How It's Made · SEASON 28
Abalone Collagen, Digital-to-Analog Converters, Embosssed Wood Mouldings, Plier Staplers
Episode 11 · 2016-11-10

- Documentary
Episode overview
Material from farmed abalone is cleaned and processed to extract collagen for cosmetic and other specialized products. Electronic components are mounted and tested in digital-to-analog converters; wooden strips are shaped and pressed with repeating decorative patterns to produce embossed mouldings; and stamped metal levers, magazines and springs are assembled into plier staplers.
21 minutes
Season 28 episodes
1. Classic Car Gauges, Chocolate Marble Cake, Ghillie Kettles, Condoms2016-08-22
2. Pasta Dies, Blueberries, Composting Toilets, Surge Arresters2016-08-29
3. Angle Grinders, Berry Baskets, Omnidirectional Speakers2016-09-05
4. Cartridge Blades, Chocolate Banana Loaves, Vending Machines, Dive Computers2016-09-12
5. Ultra-Thin Glass, Pallet Dismantling Machines, Cupcakes, Seamless Stainless Steel Tubing2016-09-19
6. Potash, Leather Bracelets, Wild Rice, Hex Key L Wrenches2016-10-06
7. Metal Nail Files, Birch Bark Canoes, Cruiser Boat Hardtops, High-Voltage Circuit Breakers2016-10-13
8. Macarons, Pine Needle Baskets, Micrometers2016-10-20
9. Endoscopes, Megaphones, Uranium2016-10-27
10. Hollow Disk Pumps, Palm Sugar, Yachts2016-11-03
11. Abalone Collagen, Digital-to-Analog Converters, Embosssed Wood Mouldings, Plier Staplers2016-11-10
12. Thai Barbecues, Diving Masks and Fins, Bassoons2016-11-17
13. Wooden Utensils, Transport Refrigeration Units, Moccasins, Electronic Impact Drills2016-11-24