Swimming Costume

Introduction

Swimming suits are generally used by ladies during swimming in swimming pools, sea beaches etc. in order to keep the whole body at ease at the time of swimming. The demand for swimming suits in developed countries and developing countries is increasing. Manufacturing process of swimming suits is very simple and can be managed with a little knowledge of cutting and stitching. The raw material and the machinery required for this industry is available indigenously.

Market Potential

Swimming suits are in demand in local and western markets. Woman's ambition for sports seems to be very good. Swimming is also termed as a hobby of new generation. Young ladies like to swim at clubs, hotels and public swimming pools in order to maintain good physique, health etc. The ever increasing health consciousness has led to a huge demand for sports wears. It is, therefore, presumed that there will be enough market potential for these products.

Basis and Presumptions

1. This project is based on single shift basis with 8 hours and 300 working days in a year.

2. Working efficiency is considered at 75% in the first year and 80% in subsequent years.

3. Building is of own.

4. The costs of machinery and equipment/material indicated refer to a particular make and approximately to those prevailing at the time of preparation of this project and are likely to vary from supplier to supplier and place to place.

5. Cost of installation and electrification is taken @ 10% of cost of machinery and equipment.

6. Non-refundable deposits, project report cost, trial production cost, security deposit with Electricity Board are taken under preoperative expenses.

7. Depreciation has been considered @ 10% on plant and machinery, 20% on furniture and fixtures, workshop accessories.

8. Interest on capital investment has been taken 13% per annum.

9. Minimum 25% of total investment is required as margin money.

10. Labour charges are taken as per Minimum Wages Act of State Government.

Implementation Schedule

Note: Considering that some of the above activities may be overlapping, the project implementation will take a total period of six months approximately for starting the production.

Technical Aspects
Process of Manufacture

In the preparatory stage, interlock knitted polyester fabrics are procured from the markets and these rolls are spread on the cutting table for fashioning and cutting in accordance with the design prior to passing it to the tailoring section where they are stitched with the help of flat lock sewing machines to get the desired shape and style. Thereafer, it is passed to the quality checking section to check extra protruding threads. Snap fastners are attached wherever necessary.

All the garments obtained from sewing section are charged into washing machine containing mild detergents and washed for 2 hours in order to remove dirt and stains acquired during the manufacturing process. After washing, the garments are hydroextracted to remove excess water and after this, they further charged in tumbler dryer for drying to a required extent. Final checking is done before pressing and packing by visualising the garments on the checking table so that any objectionable faults in the piece may be removed. The individual pieces are pressed by steam presses to remove wrinkle marks present in the pieces. All the checked garments are finally packed as per regular practice in the trade.

Quality Control and Standards

There is no specific standards prevailing for this product. However, precautions must be undertaken to purchase good quality fabrics and sewing thread with good colour fastness properties.

Production Capacity (per annum)

Motive Power

Total power requirement will be 22 HP.

Pollution Control

There is no generation of pollution in this type of industry.

Energy conservation

Although power consumption is very low, wastage of energy can be minimised by proper housekeeping.

Financial Aspects
A. Fixed Capital

Machinery and Equipments

B. Working Capital (per month)

(i) Staff and labour Wages

(ii) Raw Material

C. Total Capital Investment

Machinery Utilisation

Capacity utilisation is considered as 80% of installed capacity.

Financial Analysis

(2) Turnover (per year) (Sales)

(6) Break-even Point

Addresses of Machinery and Equipment Suppliers

1. M/s. Paras Special Machine Co.
Madhopur Kucha No. 7,
Rohan Road, Ludhiana.

2. M/s. Vijay Sewing Pvt. Ltd.
17-D, Everest House, 46-C,
Chowringhee Road, Kolkata.

3. M/s. Industrial Machines Pvt. Ltd.
1/23 B, Asif Ali Road,
New Delhi-110002.

4. M/s. Apparel and Leather Techniques Pvt. Ltd.
Kaikondanahalli, Sarjapur Road,
Near Bellandur Gate
Bangalore-560035.

5. M/s. Industrial Sewing Systems
30, Ramakrishna Street, North
Usman Road, T. Nagar,
Chennai.

Raw Material Suppliers

1. M/s. Vardhman Threads Mahavir Spinning Mills Ltd.
Chandigarh Road,
Ludhiana-141001.

2. M/s. Powerloom Cloth Manufacturing Centre Erode, Bhiwandi, Mumbai, Surat, etc

Contact for more information:

Information Manager
TIMEIS Project
E-mail: timeis@ficci.com