stages and and equipment used in the process of making matches

In the first phase, a log of wood is placed in a peeler and rotated, while a flat blade peels a long, thin sheet of wood, called veneer, from the outer surface of the log. The veneer proceeds to the chopper, which cuts it into small sticks. These are then soaked in a vat of ammonium phosphate. Afterward, they are dried in a large, rotating drum. From there, the matches are dumped into a hopper and blown through a metal duct to the storage area. In the next stage, the sticks are moved from the storage area and they fall through a belt conveyor into a cone-shaped device which lines them up to be inserted into holes on a long, continuous, perforated steel belt. As the belt moves along, the tips of the matches are dipped in a series of three tanks holding firstly paraffin wax, then base chemicals, and finally tip chemicals. Next, the belt loops up and down through a drying area. In the final step of the process, the matches are packaged.