Series
Secrets of the Superfactories
Documentary
Secrets of the Superfactories is a fast-paced and fact-filled documentary series that lifts the lid on the production of some of the world’s biggest, greenest and smartest factories around the globe. The series explores how everything from everyday products to iconic design is made and takes viewers into the hidden world of the hyper-efficient and flexible factories of the future.
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Seasons & episodes
Factories are evolving to become faster, greener and more innovative than ever before. Cameras go behind closed doors to reveal the smartest and greenest factories on earth, making products of astonishing complexity, innovation and precision.
- 1McLaren's UK supercar, Faber-Castell pencils, US STIHL chainsaws, and Japan's Shoda Shoyu soy sauce.7 Oct 2019 · 44mA look at McLaren's UK supercar production, the German factory making 500,000 Faber-Castell pencils a day, US STIHL chainsaws, and Japan's Shoda Shoyu soy sauce.
- 2Tesla batteries, Yamaha grand pianos, Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blades and Sandvik's boring bar.14 Oct 2019 · 44mIn this episode, we see the origins of Tesla batteries, Yamaha grand pianos, Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blades and Sandvik's boring bar.
- 3Nasa's Space Launch System, Heinz baked beans, KitKat chocolate bars and Victorinox Swiss Army Knife.21 Oct 2019 · 44mThis edition explores Nasa's Space Launch System; Heinz baked beans; one of the world's most successful chocolate bars - the KitKat; and the Victorinox Swiss Army Knife.
- 4VW Chattanooga, Illy nitrogen-fresh coffee, JCB backhoe loaders and robot-made Strandberg guitars.28 Oct 2019 · 44mThis episode reveals the workings of car factory VW Chattanooga, nitrogen-fresh Illy coffee, classic yellow JCB backhoe loaders and robot-made Strandberg guitars.
- 5Maserati, Frito-Lay, Bandai and Armitage Shanks.4 Nov 2019 · 44mThis episode reveals how cars, chips, toys and toilets are made, as we go behind the scenes at Maserati, Frito-Lay, Bandai and Armitage Shanks.
- 6UPS's delivery service, Brompton's folding bikes, Rold's locking washing machines and Nongshim's instant noodles.11 Nov 2019 · 44mThis episode reveals the inner workings of UPS's delivery service, Brompton's folding bikes, Rold's locking washing machines and Nongshim's instant noodles.
- 7Rolls-Royce's jet engines, GZ Vinyl's records and Yamaha's motorbikes.18 Nov 2019 · 44mIn this episode, we see Rolls-Royce's jet engines, GZ Vinyl's records and Yamaha's motorbikes.
- 8Amazon parcels, the world's largest steel plant, Tabasco sauce, and Kia cars.25 Nov 2019 · 44mThis episode explores the handling of Amazon parcels, the world's largest steel plant, Tabasco sauce, and Kia cars; and examines the cutting-edge science utilised to process them.
Details
- Created by
- Andrew Gough
- First aired
- 7 Oct 2019
- Last aired
- 25 Nov 2019
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- ABXplore (BE-FR)
- Episodes
- 8
