Illumination of a production facility for communication and electric power cables

Abstract

Sight represents 90% of our sensory everyday life. In specific work conditions, like long distance communication and electric power cable production, sight is by far more important. Work personnel must distinguish between many colours cables in verifying the cable delivered finally after the machine assembling. Errors are very costly since any non-conformity results in an entire production stock rejection. The luminosity in the production facility is estimated by similitude of different room scales and the necessary of artificial illumination. The results will be computed per the level of illumination indicated for production. A scaled-up estimation will be for the production facility, and is corrected with respect to the production equipment situated between the center of the room, occupied by the directing staff, and the facility edges. Equipment and machines are placed in a visible way from the central area occupied by offices. Results are analysed to improve facility design in terms of rectangularity ratio, colour of the walls, ceiling and floor and light sources emplacement.