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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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Narrator: MINES AND QUARRIES
USE CRUSHERS
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TO BREAK DOWN RAW MATERIAL.
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THOSE RAW MATERIALS GO THROUGH
A VIBRATING SCREEN TO SEPARATE
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THE PARTICLES BY SIZE.
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THE VIBRATIONS CAUSE THE SMALLER
PIECES TO FALL THROUGH
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THE SCREEN WHILE THE LARGER
PIECES REMAIN ON TOP.
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THIS LIMESTONE QUARRY USES
A VIBRATING SCREEN
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WITH THREE DECKS.
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THE TOP DECK FILTERS OUT THE
LARGEST STONES,
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WHICH WILL BE
USED TO MAKE CONCRETE.
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THE SECOND DECK COLLECTS
HALF-INCH ROCKS.
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THEY'LL BE USED TO MAKE ASPHALT.
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THE FINAL DECK
GATHERS THE SMALLEST MATERIALS
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TO PRODUCT LIMESTONE SAND.
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THE SCREEN MESH
IS MADE FROM STEEL WIRE.
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THIS STEEL CONTAINS CARBON,
MAKING IT MORE DURABLE
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THAN REGULAR STEEL.
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A PAIR OF WHEEL DYES
CRIMP IT INTO A WAVE PATTERN.
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THE DIAMETER OF THE WIRE
AND CRIMP PATTERN
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DETERMINE THE SHAPE AND SIZE
OF THE SCREEN MESH OPENINGS.
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WORKERS CAN CHANGE THE DYES
TO CRIMP DIFFERENT PATTERNS.
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THE MACHINE CUTS THE CRIMPED
WIRE TO A SPECIFIC LENGTH.
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THEN, WORKERS TAKE THE PIECES
OVER TO A LOOM.
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IT WEAVES SCREENS THE SAME WAY
A TEXTILE LOOM WEAVES CLOTH.
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THEY LAY THE CRIMPED WIRES
VERTICALLY,
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PLAYING ONE IN BETWEEN EACH
OF THE LOOM'S HEDDLES.
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THEY LINE UP THE CRIMPED WIRE
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SO THAT THE BOTTOM OF ONE CRIMP
FACES THE TOP OF THE NEXT.
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THEN THEY WEAVE A STRAIGHT WIRE
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HORIZONTALLY ACROSS
THE VERTICALLY CRIMPED WIRES.
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THEY CONTINUE TO FEED
STRAIGHT WIRES ACROSS.
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THEN USE THE LOOM
TO SECURE EACH ONE IN POSITION.
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THE VERTICAL
AND HORIZONTAL WIRES INTERLOCK
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TO FORM THE MESH.
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ONCE THEY'VE WOVEN A SECTION
TO THE REQUIRED LENGTH,
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A SHEER CUTS IT OFF THE LOOM.
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ANOTHER SHEET CUTS THE SECTION
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TO THE CUSTOMER'S
REQUESTED DIMENSIONS.
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THIS IS THE FINAL SIZE
OF THE SCREEN MESH SECTION.
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NEXT, WORKERS INSERT ONE SET
OF THE SCREEN
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INTO AN ELECTROMAGNETIC
INDUCTION HEATER.
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THE DEVICE EVENLY GENERATES HEAT
INSIDE THE STEEL.
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THIS IS CRITICAL BECAUSE HEATING
UNEVENLY CAN WEAKEN THE STEEL.
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THEY INSET THE HEATED EDGE
IN A STEEL STRIP
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MOUNTED IN A PRESS.
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THE PRESS CLAMPS THE STRIP
OVER THE EDGE THEN
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VENTS IT INTO A HOOK STRIP.
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THEY REPEAT THE PROCESS
ON THE OPPOSITE SITE SIDE.
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THE TWO HOOK STRIPS
ATTACH THE MESH SECTION
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TO THE VIBRATING SCREEN.
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THE LOOM CAN WEAVE MANY
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCREEN MESH.
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THIS ONE IS MADE OF FINER WIRE
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THAT'S CRIMPED
IN A DIFFERENT PATTERN.
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THE OPENINGS OF THE SCREEN MESH
ARE LARGER AND MORE RECTANGULAR.
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IT'S DESIGNED FOR A LESS PRECISE
SORTING PROCESS.
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FOR BOTH SCREENS,
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THE WEAVING AND CUTTING
PROCESSES ARE THE SAME.
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THEY EVEN USE THE SAME TECHNIQUE
TO ATTACH THE HOOK STRIPS.
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THE ONLY THING THAT CHANGES
IS THE CRIMPING PATTERN.
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NEXT, THEY CONNECT THE HOOK
STRIPS TO THE VIBRATING SCREEN.
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INSTALLERS LAY THE SECTIONS
END-TO-END
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ON EACH OF THE MACHINE'S DECKS.
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THEN THEY FASHION
THE HOOK STRIPS TO THE MACHINE
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WITH TENSION RAILS
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AND SECURE THOSE RAILS
WITH LARGE BOLTS.
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WHEN THE MINE OR QUARRY NEEDS TO
CHANGE THE SCREENING PARAMETERS,
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THEY SIMPLY REPLACE THESE
SCREENS WITH DIFFERENT ONES.
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Narrator: WHOOPIE PIES ARE NOT
PIES AT ALL.
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THIS ALL-AMERICAN TREAT IS MADE
OF VANILLA CREAM FROSTING
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SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO PIECES
OF ROUND CHOCOLATE CAKE.
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THE WHOOPIE PIE
WAS INVENTED IN NEW ENGLAND.
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AND TODAY, IT IS THE OFFICIAL
STATE TREAT OF MAINE.
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THIS COMPANY ADDS A MODERN TWIST
TO THE CLASSIC
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WHOOPIE PIE RECIPE.
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IN ADDITION TO TRADITIONAL
CHOCOLATE AND VANILLA,
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THE COMPANY MAKES FOUR OTHER
ALL-NATURAL FLAVORS.
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THE INGREDIENTS
ARE CERTIFIED VEGAN,
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NON-GMO, GLUTEN-FREE, KOSHER
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AND FREE
OF MANY COMMON FOOD ALLERGENS.
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WORKERS BEGIN BY MAKING
THE CHOCOLATE CAKES.
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THE FIRST INGREDIENT IS WATER
FOLLOWED BY APPLE CIDER VINEGAR.
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THEN, THEY ADD EITHER CANOLA
OR SUNFLOWER OIL.
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THEY MIX THE LIQUID INGREDIENTS
IN A LARGE BOWL.
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THEN THEY ADD THE DRY
INGREDIENTS,
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STARTING WITH TAPIOCA STARCH,
BEAN FLOUR, AND SORGHUM,
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A GLUTEN-FREE GRAIN.
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NEXT, THEY MIX IN COCOA POWDER,
GRANULATED CANE SUGAR,
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AND LIGHT BROWN SUGAR.
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THEY RUN THE MIXER
AT A VERY HIGH SPEED
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TO INCORPORATE AIR
IN THE BATTER.
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THIS WILL MAKE THE CAKE LIGHTER
AND FLUFFIER.
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AFTER ABOUT 4 MINUTES OF MIXING,
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THE BATTER IS READY.
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THEY TEST A SAMPLE
USING A VISCOMETER,
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A DEVICE
THAT MEASURES THE THICKNESS.
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IF THE BATTER
IS THE RIGHT CONSISTENCY,
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THEY PUMP IT THROUGH A HOPPER
INTO A MULTI-HEAD DEPOSITER.
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EACH OF ITS FIVE NOZZLES
SHOOT ONE OUNCE OF BATTER
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ONTO A MOVING BAKING SHEET.
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A FINISHED SHEET
CONTAINS SEVEN ROWS OF BATTER.
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WORKERS LOAD MULTIPLE SHEETS
OF BATTER INTO AN OVEN.
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THE SHEETS ROTATE FOR 15 MINUTES
AT 75 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT,
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EVENLY BAKING THE CAKES.
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THE PRECISE COMBINATION
OF INGREDIENTS ALLOWS THE ACIDS
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IN THE APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
TO REACT WITH THE COCOA POWDER.
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THE RESULT IS A PERFECT
LITTLE CHOCOLATE CAKE
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THAT'S RICH IN FLAVOR
AND MOIST IN TEXTURE.
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THE MAIN INGREDIENT
FOR THE FILLING IS SHORTENING.
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IT'S MADE
FROM SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL.
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THIS MEANS THE PALM TRESS
WERE RESPONSIBLY HARVESTED.
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THEY MIX THE SHORTENING WELL,
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INCORPORATING ENOUGH AIR
TO MAKE IT LIGHT AND FLUFFY.
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THEN THEY ADD
POWDERED CANE SUGAR
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AND ORGANIC RICE MILK
AS A DAIRY-FREE SUBSTITUTE.
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THE RICE MILK
MAKES THE FROSTING CREAMY.
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FOR VANILLA FROSTING, THEY
SIMPLY ADD PURE VANILLA EXTRACT.
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THIS IS A BATCH
OF RASPBERRY FROSTING,
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SO THEY ADD
PURE RASPBERRY EXTRACT
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AND BEET JUICE
FOR COLOR.
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WHEN THEY MAKE MINT FROSTING,
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THEY USE PURE MINT EXTRACT
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AND ALFALFA EXTRACT
FOR GREEN COLOR.
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LEMON FROSTING IS MADE
FROM PURE LEMON EXTRACT
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AND TURMERIC FOR COLOR.
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THEY CHECK THE SHADE
AGAINST A COLOR CHART
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TO ENSURE THE CORRECT FLAVOR.
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THE MULTI-HEAD DEPOSITER DROPS
FROSTING ON THE BAKING SHEETS
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IN THE SAME CONFIGURATION
AS THE BATTER.
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THEN THEY ASSEMBLE
THE FINAL PIE.
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WORKERS START BY PLACING A PIECE
OF CAKE ON TOP OF THE FROSTING.
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THEY PRESS DOWN HARD ENOUGH
TO SPREAD THE FROSTING
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JUST SHY OF THE CAKE'S EDGE.
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THEY COVER THE TOP
WITH A SHEET OF PARCHMENT PAPER
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THEN PLACE A BAKING SHEET ON TOP
AND FLIP IT OVER.
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THEY REMOVE THE TOP BAKING SHEET
AND THE PARCHMENT PAPER.
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THEN, THEY CAREFULLY PLACE THE
SECOND CAKE ONTO THE FROSTING.
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WORKERS ROLL THE TRAYS
OF WHOOPIE PIES INTO A COOLER
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WHERE THE DESSERTS CHILL
FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES.
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THIS HARDENS THEM SO THEY WON'T
GET SQUISHED DURING PACKAGING.
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WORKERS PLACE THE WHOOPIE PIES
ON A CONVEYER BELT
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THAT LEADS TO AN AUTOMATED
WRAPPING MACHINE.
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IT WRAPS DOUBLE-PRINTED
PACKAGING AROUND EACH PIE
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AND SEALS THEM UNDERNEATH.
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THEN THE MACHINE CUTS THE FILM
BETWEEN EACH PIE.
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THE NEXT MACHINE PACKAGES
FOUR SEALED WHOOPIE PIES
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PER RETAIL BOX.
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THERE ARE ZERO PRESERVATIVES
IN THESE WHOOPIE PIES.
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THEY'RE SHIPPED FROZEN
TO THE GROCERY STORE
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AND SOLD IN THE FREEZER SECTION.
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WHEN IT'S TIME FOR A TREAT,
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SIMPLY LET THEM THAW
TO ROOM TEMPERATURE AND ENJOY.
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Narrator: WOODEN UTILITY POLES
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ARE A CONSTANT PRESENCE
IN OUR LIVES.
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THEY WERE ORIGINALLY BUILT
IN THE MID-19th CENTURY
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TO SUSPEND TELEGRAPH LINES.
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NOW, THEY HOLD UP POWER
AND PHONE LINES
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AS WELL AS FIBER-OPTIC
AND COAXIAL CABLES
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FOR TELEVISION
AND COMPUTER NETWORKING.
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BUILDERS USE MANY DIFFERENT
TYPES OF PINE OR FIR TREES
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TO MAKE UTILITY POLES.
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IN THE US, SOUTHERN YELLOW PINE
IS THE MOST POPULAR CHOICE.
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FORESTERS SELECT TREES THAT ARE
10 TO 20 INCHES IN DIAMETER
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AND AT LEAST 30 FEET HIGH.
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THEY LOOK FOR A STRAIGHT,
HEALTHY TRUNK WITH FEW LIMBS.
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THE FORESTERS MARK THE SELECTED
TRESS WITH SPRAY PAINT.
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THEN, THE TREE HARVESTER
SAWS THEM DOWN AT THE BASE.
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AFTER THE LOGGERS SAW OFF
THE LIMBS AND CUT THE TREES
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TO A SPECIFIED LENGTH,
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A LOG TRUCK
DELIVERS THE POLES TO THE MILL.
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THERE, A TRUCK SCALE
WEIGHS THE LOAD.
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THEN, WORKERS TICKET IT
WITH A TRACKING NUMBER.
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THE TRUCK ENTERS THE YARD
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AND THE POLES
ARE UNLOADED INTO PILES.
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A LOADER FEEDS THE POLES
TO A DEBARKING MACHINE.
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THE MACHINE'S RAZOR-SHARP
CUTTERS SHAVE OF THE BARK
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AND THE LAYER OF TISSUE BENEATH
THE BARK CALLED THE CAMBIUM.
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NEXT, A SAW TRIMS ONE INCH
OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE LOG
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TO MAKE IT SQUARE.
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AT THE SAME TIME,
NOZZLES SPRAY LINES
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OF RED FOOD COLORING
AT SET INTERVALS ALONG THE POLE.
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THESE MARK
INDICATE DIFFERENT LENGTHS.
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ANOTHER WORKER
INSPECTS THE QUALITY
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AND MEASURES THE CIRCUMFERENCE.
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THIS ASSESSMENT
DETERMINES THE WOOD'S CLASS.
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HE MARKS THE LENGTH AND CLASS
ON THE BOTTOM OF THE POLE.
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THE BARK AND SHAVINGS
REMOVED FROM THE POLES
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DON'T GO TO WASTE --
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A GRINDING MILL
REDUCES THEM TO SMALL FIBERS.
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THE FACTORY USES THOSE FIBERS
TO POWER THE BOILER.
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THE FIRE
IN THE BOILER WILL PRODUCT HEAT,
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WHICH DRIES THE POLES.
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AFTER THE POLES HAVE BEEN SORTED
BY LENGTH AND CLASS,
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LOADERS
STACK THEM ON LARGE TRAMS.
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THEY PLACE SPACER STICKS
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IN BETWEEN EACH POLE TO ALLOW
AIR TO FLOW AROUND THEM.
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THEN, THE LOADERS PUSH THE TRAMS
INTO A LARGE KILN.
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THE STEAM FROM THE BOILER
FLOWS THROUGH THE TRAMS,
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HEATING THE INSIDE OF THE KILN
TO 200 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT.
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LARGE FANS BLOW THE HOT AIR
AROUND THE POLES FOR 3 DAYS
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UNTIL THE WOOD IS DRY.
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WHEN THE POLES
COME OUT OF THE KILN,
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WORKERS BRAND THEM
WITH PRODUCT INFORMATION.
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NEXT, THEY CUT A FLAT SURFACE
ON ONE SIDE OF THE POLE.
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THEN, THEY DRILL HOLES
TO ATTACH A CROSSARM.
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AFTER THEY DRILL THE HOLES,
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THEY STACK THE POLES
IN ANOTHER TRAM.
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THIS ONE TAKES THEM TO
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A 125-FOOT-LONG
TREATMENT CYLINDER.
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THEY LOCK THE DOOR
AND VACUUM ALL THE AIR
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OUT OF THE CYLINDER.
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THEY FILL THE CYLINDER
WITH A LIQUID THAT'S 98% WATER
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AND 2% CHEMICAL PRESERVATIVE.
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THE PRESERVATIVE IS A MIXTURE
OF CHROME, COPPER AND ARSENIC.
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ONCE THE CYLINDER IS FULL,
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THE PUMPS START RUNNING
TO PRESSURIZE THE LIQUID,
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INFUSING THE WOOD
WITH THE CHEMICAL SOLUTION.
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THE 2-HOUR PROCESS
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LEAVES THE WOOD RESISTANT
TO ROT, FUNGUS AND TERMITES.
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NEXT, INSPECTORS
BORE 3-INCH HOLES INTO EACH POLE
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TO COLLECT A SAMPLE.
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THE INSPECTORS CHECK TO MAKE
SURE THE PRESERVATIVE
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SATURATED THE WOOD
TO THE TARGET DEPTH.
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THEN, THEY SEND THE SAMPLES
TO THE ON-SITE LABORATORY,
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WHERE THEY'RE DRIED IN
A MICROWAVE OVEN AND GROUND UP.
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THEY ALSO PUT THE SAMPLE
IN AN X-RAY MACHINE
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TO ANALYZE THE CHROME, COPPER
AND ARSENIC LEVELS.
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THESE QUALITY CONTROL STEPS
ENSURE THAT EVERY UTILITY POLE
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CONTAINS THE RIGHT AMOUNT
OF CHEMICAL PRESERVATIVES.
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THESE FINISHED POLES WILL ASSIST
FOR AT LEAST 45 TO 60 YEARS.
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Narrator: HUMANS HAVE BEEN
USING ROLLER CONVEYORS
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FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
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THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
USED WOOD ROLLERS
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TO MOVE THE LARGE STONES
NEEDED TO BUILD THE PYRAMIDS.
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TODAY'S CONVEYORS
ARE MORE COMPLEX.
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BUT THE BASIC CONCEPT
IS STILL THE SAME.
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MANY FACTORIES USE ROLLER
CONVEYORS TO TRANSFER MATERIALS
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FROM ONE STATION
TO ANOTHER DURING ASSEMBLY.
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THEY CAN MOVE HEAVY LOADS
UP TO 65 FEET IN A MINUTE.
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TO MAKE THE CONVEYER ROLLERS,
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THIS FACTORY
STARTS WITH HOLLOW STEEL TUBES.
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THEY DELIVER TO THE FACTORY
IN BATCHES.
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AFTER THEY ARRIVE, A BAND SAW
CUTS THE TUBES TO LENGTH.
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THE DIAMETER CAN VARY FROM BATCH
TO BATCH.
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SO AN EMPLOYEE
OBTAINS THE EXACT MEASUREMENTS.
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HE INPUTS THE MEASUREMENTS
INTO A COMPUTER
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THAT CONTROLS THIS LASER.
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THE LASER ETCHES THE COMPANY
LOGO ONTO A SHEET OF THICK STEEL
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AND CUTS OUT SUPPORT DISKS
FOR THE ROLLER AXLES.
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THE SUPPORT DISKS FIT PERFECTLY
INTO THE HOLLOW ROLLERS.
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AN EMPLOYEE FEEDS A FLAT SHEET
OF STEEL
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TO A COMPUTERIZED BREAK PRESS.
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IT BENDS THE SHEET
INTO A VERTICAL RAIL
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FOR THE CONVEYER FRAME.
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HERE'S THE STEEL
BEFORE AND AFTER BENDING.
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A WORKER JOINS TWO
VERTICAL RAILS
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WITH STEEL SUPPORTS
CALLED CROSSMEMBERS.
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HE WELDS THEM WHERE THEY MEET.
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THIS CREATES THE FRAME
FOR THE ROLLER CONVEYER.
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THEN, THEY PAINT THE FRAME.
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THE PAINT ISN'T JUST
FOR DECORATION.
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IT ALSO PROTECTS AGAINST RUST.
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NEXT, THEY INSTALL
THE CHAIN-DRIVEN AXLE
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THAT WILL SPIN THE ROLLER.
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AN EMPLOYEE MEASURES IT
AND CONFIRMS ITS DIMENSIONS.
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ANOTHER WORKER SLIDES THREE
SUPPORT DISKS ON TO THE AXLE.
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HE WELDS THE DISKS IN PLACE.
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THE DISKS ON THE END
FIT SNUGLY TO THE ROLLER RIMS.
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THIS IS WHY PREMEASURING
IS SO IMPORTANT.
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HE WELDS THE DISKS
TO THE ENDS OF THE TUBES.
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HE SLIDES ROLLER CHAIN SPROCKETS
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ONTO THE END OF THE AXLE
AND WELDS THEM IN PLACE.
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HE USES A DIAL INDICATOR
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TO MEASURE THE CIRCUMFERENCE
OF THE ROLLER
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AND CONFIRM
THAT IT'S SUFFICIENTLY ROUND.
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USING A FORKLIFT, THE TEAM
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LIFTS THE MOTOR AND PLACES IT
IN THE CONVEYER FRAME.
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THEY SLIDE THE MOTOR'S
THREADED RODS
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INTO HOLES DRILLED IN THE FRAME.
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AN EMPLOYEE PLACES METAL WASHERS
ON THE THREADED RODS.
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THEN HE SCREWS NUTS TO THEM,
SECURING THE MOTOR TO THE FRAME.
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HE INSTALLS A BEARING
ON THE END OF THE ROLLER AXLE.
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NEXT, WORKERS ARRANGE THE
ROLLERS ON THE CONVEYER FRAME.
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THEY PLACE THE BEARINGS
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ON THE FLANGE
OF ONE OF THE VERTICAL RAILS.
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THEY ATTACH THE BEARINGS
TO THE RAIL WITH SOCKET SCREWS.
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ONE OF THE WORKERS
ATTACHES THE WELDED STEEL CHAIN
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TO THE TEETH OF SPROCKET WHEELS.
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HE JOINS THE SECTIONS
OF THE ROLLER CHAIN WITH LINKS.
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THEN HE DROPS THE ENDS
OF THE CHAINS DOWN TO THE MOTOR.
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THE WORKER LOOPS THE CHAINS
AROUND THE MOTOR SPROCKETS...
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AND CONNECTS THE ENDS
WITH THE JOINER PLATE
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AND RETAINING CLIP.
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NOW, THEY'RE READY
TO PUT THIS ROLLER CONVEYER
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TO THE TEST.
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AN EMPLOYEE MEASURES THE
ROTATIONAL SPEED OF THE ROLLERS
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WITH AN INSTRUMENT
CALLED A TACHOMETER.
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HE ALSO TESTS THE CONVEYOR'S
ABILITY TO MOVE HEAVY OBJECTS.
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ONCE APPROVED,
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THE ROLLER CONVEYER WILL BE
SHIPPED TO ANOTHER FACTORY,
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WHERE IT WILL BE
AN IMPORTANT PART
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OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
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