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Machine Tools
No one wants a hand-made car or gun or an airplane. We want things made by machines. Machine tools are power–driven machines–of all shapes and sizes-used to make metal parts. Machine tools built our modern world. Our life would not be possible without them. This show will take a look at these amazing machines in action. Beginning with the story of the steam engine and traveling to modern day “machining centers”–used to make incredibly complex space shuttle parts–we’ll look at the basic types of machine tools and their development. We’ll also look at some of the most modern machine tools of the future, including machines that are changing the way products of tomorrow are made.
Aired: Oct 09, 2000 Genre: DocumentaryCreated By: Bruce NashDuration: 44m Rating: 0 Country: United States of America Production: Jupiter Entertainment, Six West Media
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01: The City Beneath Our Feet02: Tower Bridge03: The Chunnel04: Space Stations.05: The Pentagon06: Bridges.07: Prisons08: Great Inventions09: Office Wonders10: Police Technology11: Disaster Technology12: Concrete13: Camping Technology14: Private Planes15: Race Cars16: Traffic17: Buses18: Gold Mines.19: Banks.20: The Erie Canal21: Trucks22: Aswan Dam23: China's Great Dam24: The Maginot Line25: Video Games: Behind The Fun26: The Body Shop27: Machine Tools28: Farming Technology29: Assembly Lines30: Suez Canal31: London Underground32: Combat Training.33: Remote Operated Vehicles34: Death Devices35: Power Plants.36: Inventions of War.37: Plumbing: The Arteries Of Civilzation38: Line of Defense