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Discovery communications
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Narrator: the binding is
The most important component
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Of a downhill ski.
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It attaches the ski boot
To the ski.
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It prevents injury by releasing
The boot if the skier falls.
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Also, an integrated brake
Engages upon release,
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Stopping the ski
From sliding down the hill.
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Every downhill ski binding
Has a toe and heel piece.
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The toe usually
Releases sideways in a fall,
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And the heel releases upward.
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The earliest bindings were made
Of heavy stamped steel
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And had no safety release.
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Today's bindings are made
Of lightweight material,
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Such as extruded aluminum
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And fiberglass-reinforced
Plastic.
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Using 3-d software,
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The research
And development team
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Designs the binding
Along with the molds and dyes
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Used to manufacture
The components.
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The team produces
A prototype of each component
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And uses three-dimensional
Measuring tools
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To verify the specifications.
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Workers paint the visible
Aluminum and plastic components
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Then cure them in an oven
For 40 minutes.
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They also dry them
At room temperature
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For 24 hours.
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This company produces
High-end racing models,
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As well as less expensive models
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For beginner
To intermediate skiers.
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This aluminum housing
Is for the toe piece
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Of a racing binding.
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They screw on plastic tabs
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To keep the metal from damaging
The plastic ski boot.
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Then workers assemble
The indicator,
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Which is used to adjust
The release setting.
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The release setting determines
How much torque is needed
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To trigger the binding
To release the ski boot.
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The torque is generated
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By the weight
Of the skier falling.
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They place
A bronze and aluminum ball joint
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In the metal base.
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The ball joint acts
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As the rotational center
Of the toe piece
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When it releases.
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They lubricate the ball joint
With grease
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Before putting the base
In an assembly fixture.
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Then they add
The toe piece housing...
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...And a plastic cap
With a white line on the side.
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As they screw down the cap,
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It compresses
The spring underneath.
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They test
The finished toe piece.
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This machine stamps
The company logo
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On the heel piece of a binding
That's designed
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For beginner
To intermediate skiers.
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This one is made of
Fiberglass-reinforced plastic
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With a clear polyurethane
Protective cover.
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You press the heel piece
With the ski pole
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To get in and out of the ski.
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Next, they mount a heel piece
To a base
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And assemble
The internal mechanism.
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This includes a screw-down cap
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That sets the internal spring
To a specific release setting.
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An automated machine
Tests each heel and toe piece
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To make sure the mechanism
Functions correctly.
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Another machine
Unscrews the cap halfway
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To lower the release setting
To the midpoint.
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Next, a metal pin
Connects the pivoting top
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Of the heel piece to the base.
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This setting tool locks the pin
In its lateral position.
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Now, workers mount the ski brake
To the heel piece.
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The ski boot maintains pressure
On the brake
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To keep it in the off position.
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In a ski accident,
The fall releases that pressure,
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Triggering the brake.
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After the binding
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Has been adjusted
To the length of the ski boot,
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Workers insert a notching pin
That locks the heel piece
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To the mounting plate
Of the ski.
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These plastic caps hide the
Heads of the lateral metal pin.
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Finally, workers connect
This lever to the notching pin.
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You simply
Pull it up and back
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To disengage the pin
And adjust for boot length.
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The company subjects random
Samples from the production line
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To rigorous
Quality control tests.
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Bindings are made
To international standards.
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These standards dictate
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How they're supposed to react
To falls.
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Provided the binding
Is correctly set
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For the skier's weight,
Boot size, and skiing ability,
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These standards ensure
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The ski boot releases
In an accident
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But doesn't
Inadvertently release
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If the skier hits a big bump.
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Narrator:
Removing oil, heavy soils,
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Scale, or rust stains on
A piece of metal can be tough.
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This is where
Industrial cleaning technologies
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Come in handy.
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Immersion parts washers
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Use degreasing
And descaling compounds
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To clean metal.
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They also use ultrasound
To literally shake off the muck.
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An immersion parts washer
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Agitates water mixed
With an industrial detergent
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To clean a mechanical part
Or piece of metal.
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A pneumatic lift mechanism
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Moves the platform
Up and down inside the tank
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As the water heats
To about 150 degrees.
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A robot loads stainless steel
Into a laser cutter,
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Using suction cups
To manipulate the sheet metal.
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A cnc cutter uses
A 2,500 watt laser
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To cut the steel,
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Following a layout
Entered in a cad system.
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The layout maximizes
The number of parts
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Made out of a single sheet.
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The machine parts come out
On an unloading platform
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Where an operator performs
A visual inspection.
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He takes the parts
To a cnc folding table.
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The machine bends
The sheet metal
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To form the outside shell
Of the immersion parts washer.
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This is also called
The tank skin.
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A hydraulic bending machine
Makes flanges in the sheet metal
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To reinforce the tank walls
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And provide a surface
For welding.
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This high-end
Sheet metal-forming technique
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Allows workers to produce
A series of parts
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For multiple units.
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A worker assembles
The machine parts
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On a welding fixture.
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He uses clamps
To hold the pieces in place
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As he welds them together
Using an electric mig torch.
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Welding such a thin sheet
Of stainless steel
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Is a tricky job
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Because it's more susceptible
To warping from the heat.
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The tank goes through
A 24-hour leak test
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Before painting.
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A painter applies
Epoxy and acrylic hybrid
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Electrostatic powder coat.
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The coat combines
The protective strength of epoxy
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And the resilience of acrylic.
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The painter places the tank
In a massive curing chamber...
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And sets the oven time
And temperature.
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The baking process
Gives the powder coat
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A grainy, textured finish.
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A worker grinds down
The weld profiles
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And polishes the top tank walls
With fine sandpaper.
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Another worker
Brings in the lift arm
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And inserts it in the tank.
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He puts the bearing support
Mechanism in place
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And bolts it onto the tank.
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He inserts the rollers
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That will support and guide
The lift arm...
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Then drives a shaft
Through the bearings.
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He installs
The pneumatic cylinder
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Behind the bearing support
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And pins it
On top of the lift arm.
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He brings in the agitator pump
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And installs its
3/4-horsepower electric motor
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Next to the bearing support.
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A plumber installs the fittings
For the tank filter.
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The filter removes
Contamination and debris
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From the cleaning solution.
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A worker installs the platform
And bolts it on the lift arm.
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He installs a rack
On the platform.
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It's made of grainy fiberglass
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To prevent the pieces
From shifting
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During a cleaning cycle.
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After testing the movement
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Of the lift arm
And platform assembly,
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Workers install
The steel lid on the tank...
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And attach its hinge.
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Then they check
The fit of the lid.
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An electrician makes
The connections
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For the heat
And timer controls...
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...And screws the electric panel
Onto the side of the tank.
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He closes the electric box,
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Then tests the lift arm,
The lid, and the agitator pump.
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As the lift arm moves up,
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The platform lifts clean parts
Out of the water.
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Washers like this one
Can clean anything
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From automotive castings
To printing press parts.
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Narrator:
In an underground mine,
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Ventilation is critical
For the safety of the miners.
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Above-ground fans
Can either blow in fresh air
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Or they can suck out toxic gases
Using ventilation ducts
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Suspended from the ceiling
Of the mine shaft.
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The black ventilation ducts
Are made of fiberglass.
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The yellow ducts
Are made of vinyl
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Reinforced with steel wire.
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Both are designed to withstand
Negative pressure
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When drawing out gases
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And positive pressure
When blowing in air.
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To manufacture
Sections of fiberglass duct,
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They use a steel mandrel.
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Workers wrap plastic
Around the mandrel
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To prevent the fiberglass
From sticking.
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They also wrap cardboard around
One end of each duct section
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To increase its diameter.
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Next, they start up
The fiberglass winding machine.
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It draws
29 strands of fiberglass roving
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Through a bath of resin,
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Then winds them
In a helical pattern
Up and down the mandrel,
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Building up a layer between
3 and 10 millimeters thick,
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Depending on the application.
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The regular end is called
The spigot.
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The wide end is called the bell.
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The spigot of one duct section
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Fits snugly
Inside the bell of the next.
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This way, multiple sections
Can be connected to each other.
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Workers embed d-rings
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At regular intervals
Along the top.
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These rings are used
To suspend the ducts
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From the mine shaft ceiling.
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Once the winding is finished,
Workers cut the roving...
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...And roll
The fiberglass-covered mandrel
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Into a large oven for curing.
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It takes about 30 minutes
To cure the resin
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On a duct this size.
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Once it's cured,
They extract the mandrel.
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They saw through the middle
Of the fiberglass duct
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To divide it into two
Shorter ducts of equal length.
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Each has a bell end
And a spigot end.
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Workers use a hand saw
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To cut and shape some pieces
Into fittings.
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Fittings are angled
Or "Y"-shaped pieces
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That connect two
Straight pieces,
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Allowing
The route of the ducting
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To turn or branch out.
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They connect the cut pieces
With galvanized metal tape,
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Then they seal the gaps
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With strips of fiberglass cloth
Saturated with resin.
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To make spiral duct,
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They weld together
Sheets of vinyl
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To create a wider sheet.
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On one end of the tube,
They weld in a ring
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Made of galvanized wire rope.
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At the other end of the tube,
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They weld in
An adjustable coupler.
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To connect duct sections,
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The ring of one section
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Fits into the coupler
Of the next one.
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They mount the tube
On the guide bar
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Of the spiral winding machine.
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The machine applies steel wire
To reinforce the vinyl.
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It also enables the duct section
To collapse into a compact hoop.
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As it works its way
Down the tube,
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The machine covers the wire
With a strip of vinyl.
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It welds the vinyl to the tube,
Forming a pocket
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That both locks the wire
In position
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And protects it from wear.
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When the machine reaches
The opposite end of the tube,
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They cut the wire
And remove the duct section.
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The last step
Is to attach hangers
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At 2-foot intervals.
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The hangers are used
To suspend the ventilation ducts
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From the mine ceiling.
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Spiral ducts
Are the easiest type
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Of ventilation to transport
And install
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Because they're collapsible
And lightweight.
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However, they can get damaged
In high-traffic work areas,
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So mines prefer to use
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Sturdier fiberglass
Ventilation ducts.
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Narrator:
Before the pencil sharpener,
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People used knives
To sharpen the tips of pencils.
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It was in the mid-19th century
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When a french inventor
Came up with a clever tool --
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A little box with a blade
And a cone-shaped opening.
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Just twist the pencil into it,
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And it makes
A very precise point.
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The pencil sharpener has been
A favorite of pencil pushers
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For over 150 years.
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With a few twists,
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It can hone
The graphite tip of a pencil
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To a very fine point.
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To make pencil sharpeners,
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They start with
High-carbon steel
For the blades.
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The steel unwinds
Through a straightener,
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Then a feeder serves it up
To a punchcutter.
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It cuts out five blades
In one action,
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Complete with assembly holes
In the center.
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It also embosses
The company logo onto it.
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This machine can generate
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Well over
100,000 pencil sharpener blades
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In an hour.
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A worker distributes the blades
Onto a conveyor
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That will take them to an oven.
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The temperature inside
Is 1,500 degrees.
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The blades slowly circle
In the oven.
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This step takes
15 to 20 minutes.
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Exposure to the intense heat
And a quick cooldown in oil
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Harden the blades,
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But it also
Leaves them tarnished.
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So they drain the oil
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By spinning the blades
In a perforated drum.
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Then they add a mix
Of dried corn
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And polishing paste
To the blades.
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The drum tosses the blades
In the polishing medium
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For six 6 to 12 hours.
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This restores them,
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As we see
In this before-and-after shot.
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A circular feeder sorts them
Into a single file
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And racks them on a metal rod.
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Once on the rod,
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A machine grinds a cutting edge
Into all of the blades at once.
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Next,
They manufacture the housing
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For the pencil sharpener blades.
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A circular saw
Cuts a ridged magnesium bar
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To the correct length.
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The magnesium blocks
Tumble into a feeder,
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Which funnels them
Into a stamping machine.
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The machine stamps
The company logo
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Onto the top
And lower side of the blocks.
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Machinery moves
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The pencil sharpener bodies
Forward to a drill
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That bores cone-shaped,
Pencil-sized holes into them.
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A second drill
Carves holes in the top
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For screwing the blades into
The pencil sharpener bodies.
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A little metal rod shoves
The pencil sharpener bodies
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Out of the machine
And into a bin.
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A worker plunges
The pencil sharpener bodies
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Into five chemical baths.
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Each bath has
A different formula.
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The chemicals soften the edges
Of the magnesium bodies,
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Making the surface shinier.
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A worker spreads
The pencil sharpener bodies
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Across a mesh conveyor.
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The conveyor takes them
Through a dryer
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To remove any residue
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Left behind
By the chemical solutions.
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These pencil sharpener bodies
Are now ready to receive blades.
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A feeder system delivers them
To an assembly station.
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The screws funnel
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Into an automated screwdriver
At the assembly point.
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A mechanism slides the blades
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Into the pencil sharpener bodies
As they arrive.
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The pencil sharpeners fall
Into a bin, ready for retail.
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It's taken
Many different processes
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To produce these magnesium
Pencil sharpeners.
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Here's a recap of the process.
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Over a century and a half
After its invention,
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The manual pencil sharpener
Is still making life easier.
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And in modern factories,
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The concept has been honed
To a fine point.
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