A tech pack is the first step in garment manufacture. A tech pack links how a seller perceives the product to how it actually takes shape in the factory, whether the items are for high fashion or everyday usage. Here is all you need to know about using tech packs to make your clothes manufacturing more efficient.
What a tech pack contains
The design for your fabric or textile-based items is contained in a tech pack or technical pack. It is also known as a specification sheet and contains all the information about the product, such as the material, color, size, and pictures and descriptions. Information about stitching, seams, and joints is contained in the construction section. Along with the information on packing and folding with the tags, there is also information on printing, labeling, and embellishments that need to be stitched into the product.
• Tech packs should be effective at describing the garment to the manufacturer from A to Z, requiring fewer samples and facilitating quicker production.
• A tech pack also highlights the distinctiveness of a clothing.
• A tech pack ensures that there is no linguistic or cultural barrier in communication between you and your provider, who may come from a different background. The finished product will meet all of your requirements and instructions.
• The tech pack includes a technical drawing, a list of measurements, size, dimensions, color, fabric, and textual specifications.
• If your tech pack includes a photo or a schematic of your outfit, it is more elaborate. Images are less likely to be misinterpreted than written material since it is easier to comprehend or translate them accurately.
• A tech pack enables revisions to a seller’s specifications from the planning stage through manufacturing.
Why use a tech pack?
Making a tech pack takes time, necessitates many specifics, and costs the brand money before manufacturing. However, over time, employing them is advantageous.
• Expenses:
Because the factory won’t have to guess at your specifications, product development costs will go down.
• Sourcing:
RFQs may be sent to many manufacturers throughout the world to obtain the best production quote.
• Quality:
When a product is constant, even if there are several manufacturers from various countries, the distinctiveness of your brand is guaranteed. This makes quality control possible.
• Accountability:
When your design is put in paper, accountability is guaranteed. Regarding the final product, your whole team and the suppliers are in agreement.
• Speed:
Time is of the importance since if you go to market a few weeks sooner, your listing may rank first before someone else’s. A tech pack will help you produce the final product more quickly and with fewer errors.
• Expertise:
Using a specialist to create a tech pack can result in a more affordable product and long-term financial savings.
• Clear communication:
With a tech pack, manufacturers will know exactly what you require from your product, and the factory will have the same understanding. This prevents specs from becoming lost as they are passed down to the factory floor. Short conversations are sufficient.
Which items utilize a tech pack?
The tech pack contains all apparel and textile-related goods. The term “tech pack,” which originated in the fashion business, mostly refers to items utilized in that sector.
How is a tech pack verified?
In order to verify a tech pack, ask your supplier for a sample. If the sample produced matches what is described in the tech pack, the provider has clearly comprehended your needs.
Because the supplier is either new or the manufacturing may be abroad or there is a language barrier, errors in interpreting the tech pack are conceivable. Another possibility is that the factory has never worked with textile items. To avoid any such disparities, adjustments may be made in the tech pack at any phase of production.
How to utilize your tech pack
• Sourcing:
You may contact vendors with your order’s specifications, and they will respond with quotations to produce your goods.
• Sample:
The tech pack may be modified throughout the sampling procedure.
• QC:
You may utilize the tech pack throughout production to check that everything is operating correctly and in accordance with the producer’s specifications. Future purchases and manufacturing can both utilize this again. Similar to a circular document, a tech pack may be utilized all along the production process.