How It's Made · SEASON 18

Pharmaceutical Blister Packs, Deli Slicers, Oysters, Weathervanes

Episode 11 · 2011-11-22

★ 10.0

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Season 18Episode 11★ 10.0/10

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Episode overview

Plastic film is heated and formed into individual cavities, filled with medication and sealed with foil to produce pharmaceutical blister packs. Stainless-steel blades, motors and adjustable carriages are assembled into deli slicers; oysters are cultivated, harvested and prepared for sale; and shaped metal ornaments are balanced on rotating mounts to make weathervanes.

21 minutes

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