It might seem like an odd way to save money, but spending a little more on your sewing thread can save you a huge amount of time in stoppages and reduce rejects due to defective quality. A good thread outperforms a cheap one at an unbelievable rate on the factory floor and the result is increased productivity that can translate literally into thousands of dollars. But where do you start? Isn't a thorough sewing audit going to be complicated to implement?
Happily, it couldn't be easier as Coats Thread Audits are readily available for our customers.
As a first step we take a detailed look at your current sewing processes. Paying particular attention to the threads being used, we can gather the information and deliver a report to you based on each sewing operation quantifying the benefits of each. Included in this evaluation are:
- Thread type and ticket size.
- Most appropriate package size.
- Needle sizes and point styles.
- Quality improvement.
- Wastage analysis.
- Cost reduction.
In step two we rigorously analyse the productivity of your current threads. With well over a thousand studies completed across thirty countries we are delighted to report that this exercise routinely delivers an average increase in productivity of over 14%.
Perhaps more significantly, in 98% of cases we find that by selecting Coats corespun threads such as Coats Epic or Coats Dual Duty to replace a staple spun polyester there is an immediate benefit to be derived. Why?
Because Coats corespun was developed to meet the highest machine demands pioneered in the USA and Western Europe in the 1960s, it has now been adopted as the industry standard across all sewing markets. Simply put, staple spun polyesters are no longer the appropriate thread choice for many sewing operations. But the really good news is that this increased productivity comes at no extra cost.
How is that?
Because the increase in productivity more than compensates for the higher cone price of the sewing thread. This often results in a lower overall cost for producing sewn items.
Find out for yourself what kind of improvements you can expect by changing to a superior thread today.
Try the Thread Productivity Calculator.