Secrets of the Superfactories - Season 1

First aired: 10/7/2019 8 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.

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Episodes

1. McLaren's UK supercar, Faber-Castell pencils, US STIHL chainsaws, and Japan's Shoda Shoyu soy sauce.

Aired: 10/7/2019

A 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.

2. Tesla batteries, Yamaha grand pianos, Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blades and Sandvik's boring bar.

Aired: 10/14/2019

In this episode, we see the origins of Tesla batteries, Yamaha grand pianos, Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blades and Sandvik's boring bar.

3. Nasa's Space Launch System, Heinz baked beans, KitKat chocolate bars and Victorinox Swiss Army Knife.

Aired: 10/21/2019

This 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.

4. VW Chattanooga, Illy nitrogen-fresh coffee, JCB backhoe loaders and robot-made Strandberg guitars.

Aired: 10/28/2019

This episode reveals the workings of car factory VW Chattanooga, nitrogen-fresh Illy coffee, classic yellow JCB backhoe loaders and robot-made Strandberg guitars.

5. Maserati, Frito-Lay, Bandai and Armitage Shanks.

Aired: 11/4/2019

This episode reveals how cars, chips, toys and toilets are made, as we go behind the scenes at Maserati, Frito-Lay, Bandai and Armitage Shanks.

6. UPS's delivery service, Brompton's folding bikes, Rold's locking washing machines and Nongshim's instant noodles.

Aired: 11/11/2019

This episode reveals the inner workings of UPS's delivery service, Brompton's folding bikes, Rold's locking washing machines and Nongshim's instant noodles.

7. Rolls-Royce's jet engines, GZ Vinyl's records and Yamaha's motorbikes.

Aired: 11/18/2019

In this episode, we see Rolls-Royce's jet engines, GZ Vinyl's records and Yamaha's motorbikes.

8. Amazon parcels, the world's largest steel plant, Tabasco sauce, and Kia cars.

Aired: 11/25/2019

This 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.