How It's Made (2001)

Steel frames, electric motors, rechargeable batteries and upright control systems are assembled into compact stand-up vehicles. Fresh fruit…

Heavy steel housings, powerful drive systems and hardened crushing components are assembled into machines that reduce large rocks to smalle…

Lightweight materials are shaped around hand grips and fitted with switches, displays and quick-release hubs to create specialized Indy-car…

Thick steel plates, internal reinforcement and heavy locking mechanisms are combined to produce doors capable of resisting powerful explosi…

Synthetic fibres are stretched and heated in controlled furnaces until they become strong, lightweight carbon fibre. Conservators clean and…

Durable moulded and metal components are assembled into portable sawhorses and toolboxes designed for construction work. Fruit mixtures are…

Motors, abrasive pads and dust-control components are assembled into powered sanders. Digital geographical data guides the production of de…

Measured portions of molten glass are pressed into moulds to create precisely shaped decorative and functional objects. Fibreglass shells a…

Flexible moulding materials capture the contours of a living subject before plaster or resin is poured to create a detailed life cast. Burn…

Metal frames and shaped passenger bodies are built, painted and fitted to motorcycles as sidecars. Slices of bread are coated in an egg mix…

Measurements and moulds of a patient’s leg guide the shaping of supportive shells, hinges and padding for custom knee braces. Heat-exchange…

Flash-memory chips and controllers are mounted on circuit boards, enclosed and tested to create solid-state drives. Pigments and binding ag…

Specialized rubber compounds and reinforcing materials are layered, moulded and vulcanized into dragster tires designed to withstand extrem…