"Inside the Factory": The Manufacturing Show You Didn't Know You Needed
I miss "How It's Made". It was such an interesting show and a fun look at how many common products and food items were produced. Ultimately, after 32 seasons, the show ended its run, and given that it wasn't a big prime time show, there's not much information on why.
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This Valentine’s Day, watch "Inside the Factory" and fall in love with manufacturing
The good news is that there's a similar show you may not have heard of that can fill the hole that "How It's Made" left when it ended: "Inside the Factory".
Alexis Gajewski, senior editor at Plant Services recently reported on this wonderful show.
The show, produced by the BBC, premiered in 2015 and offers 9 seasons with 70+ episodes. Each episode is an hour long and explores how a specific product is produced, focusing primarily on the factory and tools needed to manufacture the item. Each episode also features a historical segment hosted by Ruth Goodman, a British freelance historian who specializes in the early modern period. Ruth explores the historical significance of the product being created or the manufacturing process itself.
Watch the trailer below for "Inside the Factory". You can also head over to Alexis' blog to learn more about the show and see different clips from the episodes as well.
I know I'll be watching this weekend. Will you?
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Laura Davis
Editor-in-Chief, New Equipment Digest
Laura Davis is the editor in chief of New Equipment Digest (NED), a brand part of the Manufacturing Group at EndeavorB2B. NED covers all products, equipment, solutions, and technology related to the broad scope of manufacturing, from mops and buckets to robots and automation. Laura has been a manufacturing product writer for eight years, knowledgeable about the ins and outs of the industry, along with what readers are looking for when wanting to learn about the latest products on the market.