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    RFT in Dyeing: Benefits and Objectives of RFT

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    RFT, or "right first time," refers to flawlessly processing fabric on the first attempt in dye houses. Achieving a high RFT percentage is important for reducing costs, increasing productivity and profits, and ensuring fabric quality. Key factors that influence RFT include effective chemical management systems, standardized operating procedures, well-equipped laboratories, skilled workers, updated machinery, process improvement methods like Six Sigma, data collection systems, and organizational awareness and commitment to the goal. Variations in processes and materials can also impact RFT rates if not properly managed.

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    RFT, or "right first time," refers to flawlessly processing fabric on the first attempt in dye houses. Achieving a high RFT percentage is important for reducing costs, increasing productivity and profits, and ensuring fabric quality. Key factors that influence RFT include effective chemical management systems, standardized operating procedures, well-equipped laboratories, skilled workers, updated machinery, process improvement methods like Six Sigma, data collection systems, and organizational awareness and commitment to the goal. Variations in processes and materials can also impact RFT rates if not properly managed.

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    RFT, or "right first time," refers to flawlessly processing fabric on the first attempt in dye houses. Achieving a high RFT percentage is important for reducing costs, increasing productivity and profits, and ensuring fabric quality. Key factors that influence RFT include effective chemical management systems, standardized operating procedures, well-equipped laboratories, skilled workers, updated machinery, process improvement methods like Six Sigma, data collection systems, and organizational awareness and commitment to the goal. Variations in processes and materials can also impact RFT rates if not properly managed.

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    RFT, or "right first time," refers to flawlessly processing fabric on the first attempt in dye houses. Achieving a high RFT percentage is important for reducing costs, increasing productivity and profits, and ensuring fabric quality. Key factors that influence RFT include effective chemical management systems, standardized operating procedures, well-equipped laboratories, skilled workers, updated machinery, process improvement methods like Six Sigma, data collection systems, and organizational awareness and commitment to the goal. Variations in processes and materials can also impact RFT rates if not properly managed.

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    RFT in Dyeing

    This term RFT means ‘right first time’ is often used in the wet processing factories. RFT actually
    defines the flawless processing of fabric at the first time. Every dye-house has an RFT% target to
    be achieved. Doing things right first time especially when it is fabric or yarn dyeing is not that
    easy because there are lots of things at the back end that has to be done rightly. So, the RFT is
    not just a concept, it is a process that needs to be developed by practicing daily and it is kind of
    a commitment from the organization.

    Benefits and objectives of RFT

    Modern dye-houses always focus on achieving satisfactory RFT%. Certainly, there are some
    objectives and benefits of RFT dyeing and these are-

     Reduce excessive chemical cost

     Increase the loading capacity

     Save the time which is directly convertible to money

     Increase productivity hence the profit

     Sometimes re-dyeing process damages the fabric, by RFT dyeing fabric damage can be
    terminated

     Shorten the lead time

     Reduce the business risk and gain the vendor’s faith etc.

    Phenomenon to achieve good RFT%

    Before dyeing process, there are many norms and issues at the back end that are directly
    related to achieving good RFT%.

     Chemical management system (CMS): Chemicals are the vital part for right first time
    dyeing. Shade mismatch occurs mostly for dyes and chemicals. Non-tested chemicals,
    error dispensing system, strength variation of dyes, not following MRSL, wrong chemical
    selection etc. occurs shade variation. If a dye-house follows the MRSL then many
    difficulties can be avoided. The core objective of the MRSL is to avoid and control the
    substances that are used in the textile production processes to the final product. Now,
    ZDHC Foundation is helping the factories to establish proper chemical management.

     Standard operating procedure (SOP): Standardizing all the processes before dyeing,
    during dyeing and after dyeing should be done first to achieve the expected RFT%.
    Standardization is must to bring non-standard conditions within the standardization
    tolerance limits. Actually, there should be SOP for every action in a dye-house like lab to
    bulk, bulk to bulk, how to dose the color, cutting a sample from the running machine
    etc.

     Modern laboratory: A major factor to contribute in the successful implementation of


    RFT dyeing is a well-organized and equipped modern laboratory with appropriately
    trained laboratory staffs. Evaluation of dye-staffs, database preparation for computer
    color matching, stock solution preparation and many other core staffs that should be
    perfect for RFT dyeing.

     Skilled workforce: Behind every success, there is human involvement. Wrong shade
    passing, not following M:L ratio, lack of knowledge in shade matching, negligence
    attitude etc. leads to shade mismatch. So, a skilled and experienced workforce is a must
    to achieve the targeted RFT%.

     Updated machinery: Technology is power, of course when it is the right technology for
    the regarding process. Variation from machine to machine increases the risk of non RFT
    dyeing. If you expect an under-capacity, the machine will give you higher efficiency- it
    will be wrong thinking. So, the selection of machine and maintenance is a very
    important issue to achieve RFT dyeing.

     Six-sigma: Six Sigma DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control) methodology is


    a tool for improving the fabric dyeing process. It is possible to increase more or less 5%
    RFT by implementing this method in a dye-house.

     Data bank: Information is power and wealth. Eventually, the data bank reduces the time
    of dyeing process because it helps to prepare the right recipe in first hand. Data bank
    also helps to continue the quality consistency of fabrics.

     Awareness & commitment: Operators needs awareness and management needs the
    commitment to achieve a decent percentage of RFT. And that’s why ownership
    transformation from management to operators is very much needed unfortunately
    which is missing in the industry.

    Variation in steam pressure, water quality, grey materials etc. are also directly responsible for
    not achieving the expected RFT%. Whatever the causes, the decision to achieve RFT% has to be
    taken first from the management and then it will be easy for others who will implement.

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