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ii Minimum pressing: Some garments are available; these are not needed finishing done by applying heat but
no need pressing. Such as Night gowns, knitted T-Shirt, Leisure wear and so on. These types of garments are
pressing by steaming and by flowing dry air to the garments and called minimum pressing.
iii Under pressing: To do help for sewing easily and beautifully, it must need to give minimum pressing to some
parts of garments before sewing is called under pressing. Specially, under pressing is done to most of the
garments industries for making coat, jacket, and trouser and so on. Sometimes, there is needed of unpicking
and again under pressing is done before sewing.

iv Final pressing: These types’ garments are applying heat and pressing to the garments. This is done after
making of garments. This is generally done in jacket, trouser, skirt and so on. Special type of pressing machine
is used for final pressing.

v Permanent pressing: Permanent pressing is a special type of pressing, when it is given to retain the shape of
garments or special conditions. Such as, dart and pleat, which cannot be displace or drawn-off after washing of
garments again and again. This type of pressing is done by applying high temperature and steam, sometimes,
there is needed for pressing.
5 Types of pressing equipment and methods in clothing industry

There is a large range of equipment available for the pressing of garments, from the simple hand steam irons to
the sophisticated vertical front and back pressing robot. The following common pressing equipment and methods
are used in garment industry:
• Hand irons: Iron which is known commonly as iron box has been in existence for a very long time with the
traditional one being used with heat generated using charcoal. It is a basic and most important pressing
equipment in garment industry. There were also irons which were heated by gas flame inside the metal casting
and it was mainly used in touching up of men’s jackets. However in recent times, steam and electric irons are
used commonly.

• Iron table: The significant factor for the proper selection of an ironing station is the air flow through the
garment to cool it and set it. The stability of the covering of the ironing table is based on several factors such
as hydrolysis resistance, pressure resistance and heat resistance of the used materials. All layers of fabrics in
an ironing table together are accountable for the even distribution of steam.
• Steam press / buck press: Steam presses commonly consist of a static buck and a head of complementary
shape closing onto it, thereby sandwiching the garment to be pressed. It consists of a frame housing the buck
which is normally in round shape for pressing different garments and linkages to close the head by a scissor
action.
• Carousel press: Carousel press is a new development in pressing operation in which a pair of bucks is
provided that rotates between operator and the head. The head can be of single or double based on the bucks
being identical or an opposite pair for pressing the left and right of a garment part. In this press, scissor action
and vertically acting heads can be used.
• Trouser pressing: Trousers include a wide variety of garments, ranging from jeans, women’s trousers with
simpler construction and requiring a less sharp crease, men’s trousers including four pockets, and suit trousers.
The trouser pressing is carried out in two operations along with under pressing of the seam. The first operation
is done for legging on a flat press to set and crease the legs and the second operation for topping in a series
of lays around the top of the trouser on a contoured press.

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