Denim Campaign Productivity

Productivity

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Dependable products and innovative solutions
that increase your productivity and speed to
market.

Reduce repairs, avoid thread breakages and gain productivity with our high
quality sewing threads and zips for denim pieces.

Superior sewing performance and increased productivity on your denim
sewing lines
Reduced thread damage and thread breakages during industrial wash
processes

Hidden cost of thread
How much is denim washing costing you?
Use the Coats denim calculator to improve your denim productivity
Tap into our expertise to solve your denim problems

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Improve productivity at every stage of the denim process

Design

Close collaboration and innovative solutions to support a range of design requirements.

Improve productivity at every stage of the denim process

Supply Chain

Coats EcoVerde has a significantly lower carbon footprint than virgin fibres, delivering a versatile fit for purpose, premium sewing threads with no compromise on quality or performance.

Improve productivity at every stage of the denim process

Manufacturing

Innovative products and solutions for superior sewing performance and increased productivity on denim sewing lines

Improve productivity at every stage of the denim process

Washing

Solutions, tools and technical support to reduce thread damage and thread breakages during industrial wash processes

Hidden cost of thread

Although thread is not an expensive component, it has a significant impact on output
and sewing productivity. The wrong choice of thread hampers production and can result in
problems such as thread breakage, sewing stoppages, slower machine speeds, and higher
repair rates after denim wash programmes.

Thread breakage
Skipped stitches
Sewing stoppages
Needle breakage
Slower machine speeds
Higher repair rates
Poorer quality garments

When a thread breaks, rethreading takes 7 seconds in a lockstitch machine, and up to 2 minutes in an overlock or cover seam machine. These interruptions in the production line could cost you 30 to 45 minutes of productive time each day.

When choosing the right thread for denim production, qualities including their impact on machine performance, seam strength and durability are crucial. Corespun threads, like Coats Epic and Dual Duty, have been developed for modern day factories. Due to their construction and specially formulated lubrication, these high tenacity and versatile threads are ideal for denim production. They deliver excellent sewing performance in the most demanding applications such as automatic pocket setting, and provide outstanding abrasion resistance.

Impact on machine speed and performance
Seam strength to keep the seam secure
Seam stretch to provide the elongation required
Durability and toughness to withstand the washdown processes
Qualities to create the desired appearance, including colour fastness or fade, and thickness for stich definition

Take advantage of the benefits that Coats sewing threads can bring to your denim production process – fewer repairs and higher optimum running speeds.

How much is denim washing costing you?

Are you washing your dollars down the drain? Using the wrong thread can result in post-
washing repair rates as high as 40%. With Coats’ proven denim solutions you can banish
costly after wash repairs and focus on creating high performance iconic denim pieces
which will last a lifetime.

Denim washing processes are many and varied. Often the objective is to distress the
garment to achieve a desired appearance and to soften an otherwise harsh fabric.
However, denim washing can have a devastating effect on sewing threads and therefore
seams if care is not taken in their selection and application.

Coats’ range of sewing threads have been designed specifically to withstand the rigours of
denim washing and to create distinctive denim pieces through contrast colours and other
decorative applications.

Include:

Undesired colour changing after bleach washes
Seam weakening and broken stitches after pumice stone washing
Seam abrasion and poor seam appearance after enzyme washing

Include:

Colour fastness
Unique faded effects and washdown characteristics
Protection against thread breakages and seam abrasion
Excellent seam appearance after washing

With our tried and tested denim solutions and expert technical advisory team, Coats can support you in selecting the optimal threads and denim wash process to meet your unique denim needs.

Use the Coats denim calculator to improve
your denim productivity

Use the Coats denim calculator to calculate the savings you can incur by using Coats
corespun threads for denim sewing. Using data from productivity and wash studies and
your own data for reduced repair rates, the Coats denim calculator can save you a small
fortune. We’ll support you to make your denim washing process durable, reliable, fast and
cost effective.

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Tap into our expertise to solve your denim
problems

Our unique tools and expert technical support can help you optimise your processes at
every stage of the denim process, from design to sourcing, manufacturing and
consumption.

We can work with you to address your denim problems, from reducing thread breakages in
stretch denim fabrics to preventing the melting of polyester threads during the laser
process. Our technical advisory experts are at hand wherever you are located in the world.

Include:

looper thread breakages in chain stitching after washing
thread breakages after scraping
melting of polyester threads during the laser process

Our technical experts will review your operations to:

identify which styles and processes have issues
carry out thread audits on each of your sewing operations
provide thread recommendations to reduce your repair rates and offer advice at the needle point
monitor these corrective actions and establish their effectiveness
provide a financial summary of savings incurred

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