CANDLE MAKING UNIT

  The  candle  making  has  been  practiged  and  despite  the introduction  of  mass production methods, candles can  still  be made  by  well-established  methods  which  require  only  simple equipment.  Much of this equipment can be made by rural craftmen.

A candle is simply a solid cylinder of tallow, wax or  other solid  fat,  containing a wiek to give off  light  when  burning.  When the wick is lit, the flame radiates suffcient heat to melt a small  pool of wax at the top of the candle.  The liquid  wax  is then  drawn up the wick by capailary action into the flame  where it  is vapourised and burnt.  The size of the flame is  important and should be  related to the diameter of the candle.

8  If the wick used is too thick, it will cause, a large  flame  which  generates so much heat that it prevents the  formation  of the bowl of molten fuel by melting the outer edge.  On the  other hand, if a wick which is too small is used,the small flame cannot generate enough heat to form a prper reservoir of molten fuel, as the heat radiated will not reach the edge of the candle until  it is  so far down that it will go out through lack of oxygen.   the wick  size,  therefore, must be related to the  diameter  of  the candle (as well as to the type of fuel).  Although a rough  guide to  wick size is given later on in this profile, the only was  is to provide a good candle is by trial and error.

The  main purpose of the wax is to provide the fuel for  the flame  so  the burning characteristics of the wax  are  extremely important.  A good candle wax should produce a candle which burns steadily, lasts for a long time, produces very little, smoke  and gives  a good quality light.  In addition, candle wax  has  other functions.   It  must be rigid enough to support the  wick  in  a vertical  position; it must be suitable for processing by one  of the   various  candle  making  techniques;  and  it   must   look attractive.

•1.   INTRODUCTION
2.   RAW MATERIALS
3.   PROPERTIES
4.   USES & APPLICATIONS
5.   MARKET POTENTIAL
6.   B.I.S. SPECIFICATIONS
7.   MANUFACTURING PROCESS
8.   THE DIPPING PROCESS
9.   THE POURING PROCESS
10.  THE MOLDING OR CASTING PROCESS
11.  MANUFACTURING DIAGRAM
12.  MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENTS
13.  RAW MATERIAL & SUPPLIERS
14.  MACHINERY SUPPLIER
15.  CANDLE MAKING MACHINE
16.  ADDITIONAL PLANT & MACHINERY SUPPLIERS FOR
CANDLE MAKING
17.  ADDITIONAL RAW MATERIALS SUPPLIERS FOR
CANDLE MAKING

APPENDIX – A :

1.      COST OF PLANT ECONOMICS
2.      LAND & BUILDING
3.      PLANT AND MACHINERY
4.      FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT
5.      RAW MATERIAL
6.      SALARY AND WAGES
7.      UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS
8.      TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL
9.      COST OF PRODUCTION
10.      PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS
11.      BREAK EVEN POINT
12.      RESOURCES OF FINANCE
13.      INTEREST CHART
14.      DEPRECIATION CHART
15.      CASH FLOW STATEMENT
16.      PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET