The Kamna Blog
Articles for garment factory owners and their teams: costing, cutting, capacity, fabric quality, buyers, and the rules a factory runs under, one topic each.
AI in Garment Manufacturing Starts With Data
Cameras on knitting machines, marker planning and breakdown warnings: where AI already works in garment manufacturing, and why it runs on a factory's own records first.
The Labour Codes Are in Force: What Changed on a Garment Factory Floor
India's four labour codes replaced 29 Acts on 21 November 2025. The 50 percent wage rule, overtime at twice the rate, a minimum wage under every piece-rate card, gratuity after one year for fixed-term workers and women on the night shift, each with its section.
What the Four Point System Actually Measures, and What It Misses
Buyer specifications often call for the four point system. The point table, the formula, the inspection conditions, and the pass mark the standard never sets.
How to Change the Mobile Number on Your GST and Udyam Logins
In India, every government and banking login a factory depends on is gated by an OTP to one number. If that SIM leaves with a staff member, so does your access. The fix, step by step.
MSME Amendment Act 2026: What Changes If Your Buyer Does Not Pay
The amendment got Presidential assent on 13 August 2026. It leaves the 45 day window alone and rebuilds everything that happens after you file, including where you file and how an award is collected.
How Many Pieces Can Your Factory Actually Make in a Day?
The textbook capacity formula needs an industrial engineering department. Your production register does not. How small factories find real daily capacity by counting, not calculating.
WhatsApp for Garment Factories: Business Features Worth Setting Up
WhatsApp Business has free tools a garment factory can put to work: labels for order stages, searchable captions, quick replies, broadcast lists and backups.
Customer Concentration: Why One Big Buyer Can Close a Small Garment Factory
Tiruppur's tariff year closed an estimated 750 to 1,000 knitwear factories, many of them dependent on one market. How to measure buyer concentration in your order book and reduce it.
Fabric Wastage in the Cutting Room: Where Small Factories Lose Fabric
The six routes fabric leaves the cutting room by, the marker efficiency to expect, and how to measure wastage per lot with a scale and a notebook.
Cost Per Piece, Measured While the Lot Is Still Running
What goes into cost per piece, why estimates and actuals drift apart, and how to build a cost that updates at every stage while the lot runs.
Three Market Shifts That Hit Small Garment Factories Harder Than Large Ones
Rising input costs, a widening visibility gap and buyers working with fewer suppliers, and what small factories can do about each.
Why Production Software Fails in Small Garment Factories, and What Works
Why spreadsheets, ERPs and custom apps break down on a small factory floor, and the four traits of software a factory keeps using.