How It's Made
Have you ever wondered how the products you use every day are made? How It's Made leads you through the process of how everyday products, such as apple juice, skateboards, engines, contact lenses, and many more objects are manufactured.
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1. Photographs, Fur Tanning, Welding Electrodes, Electric Violins
Photographic images are developed and printed, animal hides are processed and finished into fur, metal rods receive specialized coatings to become welding electrodes, and traditional instrument-making techniques are combined with electronics to produce electric violins.
2. Glass Bottles, Hacksaws, Ice Hockey Goalie Masks
Molten glass is molded and cooled into bottles, hardened steel is cut and toothed into hacksaw blades, and layers of composite material are shaped, reinforced and decorated to make protective ice hockey goalie masks.
3. Lacrosse Sticks, Frozen Fish Products, Flashlights, Paintbrushes
Frames and netting are assembled into lacrosse sticks, fish is prepared and frozen for commercial sale, electrical components are enclosed in portable flashlights, and natural or synthetic bristles are secured into paintbrush handles.
4. Deep-Cycle Batteries, Tins, Optical Lenses
Lead plates and electrolyte are assembled into rechargeable deep-cycle batteries, sheets of metal are formed and joined into decorative or storage tins, and precisely formulated glass is shaped, ground and polished into optical lenses.
5. Horseshoes, Dishwashers, Graphite Fly Rods, Frozen Pizzas
Steel is shaped and finished into horseshoes, pumps, racks and controls are assembled into dishwashers, graphite composite material is formed into lightweight fly-fishing rods, and prepared dough, sauce and toppings are assembled and frozen into pizzas.
6. Pistons, Paint Rollers, Parachutes, Chimneys
Metal blanks are cast or forged and precisely machined into engine pistons, absorbent material is formed around cylindrical paint-roller cores, strong lightweight fabric is cut and sewn into parachutes, and metal sections are shaped and joined into chimney systems.
7. CO2 Cartridges, Pretzels, Scissor Lifts, Skating Rinks
Small steel cylinders are formed, tested and filled with compressed carbon dioxide, shaped dough is boiled and baked into pretzels, hydraulic systems and crossed supports are assembled into scissor lifts, and layered refrigeration systems create and maintain artificial skating-rink ice.
8. Pro Hockey Sticks, Bronzed Baby Shoes, Treadmills, Handheld Computers
Composite materials are formed into professional hockey sticks, children’s shoes receive conductive coatings before being electroplated with bronze, motors and moving belts are assembled into treadmills, and compact electronic components are installed in handheld computers.
9. Motorcycles, Clay Pipes, Drum Sticks, Whistles
Engines, frames and control systems are assembled into motorcycles, clay is molded and fired into smoking pipes, selected wood is shaped and balanced into drumsticks, and metal or plastic components are formed into whistles.
10. Handcuffs, Caulking and Joint Compound, Propane Tanks, Forensic Facial Reconstruction
Hardened metal components are forged and assembled into handcuffs, chemical ingredients are blended into caulking and joint compound, steel cylinders are formed and tested as propane tanks, and anatomical evidence is used to reconstruct a person’s facial appearance.
11. Fur Coats, Hearses, Outdoor Lighting Fixtures, Golf Tees
Prepared fur pelts are matched, cut and sewn into coats, production vehicles are lengthened and customized into hearses, weather-resistant components are assembled into outdoor lighting fixtures, and wood or plastic is shaped into golf tees.
12. Fishing Reels, Miniature Houses, Kitchen Mixers
Gears, spools and housings are assembled into fishing reels, small-scale building materials are crafted into detailed miniature houses, and motors, controls and attachments are combined into kitchen mixers.
13. Manhole Covers, Range Hoods, Artificial Logs, Snowmobiles
Molten iron is cast into heavy manhole covers, sheet metal and ventilation components are assembled into range hoods, combustible materials are molded into artificial fireplace logs, and engines, tracks and suspension systems are combined into snowmobiles.
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