For mills, knitters and processors
Fabric inspection software for mills: grade every roll the way your buyer will
A knitting, weaving or processing unit loses money twice on a bad roll: once when the buyer rejects it and again when the debit note arrives. Fabric Inspection Software lets the mill grade its own output before dispatch, under each buyer's own scoring system and tolerances, and send the evidence with the packing list.
What does a mill need from fabric inspection?
Grade to each buyer's system
One floor ships to buyers with different manuals. Each buyer standard picks 4-point, 10-point or Graniteville 78, the limit, hole rule and running-defect length; the inspector picks the buyer and the screen follows.
Catch distortion before the buyer does
Bow and skew as a percentage of width (per ASTM D3882), width at start, middle and end, and measured length are recorded on the roll and judged against the buyer's tolerance, so dispatch notes match what the buyer will measure.
Shade bands that hold up
Type L*a*b* readings or import the spectrophotometer CSV; the lot is banded by ΔE (CIEDE2000 or CIE76) with 555 codes, and the band prints on the roll label and report.
Evidence for disputes
Up to six photos per defect, the roll map and the inspector's name and time are kept with every roll, so a buyer's claim can be checked against your own record.
How does outgoing inspection work on a mill floor?
Rolls come off the knitting, weaving or finishing line and are registered once, typed on the tablet or imported from the packing list your ERP already produces. The inspector scans the roll's QR label or picks it from the queue, selects the buyer, and logs defects by tap or voice as the fabric passes over the frame. The live gauge shows the result under that buyer's system; bow, skew, width and length are recorded in the same screen, and offline logging carries on when the shed's Wi-Fi drops.
When the roll is finished, the app stamps PASS or FAIL, prints the QR label and updates the lot. When the lot is complete, the lot summary lists every roll with its points, result, length, width and shade band. Send it to the buyer as a link with a printable version, by email or WhatsApp, or set the buyer to receive it automatically.
Which mills is it built for?
Knitting units in Tirupur, Erode and Karur producing single jersey, interlock, rib and fleece; weaving and processing units in Surat; knitwear and woollen units in Ludhiana; and hosiery and cotton units around Kolkata. The inspection screen and defect master are labelled in Tamil, Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali and English, and voice logging works in those languages where the tablet's speech recognition supports them. Read about textile QC software for Indian clusters and inspecting knitted fabric with the 4-point system.
How does greige-to-finished traceability help a processor?
A processor that receives greige rolls can inspect them on arrival, then link each finished roll that comes off the line back to its greige roll, with process steps such as dyeing, compacting and dispatch recorded on the way. When a buyer finds a fault, the trace shows whether it was in the greige, appeared in processing, or came later. The trace has its own QR code for the roll label.
What does a mill pay?
The Unit plan costs ₹4,999 a month for one factory and 5 inspectors with all three scoring systems, bow, skew, width and length checks and offline photos. The Exporter plan at ₹14,999 adds 3 units, 20 inspectors, unlimited buyer standards, shade banding, traceability and ERP files. GST of 18 % is extra, rolls are unlimited and there is no setup fee. See pricing, or compare with how garment exporters use it on incoming fabric.
Questions from mills and knitters
Why would a mill inspect its own outgoing fabric?
Because the buyer will. A mill that grades every roll under the buyer's own system before dispatch ships fewer seconds, avoids debit notes and can answer a dispute with its own roll map and photos. Fabric Inspection Software gives knitting, weaving and processing units that record on a ₹10k tablet.
Can one mill floor work to several buyers' systems?
Yes. Each buyer standard in Fabric Inspection Software picks the 4-point (per ASTM D5430), 10-point or Graniteville 78 system with its own limits, bow, skew and width tolerances and shade ΔE band. The inspector picks the buyer at intake and the screen follows it.
How do mills record bow, skew and width?
On the same roll: bow and skew depth in inches (the app works out the percentage of width per ASTM D3882), width at start, middle and end, and measured length. Values outside the buyer's tolerance are flagged and printed on the report, so the dispatch note matches what the buyer will measure.
Can we send packing lists with inspection results?
Yes. The lot summary report lists every roll with its points, result, length, width and shade band, and goes to the buyer as a link with a printable version or a CSV. Rolls can be imported from your ERP packing list first, so nothing is typed twice.
What does it cost a mill?
Fabric Inspection Software costs ₹4,999 a month for one unit with 5 inspectors and ₹14,999 for 3 units and 20 inspectors with unlimited buyer standards, shade banding and traceability; GST is extra and rolls are unlimited. A 14-day pilot needs no card.
Inspect the first roll the same day
We load your defect master, buyer limits and report layout, then train your inspectors on the floor in Tirupur, Surat or Ludhiana, or over a video call. 14-day pilot, no card. Plans start at ₹4,999 a month with unlimited rolls, and every result follows the ASTM D5430 4-point rules and your buyer's own limit.