How It's Made: Season 27
Season 27 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of How It's Made Season 26.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 27 Progress Shield
CNC Assembly Machines, Lemon Tarts, Miniature War Figures
Feb 22, 2016 · 21 min
Computer-aided designs guide the fabrication and assembly of CNC production machines before their automated systems are calibrated for industrial use. Lemon custard is prepared and
Chemical Tank Pressure Vents, Candy Wafers, Food Trucks, Traditional Ropes
Feb 29, 2016 · 21 min
Precision valves and protective housings are assembled into vents that regulate pressure inside chemical-storage tanks. Flavoured candy mixtures are formed into thin wafers; commer
Graphene, World's Smallest Car, Force Testers, Composite Cans
Mar 7, 2016 · 21 min
Carbon is processed into graphene, an exceptionally thin material valued for its strength and conductivity. Miniature mechanical and electrical components are assembled into a rema
LED Tubes, Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars, Robotic Medication Dispensers
Mar 14, 2016 · 21 min
Rows of light-emitting diodes, drivers and heat-management components are installed inside tubular fixtures. Peanut-butter centres are formed, coated with chocolate and cooled into
Commercial Drones, Aquarium Fish, Runway Cleaners, Shuttlecocks
Mar 21, 2016 · 21 min
Lightweight airframes are fitted with motors, propellers, electronics and cameras to create commercial drones. Ornamental fish are bred and raised for the aquarium trade; powerful
Wooden Matches, Tillage Machines, Telescopic Gangways, Mabe Pearls
Apr 4, 2016 · 21 min
Thin pieces of wood are cut, dried and coated with combustible compounds to produce matches. Heavy frames, discs and cultivating tools are assembled into agricultural tillage machi
Mosquito Coils, Solar-Assist Tricycles, Palm Oil, Fiberglass Chopper Guns
Apr 11, 2016 · 21 min
Insect-repellent ingredients are blended with combustible material, pressed into spirals and dried to make mosquito coils. Tricycle frames are fitted with photovoltaic panels, batt
Wood Toys, Retro Toasters, Laboratory Furnaces, Aerogel
Apr 18, 2016 · 21 min
Selected wood is cut, shaped, sanded and decorated to create traditional toys. Metal housings, heating elements and timing mechanisms are assembled into retro-styled toasters; insu
Combination Squares, Farmed Shrimp, Ball Valves, String Trimmers
Apr 25, 2016 · 21 min
Steel rulers are marked and fitted with adjustable heads to produce combination squares used for measuring and layout work. Shrimp are bred and raised in managed ponds; machined va
Chinese-Style Furniture, Electrical Switches, Thai Fish Sauce, Cappers
May 9, 2016 · 21 min
Wooden components are carved, joined and carefully finished to produce furniture inspired by traditional Chinese designs. Conductive contacts, springs and insulating housings are a
Mortars and Pestles, Bowling Lane Conditioners, Crematories, Wood Playsets
Mar 28, 2016 · 21 min
Stone blanks are cut, ground and polished into matching mortars and pestles. Tanks, pumps, applicators and controls are installed in machines that clean and oil bowling lanes; insu
Race Car Oil Tanks, Plaster Mouldings, Lemongrass Oil, Fly Tying Vises
May 16, 2016 · 21 min
Lightweight metal is formed, welded and pressure-tested into oil tanks designed for racing vehicles. Decorative profiles are reproduced as plaster mouldings; harvested lemongrass i
Coconut Shell Charcoal, Dial Indicators, Wet Downdraft Tables, Bassoon Reeds
May 30, 2016 · 21 min
Discarded coconut shells are carbonized, ground and formed into clean-burning charcoal. Precision gears, springs and calibrated faces are assembled into dial indicators; ventilated