How It's Made · SEASON 23
Oil Pressure Sensors, Large Format Printing, Heavy Equipment Simulators, Head & Neck Restraints
Episode 7 · 2014-05-22

- Documentary
Episode overview
Precision diaphragms and electronic components are assembled and calibrated to measure engine-oil pressure. Digital images are prepared and reproduced on oversized printing equipment; realistic controls, displays and motion systems are integrated into heavy-equipment simulators; and strong, lightweight materials are formed and tested as racing head-and-neck restraints.
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