Value Chain
In order to achieve a focused goal, we at Utah Group take the initiative to align our manufacturing strategies with our corporate strategies and policies. Throughout the process, we aim to to add value to each step of the chain including planning, designing and development.
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Design & Development
Utah’s dedicated Design Studio has been initiated with the sole purpose of designing and developing products of the highest quality for our clients
Development and Design
Utah is proud to offer their clients PD and Design support. With a growing team of designers, product developers, wash technicians, fabric specialists, and R&D experts, Utah is able to further enhance client designs to be more fashionable and production friendly. Utah is also creating their own designs for the European market, with a local and European design team. Utah eyes further investment in Design and PD in the coming years.
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Yarn & Fabric
Quality of the highest standards
Yarn
Utah’s 25,000 spindle mill is dedicated to produce yarn of the highest quality, where cotton is sourced CF and organic. The mill is able to produce both combed and carded yarn, in 20s and 30s counts. Production is 60% combed, 40% carded. Utah Spinning Mills pride themselves on leading through the Better Cotton Initiative to ensure that cotton is sourced through the most ethical sources.
Capacity: 25,000 spindles
Machines: Trusler, Loptex, Reiter, Toyota, Moratek, Luwa,
Fabric
Due to the superior quality of Utah Yarn, knitting occurs with high efficiency levels while maintaining the highest quality standards. With over 48 circular machines and 12 flat bed machines, Utah is able to meet its fabric needs in-house. Utah is able to knit most types of fabric, and looks forward to the challenges of working with emerging natural and synthetic yarns.
Capacity: 14 tons per day
Machines: Mayer & CIE, Pailung.
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AOP & Dyeing
Utah’s AOP unit is equipped with the highest standard of Rotary and Digital printing machines as well as highly efficient and sustainable Dyeing machine with minimal discharge
All Over & Digital Print
Utah is able to offer the latest technologies in All Over and Digital Prints. Reactive, Pigment Discharge, Pigment Glitter, and Brasso are available, and special prints can also accommodate clients’ needs. Both Rotary and Digital Prints (32 head) are available for prints.
All over Print Capacity: 7,000 kg per day
Digital Print Capacity: 1,000 kg per day
Machines: Reggiani, Chocran, Stork, Brookner, Lafer, Salvade
Dyes
Utah’s Dye Plant strives to ensure that fabrics are dyed through sustainable means with zero chemical discharge. With two state of the art effluent treatment plants with a total capacity of 250 meter cubes per hour, and a 150 meter cube capacity water treatment plant, zero chemical discharge is guaranteed. Utah is looking to find new innovations in the dye process which offers even greater sustainability.
Capacity: 15 tons per day
Machines: Thies, MCS
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Wash & Finishes
Utah believes that sustainability is the key in wash and dye finishing processes, which can offer environmentally friendly results while increasing overall efficiency and quality standards.
Processes available
Acid Wash, Garment Dye, Enzyme Wash, Bleach, Stone Enzyme, and Curing. Further dry finishing processes such as Whiskers, Rip & Repair, Grinding, 3D, PP, Tagging, Hand Sand, Wrinkle, etc. are available.
Capacity: 40,000 pieces per day
Machines: Tonello, Tolker
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Value Addition
Utah believes in adding value in its product in the form of embellishments, prints, embroidery etc.
Embroidery
With a total of 130 heads Utah’s embroidery needs are met in-house for both sample and bulk production. Sequin machines run parallel to embroidery depending on designs.
Capacity: 10,000 pieces per day
Machines: Tajima
Prints
: Utah is equipped with placement print and screen/spot print capabilities. All print types are available in just about any fabric type.
Capacity:40,000 pieces per day
Machines: Octopus MNR, Curing MNR
Shiffli
Four brand new “Lasser” machines are set-up for all shiffli / lace operations. These machines are state of the art and are energy efficient to match Utah’s sustainability goals.
Capacity:
Machines: Lasser
Accessories
Utah’s infamous Labels for Less plant produces accessory needs for its sister concerns. Printed labels, hang tags, and packaging needs are often met in-house.
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Cut & Sew
Utah is always looking to upgrade itself using auto cutter machine from Gerber and Lectra while also having highly efficient cutting lines for production
Cut
As technology evolves in the cutting process, Utah thrives to be in the forefront. With three auto cutters, and 10 auto spreaders, Utah is able to achieve higher levels of productivity and quality, as well as First Time RIght results. With rapid evolution of technology, Utah hopes to fully automate its cutting facilities by 2019.
Capacity: 145,000 pieces per day
Machines: Gerber, Winda, Lectra
Sew
With a force of 8,000 highly skilled operators, Utah is able to reach high efficiency levels. Utah believes that atmosphere and environment are crucial factors to the well being of its employees, and excels in meeting those needs. Working as a team, industrial engineers, planners, managers, and operators, are able to reach their maximum potential.
Capacity: 36 woven lines; 36 knit lines
Machines: Juki, Brother, Pegasus
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Quality Assurance
With over (36) years of experience, Utah prides itself on its obsession for the highest quality standards. With on site state of the art accredited laboratory facilities, supply chain components such as yarn and fabric are tested with statistical certainty to ensure the strict quality parameters of Utah Yarn and Utah Fabrics.
Utah’s Enterprise Planning System is built in-house, and is used throughout the value chain. Utah’s superior auto-planning systems allows for SBU activities to be auto-planned through sophisticated algorithms, which ensure the highest levels of efficiency. Utah is currently working towards providing clients with a platform to be able to track their orders step by step through the system.