Ultimate Factories : Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines throughout the world. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke (a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company in the United States since March 27, 1944). Originally intended as a patent medicine when it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton, Coca-Cola was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coke to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century.




Coca-Cola reaches more countries than there are in the United Nations, and it takes a power factory to provide a beverage with a famously secret formula consumed in over 99 percent of the populated world. Machines in a bottling plant pump out almost 800 bottles per minute, utilizing specialized “air-veyor” belts to maximize efficiency.

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Ford Mustang - Megafactories

Go inside Ford’s Mustang Factory where the latest versions of the original pony car are built.

Amazingly, both the cars and the factory are designed to produce 4 different models, from the base V6 to a 650HP fire breathing V8.
In terms of horsepower, the 650HP V8 is the most powerful V8 built anywhere in the world.
And in terms of speed for your dollar, the top of the line Mustang, the Shelby 550 GT, has a top speed of 200 miles an hour yet a base price of approximately $65,000.

There’s no other car available that comes close in terms of bang for your buck in top speed.  

 

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How to Build A Super Car - McLaren

With extraordinary access to one of the country's most secretive companies, this shows how Formula One racing team McLaren is now building a road car using some of their F1 technology.

During the summer of 2011, McLaren launched the MP4-12C. It is claimed that this 168,500 pound super car is one of the most cutting-edge and glamorous machines ever built and shows British design and precision engineering at its best.




The programme goes inside the McLaren factory, meets the team of engineers and McLaren boss Ron Dennis, and discovers how the car has been designed, tested and built from scratch, including its unique carbon-fibre 'monocell' technology and its engine - the first the company has ever built. Plus the film finds out what racing drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton think about the car and there is a look at how its sound was created in a studio.

To build the car the company also had to build a brand new facility. The film follows events as production starts and discovers if the huge investment - and gamble - looks like paying off.

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Swiss Army Knife - Megafactories NGC

“The Swiss Army Knife is used by everyone from boy scouts to presidents, the Swiss Army Knife may be the most ingenious multipurpose tool ever invented — with an equally ingenious process for its production. The Swiss Army Knife factory in Ibach, Switzerland, where two shifts of workers turn raw steel into 17 million intricate parts every year.”

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LearJet - Megafactories National Geographic

LearJet Documentary On MegaFactories National Geographic Channel - multimillion dollar private jets! not much more to say, imagine having one of your own, how awesome would that be! this documentary tells you all about learjet and their costumers.

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Illy Coffee - Megafactories

A look inside the Illy megafactory of Trieste: Illycaffé is an Italian family business passed down through 3 generations that turns out approximately 37500kg of coffee a day, exporting to 140 countries around the world. Its Trieste mega-factory on Italy's northeastern border uses cutting edge robotics, advanced science labs and a strong team of tasters in its quest for coffee perfection. The Illy family pride themselves on their use of applied science in the production of Illy coffee. The company has also implemented a training program that aims to teach growers how to produce a better quality coffee crop with less environmental impact which Illy then pledges to buy, thereby ensuring an unbroken chain of quality.

 

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Guinness - Megafactories

This is the largest stout brewery in the world, step inside the famous Guinness Brewery in Dublin which pumps out more than 300 million pints of the dark beer each year!

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Diamond Factory - Nova Science Now

A blindfolded Neil deGrasse Tyson is led to a top-secret “diamond farm” to investigate breakthroughs in the engineering of artificial diamonds. Indistinguishable from the real thing, these glittering creations may one day adorn more than ring fingers. They could replace silicon transistors in everything from supercomputers to high-speed electric trains.

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Mega Factories Supercars- Nissan GT-R

The rule-breaking and revolutionary Nissan GT-R. It competes with the big boys from the supercar world using a combination of cutting edge aerodynamics, hi-tech engineering and a handcrafted V6 engine. It's one of the most affordable supercars on the road - mass produced on a production line in Nissan's Tochigi mega factory

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National Geographic: Supercarrier Airport At Aea

The USS Ronald Reagan: this intimidating marine monster is the world's largest combat airport, perfectly designed for one task: to launch and retrieve legions of strike fighter jets anywhere in the world, on extremely short notice. And the 5,000 men and women onboard have to perform this task to perfection. Surrounded by roaring jet engines, explosive jet fuel, and dangerous weapons, a single mistake would spell disaster. But the crew's training prepares them for the many deadly situations that could occur on this massive vessel of war. Explore this super carrier's powerful array of offensive and defensive technology and meet the hands that run the Reagan's billions of dollars worth equipment. F/A 18 pilots like George DeGennaro prepare for launch and take to the skies and the 'G3 Division' assembles a 500 pound bomb -- by hand. 

From combat aircraft and weaponry to the safety drills that simulate everything from mass casualties to explosive leaks, take a full and uncensored, behind the scenes look at the American military's ultimate weapon in super carriers: USS Ronald Reagan.

 

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National Geographic Megafactories - NYC Subway Car

Starting life as a sheet of metal in Brazil, New York’s newest subway car is built to last 40 years, and can carry 1.6 billion riders a year.

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National Geographic Megafactories - Ford F150

Ford F150
This is the new Ford F-150 pickup and it’s been around for more than 60 years and it helped keep the American Ford on track during difficult economic times.


 

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National Geographic Megafactories - IKEA

IKEA began in Smaland, Sweden. In 1943, at the age of 17, Ingvar Kamprad sold matchboxes, pens and small furniture. He named the company “IKEA” an acronym for his first and last name and the farm and village where he spent his childhood. He made deliveries with his bicycle and later joined forces with the local milk truck. His efficient approach kept prices affordable.

Over 500 million customers visit an IKEA each year, making it the world’s largest furniture provider.

IKEA has almost 300 stores in 36 countries and 42 distribution centres in 18 countries and over 1000 suppliers.

It takes five factories across Europe to manufacture IKEA’s 10,000 item product line.

IKEA delivers over 250 million cubic metres of products each year.

Zbaszynek, Poland is home to the company’s largest wood production plant. Associates create 30 million tables, desks and wardrobes each year.

In nearby, Nowe Skalmierzyce, COM 40, an IKEA Supplier, builds 3,000 upholstered pieces of furniture daily, including 900 Ektorp sofas.

IKEA has sold over 40 million Billy Bookcases in the last three decades. Every week, IKEA’s automated manufacturing line creates 130,000 Billy bookshelves. Robots produce 10,000 bookcases daily.

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National Geographic Megafactories - Boeing 747

Boeing 747 Documentary HD - National Geographic Megafactories

Engineering Giants is a documentary series which takes a look at the making of some of the world's biggest machines. This series will go behind the scenes and document what it takes to overhaul a British Airways' Boeing 747-400.

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National Geographic Megafactories - Dodge Challenger

The Dodge Challenger rules the road with an intoxicating mix of muscle technology and eye popping style...


 
         NGC goes under the hood to inspect today's Dodge Challenger — an American classic reborn 40 years after its inception. Infused with nostalgic design and modern amenities, in just 20 hours this muscle car is fit to burn asphalt. We explore the 3 million-square-foot Canadian assembly plant that pumps out 900 Challengers a day across 20 miles of conveyer belts. Next, NGC treks to the Mexican factory that builds the Challenger's famed hemi engine.

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National Geographic Megafactories Bugatti Super Car

Stylish, sophisticated and staggeringly fast: feast your eyes on the truly stunning Bugatti Veyron. This supercar is driving the motor industry into the future, with some of the latest tricks and techniques from the aerospace industry inspiring its unique design. Split-second gear shifts and a meaty 16-cylinder engine give the Veyron its awesome power, while braking technology normally found on jumbo jets adds effortless road-gripping control - vital given the car's record 253mph top speed!

With Volkswagen engineers also installing a futuristic computer system to control every aspect of the car's performance, the driver is left to buckle up and enjoy the ride in one of the strongest cars on the road. Devastatingly quick, technologically advanced and complete with an eye-watering £1.2 million price tag, see the latest addition to the Bugatti family in Bugatti Super Car.

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National Geographic Megafactories - Aston Martin One 77

Aston Martin Supercar
It's the British brand synonymous with wealth, style and, of course, James Bond.

'Megafactories' Aston Martin One-77
For the first time on television, Aston Martin's most advanced production car, the One-77 will be showcased on National Geographic's popular Megafactories series. Following un-paralleled access to Aston Martin the hour-long programme charts the intense One-77 development programme throughout the three years it has taken from the car's conception in October 2007 to the build of the first production One-77 in October 2010. Filmed in high definition the show illustrates how Aston Martin remains at the forefront of contemporary manufacturing, embodying design and engineering excellence, and a brand with a truly special heritage.

 In never seen-before footage of the exclusive facility where up to 77 examples of the One-77 will be hand-crafted, Megafactories details the highly skilled manufacturing process fusing modern technology with traditional hand-craftsmanship and painstaking attention to detail culminating in over 2,700 man-hours to complete the ultimate Aston Martin by a dedicated team of 27 technicians. The One-77 facility is located in its own specially created standalone building within the company's global headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire.

 Inside the facility the distinctive production space is laboratory-like in its design and detail, an open plan 1,000 sqm serene space with its white walls, floor and ceiling containing four build positions and a host of specialist equipment and tools. The facility is a marked departure from a conventional automotive production space, with each car remaining static throughout the build, rather than progressing from station to station. 

 

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National Geographic Megafactories - Mercedes

Go inside Mercedes’ largest German factory to see what it takes to build the 571-horsepower Mercedes SLS.

Computers control everything in a Mercedes with more than a mile of wiring in each car, but to create the fastest Mercedes to date—topping out at 197 mph—it takes some of the best engineers in the world to mold a light yet strong supercar in 15 hours. The spiritual successor of the original 1950s Mercedes 300 S-L, the $183,000 2010 SLS blends modern engineering with classic Mercedes design.

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National Geographic Megafactories - LEGO

It's one of the most popular construction toys in the world. In the age of unprecedented competition for children's attention--from videogames to TVs to countless activities--they still spend over 5 billion hours a year playing with LEGO bricks. But building simple modular toys with interlocking bricks is a lot more complex than it seems. Their most popular set--the police station--is completely redesigned every few years to keep up with the times. From R&D and engineering to robotic assembly lines and the most fickle test market on the planet, Mega Factories: LEGO takes you behind the scenes as a real life police station turns into a playground for the imagination.

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NGC Megafactories - Koenigsegg

Some call it the 'most exciting car on Earth'. Take a seat inside Sweden's slick Koenigsegg!
Its amazing how Koenigsegg got started. Well worth the time to watch Koenigsegg Agera come together.

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