A fully computerised sock manufacturing unit in Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, producing around 100,000 pairs a month, roughly 1.2 million pairs a year, for retail, institutional and export buyers.
Allwin Socks began in 2000, when Sugumar started the unit on his own in Rasipuram with six knitting machines. Everything was earned from there, order by order, and reinvested back into the floor.
In 2011 came the move that changed the business: the first computerised knitting machines. Designs that had been out of reach were suddenly possible, and consistency stopped depending on who was operating the machine.
In 2015 the first export shipment left for Dubai. Twenty-five years on, six machines have become twenty-five fully computerised ones, and the unit produces plain, rib, terry, jacquard, knee-high, half-cushion and ankle socks for men, women and children, with the same person still running it.
Sugumar set up the unit on his own in Rasipuram, Namakkal district, knitting socks on six machines.
Investment in computerised knitting machines opened up jacquard patterning, multi-colour designs and batch-to-batch consistency.
Our first overseas order shipped to Dubai, and export work has been part of the business ever since.
Knitting, linking, boarding and packing all run in-house, serving retail, institutional and export buyers — from 500 pairs upward.
We produce socks of every construction, plain and terry, in any design or pattern the buyer specifies. Our fashion socks are unisex, and we regularly manufacture to a buyer's own design, colour card and size chart rather than a fixed catalogue.
Because knitting, linking, boarding and packing all happen in-house, there are fewer hands between the yarn and the carton. That means tighter control over quality and factory-direct pricing on bulk orders.
The manufacturing process is fully computerised, from knitting through to finishing.
Single-cylinder knitting machines ranging from 108 to 168 needles. Drumless, fully electronic control, with 1 main feeder plus 5 pattern feeders.
Up to 16 colours including one ground colour on the same course. Pattern, chain and jacquard programs can be modified directly at the keyboard.
A dedicated linking section closing toes cleanly, with efficient reciprocated knitting producing a true heel and toe.
Finished socks are boarded to shape and size before final inspection and packing.
Multiple stop-motion sensors halt production on error, and an automatic oil-checking device keeps machines running consistently.
Average output of around 100,000 pairs per month, roughly 1.2 million pairs a year, varying with the size and design of the sock.
Our uniform division runs alongside the sock factory, with dedicated cutting tables and a full stitching floor producing school and sports uniform sets to each buyer's colour and size chart.
We knit with cotton yarn, Coolmax, viscose, poly, nylon, polyester, wonderlon, polypropylene and Lycra or spandex, chosen to give the softness and stretch a particular sock needs. Colour is open. We match whatever the design calls for.
We take responsibility for every product through strict quality assurance and close internal communication. A dedicated quality team works to each buyer's standard, and a strong R&D function keeps developing new styles and patterns.
Yarn is inspected for count, colour and consistency before production begins.
Knitting, linking, sizing and colour are checked at each stage of production.
Finished socks are checked for defects after boarding and before packing.
Orders are verified against quantity and specification before they ship.
Our workers are well trained, and our floor staff bring 10 years and above of knitting experience. That depth is why we're comfortable inviting buyers to test our quality before placing a bulk order.
We're happy to walk you through our process, share samples, or quote on your own design and size chart.
