How It's Made

Season 13 · Pressure Cookers, Mechanical Singing Birds, Oceanographic Buoys, Tank Trailers

2001★ 7.72009-06-05

Locking lids and pressure-control valves are fitted to pressure cookers, miniature mechanisms animate mechanical singing birds, scientific instruments are installed in oceanographic buoys, and stainless-steel tanks are fabricated and mounted on transport trailers.

Bölümler

32 sezon · 13 bölüm

1Hammers, Swiss Cheese, Roller Skates, Coloured Pencils10.0Steel heads are forged and fitted with handles to make hammers, cultured milk is processed and aged into Swiss cheese, boots are mounted on wheeled frames to create roller skates, and coloured cores are enclosed in shaped wooden casings to make pencils.24 Nisan 2009
2Carbon Fiber Bicycles, Blood Products, Forged Chandeliers, Ballpoint Pens10.0Carbon-fiber layers are molded and cured into lightweight bicycle frames, donated blood is separated into medical products, heated metal is forged and assembled into chandeliers, and ink reservoirs and writing tips are installed in ballpoint pens.01 Mayıs 2009
3Swiss Army Knives, Player Piano Rolls, Oil Tankers, Racing Wheels10.0Blades and folding implements are assembled into Swiss Army knives, paper rolls are perforated to control player pianos, large steel sections and storage tanks are assembled into oil tankers, and lightweight metal is formed and finished into racing wheels.08 Mayıs 2009
4Bowling Balls, Barber Poles, Felt, Radar Guns10.0Resin and weighted cores are molded and polished into bowling balls, illuminated rotating cylinders are assembled into barber poles, compressed fibers are processed into felt, and microwave components are calibrated inside radar guns.15 Mayıs 2009
5Copper Pipe Fittings, Cylinder Music Boxes, Pepper Mills, Hot Rod Steering Columns10.0Copper tubing is shaped into plumbing fittings, pinned cylinders and tuned metal combs are assembled into music boxes, grinding mechanisms are enclosed in pepper mills, and shafts and articulated joints are assembled into custom hot-rod steering columns.22 Mayıs 2009
6Gears, Leather Watchbands, Vitrelle Dishes, Kitchen Shears10.0Metal blanks are cut and finished into precision gears, prepared leather is shaped and stitched into watchbands, laminated glass is molded and strengthened into Vitrelle dishes, and hardened blades and handles are assembled into kitchen shears.29 Mayıs 2009
7Pressure Cookers, Mechanical Singing Birds, Oceanographic Buoys, Tank Trailers10.0Locking lids and pressure-control valves are fitted to pressure cookers, miniature mechanisms animate mechanical singing birds, scientific instruments are installed in oceanographic buoys, and stainless-steel tanks are fabricated and mounted on transport trailers.05 Haziran 2009
8Aluminum Boats, Alpine Horns, Luxury Watches10.0Aluminum sheets and structural supports are formed and welded into boats, selected wood is hollowed and shaped into long Alpine horns, and precision movements, cases, dials and hands are assembled into luxury watches.12 Haziran 2009
9All-Terrain Vehicles, Alpine Skis, Laser Cutters, Marble Sculptures10.0Engines, frames and suspension systems are assembled into all-terrain vehicles, laminated materials are shaped and finished into Alpine skis, optical and mechanical systems are combined into industrial laser cutters, and stone is carved and polished into marble sculptures.19 Haziran 2009
10Socket Sets, Leather Shoes, Aluminum Water Bottles, Bike Chains10.0Hardened steel is forged and machined into sockets and ratchets, prepared leather is cut and formed into shoes, aluminum blanks are shaped into reusable water bottles, and steel links, pins and rollers are assembled into bicycle chains.26 Haziran 2009
11Carved Wood Sculptures, Flatware, Cow Bells, Fountain Pens10.0Blocks of wood are carved and detailed into sculptures, metal blanks are stamped and polished into flatware, formed sheet metal is assembled and tuned into cow bells, and ink reservoirs, feeds and nibs are fitted into fountain pens.03 Temmuz 2009
12Olive Oil, Lift Trucks, Seamless Rolled Rings, Ski Boots10.0Harvested olives are crushed and separated into olive oil, engines and hydraulic lifting systems are assembled into lift trucks, heated metal blanks are rolled into seamless rings, and rigid shells, liners and fastening systems are combined into ski boots.10 Temmuz 2009
13Professional Cookware, Luxury Inlaid Boxes, High-Efficiency Water Heaters, Scooters10.0Layers of metal are formed and finished into professional cookware, decorative veneers are cut and fitted into luxury inlaid boxes, insulated tanks and efficient heating systems are assembled into water heaters, and engines, frames and body panels are combined into scooters.17 Temmuz 2009

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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