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Table 3 Out Turn of Match Splints in Match Industry
Sl. No
Details of Output
Out Turn per Ton of Match Wood (Kgs)
Percentage to Total
1
Match Splints
340.000
34.00
2
Fuel Wood
410.000
41.00
3
Bark
180.000
18.00
4
Wood Residues
070.000
07.00
Total
1000.000
100.00
Table 4 Methodology of Processing of Match Wood
Steps
Methods of Processing of Match Wood for Match Splints
Remarks
1
Logs of
Ailanthus excelsa
(Minimum Girth of 18 inches)
Utilize the Wood within 24 Hours of Harvest
2
Billeting - Billets of 15 Inches Length
Machine Saw
3
Debarking
Manual
4
Peeling of Sheets from the Billets
Using Specific Machineries
5
Trimming the Sheets
Manual
6
Cutting the Sheets into Match Splints
Length of the Splints are 38, 39, 40 and 42 MM. For
Crackers, different size of match splints viz., 50,60,80,120,180
MM is also supplied on special indents
7
Smoking the Splints with Sulphur to get Uniform Colour
of the Splints
3 Kg of Sulphur is used per day
8
Drying the Match Splints
Sun Drying
9
Packing of Match Splints
Gunny or Plastic Bags are used
10
Dispatch the Match Splints to Different User Agencies
Match Industries
In the fourth stage, the debarked billets were subjected
to the peeling machine and the sheets were peeled
from the billets to the extent possible and the sheets
were trimmed manually for getting the uniformity for
extracting the match splints in the fifth stage. In the
sixth stage, the peeled sheets were cut into the match
splints with the lengths of 38, 39, 40 and 42 MM
based on the demand with the user industries. On a
special occasion, the splints were also extracted with
the lengths of 50, 60, 80,120 and 180 MM for
preparing crackers by obtaining special indents from
the match industries. After extracting the match splints,
the same were smoked using the sulphur to get
uniform color in the output of match splints.
After processing the match splints, the same were
dried under the hot sun in the eighth stage and then the
same were packed using the gunny or plastic bags of
60 kgs each and then the same are dispatched to the
match industries located in Sivakasi and Kovilpatti. In
each stage, timely processing is required to avoid
damages.
1.5.
Details of Human Resources Employed in the
Match Splints Industry
Delivering the quality match splints as output depends
on the skilled man power available with the match
splints industry. In this respect, the number of persons
got employment in the industry and their role is
analyzed and the details are analyzed and the results
are presented in Table 5.
Table 5 revealed that match splints industry is
employing a total of 15 labor force for carrying out the
different operations performed in the industry as
revealed in the Table 4. Among the 15 labor force,
only one employee is permanent and he is entrusted
with the task of overall supervision of the activities of
Match Splints Industry. Among the labor force
category, two types of wages are prevalent. There
were two Machine Operators who are caring the
peeling of sheets from the log and trimming the sheets
whom are paid Rs 8750 per month at the rate of Rs
350 per day. The Machine Operator – II is able to
deliver the quality match splints according to the
indents made by the Match Industry.
The labor force drawn from Bihar and Odhisa is
entrusted with the task of removal of barks, assembling,
drying and packing and forwarding of Match splints.
The labor force were given with accommodation
facility so as to have their own food and basic
requirements. However, the labor force is feeling that
