Secrets of the Superfactories — Season 1, Episode 1: McLaren's UK supercar, Faber-Castell pencils, US STIHL chainsaws, and Japan's Shoda Shoyu soy sauce.
Documentary • 44 min • 1 season, 8 episodes
Episode synopsis
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.
About Secrets of the Superfactories
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.
More episodes from Season 1
- E2Tesla batteries, Yamaha grand pianos, Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blades and Sandvik's boring bar.
- E3Nasa's Space Launch System, Heinz baked beans, KitKat chocolate bars and Victorinox Swiss Army Knife.
- E4VW Chattanooga, Illy nitrogen-fresh coffee, JCB backhoe loaders and robot-made Strandberg guitars.
- E5Maserati, Frito-Lay, Bandai and Armitage Shanks.
- E6UPS's delivery service, Brompton's folding bikes, Rold's locking washing machines and Nongshim's instant noodles.
- E7Rolls-Royce's jet engines, GZ Vinyl's records and Yamaha's motorbikes.
- E8Amazon parcels, the world's largest steel plant, Tabasco sauce, and Kia cars.