How It's Made · SEASON 28
Ultra-Thin Glass, Pallet Dismantling Machines, Cupcakes, Seamless Stainless Steel Tubing
Episode 5 · 2016-09-19

- Documentary
Episode overview
Molten glass is drawn into extremely thin, uniform sheets suitable for sensitive electronic and technical applications. Heavy frames, conveyors and cutting mechanisms are assembled into machines that recover boards from used pallets; batter is deposited, baked and decorated as cupcakes; and solid stainless-steel billets are pierced, rolled and drawn into seamless tubing.
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