How It’s Made

How It's Made - Science Channel

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2001

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A behind-the-scenes look at the manufacturing processes of various products — a mix consisting of common products such as jeans, aluminum foil, and cereal, and less predictable ones like wax figurines, braille typewriters, and pinball machines

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The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Sunday, April 6

Macarons; Pine Needle Baskets; Micrometers

Season 28 • Episode 8

The making of macarons, pine needle baskets and micrometers.

Sunday, April 6

Endoscopes; Megaphones; Uranium

Season 28 • Episode 9

Examining how endoscopes, megaphones and uranium are made.

Sunday, April 6

Hollow Disk Pumps; Palm Sugar; Yachts

Season 28 • Episode 10

How hollow disk pumps, palm sugar, and yachts are made.

Sunday, April 6

Collagen, Digital-to-Analog Converters, Wood Moldings, and Plier Staplers

Season 28 • Episode 11

How collagen, digital-to-analog converters, wood mouldings and plier staplers are made.

Sunday, April 6

Sharpening Steels; Bladder Pumps; Ironing Boards

Season 26 • Episode 6

Explore the making of sharpening steels, bladder pumps, ironing boards and kayak paddles.

Sunday, April 6

Champagne Hoods & Foils; Pneumatic Delivery Systems

Season 26 • Episode 7

Learning how champagne hoods and foils, espresso machines, pizza ovens and more are made.

Sunday, April 6

Stile & Rail Doors; Steam Cleaners; Hand-Held Pizzas

Season 26 • Episode 8

An investigation into how steam cleaners, hand-held pizza and power brushes are made.

Sunday, April 6

Industrial Casters; Wedding Cakes; Terahertz Spectrometers

Season 26 • Episode 9

Wondering how industrial casters, custom wedding cakes, racing catamarans and more are made.

Sunday, April 6

Garden Forks; English Toffee

Season 19 • Episode 1

Garden forks; English toffee; paint chip cards; Bundt pans.

Sunday, April 6

Pewter Flasks; Potato Salad

Season 19 • Episode 2

Pewter flasks; potato salad; hydrogen fuel cells; engineered wood siding.

Sunday, April 6

Canvas Wall Tents; Peace Pipes

Season 19 • Episode 3

A look into how canvas wall tents, cannons and breakfast cereal are made.

Sunday, April 6

Robotic Hunting Decoys; Canned Tomatoes

Season 19 • Episode 4

Robotic hunting decoys; canned tomatoes; scoreboards; lassos.

Sunday, April 13

Thai Barbecues; Fins and Masks; Bassoons

Season 28 • Episode 12

How Thai barbecues, diving masks and fins, and bassoons are made.

Sunday, April 13

Wood Utensils; Refrigeration Units; Moccasins

Season 28 • Episode 13

How wood utensils, refrigeration units, moccasins and impact drills are made.

Sunday, April 13

Pre-inked Stamps, Cranberries, Cotton Yarn, Road Signs

Season 3 • Episode 1

Pre-inked stamps; cranberries; cotton yarn; road signs.

Sunday, April 13

Combination Locks, Pottery, Recreational Vehicles

Season 3 • Episode 2

Combination locks; pottery; recreational vehicles.

Sunday, April 13

Ceramic Grills; Pneumatic Punching Machines; Water Jet Fountains

Season 26 • Episode 10

Dive into how ceramic grills, punching machines and hollow wooden surfboards are made.

Sunday, April 13

Vibrating Mining Screens; Whoopie Pies; Utility Poles

Season 26 • Episode 11

An insight into how vibrating mining screens, whoopie pies and roller conveyors are made.

Sunday, April 13

Exercise Bikes; Cornish Pastries; Pasta Makers

Season 26 • Episode 12

Dive into how exercise bikes, Cornish pasties and slate products are designed and produced.

Sunday, April 13

Channel Signs; Wetsuits; Aluminum Aircraft

Season 26 • Episode 13

An insight into how objects like wetsuits are made; the aluminium aircraft's construction.

Sunday, April 13

Turf Grass; Beef Jerky

Season 19 • Episode 5

Turf grass; beef jerky; wood chippers; bowling pins.

Sunday, April 13

Multi-tools; Jojoba Oil

Season 19 • Episode 6

Multi-tools; jojoba oil; marionettes.

Sunday, April 13

Fish Decoys; Film Digitization

Season 19 • Episode 7

Fish decoys; film digitization; cylinder stoves; concrete light poles.

Sunday, April 13

Bamboo Bikes; Chainsaw Art

Season 19 • Episode 8

Bamboo bikes; chainsaw art; breath mints; manual motorcycle transmissions.

Sunday, April 20

Wheel Loaders, Vegetable Oil, Hand Tools, Cotton Swabs

Season 3 • Episode 3

Front-end loaders; vegetable oil; hand tools; cotton swabs.

Sunday, April 20

Metal Fences, Asphalt Shingles, Polystyrene Products, Hard Candies

Season 3 • Episode 4

Temporary metal fences; asphalt shingles.

Sunday, April 20

Horse-Drawn Carriages; Artificial Eyes; Dog and Cat Food

Season 3 • Episode 5

Horse-drawn carriages; artificial eyes; cat and dog food.

Sunday, April 20

Yogurt; Candles; Neon Signs; Bookbindings

Season 3 • Episode 6

Yogurt; candles; neon signs; bookbindings.

Sunday, April 20

Skateboard Wheels; Baklava & Galaktoboureko; CO2 Scrubbers

Season 29 • Episode 1

Skateboard wheels; baklava and galaktoboureko; CO2 scrubbers; honeycomb candles.

Sunday, April 20

Nuno Felt; Drum Crushers; Kimchi; Parquet Floors

Season 29 • Episode 2

Taking a look at kimchi, drum crushers and traditional parquet floors.

Sunday, April 20

Wood Watches; Steel Bicycles; Raw Pet Food

Season 29 • Episode 3

Examining how wood watches, mechanical sensors and raw pet food are made.

Sunday, April 20

Thermoplastic Fire Helmets; Basketry Sculptures; Coffee Roasters

Season 29 • Episode 4

How thermoplastic fire helmets, basketry sculptures and coffee roasters are made.

Sunday, April 20

Dinnerware; Reservoir Air Tanks

Season 19 • Episode 9

Dinnerware; reservoir air tanks; frosted cereal; fossils.

Sunday, April 20

Clay; Pitted Prunes

Season 19 • Episode 10

Clay; pitted prunes; spurs; filled tires.

Sunday, April 20

Tasers; Canned Soup

Season 19 • Episode 11

Tasers; canned soup; jaw harps; diving boards.

Sunday, April 20

Navajo Rugs; Crude Oil

Season 19 • Episode 12

Navajo rugs; crude oil; kaleidoscopes; titanium dental implants.

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