How It's Made: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Aluminum Foil, Snowboards, Contact Lenses, Bread
Jan 6, 2001 · 21 min
The series premiere follows the transformation of aluminum into extremely thin household foil, the layered construction and finishing of snowboards, the precision molding of soft c
Compact Discs, Mozzarella Cheese, Pantyhose, Fluorescent Tubes
Jan 13, 2001 · 21 min
Manufacturing processes include encoding and molding compact discs, turning milk into mozzarella cheese, knitting exceptionally fine synthetic fibers into pantyhose, and assembling
Toothpicks, Acrylic Bathtubs, Helicopters, Beer
Jan 20, 2001 · 21 min
The episode demonstrates how timber is sliced and shaped into toothpicks, acrylic sheets are heated and vacuum-formed into bathtubs, helicopters are assembled and tested, and grain
Hearing Aids, 3D Puzzles, Rubber Mats, Toilets
Jan 27, 2001 · 21 min
Miniature electronic components are fitted into custom hearing aids, printed designs are cut and assembled into three-dimensional puzzles, rubber is processed into durable floor ma
Copy Paper, Jeans, Computers, Plate Glass
Feb 3, 2001 · 21 min
Wood pulp is refined and rolled into copy paper, denim is cut and sewn into jeans, electronic components are installed and tested in personal computers, and molten raw materials ar
Nails and Staples, Safety Glasses, Fabrics, Bicycles
Feb 10, 2001 · 21 min
Steel wire is cut and shaped into nails and staples, impact-resistant lenses and frames become safety glasses, yarn is woven or knitted into fabric, and bicycle frames and componen
Kayaks, Safety Boots, Electronic Signs, Cereals
Feb 17, 2001 · 21 min
The program examines the molding and outfitting of kayaks, construction of reinforced safety boots, assembly and programming of electronic signs, and large-scale preparation, cooki
Trucks, Adhesive Bandages, Computer Circuit Boards, Liquors
Feb 24, 2001 · 21 min
Heavy truck chassis, engines, cabs and bodies are brought together on an assembly line; absorbent pads and adhesive strips become bandages; conductive pathways and components are a
Steel, Apple Juice, Aircraft Landing Gear, Cosmetics
Mar 3, 2001 · 21 min
Raw materials are melted and processed into steel, apples are cleaned and pressed into juice, high-strength components are machined and assembled into aircraft landing gear, and pi
Holograms, Package Printing, Skin Culture, Canned Corn
Mar 10, 2001 · 21 min
Laser-recorded interference patterns are used to create holograms, high-speed presses print packaging materials, laboratory techniques grow replacement skin tissue, and corn is har
Plastic Bags, Solar Panels, Plastic Fuel Tanks, Hockey Sticks
Mar 17, 2001 · 21 min
Plastic film is extruded, cut and sealed into bags; photovoltaic cells are connected and laminated into solar panels; durable polymers are molded into vehicle fuel tanks; and layer
Aluminum Screw Caps, Chocolate, Pills, Pasta
Mar 24, 2001 · 21 min
Aluminum sheet is stamped and threaded into bottle caps, cocoa ingredients are refined and tempered into chocolate, pharmaceutical compounds are measured and compressed into pills,
Bicycle Helmets, Aluminum, Automotive Brakes, Lithium-Ion Batteries
Mar 31, 2001 · 21 min
Expanded foam and protective shells are combined into bicycle helmets, aluminum is extracted and processed into usable metal, friction components and hydraulic parts become automot