Equipment and Tools used by Industrial Engineers and Their Purpose in the Garment Industry

Industrial Engineers (IE) use tools and equipment include a wide range of items. An IE's work responsibilities dictate which equipment and tools they should employ. The following is a list of common tools and equipment. This article also includes a list of the tools and their uses.

List of Equipment and Tools

Common Tools

These are used to record and store data.

✔ Pen

✔ Pencil

✔ Eraser

✔ Paperboard

✔ File & File Holder

Stopwatch

Use for recording time for Time Study.

Digital Camera & Tripod

Capturing recordings of multiple processes to aid in the motion analysis of operations is a common practice. Tripod is used for mountain the camera in a fixed place.

Measuring Tape

To Measure the length of seams and measuring distances

Calculator:

Use for calculating taken data.

Tachometer:

To measure the sewing machine's operating speed, a tachometer is used. This device is used to determine the rpm of a machine.

Formats

Different formats are used to capture, and data analyse. Some formats names are-

✔ Time Study format,

✔ Motion analysis format

✔ One Hour Study Format

✔ Overtime Forma etc.

Various documents

The purpose of documents is to provide information, approach, or layout. Formats are like Operation Bulletin,

✔ Line Layout

✔ Pitch Diagram

✔ Hourly report format etc.

Computer:

The computer is essential for Data analysis, Report making, Mailing, video analysis of operations etc.