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Ultimate Factories

Season 8 2012 - 2013
TV-G

  • 2013-01-01T21:00:00Z on National Geographic
  • 1h
  • 14h 40m (15 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Ultimate Factories also known as Megafactories is an American documentary television series that premiered in 2006 on the National Geographic Channel. The program explores the inner workings of factories worldwide. Each episode profiles the machinery and manpower behind each factory's main product, featuring close-ups, breakdowns, interviews, and side stories to show the sequence of events to produce the product in the factory. Hoff Productions was one of the principal producers of this highly successful series. It also airs in non-US markets as Megafactories.

15 episodes

Season Premiere

2013-01-01T21:00:00Z

8x01 Riva Yachts

Season Premiere

8x01 Riva Yachts

  • 2013-01-01T21:00:00Z1h

A visit to one of the most famous motor yacht shipyards in Europe reveals how Riva builds its famous craft and how the brand has successfully expanded production into the superyacht market.

2013-01-01T21:00:00Z

8x02 Tecnogym

8x02 Tecnogym

  • 2013-01-01T21:00:00Z1h

This isn't just a megafactory, it's a village. The Technogym HQ in Cesena, Italy, boasts a convention hall, library, spa and restaurant and of course a world class fitness centre.

2013-01-24T21:00:00Z

8x03 Michelin

8x03 Michelin

  • 2013-01-24T21:00:00Z50m

Designing tyres for everything from cars and motorcycles to jumbo jets and the space shuttle, Michelin’s latest goal is to create a new tyre that will increase fuel mileage for cars.

2013-02-10T21:00:00Z

8x04 Campari

8x04 Campari

  • 2013-02-10T21:00:00Z1h

2013-03-10T21:00:00Z

8x05 Corona

8x05 Corona

  • 2013-03-10T21:00:00Z1h

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

8x06 Toyota Australia

8x06 Toyota Australia

  • 2013-04-08T20:00:00Z1h

Toyota Australia has just revealed a new state-of-the-art engine plant built to produce AR hybrid engines for local and export markets, one of only five engine plants of its kind. But getting there was no mean feat - and National Geographic Channel was there to capture the journey.

Only a privileged few ever get behind the wheel of the slick, sexy Koenigsegg and, similarly, only a privileged few play a role in its lovingly hand-built construction. Enter their artistic Swedish factory. Discover how each powerful Koenigsegg car is lovingly hand-built, in a Swedish factory that looks more like an art studio than a car production plant.
The basic concept of the Koenigsegg is simple: a road car body that incorporates a Formula One racing car chassis. Koenigseggs are among the most exclusive super cars in the world with unparalled levels of performance. The combination of uncompromising quality in both finish and function and the use of space age materials make these super cars among the very best in automotive history. Koenigseggs are built to excel on the road or racetrack, yet are still highly comfortable for long distance travelling.

2013-11-12T21:00:00Z

8x08 Bundaberg Rum

8x08 Bundaberg Rum

  • 2013-11-12T21:00:00Z1h

Two fires have razed it to the ground, floods have lapped at its doorstep and devastated its community – but 125 years on, the Bundaberg Distillery is not only surviving, it is flourishing. The Australian rum, which bears the name of its hometown, was created by a band of sugar millers in 1888, when faced with an overwhelming oversupply of molasses.

We look into the culture, the processes, the innovation and the community that make Bundaberg Rum unique. It’s more than a mega factory, it’s an Aussie icon, and is now one of the top tourist attractions in Queensland. Just like the lives of the people who live there, it’s a story of ingenuity, grit and determination.

2013-11-22T21:00:00Z

8x09 Wargaming

8x09 Wargaming

  • 2013-11-22T21:00:00Z1h

Megafactories takes us inside the Wargaming.net online gaming company. Players around the globe connect to state of the art game servers and turn the clocks back on history, fighting in virtual battles. Using tank warfare, a staggering 60 million players try to rewrite history in in the company's flagship game, World of Tanks, by annihilating the opposition and conquering their rightful territories.

2012-11-09T02:00:00Z

8x10 Corvette ZR1

8x10 Corvette ZR1

  • 2012-11-09T02:00:00Z50m

2013-11-23T02:00:00Z

8x14 Wargaming

8x14 Wargaming

  • 2013-11-23T02:00:00Z1h

Megafactories takes us inside the Wargaming.net online gaming company. Players around the globe connect to state of the art game servers and turn the clocks back on history, fighting in virtual battles. Using tank warfare, a staggering 60 million players try to rewrite history in in the company's flagship game, World of Tanks, by annihilating the opposition and conquering their rightful territories.

2012-05-18T01:00:00Z

8x15 Mclaren Supercar

8x15 Mclaren Supercar

  • 2012-05-18T01:00:00Z1h

2012-10-29T01:00:00Z

8x16 Almarai

8x16 Almarai

  • 2012-10-29T01:00:00Z1h

Since it's start in 1977, Almarai has grown into the largest and most recognized dairy producer in the Middle East. But keeping cows in the desert of Saudi Arabia is no easy task. Inside this edition of Megafactories, the birthing, raising, feeding and milking of Almarai's 135,000 Holstein dairy cows is as organized as the mostly automated bottle molding and filling stations into which their milk is poured. Using new technology, a secret recipe for cow feed, and a stringent testing process, viewers follow milk from cow to bottle to store shelf.

2012-11-11T02:00:00Z

8x17 Vestel City

8x17 Vestel City

  • 2012-11-11T02:00:00Z1h

This episode takes us inside a day in the life of the biggest factory complex in Europe. Located in Manisa, Turkey, it has an army of 14,000 employees producing mind boggling numbers of appliances: 45,000 TV sets, 9,500 refrigerators, 8,000 washing machines and 1,700 dishwashers are produced from start to finish each day.

2012-03-11T02:00:00Z

8x18 Hero Motorcycles

8x18 Hero Motorcycles

  • 2012-03-11T02:00:00Z1h

Explore Hero MotoCorp's, factory, which is the world's largest motorcycle manufacturing company.

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