cards
3) Job in complete report
4) Lubricant control chart
5) Over time requisition form
6) Weekly work order sheet
7) Maintenance chart
8) Mechanical down time
9) Break-down time
10) Over time engagement record
11) Monthly spares & lubricant consumptions.

ELEMENTS of MAINTENANCE:

1) Inspection / check up

 (External – sound, noise, vibration,)

 (Internal – spare parts, shafts, motors & other mechanical & electrical installation)
2) Lubrication – Is the application of lubricant in the machinery during operation / break
down. Application of lubricant is governed by 4R’s. Such as

 Right types of lubricants

 Right place
 Right tune
 Right quality
(Note: High moving parts – oil; Low moving parts – grease)

3) Planning & scheduling – Every preventive maintenance or work is pre-planned. A routine

is made for maintenance & by scheduling it is followed strictly.

4) Training – Training is the essential the works fours of maintenance. It increases the
skillness of man power & effect the cost of production by enhancing the productivity,
quality & machine legibility.
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 5) Recording & analysis – Work done & matter of maintenance should be properly
recorded. Recording is the very important for their maintenance guideline & trouble
shooting. Remedial measures taken for a particular trouble & its result during machine
operation are also great importance for future schedule & activities. Frequency of fault
detection corrective measure etc analysis is the criterion for maintenance job.

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE:
Factor must be considered for maintenance schedule:

1. M/C type (mechanical, electrical, mechatronics basis)

2. Danger level/Risk level
3. Operational tenure (operational period round the clock/ shift
basis/weekly/occasional)
4. Nature of the equipment
5. Availability of man power & skilled
6. Expenditure

OBSERVATION
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE IS MOST FEASIBLE MAINTENANCE FOR FEED OFF THE ARM
MACHINE
Its mission is to maintain a level of certain service on equipment, programming the
interventions of their vulnerabilities in the most opportune time. It is used to be a systematic
character, that is, the equipment is inspected even if it has not given any symptoms of having a
problem

CLEANING:
The following area to be cleaned; Spool stand, Machine head top complete Hook set area
completely.
Recommended
mode of
SN Description Schedule cleaning Remarks
Ensure that there is no
Pins,labels,buttons other than the
Spool thread cone on the spool.
1 stand Everyday Cotton
Remove the complete dust from
the en
Tire areas including
Bobbin winding area,
Knee lifter connecting areas,
Machine backside of the machine arm etc..,
2 head Everyday Cotton
3 Hook Twice a Soft Brush Unscrew the needle plate and
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 shuttle week remove the dust and threads and
clean the feed dog, trimming
mechanism, hook set areas, feed
bar
Areas, feed bar areas etc.,
Brush Tweser / Where the flap and thread etc.,
4 Oil tank Everyday Magnet Will accumulate.
C heck there is no pins, bits of cloth
and bits of thread , labels etc., in
the oil tank and edge of the oil
Bottom oil Once in tank.
5 tank a week Blower

LUBRICATION:
 Use the exact specified oil as per sample. (How to identify? Check with laboratory.
Oil to be purchased along with the laboratory test report.
 Apply oil in the manually applied areas (red house) Please check in the respective
manual.
OIL TANK:
Every 420 hours of machine running, oil to be completely drained gauge. Check twice a
week.

IMPORTANT CHECKING POINTS

 Make sure the oil flow- check the oil gauge window every day. If oil doesn’t flow
through the window, please stop the machine and check the entire lubrication
device.
 Make sure the hook set lubrication –(refer the technician). In case the oil flow is
more or less adjust the oil regulating screw located bottom of the machine.
 Check all the wick lubrication areas; whether the oil flow is proper (refer to manual).
PERIODICAL SERVICE: (Make sure to use proper tools)
Once in 1280 machine running hours complete overhauling to be done, according to the
model / condition of the machine. Check the condition of moving parts (refer service
manual), If necessary the following parts to be replaced such as needle bar, needle bar
bushing, Take up lever , Hook set, feed bar, Trimmers, defective screws, spring etc.,.
Whenever the compressed air is used, make sure the air system is regulated properly and
moisture free air to be used.

TRIMMER: SHOULD BE CHECKED WEEKLY TWICE.

PROPER STITCH:
In order to produce proper stitch the following parts to be checked;
1. NEEDLE
2. THREAD
3. THREAD STAND
4. THREAD CONE
5. THREAD GUIDE HOIES
6. THREAD CHECK SPRING

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 7. NEEDLE TENSION
8. BOBBIN THREAD TENSION
9. HOOK/LOOPER TIMING
10.PRESSER FOOT/FEED/ DOG/ NEEDLE PLATE
11.PRESSER

SN Description Schedule Remarks

A. Check type of the needle
B. Check size of the needle
C. Check position of the needle
D. Check needle point of the needle (suitable to the
fabric)
Daily E. If the needle is bent/broken/ blund , please
1 Needle replace the needle.
Daily Make sure the thread is suitable to the fabric and
2 Thread sizes of the needle.
Daily In order to release the thread freely match the
3 Thread stand angle of spool-holder and thread hanger assembly.
Daily
frequently
once in 15
4 Thread cone days Should be kept vertically on the thread spool.
According to
thread to be
replaced 800
Thread guide t0 1200 M/C Thread guides/Tension disk/spring to be change if
5 holes grooved damaged.
Running
house
depending on
Thread check the condition The spring to be adjusted according to the thread
6 spring of the spring and the fabric
A. Check threading: Threading should be done
properly (should pass through every holes of
thread guides)
Needle thread Daily B. Tension shoulder be kept as light as possible.
7 tension
Check the bobbin condition, if damaged/ bent to
be replaced.
A. Bobbin winding: Make sure the bobbin is evenly
wind with even tension.
B. Bobbin thread tension: To be adjusted according
Bobbin thread Daily to the fabric and the thread.
8 tension
Hook/Looper Check the timing of hook/looper and needle (refer
9 timing Every 15 days to the service manual)

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 A.Check hook/looper point daily whether it is
damaged. Make it smooth or replace it.
B.Check the needle plate hole daily whether it is
damaged. Make it smooth or replace it.

Pressurefoot Use the correct types of the needle plate/pressure

feeddog/ foot/feed dog according to the fabric and
10 Needle plate Every 15 days operations.
Pressure should be adjusted according to type of
11 Pressure Every 15 days fabric and operation.

The above mentioned tips are more useful to the sewing room personnel. Sewing mechanics
are must be able to prevent the sewing defects by maintaining the care of the industrial
sewing machines. Defect free seam and stitches of garments are always having the value-
added products and gain more profitable. Seams quality must be obtained through the
preventive maintenance of the industrial sewing machines respectively.

Conclusion:

This type of machine cannot be used for normal purpose. But for making a complete
garment their importance cannot be denied. Special care and sufficient knowledge is
necessary for proper working. Otherwise faulty sewing may be done. I would like to give
special thanks to our teacher. I am also grateful to our instructors. I think this will be very
helpful in my future life.

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 REFERENCES
 https://www.reliableplant.com/Read/338/effective-maintenance-plan
 http://textilelearner.blogspot.com/2012/09/textile-maintenance-maintenance-
for.html
 https://www.fiixsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Maintenance-
Managers-Ebook.pdf
 http://textilelearner.blogspot.com/2014/11/preventive-maintenance-for-
industrial.html

BOOKS:

 Handbook of Maintenance Management

 Complete Guide to Predictive and Preventive Maintenance
 Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices

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