Manufacturing process of Match sticks

Matches can be made in several forms and types, but the basic way they are created are the same. Here you can find out how they are produced in the modern industrial facilities, with numerous steps and procedures that ensure their safe and reliable use.

Matches are sold in quantity. There’s the wooden type, which are packaged in boxes. And there are paper matches, which are clustered in rows stapled into matchbooks.

Raw Materials Required:

• Straight grained wood, usually white pine or aspen.
• Ammonium phosphate and Paraffin wax for the treatment of wood.
• Antimony trisulfide and potassium chlorate for the match head.
• Powdered glass and other inert materials for better friction and burning rate.
• Animal glue for binding ingredients.
• Zinc oxide for coloring of the match head.
• Sulfur, rosin, small amount of paraffin wax and phosphorus sesquisulfide for the base of the match.
• Water-soluble dye for coloring of the base.
• Striking surface contains red phosphorus, powdered glass, and an adhesives (gum arabic or urea formaldehyde) 

Process to do:

After cross cutting bamboo into required sizes, it is split either manually or by mechani-cal process. The split bamboo is made into slabs of 1.5 mm thickness and then into splints of 1.5 x 1.5 x 38 mm.

The manufacturing process developed at IPIRTI involves treatment of bamboo splints with sodium metasilicate, followed by dipping in diluted hydrogen peroxide for 15 - 20 minutes. The splints are then washed in water and dipped in boric acid solution with a concentration of 0.5 to 1%. The splints are then dried. Treated splints are then required to be dipped in molten wax at 80 - 120 degrees C for 8 - 12 seconds followed by heating at around 150 degrees C for 2-3 seconds on a hot plate. Burning heads to the bamboo match splints are fixed using standard chemicals and processes as in the case of wooden match splints.

How to Make a Match House without Glue

Steps for Making Match Stick House:

1.At first place 2 matches parallel to each other and a little less than the length of a match in distance apart on a piece of paper.

2. Then put 8 matches on top of the first 2 matches.

3. Try to make then evenly spaced apart.

4. Then place again the matches in perpendicular to the previous layer.

5. Then repeat the steps of 2, 3 and 4 to build up the sides up to 8 layers tall with the match heads aligned perpendicular to the previous.

6. On the top, add 8 more matches across, match heads aligned opposite as the bottom.

7. After that add 6 matches across the previous matches.

8. After finishing the placing of matches, place a coin on top thus to act as weight and to protect from reshaping of the matches aligned.

9. Then pressing on the coin at the center of the top, insert a match in to each corner to fill up the gaps of the house model.

10. If there is no space between the lower matches carefully spread them with other match.

11. Check whether any gaps between the matches, if there is gap insert the match to make them strong and flexible.

12. After all, the matches are inserted straighten it.

13. After the proper arrangement, remove the coin with a match stick, now they are settled up in the proper place, so you can remove the coin.

14. The wall consist of two layers, one vertical and one horizontal.

15. So, insert a vertical layer for one side of the house with the match stick.
16. Repeat step 15 for other three sides.

17. Then, add a horizontal layer to all 4 sides, with the match heads going contrary to the previous side.
18. Then twig up the match sides in one side with the rubber band to make it settle and strong up in that place.
19. Repeat this step 18 for other three sides also.
20. Then remove the rubber bands after some time.
21. Push the matches in the top outer premier halfway up.
22. Then, put a row of 8 matches’ perpendicular to the upper layer.
23. Between the vertical matches insert alternating rows with 2 less every second layer so it slopes upward.
24. Then, insert sloping matches with the heads to the middle.
25. Insert some matches for window.
26. Cut the matches in half to make them easier to fit inside.
27. Add a door with the sticks.
28. Insert 4 matches in the roof to make the chimney.

Now your match house is ready.