The diagram illustrates the various stages involved in making of matches. Overall, the matchsticks are cut, prepared, dried and passed through storage area which is later treated with some chemical before being packed.
At first, the log of wood is peeled using a peeler until a thin layer of sheet come out, called veneer. The chopper cuts these thin layers sheets into small sticks which are later soaked in ammonium phosphate tank. The sticks are placed in a circular dyer and rotated in a rotating drum. Afterwards, they are dumped in 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 on to 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.