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>> narrator: the ancient greek
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Poet homer called olive oil
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"Liquid gold," and today a
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Little drizzle can still dazzle.
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Like fine wine, premium olive
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Oil can bring a complexity of
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Flavors to the table and create
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Flavors to the table and create
A real taste sensation.
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A real taste sensation.
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The roots of the olive tree
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Stretch far into the past.
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For thousands of years, people
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Have harvested its fruit and
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Crushed it with stone to extract
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The precious yellow oil.
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In those early days, olive oil
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Wasn't just used in food, it
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Fueled lamps and was a medicinal
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Ointment.
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Today's thriving olive groves
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Are living proof that our
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Appetite for olive oil hasn't
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Waned.
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When green olives turn a violet
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Red, they're ripe and ready for
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Harvest.
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Workers shake the olives off the
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Workers shake the olives off the
Branches with vibrating rakes.
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Branches with vibrating rakes.
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The olives fall onto nets spread
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The olives fall onto nets spread
Beneath the trees.
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Beneath the trees.
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They funnel the harvested olives
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Into the factory.
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They fall down a chute into a
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Large vat of pure water.
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A hose suctions the olives and
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Water into a vibrating bin.
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It separates out leaves and
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Twigs as the water drains away.
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The cleaned olives now bounce
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Merrily on their way toward the
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Crusher.
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A few centuries ago, the crusher
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Was a donkey-powered apparatus.
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Today, a motor drives
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1,300-pound granite wheels to
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Grind the olives, pits and all,
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Grind the olives, pits and all,
Into a paste.
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Into a paste.
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Once the paste reaches the
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Desired consistency, it's over
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To a computerized system that
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Regulates the temperature of the
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Paste as an auger mixes it.
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This separates the oil from the
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Paste, making it easier to
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Extract with this machine.
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Traditional extracting
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Techniques involve spreading the
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Paste on mats and then stacking
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Them to press out the oil.
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This system is more high-tech.
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Rows of metal plates dip into
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The paste and the oil adheres to
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Them.
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A spin in a centrifuge separates
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The residual paste from the
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Oil.
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Oil.
The result is virgin olive oil.
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The result is virgin olive oil.
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A sample of every batch goes to
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The testing room where there's a
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Guy who has a nose for the job.
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He inhales the olive oil's
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Aroma.
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Like a glass of fine wine, it
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Should have a certain bouquet
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And should taste intensely
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Fruity.
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If the olive oil makes the grade
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With this tester, the entire
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Batch is ready for packaging.
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The packaging process is
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Entirely automated, ensuring
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It's all done hygienically.
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A conveyor funnels these tins
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Into line for a filling.
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A mechanized system then feeds
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The olive oil directly from big
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Tanks into the tins.
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A measuring device controls the
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Amount that goes into each one.
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At the next station, equipment
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Spins and curls a metal disk
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Around the lip of the container
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To put the bottom on the can.
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The conveyor flips the can
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Around so it lands right side
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Up, ready to pack.
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They package the premium-grade
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Oil in bottles.
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They use dark glass to protect
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The oil from the sun's
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Ultraviolet light, which could
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Cause olive oil to degrade and
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Lose intensity.
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After an automated fill up, they
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Cap the threaded necks of the
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Bottles.
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Machinery press-fits and then
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Screws the caps on for an
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Airtight seal.
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Equipment then glues and applies
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The labels to the bottles.
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Preserved and protected, this
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Olive oil is now on its way to
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The store shelf and ultimately
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To the table, where it's sure
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To the table, where it's sure
To kick up the flavor factor.
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To kick up the flavor factor.
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>> narrator: the development of
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The forklift truck in britain
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Early in the last century was an
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Uplifting event.
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It was during the first world
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War, and much of the country's
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Male workforce was on the battle
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Front, so the forklift literally
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Picked up where they left off to
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Keep the economy moving on the
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Home front.
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The modern forklift has quite an
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Extensive reach.
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That's because warehouses today
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Expand up rather than out to
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Stack more into a given space.
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Production starts with this
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Welding robot.
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The robot uses computer smarts
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To fuse steel parts together to
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Produce the truck body.
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Humans take over to weld
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Together rails for the lift
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System's mainframe.
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After a sleek paint job, the
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Truck body is ready for the
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Mechanics.
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An emergency switch goes on the
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Front.
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It will allow the forklift
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Operator to quickly cut the
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Engine's power.
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Then they assemble the lift's
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Hydraulic system, beginning with
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The tank that holds the
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Hydraulic fluid.
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They hook it up to the pump that
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Provides the required pressure.
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They wire the pump so they can
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Later connect it to the
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Forklift's battery.
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They nudge the pump into its
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Permanent position and bolt it
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To the floor of the truck.
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Wiring for the lights, horn, and
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Lift sensors comes next.
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Then they slide a foot pedal
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Into place.
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It both activates and brakes the
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Forklift truck.
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At seven horsepower, this engine
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May seem small, but it's enough
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To move the truck and a load of
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2.2 tons safely.
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They check the oil and install a
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Bracket for the vehicle control
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Bracket for the vehicle control
Handle.
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Handle.
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The handle is then connected to
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A computerized system that
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Operates both the vehicle and
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Its hydraulic lift.
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They slide the steering wheel
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Onto a shaft and make sure it's
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Solidly attached.
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Production then hits a turning
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Point as they power up the motor
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And check the steering wheel
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Installation.
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They flush filtered oil through
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The hydraulic system that powers
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The lift.
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It's a cleansing process to
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Ensure no dirt can compromise
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The hydraulics.
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They test the computerized
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Controls for the lift and motor.
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With the hydraulic cylinders
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Installed, they grease the
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Mainframe above them.
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This makes it easier to slide
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The inner rails onto the frame,
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And later, the grease will also
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Improve the function of this
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Hydraulic lift.
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They thread chains through the
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Mainframe and its inner rails.
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These chains will work in
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Conjunction with lift cylinders
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To elevate the load.
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They roll the forklift's
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Carriage along grooves in the
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Rail system.
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It's this carriage to which the
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Forks and other attachments will
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Be mounted.
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A special machine now maneuvers
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The lift into an upright
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Position.
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Then they wheel in the completed
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Truck.
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They call this a marriage
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Because the truck and lift are
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Getting hitched.
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They bolt the two subassemblies
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Together from the inside of the
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Empty battery compartment.
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They then temporarily connect
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The forklift to a battery in
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Order to move it down the line.
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It's time for the forklift to
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Undergo a little corporate
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Branding with these company
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Decals.
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They engrave a serial number
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Onto a metal plate.
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It identifies the forklift for
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Warranty purposes.
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They put a cover on the truck,
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And this forklift is ready to go
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To work.
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The forks and the battery will
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Be installed on the worksite
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Because they're often specific
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To the job.
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But one thing's for certain --
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This forklift is sure to carry a
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This forklift is sure to carry a
Lot of weight in the workplace.
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Lot of weight in the workplace.
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>> narrator: seamless rolled
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Rings keep a lot of things
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Running in our world, so we
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Thought it was time to recognize
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Their contribution.
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These wheels of steel are
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Essential components of engines,
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Power generators, and industrial
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Machinery, to name just a few
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Things.
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And you could say they keep
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Things operating seamlessly.
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Seamless rolled rings are at the
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Center of the action in a lot of
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Machinery such as bearings,
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Gears, and connectors.
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A seamless rolled ring starts
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With one of these solid steel
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Billets.
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A powerful magnet moves them
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Into a queue for production.
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A saw with carbide-tipped teeth
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Cuts the billet into smaller
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Chunks.
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A hydraulically powered claw
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Then takes the cut piece to a
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Furnace fired to 1,260 degrees
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Celsius.
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That's hot enough to soften the
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Steel for forging but below its
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Melting point.
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The steel turns bright yellow,
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Which indicates that it's ready
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To be removed.
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The operator places it in a
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Chamber where chains batter the
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Ends to break off scale formed
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By the searing heat of the
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Furnace.
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The claw then transfers it to an
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1,100-ton press.
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It squashes the steel slightly,
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Causing the scale on the sides
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To crack and break off.
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To crack and break off.
Then it's over to a die.
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Then it's over to a die.
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A worker places a bit of coal in
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The center of the hot steel
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Chunk.
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The coal catches, generating a
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Powder that lubricates the
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Action of a 2,800-ton punch.
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The punch pierces the center of
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The steel and pushes it against
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The walls of the die,
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Transforming the steel chunk
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Into a doughnut.
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30 feet away, the operator
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Controls the gripper to lift out
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The doughnut.
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He then reactivates the punch to
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Knock out the last bit of metal
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In the center hole.
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By now, the steel has cooled
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Down quite a bit, so it's into
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Another furnace to bring it back
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To forging temperature.
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Once it's yellow hot, this steel
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Doughnut is ready to be
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Transformed into a ring.
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A mandrel pokes up through the
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Center.
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It stabilizes the doughnut as a
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Conveyor slides it into position
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For ring rolling.
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The doughnut rotates, and
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Rollers press against it to
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Shape it into a thin, wide ring.
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Cone-shaped tools above and
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Below also spin against it to
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Establish the desired height.
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The hot steel is easily
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Manipulated by the tools and
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Stretches like putty.
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This process turns the doughnut
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Into a ring, and that's why they
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Call this ring rolling.
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The change is truly dramatic.
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A worker stamps a serial number
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Onto the rim.
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Next, a tool drags the ring
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Onto a conveyor which takes it
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To a stacking device.
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The rings cool from yellow to
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Orange.
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Soon, they'll be completely
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Cooled and ready to head into
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Another furnace, this time for
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Heat treating.
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This tempering process relieves
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The stresses in the steel caused
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By all that rolling and
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Forging.
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This makes the steel stronger
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And more resilient.
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Once this ring has been cooled
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And hardened, they position it
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On a turntable, relying on a
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Special gauge to let them know
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Special gauge to let them know
It's on the mark.
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It's on the mark.
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The ring revolves as a tool
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Peels off that sooty-looking
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Crust to reveal the glossy
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Substructure.
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And they give the interior of
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Some rings the same treatment.
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Now these steel rings are ready
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To take their place as
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Components in heavy equipment,
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Power plants, and even train
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Wheels because when it comes to
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Their capabilities, they're
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Their capabilities, they're
Definitely well-rounded.
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Definitely well-rounded.
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>> narrator: in a sport with
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Steep challenges, proper
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Footwear is a must.
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Early ski boots were made of
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Leather, but when molded plastic
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Boots came along in the late
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1960s, they offered a big
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Advantage -- stiffness.
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Stiffer boots meant better
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Control, and when you're heading
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Downhill fast, control is
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Definitely a good thing.
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The modern ski boot transfers
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The body's movements effectively
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To the skis, and a little high
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Tech can't hurt when you're
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Trying to take your skiing
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Skills to new heights.
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Transforming these plastic chips
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Into a high-tech ski boot takes
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Some planning.
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They design the boot on a
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Computer and simulate the
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Process of the chips being
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Melted and molded into the
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Shape.
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Like in the computer model, it
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Will take just seconds to turn
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The chips into the outer shell
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Of the ski boot.
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Machinery lowers boot forms into
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Molds which clamp together with
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A force of up to 550 tons.
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Pumps then inject the melted
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Chips into the space between the
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Molds and the forms.
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The plastic hardens instantly,
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And robotic arms pull the new
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Ski-boot shells off the forms.
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Two different plastics have been
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Used to give these shells
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Specific performance
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Characteristics.
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Equipment now stamps the brand
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Name and graphics onto the
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Shell.
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The assembler rivets rubber
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Protectors to the sole of the
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Boot.
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They'll interface with the ski's
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Bindings.
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They'll also provide tread to
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Make the boot safer to walk
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Around in during those ski
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Breaks.
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This ski-boot shell is now ready
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For some buckles.
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Their location has been mapped
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Out during molding with little
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Indentations.
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The indentations guide the
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Assembler as she rivets the
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Buckles to the boots.
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Meanwhile, another worker
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Focuses on the boot's plastic
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Cuff.
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It's fresh out of the mold, so
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He trims the edges to ensure
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They're perfectly smooth.
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He installs a reflector on the
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Inside to locate the skier in
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The event of an avalanche.
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This feature is found on
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High-end models.
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He attaches a long strap to the
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Back.
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It's for adjusting the boot's
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Fit around the skier's calf and
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Shin.
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Now they're ready to attach the
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Cuff to the shell.
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The fastener is adjustable to
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Align the cuff with the shape of
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The skier's leg.
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This adjustment is called
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Canting.
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With the outer boot now
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Complete, production moves to
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The liner.
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A technician loads the patterns
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Into a computerized fabric
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Cutter, arranging them to
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Minimize waste.
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The computer-guided blade goes
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To work and cuts out the shapes.
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They use a combination of
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Synthetic fabrics to help the
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Boot liner insulate the skier's
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Foot against cold and humidity.
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After sewing the outer part
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Together, they glue two layers
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To it.
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The outside fabric and inner
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Padding are polyurethane
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Material and the inner layer is
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Polyester.
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This special device presses the
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Glued fabrics together and
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Shapes them.
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Then it's over to the sewing
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Department where the glued seams
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Are stitched.
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They add the sole and finish it
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Off with a waterproof fabric.
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It has a special weave that
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Keeps the liner from sliding
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Around in the boot.
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Mechanical arms now hold open
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The boot as the assembler slides
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The boot as the assembler slides
A liner into it.
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A liner into it.
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Once the liner is installed,
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This ski boot is on its way to
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The sporting-goods store, and,
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The sporting-goods store, and,
Inevitably, to higher ground.
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Inevitably, to higher ground.
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The manufacturing process has
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Taken about an hour.
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And these boots should be good
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For years of plunging through
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For years of plunging through
Powder and mogul maneuvering.
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Powder and mogul maneuvering.
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