INTERIOR LIGHTING 10-123

3. Circular metlwd. In the circular method, which is not used as much

as the other two, a ring table, 36 inches high and 18 inches wide, is used.
The outside diameter is about 6 feet, the inside diameter about 3 feet.
The operator sits on a swivel stool in the center. The candy to be packed
is placed on the circular table, one kind to a container. By rotating her
stool 360 degrees an operator is able to pick a complete assortment.
On the basis of visibility meter tests of all three methods, a minimum
uniform illumination level of not less than 20 footcandles is recommended
for the entire packing area.
Special Holiday Mold Candy Making
Holiday candy usually is made on the north side of the building where
the best natural illumination is available to aid in the hand artistry generally
required. At window tables operators with small artist's brushes decorate
molded candy with a thin, colored mixture of cream filling. Because of the
intricate positions in which decorations must be placed on the confection,
and the fine details of the decorations themselves, the seeing task is severe.
On the basis of visibility meter tests a minimum illumination level of not
less than 50 footcandles is recommended. The color should blend with the
daylight.
Box Making and Scoring
In many candy factories, containers and boxes are made on the premises
in a department divided into two main sections, one devoted to making
standard boxes, the other to special boxes.
Scoring, the first operation in making boxes, is mechanical. Care must
be taken that the frame which holds the knives in position does not cast
a shadow on the flat cardboard surface. All light sources should be located
between the operator and the frame of the scorer, thus avoiding shadows
under the frame holding the scorers.
Flat cardboard usually is fed over rollers at the front of the machine
and the first set of scorings is made by circular knives. In manufacturing
these boxes, scorings must be made also at right angles to the original
scorings. A general illumination level of 20 footcandles is recommended.
After the cardboard has been scored, it is conveyed to a box-forming
machine. This machine bends the cardboard at the scorings, applies
the gummed corner supports, and automatically shapes the container.
The machine is pedal-controlled, and all work is accomplished on a hori-
zontal plane, with the tool and forming-die completing the work.
Most container stocks have a high reflectance compared with the machine
background. The contrast usually exceeds 75 per cent. It is recom-
mended that a minimum general illumination level of 20 footcandles be
provided.
In decorating, much silver- and gold-colored foil is used. Most decorat-
ing operations include handwork facilitated by pedal-controlled presses.