Ultimate Factories

  • Premiered: Nov 2006
  • Episodes: 89
  • Followers: 19
  • Ended
  • National Geographic
  • Sunday at 21
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Season 5
5x10
Jaguar XJ
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 24, 2011
With a 75-year legacy of jaw-dropping design to protect, find out how space-age techniques borrowed from the aerospace industry aid the construction of the brand new XJ in the car firm's futuristic Castle Bromwich plant.
5x1
Aston Martin One-77
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 04, 2011
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BMW X3
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 01, 2011
A BMW plant in South Carolina is visited for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the X3 in the Season 5 opener.
5x3
Porsche Panamera
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 07, 2012
A Porsche factory in Leipzig, Germany, is visited for a look at the making of the Panamera, the company's first four-door high-performance sports sedan.
5x4
Mack Truck
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 14, 2012
A Mack Truck factory in Macungie, Pa., is visited for a look at the making of the Titan, which features a high level of customization, making automating the production process nearly impossible
5x5
LEGO
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 21, 2012
As simple as it is successful, LEGO is without doubt one of the most popular toys of all time. This eye-opening trip to the company's high-tech factory reveals how robots and tricky test .. show full overview
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Frito-Lay
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Air date
Jan 28, 2012
A Frito-Lay factory in Perry, Ga., is visited for a look at the making and distribution of potato chips, cheese puffs and tortilla chips.
5x7
Ford F-150
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 04, 2012
The building of a Ford F-150 is documented at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Michigan, which churns out more than 1200 trucks a day
5x8
Bacardi
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 11, 2012
The making of Bacardi rum is observed at a distillery in San Juan
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Ducati
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Air date
Feb 18, 2012
A Ducati factory in Italy is visited for a look at the making of the Multistrada 1200 sport bike
5x11
Heineken
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Air date
Feb 25, 2012
A tour of Heineken's 250-acre flagship brewery in Zoeterwoude, Netherlands
5x11
Eurofighter
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Air date
Mar 03, 2012
The construction of the Eurofighter Typhoon, an advanced multi-role combat aircraft, is chronicled in three factories across three countries.
5x14
Hero Motorcycles
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 10, 2012
Explore Hero MotoCorp's, factory, which is the world's largest motorcycle manufacturing company.
5x16
Bugatti Veyron
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Air date
Mar 31, 2012
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MV Agusta
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Air date
Apr 28, 2012
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5x15
Piaggio Vespa
Episode overview
Air date
May 10, 2012
It would not be too much of an exaggeration to say that Corrandino D'Ascanio's easy-to-ride, easy-to-maintain scooter design put post-war Italy on two wheels. Look at the factory where the same basic design cranks off the assembly line.
5x16
Speed Rail
Episode overview
Air date
May 24, 2012
A step-by-step look at the making of Alstom's revolutionary high-speed train, the AGV, which could be the fourth record-breaking creation from the company.

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