A Process for Optimizing Sewing Conditions to Minimize Seam Pucker Using the Taguchi Method

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 245-252

  Park, Chang Kyu ^a   ha, Joo Young ^b  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABRICS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL;

SEAM PUCKERS; SEWING SPEED; STITCH LENGTH; TAGUCHI PROCESS;

SEWING MACHINES;

FABRIC; PROCESS CONTROL; PUCKER; SEAMS; SEWING;

PUCKERING; SEAM; SEWING;

EID: 17844394734     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051750507500310     Document Type: Article

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