Discovery Channel: Factory Made

Episode 5: U.S. Mint, Washing Machines, Fishing Rods

Watch Episode 5 of Factory Made Thursday, June 11th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on the Discovery Channel.

Learn why the United States Mint needs a pizza-sized sculpture to make heads and tails on quarters, and how tiny embedded details thwart counterfeits. Then, find out how a washing machine produces more G-forces than a shuttle liftoff, and how a spider-like part holds it all together. Finally, learn how today's fishing rods barely give the fish a fighting chance. They're strong, light and extremely flexible because they're made of a space-age miracle fabric: carbon fiber.

Episode 4: Postage Stamps, Motorcycles, Tequila

Watch Episode 4 of Factory Made Wednesday, June 4th at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on the Discovery Channel.

Learn how a printing-press produces five million dollars worth of stamps in about three days, using microscopic detail and invisible ink to prevent counterfeits. Then, take a classic trip to a company that makes motorcycles to cruise the open road with speed, style and comfort. See how almost 900 pounds of metal never felt so good. Next, a distillery brews juice from a Mexican plant into top-notch tequila. Hear the real story behind the worms in the bottles.

Episode 3: Construction Business, Renewable Carpets, Top-Secret Ink

Watch Episode 3 of Factory Made Wednesday, June 4th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on the Discovery Channel.

Factory Made takes you to a factory that has helped transform the construction business, and makes the bad-weather damage to buildings a thing of the past. Then, find out how old carpet becomes new again! The mountains of carpet waste that used to pile up in landfills have found their way back to the factory for recycling - laying the foundation for a beautiful new carpet. And we'll show you some rocket science - how the ballpoint pen of the astronauts is made. It involves top-secret gooey ink and a vacuum chamber that make writing upside-down a breeze.

Episode 2: Blue Jeans, Trumpets, Footballs

Watch Episode 2 of Factory Made Sunday, June 1st at 10:30 a.m. ET/PT on the Discovery Channel.

A Texas factory makes tough denim out of fluffy cotton blossoms -- and styles blue jeans to look worn and frayed in all the right places. Then, see how a flat sheet of brass and a handful of parts, morph into perfect-pitch trumpets. Craftsmen beat, bend, buff and even freeze the metal to form the signature curves of this historical instrument. And, a ticket to the birthplace of every NFL football made since 1941. Get an up-close look at the tried and true techniques for turning cowhides into pigskins.

Episode 1: Home-Style Cooking, HD TVs, Cowboy Boots

Watch the premiere of Factory Made Wednesday, May 28 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on the Discovery Channel.

Visit a production line that serves up home-style cooking, 60,000 burritos at a time. It's a different dish every day on this flexible production line, and you'll discover their secrets for making food taste farm fresh even after being on ice. Next, you're behind the scenes as the world's largest hi-def video screen is built from the ground up. See how a display the size of a ten-story building starts with a tiny high-powered light bulb. Then, it's off to a factory in cowboy country where they've been crafting cowboy boots for generations. See how they turn over seventy-five different kinds of skins and leather into fashionable and functional footwear.