Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine May Issue 2019 | Page 26

EXPORTER PERSPECTIVE
Training centre in Laila Styles Limited
on the other hand, moulding the fresh
available operators into skilled ones
is even more challenging task; failing
to do so can cost a manufacturer
loss of production datelines.“You
will always need a technically
strong team to make the best use of
machines; a team here means both
technical supervisors and operators
who ultimately are responsible to
handle sewing machines. We have that
strength and experience which assist
us in such a way that our investment
does not go in awry,” shared Bodiuz
Zaman, General Manager – Admin,
HR & Compliance, Laila Styles Ltd.
To upskill the workforce, Laila Styles
Ltd. has set up a training centre
within the factory premises which
can accommodate 40 operators
at a time. The unit has not only
installed basic SNLS machines in
the centre but also high-end special
sewing machines to train operators
on both.“When we recruit them, we
judge their skills. If we find them
skilled enough, we place them
directly on floor. If they are not up
to the mark, we consider them as
fresh and train them in our centre
where one month training is given
to them,” explained Bodiuz. The
trainers impart technical knowledge
and quality skills to the operators
as they know what type of skills an
operator would be needing while
working on Laila’s production floor.
This way operators come prepared
mentally and technically from the
training centre. Every operator who
gets training is further evaluated
by the production team after one
month before allocating them any
production-related work.
Profile of Laila Styles Limited
Focus on the use of latest technology
is as strong as training in Laila
Styles. The company has kept pace
with continuous global transformation
as far as technological upgradation
and excellence is concerned. It
has installed 650 sewing machines
(mainly from Juki and Brother) of
which 450 are SNLS machines and
rest are special machines such as
feed-off-the-arm, overlock (Pegasus
and Kansai) and jeans automats
(Vibemac and Jam International).
“To get quality production, we use all
sort of automation except for auto-
cutter which is actually not viable for
us,” underlined Zaman stating that
maximum time is taken by spreading
operation for which Laila is using
auto-spreaders. “Cutting is not that
difficult, so for the time being, we
are not investing in auto-cutters but
rather we are using straight knife
cutters to solve the purpose,” stated
Bodiuz. Currently, the per month
capacity of Laila’s cutting room is
(operational) 3,00,000 pieces. And,
soon it will be 6,00,000 per month once
the pending lines will be operational
by May this year. 
Reducing human intervention
is another need for garment
manufacturers in order to stay
relevant in this cost-competitive
era. Since Laila is manufacturing
denim bottoms too, it has invested
in two of the renowned technologies,
Vibemac and Jam International;
both are from Italy and are known
for clubbing multiple operations on
one automat. JT 882 model of Jam
International assists Laila in carrying
five different operations on one
machine, needing just two operators,
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Since Laila is
manufacturing
denim bottoms
too, it has
invested in two
of the renowned
technologies,
Vibemac
and Jam
International;
both are from
Italy and are
known for
clubbing multiple
operations on
one automat.
while in regular machine, 7 people
are needed to perform these five
operations. Hence, this technology
not only helps in enormous saving
of manpower but also enhances the
productivity. “We are proud of having
technical excellence in our machine
department,” concluded Bodiuz.
‘We are among the
first to use exceptional
knitting technology’
– PRETTY SWEATERS
Pretty Sweaters, the second largest
sweater manufacturer in Bangladesh
with around 12.7 million pieces
output in 2018, is riding high on
technology. It was only in 2013 when
the company came into existence
and made all positive headlines
due to its inclination towards the
technologies which were unheard
of back then by other Bangladeshi
sweater manufacturers. “The idea
Sunil Marasinghe, GM, Pretty Sweaters