video topic: Design, industry
entry type: documentary info
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architect featured: mixed
series host: National Geographic
video series: introduction to the series Ultimate Factories / Megafactories
Presenter: Christopher Cook
Producer: Chris Valentini & Victoria Kirk (National Geographic)
courtesy: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/ultimate-factories/all/Overview
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Factories
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Ultimate Factories is an American documentary television series that premiered in 2007 on the National Geographic Channel. Produced by Michael Hoff Productions and National Geographic Film & Television, the program explores the inside workings of various factories worldwide. Each episode profiles the machinery and manpower behind each factory's main product, featuring close-ups, breakdowns, interviews, and side stories to show the sequence of events in order to show the process in the factory. Three episodes started the series, with additional episodes following later in the schedule.
Episodes
The National Geographic Channel has broadcasted the following twenty episodes of the series:
| Episode name | Description |
|---|---|
| Apache Helicopter | Follows the production of the helicopter Boeing AH-64 Apache at the Boeing factory. |
| Audi | Follows the production of the car Audi R8 (road car) at Neckarsulm, Germany. |
| BMW | Follows the production of the car BMW Z4. |
| Budweiser | |
| Camaro | Follows the production of the car 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Synergy Special Edition. |
| Caterpillar | Follows the production of the haul truck Caterpillar 797B. |
| Corvette | Follows the production of the car Corvette Z06. |
| Ferrari | Follows the production of the car 599 GTB Fiorano. |
| Pierce Fire Trucks | |
| Harley-Davidson | Follows the production of the motorcycle V-Rod. |
| IKEA | Follows the production of IKEA products at its factories in Poland and Sweden. |
| John Deere | Follows the production of the harvester STS Combine. |
| Lamborghini | Follows the production of the car Murcielago SV. |
| M-1 Tank | Follows the production of the tank M1 Abrams. |
| NYC Subway Car | Follows the production of the subway car R160. |
| Peterbilt | Follows the production of the truck, model 387, at the Peterbilt factory in Denton, Texas. |
| Porsche | Follows the production of the car Porsche 911 GT3. |
| Rolls-Royce | Follows the production of the car Rolls-Royce Phantom, including an insight on the company's "Bespoke" program. |
| UPS | Follows the working of Worldport, worldwide air hub for United Parcel Service. |
| Winnebago | Follows the production of the Winnebago motor homes, a type of recreational vehicle (RV). |
| Production | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive producer(s) | Michael Hoff Chris Valentini | ||||||||
| Producer(s) | Victoria Kirk | ||||||||
| Running time | 45 minutes | ||||||||
| Production company(s) | Michael Hoff Productions National Geographic Society | ||||||||
| Broadcast | |||||||||
| Original channel | National Geographic Channel | ||||||||
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) | ||||||||
| Original run | 2007 – present | ||||||||
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| Official website | |||||||||
| Production website | |||||||||
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