Megafactories
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SpeedBash

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Thursday 4th November 2010
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Looks like National Geographic channel have a couple of new episodes of car related Megafactories:

Sky said:
Wednesday 10 November 2010 @ 21:00/Thursday 11 November 2010 @ 01:00/Thursday 11 November 2010 @ 15:00

American car giant Chevrolet are reintroducing the Camaro after more than seven years out of production. It’s an iconic vehicle and a masterpiece of modern production techniques that requires a cutting edge facility to transform raw materials into a driver’s dream. That facility is a stunning 8.5million-square-foot assembly line, a megafactory which fuses cutting edge technology and high precision robots to produce one of the hottest sets of wheels about.

It’s just one of the subjects of this fascinating series which takes a look behind the scenes at some of the world’s most impressive manufacturing facilities. With unrestricted access to these cathedrals of construction Megafactories gives us a unique insight into the cutting-edge technological wonders taking place in some of the planet’s biggest industrial plants.

It’s a jaw-dropping journey that will leave you marvelling at man’s ingenuity from the comfort of your own sofa.
Nat Geo said:
Wednesday 17 November 2010 @ 21:00/Thursday 18 November 2010 @ 01:00/Thursday 18 November 2010 @ 15:00

Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from GM's Pre Production Operations factory reveals the secrets behind the electric Chevy Volt.
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