Bombardier
See tempered glass, titanium, fiberglass, lacquer and aluminum alloy become a cutting-edge jet.
Episodes
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Bombardier
S1 E4 - 53m 10s
See tempered glass, titanium, fiberglass, lacquer and aluminum alloy become a cutting-edge jet.
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Mack Truck
S1 E3 - 53m 10s
The highway truck — a modern workhorse, a heavy hauler vital to commerce — carries an 80,000-pound payload and must operate in every condition from sub-zero cold to triple-digit heat. To survive, it must be strong, durable and fuel-efficient, like the Mack Pinnacle, an engineering achievement made possible by platinum, petroleum, copper, manganese and polyurethane.
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Bentley
S1 E2 - 53m 10s
It’s a century-old obsession to find the right raw materials to build a car that is fit for both king and race car driver — perfectly luxurious and perfectly fast. The Bentley Motor Company has built common raw ingredients into their signature Mulsanne, an engineering achievement made possible by aluminum, leather, iron, wood and pigment.
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Komatsu
S1 E1 - 53m 41s
To extract precious metals found beneath the earth requires a massive 232-ton, two-story-tall dump truck with a load capacity of 320 tons — a giant earth-mover like the Komatsu 930E. This amazing engineering achievement is made possible by five essential raw ingredients: coal, chromium, mineral oil, latex rubber and sulphuric acid, an electron superhighway that generates massive power.
Extras + Features
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Episode 4 Preview | Bombardier
S1 E4 - 30s
See tempered glass, titanium, fiberglass, lacquer and aluminum alloy become a cutting-edge jet.
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Episode 3 Preview | Mack Truck
S1 E3 - 30s
See how copper, petroleum, platinum, manganese and polyurethane create a strong highway truck.
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Episode 2 Preview | Bentley
S1 E2 - 30s
Watch as aluminum, leather, iron, wood and pigment are transformed into a luxury automobile.
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