Ultimate Factories (2006)

Season 5

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.

Released Nov. 9, 2006 Episode 46 min 2+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: imdb.car, imdb.supercar, imdb.behind-the-scenes, imdb.manufacturing, imdb.factory

Production Companies: Hoff Productions

Network: National Geographic

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb

7.7

/284/

Trakt

/34/

TMDb

/10/

S5E1 - BMW X3

A BMW plant in South Carolina is visited for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the X3 in the Season 5 opener.

Nov. 1, 2011, midnight

S5E2 - Porsche Panamera

A Porsche factory in Leipzig, Germany, is visited for a look at the making of the Panamera, the company's first four-dour high-performance sports sedan.

Jan. 7, 2012, midnight

S5E3 - Mack Truck

A Mack Truck factory in Macungie, Pa., is visited for a look at the making of the Titan, which features a high level of customization, making automating the production process nearly impossible

Jan. 14, 2012, midnight

8.0

S5E4 - Lego

As simple as it is successful, LEGO is without doubt one of the most popular toys of all time. This eye-opening trip to the company's high-tech factory reveals how robots and tricky test markets are behind the company's ever-popular police station set.

Jan. 21, 2012, midnight

S5E5 - Frito-Lay

A Frito-Lay factory in Perry, Ga., is visited for a look at the making and distribution of potato chips, cheese puffs and tortilla chips.

Jan. 28, 2012, midnight

S5E6 - Ford F-150

The building of a Ford F-150 is documented at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Michigan, which churns out more than 1200 trucks a day

Feb. 4, 2012, midnight

S5E7 - Bacardi

The making of Bacardi rum is observed at a distillery in San Juan

Feb. 11, 2012, midnight

S5E8 - Ducati

A Ducati factory in Italy is visited for a look at the making of the Multistrada 1200 sport bike

Feb. 18, 2012, midnight

S5E9 - Heineken

A tour of Heineken's 250-acre flagship brewery in Zoeterwoude, Netherlands

Feb. 25, 2012, midnight

7.0

S5E10 - Euro Fighter

The construction of the Eurofighter Typhoon, an advanced multi-role combat aircraft, is chronicled in three factories across three countries.

March 3, 2012, midnight

S5E11 - Episode 11

None

March 10, 2012, midnight

S5E12 - Episode 12

None

March 17, 2012, midnight

S5E13 - Episode 13

None

March 24, 2012, midnight

Network: National Geographic

Episode Runtime: 46 min.

Season Runtime: 3864 min.

Released: Nov. 9, 2006

Last Air Date: Nov. 28, 2013, midnight

Status: Ended

Certification: TV-G / 2+

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