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How It's Made

How It's Made
★ 7.7/10•2001•30m•TV-G•Documentary
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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.

Yanick Legrand · Director

Yan Savard · Director

François Senécal-Tremblay · Director

Linda Boyle · Writer

StatusCanceled
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 6, 2001

Episodes

Episode 1 - Aluminum Foil, Snowboards, Contact Lenses, BreadE121m

Aluminum Foil, Snowboards, Contact Lenses, Bread

The series premiere follows the transformation of aluminum into extremely thin household foil, the layered construction and finishing of snowboards, the precision molding of soft contact lenses, and the mixing, proofing and baking of commercial bread.

Jan 6, 2001

Episode 2 - Compact Discs, Mozzarella Cheese, Pantyhose, Fluorescent TubesE221m

Compact Discs, Mozzarella Cheese, Pantyhose, Fluorescent Tubes

Manufacturing processes include encoding and molding compact discs, turning milk into mozzarella cheese, knitting exceptionally fine synthetic fibers into pantyhose, and assembling fluorescent tubes with phosphor coatings, electrodes and gas.

Jan 13, 2001

Episode 3 - Toothpicks, Acrylic Bathtubs, Helicopters, BeerE321m

Toothpicks, Acrylic Bathtubs, Helicopters, Beer

The episode demonstrates how timber is sliced and shaped into toothpicks, acrylic sheets are heated and vacuum-formed into bathtubs, helicopters are assembled and tested, and grain, hops, yeast and water are brewed into beer.

Jan 20, 2001

Episode 4 - Hearing Aids, 3D Puzzles, Rubber Mats, ToiletsE421m

Hearing Aids, 3D Puzzles, Rubber Mats, Toilets

Miniature electronic components are fitted into custom hearing aids, printed designs are cut and assembled into three-dimensional puzzles, rubber is processed into durable floor mats, and vitreous china is molded, glazed and fired to produce toilets.

Jan 27, 2001

Episode 5 - Copy Paper, Jeans, Computers, Plate GlassE521m

Copy Paper, Jeans, Computers, Plate Glass

Wood pulp is refined and rolled into copy paper, denim is cut and sewn into jeans, electronic components are installed and tested in personal computers, and molten raw materials are formed into smooth sheets of plate glass.

Feb 3, 2001

Episode 6 - Nails and Staples, Safety Glasses, Fabrics, BicyclesE621m

Nails and Staples, Safety Glasses, Fabrics, Bicycles

Steel wire is cut and shaped into nails and staples, impact-resistant lenses and frames become safety glasses, yarn is woven or knitted into fabric, and bicycle frames and components are assembled into finished cycles.

Feb 10, 2001

Episode 7 - Kayaks, Safety Boots, Electronic Signs, CerealsE721m

Kayaks, Safety Boots, Electronic Signs, Cereals

The program examines the molding and outfitting of kayaks, construction of reinforced safety boots, assembly and programming of electronic signs, and large-scale preparation, cooking and packaging of breakfast cereal.

Feb 17, 2001

Episode 8 - Trucks, Adhesive Bandages, Computer Circuit Boards, LiquorsE821m

Trucks, Adhesive Bandages, Computer Circuit Boards, Liquors

Heavy truck chassis, engines, cabs and bodies are brought together on an assembly line; absorbent pads and adhesive strips become bandages; conductive pathways and components are added to printed circuit boards; and fermented ingredients are distilled and matured into liquor.

Feb 24, 2001

Episode 9 - Steel, Apple Juice, Aircraft Landing Gear, CosmeticsE921m

Steel, Apple Juice, Aircraft Landing Gear, Cosmetics

Raw materials are melted and processed into steel, apples are cleaned and pressed into juice, high-strength components are machined and assembled into aircraft landing gear, and pigments, oils and waxes are blended into cosmetics.

Mar 3, 2001

Episode 10 - Holograms, Package Printing, Skin Culture, Canned CornE1021m

Holograms, Package Printing, Skin Culture, Canned Corn

Laser-recorded interference patterns are used to create holograms, high-speed presses print packaging materials, laboratory techniques grow replacement skin tissue, and corn is harvested, prepared, sealed and sterilized for canning.

Mar 10, 2001

Episode 11 - Plastic Bags, Solar Panels, Plastic Fuel Tanks, Hockey SticksE1121m

Plastic Bags, Solar Panels, Plastic Fuel Tanks, Hockey Sticks

Plastic film is extruded, cut and sealed into bags; photovoltaic cells are connected and laminated into solar panels; durable polymers are molded into vehicle fuel tanks; and layered materials are shaped and finished into hockey sticks.

Mar 17, 2001

Episode 12 - Aluminum Screw Caps, Chocolate, Pills, PastaE1221m

Aluminum Screw Caps, Chocolate, Pills, Pasta

Aluminum sheet is stamped and threaded into bottle caps, cocoa ingredients are refined and tempered into chocolate, pharmaceutical compounds are measured and compressed into pills, and flour-and-water dough is mixed and formed into pasta.

Mar 24, 2001

Episode 13 - Bicycle Helmets, Aluminum, Automotive Brakes, Lithium-Ion BatteriesE1321m

Bicycle Helmets, Aluminum, Automotive Brakes, Lithium-Ion Batteries

Expanded foam and protective shells are combined into bicycle helmets, aluminum is extracted and processed into usable metal, friction components and hydraulic parts become automotive braking systems, and precisely layered materials are assembled into rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

Mar 31, 2001

Actors

Lynne Adams

Lynne Adams

Narrator (voice)

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