The diagram illustrates the various stages involved in making matches. Overall, the matchsticks are cut, prepared, dried, and passed through the storage area which is later treated with some chemicals before being packed

The diagram illustrates the various stages involved in making matches. Overall, the matchsticks are cut, prepared, dried, and passed through the storage area which is later treated with some chemicals before being packed. At first, the log of wood is peeled using a peeler until a thin layer of the sheet comes out, called veneers. The chopper cuts these thin layer sheets into small sticks which are later soaked in an ammonium phosphate tank. The sticks are placed in a circular dryer and rotated in a rotating drum. Afterward, they are dumped into a hopper and pushed through the metal duct by a blower. In the next stage, the matchsticks are gathered in a storage area from where they are arranged in a funnel. These matchsticks are inserted onto a perforated steel belt. As the belts move along, the tips of the matchsticks are dipped in a series of three tanks containing components such as paraffin wax, based chemicals, tip chemicals. Next, the belts loop up and down through a drying area. In the final step of the process, the matches are packaged.