Stanford University has got a site which has short films showing how things like cars, motorcycles, candy, and other ordinary things are made. The narrator has the same dynamic speaking voice as Ben Stein, so you might want to listen to something else as you watch the clips.
Please tell me I’m not the only one who couldn’t give a rat’s ass about how cars and motorcycles are made but watched the candy ones intently.
I went for the injection molded caps. My husband used to do work in a company that did injection molding, and I never saw the process in action. Now I know a little better what was involved.
Tuckerfan, thanks for the link - I really enjoy stuff like this!
I loooooooove this stuff. For many years I shot industrial videos.
Spent the day once shooting the making of Butterfinger bars and Nestle’s toll-house morsels. I tell ya, once you have witnessed a 200 pound gob of hot Butterfinger interior orange stuff, it puts you off that particular bar. For several years.
The toll house morsel thing was awesome to behold.
Cool site Tuckerfan. I’ve never worked in manufacturing, but lately I’ve done a lot of subcontract work at a major helicopter manufacturer and had the chance to see the engine assembly facility and the composite manufacturing facility etc. Every time I walk through there I think “Man! Imagine what I could do with toys like this!”.
I also toured a drop forge plant several years ago. Watching a guy taking chunks of red hot steel and turning into hooks or section gears or some other widget was the neatest freaking thing. He takes a billet from his helper, sticks it into the forge, WHAM, flips it, WHAM, flips again, WHAM, and a 6" chain hook drops onto a conveyer to cool while it is carried to a bin at the end of the line. Too. Freaking. Cool.
Thanks for the link.