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.
First, logs are peeled into thin sheets of veneer using a peeler, which are then chopped into small pieces. These pieces are put intı a tank to get soaked in ammonium phosphate and later dried.
Next, the dried matchsticks are transported into a hopper for storage via a metal duct. From the hopper they are put onto a perforated steel belt. The belt moves the matchsticks through three different tanks: first, the paraffin wax tank, then the based chemicals tank, and finally, the tip chemicals tank for the match heads. After these treatments the matches are put into a drying area once more. Once dried they get transported to the packaging area, where they get packed for distribution.