How It's Made · SEASON 23
Noise Barrier Walls, Front-Load Washers, Bourbon, Flexible Circuit Boards
Episode 3 · 2014-04-17

- Documentary
Episode overview
Sound-absorbing materials are formed into roadside panels designed to reduce traffic noise. Drums, motors, pumps and electronic controls are installed in front-loading washing machines; fermented grain mash is distilled and aged in charred barrels to produce bourbon; and conductive pathways are formed on thin flexible substrates to make circuit boards.
21 minutes
Season 23 episodes
1. Motion Sensors, Belt Loaders, Pheasant Breeding, Diving Helmets2014-04-03
2. Rawhide Lampshades, Chocolate Chip Cookies, MRI Scanners2014-04-10
3. Noise Barrier Walls, Front-Load Washers, Bourbon, Flexible Circuit Boards2014-04-17
4. Railway Bridge Ties, Membrane Filters, Hydraulic Post Drivers, Bi-Planes2014-04-24
5. Hospital Laundry, Brass Instrument Restoration, Horse Replicas, Excavation Buckets2014-05-01
6. Ceramic Fireplaces, Synthetic Corks, Parking Garage Floor Slabs2014-05-15
7. Oil Pressure Sensors, Large Format Printing, Heavy Equipment Simulators, Head & Neck Restraints2014-05-22
8. Mobile Concert Stages, Mascara, Continuous Miners, Wood Gift Boxes2014-05-29
9. NASCAR Car Bodies, Hurley Sticks, Tube Power Amplifiers, Thermal Coffee Pots2014-06-05
10. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, Grappa, Lunar Rover Replicas2014-06-12
11. Slate Tiles, Hot Dog Carts, Garage Door Openers, Bicycle Seats2014-06-19
12. Racing Leathers, Evaporative Cooling Towers, Wood Rocking Chairs, Wire Wheels2014-06-26
13. Mountain Bikes, Rice, Lever Action Rifles2014-07-03