02/10/2024
"Mold Prevention & Moisture Management"
ÂŽ Moisture management is an important part to prevent mold from a product for any manufacturing industry. (āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ āĻĨā§āĻā§ Mold/Fungus āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ
āĻāĻļ)
ÂŽEspecially garments attract mold easily and affect the product as well as human body. (āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻ¸āĻšāĻā§āĻ Mold/Fungus āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻĻā§āĻšāĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§)
ÂŽMold/Fungus issues on garments product threatening company business. (āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° Mold/Fungus āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§ āĻšā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§)
ÂŽSo this is a very sensitive issue for garments manufacturer and retailer.
(āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ)
ÂŽIn the finishing section, itâs very important to check the Moisture content Level of garment randomly before final
Packaging. (Finishing āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšā§)
"What is mold? (Mold/Fungus āĻāĻŋ)"
Š Scientifically speaking, mold is a type of fungus, which grows in the Shape of a multicellular thread in something, known as hyphae. (āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§, Mold/Fungus āĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ, āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻĨā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻ¯āĻž āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĢā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤)
Š When a person's daily necessities, food, clothing, shelter,Furniture are attacked by mold, it can cause environmental,Pollution as well as damage to human health. (āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨, āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯, āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°, āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨, āĻāĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ° Mold/Fungus āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ°āĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ)
Š This is why Mold is currently a big headache for garment Manufacturers. (āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ Mold/Fungus āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž)
Š This is because it is often seen that if the customer claims a Claim or compensation due to the mold after purchasing a garment or product affected by the mold, then the factory has to bear the entire responsibility. (Mold/Fungus āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻ/āĻŦāĻžā§āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Š So before shipping any garments or products from the factory, it is very important to make sure that there is no mold in it. (āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ āĻļāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ Mold/Fungus āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž )
Where does mold grow? ( Mold/Fungus āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ)
Mold grows from water, without water mold cannot grow. Basically three things play a leading role in mold making, they are as follows: (Mold/Fungus āĻāĻ˛ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻā§āĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻĒ):
1. Humidity (Moisture / Related Humidity) above 70%. The symbolic form is RH. (āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž (āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž / āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž) 70% āĻāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻā§ āĻ°ā§āĻĒ āĻšāĻ˛ RH)
2. Temperature (Temperature - between 40 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit). (āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž (āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž - 40 āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ 100 āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§)
3. Nutrition .(āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ)
"How are garments affected by mold?( āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ Mold/Fungus āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ)"
1. If water is present in the garments for any reason. (āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§)
2.If you do not dry properly after washing garments. (āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨)
3. If the garment is packed in wet condition after giving Iron Steam. (āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ°āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ)
4. If the garments are left directly on the floor. (āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ)
5. If the garment is kept in contact with the wall. (āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§)
6. If the amount of Moisture in Garments is more than normal. (āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻšāĻ˛ā§)
7. Leaving water bottles everywhere on the production floor, in the packing room, in the warehouse. (āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻļāĻ¨ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ°ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§, āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¤āĻ˛ āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨)
8. If there is any oil in the garments. (āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§)
9. Leaving garments by the door or window during the rainy season. (āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž)
10. If the Humidity Level is higher than normal (above 80%) in Production Floor, Packing Room, Carton, Poly, Warehouse etc. (āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻļāĻ¨ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ°, āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻŽ, āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ, āĻĒāĻ˛āĻŋ, āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻšāĻ˛ā§ (80% āĻāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ°ā§)
11. During the transfer of garments from one place to another by car, if for some reason water enters the vehicle and the cartons or garments get wet. (āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¸ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ)
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