Looms and an operator in the weaving hall in Dongguan
Label loom hall · Dongguan, China

The loom hall

43 computerised label looms from Switzerland produce jacquard woven labels: damask labels, merrow-border patches and laser-cut shaped patches. Narrow-fabric weaving is a slow process compared with printing, which is why the number of looms — not the number of staff — sets the capacity of a label programme.

The embroidery floor

28 computerised embroidery machines from Japan cover flat, 3D, special-process, towel and toothbrush embroidery. Multi-head machines mean the same motif can run across dozens of pieces at once, but the set-up is where the skill sits: a badly digitised file wastes time on every head.

Printing and finishing

The printing room runs 9 machines — 4 screen, 2 two-colour and 3 Heidelberg four-colour presses — covering printed labels, care labels and paper hangtags. Packing, folding and inspection sit at the end of the same building, which is how a mixed trim set leaves as one carton instead of four.

Why in-house pattern writing matters

The plant employs more than 300 people, including pattern writers, designers and technicians. Pattern writing is the step that turns artwork into a file the loom can weave. When that work is outsourced, every revision costs a day of file exchange; when it is in the same building, a corrected colour or a thicker stroke can go back to the loom the same day. That is the practical origin of the one-week delivery promise.

What the certifications cover

The plant is certified to ISO 9001 for quality management and ISO 14001 for environmental management, and products are tested against international environmental requirements. For a buyer, the useful part is that the process — sample approval, production records, non-conformance handling — is documented and auditable.

Visiting

The address is in the Jinfenghuang Industrial Zone, Dongguan. Buyers and designers are welcome; tell us the dates and we will have the sample room and the relevant lines ready.