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Captions paid for by
Discovery communications
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Narrator:
Today on "How it's made"...
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Throughout history,
People have needed a place
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To store
Their personal belongings.
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Early storage sheds
Were basic huts.
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Today, factories
Produce substantial structures
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That can be easily assembled
From a kit.
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This means finding extra storage
Space should be no problem.
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Storage sheds provide a home
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For things that don't belong
Or fit in the house.
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They're made from plastic panels
Embossed with a wood grain.
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Making one starts
With a computer design.
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Once they have a plan,
Machinery rolls into action.
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High-density polyethylene
Plastic flows into a big mixer.
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Some of the plastic pellets
Are new material,
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While the rest are pellets
Recycled
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From previous processing.
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This is called regrind.
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An automated scale
Measures out
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The correct amounts
Of ingredients
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As they enter the mixer.
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They add a cooling accelerant
And a colorant
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To the polyethylene pellets.
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Thorough mixing ensures
That the final product
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Will be evenly colored
And have structural integrity.
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A vacuum pump moves the blend
Out of the mixer
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And through a network of pipes
Along the factory ceiling.
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The pipes deliver the
Polyethylene mix to a machine
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Called a blow molder.
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It will blow melted plastic
Into a two-part mold --
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In this case,
A floor panel mold.
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The blow molder melts the
Plastic into a tubular shape.
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The plastic emerges hot
And malleable.
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In manufacturing lingo,
This is call a parasin.
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The mold closes
Around the parasin
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As little needles pierce
And inflate it.
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The parasin swells against the
Walls of the mold,
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Taking its shape.
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The mold embosses a tread design
On one side
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And a ridged one
On the back for strength.
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A long, automated clamp
Extracts the hollow panel.
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At this point, the plastic is
Partially cured but still hot.
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When the panel
Is ready to be handled,
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A team trims the overflow.
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This material is called flash.
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The flash is warm and has
A taffy-like consistency.
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The team leaves it to cool
And firm up
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Before feeding it to a grinder.
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The grinding process produces
The pellets known as regrind
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That will be used
To make more panels.
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Next, the team cuts slots
And tabs
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That will be used for assembling
The floor panel to the walls.
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They stack the panels.
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It's quite a pile.
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They manufacture
Several thousand panels a day.
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Now, it's over to another
Blow molding machine.
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This one creates roof panels,
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Complete
With cedar shingle detail.
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Once again, they trim the flash
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And grind it up
To make new panels.
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Very little polyethylene
Goes to waste.
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The next machine
Molds door panels
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With a tongue-and-groove
Beadboard look.
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Although all of the shed panels
Are made of plastic,
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They look like a variety
Of materials:
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Cedar shakes, siding, beadboard,
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And even treaded vinyl flooring.
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A worker randomly pulls panels
Off the production line
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For testing.
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She verifies that the assembly
Holes are the right size.
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She also weighs
And measures the panel
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To confirm
It meets specifications.
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Another member of the testing
Team dabs gel onto the panel
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In various locations.
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This gel allows an instrument
To measure the thickness
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Of the plastic.
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Once the panels pass the tests,
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It's time to pack up the kits.
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There are 15 to 20 panels
Per kit.
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Employees pack the parts
In the order
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That they are to be assembled.
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On the computer, the parts
Come together in seconds.
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But in the real world,
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It takes up to three hours
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To assemble this
Plastic storage shed.
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However, it's a lot easier
Than building one from scratch.
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And in the end, you have a place
To store things.
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Narrator:
Industrial fans are extra large
To provide air circulation
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In a large factory
Or a warehouse.
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They whip up a breeze
To keep workers cool,
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And in the process,
They clear the air of dust
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And other harmful particles.
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Almost 3 feet in diameter
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And a body tough enough
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To survive a run-in
With a forklift,
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This is no ordinary fan.
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It's an industrial fan.
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They're designed
To circulate air in large spaces
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Like warehouses and factories.
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Production starts
With the motor.
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A worker slides the fan's
Aluminum hub onto it.
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Then, he inserts wing-like
Blades known as airfoils
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Into notches in the hub.
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Using a hammer, he taps the ends
To set them in the hub.
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He places a part
Known as a taper lock
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Into a hole in the center.
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The taper lock will fasten
The motor shaft to the hub.
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He screws the lip
Of the lock to the hub.
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He confirms that each screw has
Been set to the desired torque.
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Next, he installs
A blast-reinforced plastic cone
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On the hub.
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This one secures the ends
Of the blades in the hub.
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He snaps a cap onto the center
Of the nose cone.
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Now, he transfers the motor
And hub assembly
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To a mount that's
In a heavy-duty plastic ring.
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He adds an upper mount
And screws it to the lower one.
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This completely encases
The motor and hub assembly.
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He trims the outer ring
Of the fan with rubber molding.
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The rubber
Will reduce vibration noise.
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He lowers a steel yolk
Onto the plastic surround
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And attaches it with a screw.
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He wires a speed control
Mechanism to the fan motor
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And fastens it to the outside
Of the plastic surround.
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He installs a plate
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With a control knob on the front
Of the speed control mechanism.
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He screws on two metal screens
To the fan's yolk.
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This forms a safety cage
Around the fan.
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He plugs the fan
Into a power source
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And turns it on
To test its function.
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Satisfied
That it's in good working order,
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He tightens the screens
To the yolk.
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A two-person crew
Bolts a wheeled pedestal
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To the stem of the fan.
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They set the 108-pound fan
Upright.
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It's now ready to circulate.
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Designed to move
Large volumes of air,
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This industrial fan generates
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A considerable breeze
Inside a factory.
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To make
An industrial ceiling fan,
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They use long,
Aluminum airfoils.
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Their wing-like profile
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Will generate lift
To produce more air.
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A punch cuts holes
To assemble them to a hub.
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A worker then
Attaches the main fan assembly
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To the end of a long post
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In order
To facilitate the installation
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Of the long airfoils.
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He activates a lift
That raises the hub assembly,
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Then slides the airfoils
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Onto spars
That protrude from the hub.
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This ceiling fan
Has 10 airfoils.
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He reinforces the installation
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With boomerang-shaped
Metal retainers.
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High-strength bolts
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Secure the retainers
And airfoils to the spars.
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He attaches plastic winglets
To the ends of the airfoils.
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The winglets will direct air
Downward.
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He installs a trim ring
On the hub.
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This completes the assembly
Of the industrial ceiling fan.
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Using a remote control,
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He tests its operation
At multiple speed levels.
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From this vantage point,
It seems pretty cool.
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Narrator:
Lining a cooking or baking pan
With culinary parchment paper
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Instantly makes cleanup
A whole lot easier
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Because nothing
Sticks to the pan.
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With parchment paper,
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There's no need
To grease the pan
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With messy butter or oil.
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This culinary parchment paper
Comes in a standard sheet roll
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Or an assortment
Of specialty shapes.
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It's heat resistant
To a temperature of 450 degrees.
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Making paper begins with pulp,
Which is pulverized wood.
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This parchment paper
Manufacturer
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Uses eucalyptus because it's
A sustainable resource.
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They mix the pulp with water
In a huge, industrial mixer.
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This special recipe
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Of eucalyptus fibers
Produces tan-colored paper.
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Once the consistency
Is just right,
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They pump the soggy pulp
Out of the blender
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And into a machine
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That spreads it evenly
Across a metal mesh belt.
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The water drains through
The openings in the mesh.
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By the time the pulp
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Rolls into the first drum
Of the next machine,
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It is formed
Into a sheet of paper.
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Sprayers rehydrate
What's trimmed off the edges
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So it can be recycled.
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The paper travels through a long
Line of heated rollers.
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They squeeze out the remaining
Water and dry the paper.
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A high-resolution scanner looks
For imperfections as the paper
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Exits the machine.
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Workers unwind the bolt
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And conduct a visual inspection
Against backlighting.
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Next, the bolt undergoes
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The first of two critical
Operations,
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Which transforms
This regular paper
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Into culinary parchment paper.
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First, the sheet
Passes through two baths
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In a proprietary
Water-based solution.
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This eliminates air pockets
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And renders
The paper heat-resistant.
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After a series of rinses,
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Another long line
Of heated rollers
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Squeezes out the rinse water
And dries the paper.
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The next station sprays
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Both sides of the sheet
With food-grade silicone,
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Then bakes on the coating
In a gas-fired dryer.
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Silicone withstands heat
Up to 1,500 degrees,
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So even at the highest cooking
Temperatures,
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There will be a barrier
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That prevents food
From sticking to the paper.
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Silicone also repels water.
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This is the paper
Before the treatments
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Make it heat-resistant,
Nonstick and waterproof.
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And here's how the paper
Performs after those treatments.
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Because it's waterproof,
You can wet the paper
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To make it malleable enough
To line a pan of any shape.
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The factory cuts the bolts
To consumer widths,
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Then shrink-wraps and ships
Them to factories
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That supply restaurants
And supermarkets.
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Here, machines unwind the bolts,
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Then wind specific lengths
Of parchment paper
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Onto cardboard tubes.
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Winding a 165-foot roll
Takes just three seconds.
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The factory also
Applies its logo to the paper
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At regular intervals.
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However, that operation
Is top-secret.
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The automated packaging
Equipment tapes down the edge
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To prevent unraveling,
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Then places and seals the roll
In a cardboard box.
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The machine stamps
The box with a lot code so,
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If a problem arises,
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The factory can trace the roll
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Back to the large bolt
From which it originated.
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This parchment paper,
Cardboard tube,
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And box are all made
From sustainable resources.
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The box edge is rigid enough
To tear off a sheet,
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So there's no need for an
Unrecyclable metal cutting edge.
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You can throw
The used parchment paper
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In your compost bin or rinse
Off the food remnants
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And put it along with the box
And tube in your recycling bin.
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Narrator: a climbing wall is
An artificially constructed wall
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With grips for hands and feet.
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These walls mimic the experience
Of outdoor rock climbing
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But in a more controlled
Environment,
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Allowing people
Of all ages and abilities
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The opportunity to climb.
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A climbing wall
Can have a flat surface,
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Studded with hand holes
That the climber grabs
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Or steps on.
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Or it can be what's called
Rock-realistic,
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Designed to look
Like a natural rock wall.
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That type can also have
Hand holes,
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Or just cracks and fissures
Like the real thing.
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The factory builds the wall
Structure
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Out of thick steel bars.
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Workers weld them into frames.
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Each frame will hold a panel
That's one portion
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Of the wall face.
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They reinforce the corners
Of the frame with gusset plates.
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Each frame is a distinct size
And shape.
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To make the panels for
A flat-surface climbing wall,
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Workers trace the frames
On plywood
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Or engineered
Wood particle board.
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After spray-painting
The corresponding part code,
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They cut out each panel
To match the wall plan.
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Then they screw in t nuts.
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These nuts
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Have a larger-than-standard
Flange for extra strength.
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They screw a bolt
In the middle of the t nut
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To protect the threads
From the cement finish
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They will spray onto the wood.
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To make a rock-realistic wall,
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They mold cement panels
To attach to the steel frames.
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To mix the cement, they
Combine ice and liquid polymer.
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Ice keeps the cement
From overheating in the mixer.
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The polymer is a binding agent.
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It also makes the cement
Flexible
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So the wall
Doesn't crack or chip.
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While they
Mix the cement ingredients,
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They monitor the temperature
With an infrared thermometer.
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Correct temperature is critical
For the cement to properly set.
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They pour the cement
Through a sieve
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To filter out large pieces.
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Then, they pump the cement
Into a spray gun.
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With slow and even strokes,
They shoot the cement
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Onto a silicone mold
Of the mountain face.
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After brushing it into
The mold's nooks and crannies,
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They spray two more coats.
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This time,
They simultaneously shoot a gun
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That chops
And sprays fiberglass string
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To reinforce the cement.
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They compress
The fiberglass-reinforced cement
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With rollers
To even out the thickness.
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Then, they embed rebar loops.
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Rebar is a steel rod
Used for reinforcing cement.
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They embed thick, steel rods
1 to 2 feet
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Long along the perimeter.
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Then, they let the cement
Set overnight.
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The next day, they
Extract the panel from the mold.
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A cement panel like this
Can weigh more than 600 pounds.
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They knock off jagged edges
With a mallet
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And check for any weak areas
Caused by air pockets.
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After drilling numerous holes
For the hand-hold t nuts,
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They grind the edges smooth.
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They weld the wall panels to
Their corresponding steel frame
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And fill gaps
Between panels with cement.
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When they're building
A flat-surface wall,
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They spray a cement finish
On the wood,
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Then a coat of paint.
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Once the paint dries,
They mount the hand holds.
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They're made
Of molded polyurethane.
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Then, they attach the wall panel
To the steel frame
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With a nail gun.
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Flat surface walls
Are more versatile
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Because they can hold
Far more t nuts
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Than rock-realistic walls.
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The more t nuts,
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The more locations
For hand holds.
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This enables a gym
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To create a greater range
Of climbing routes,
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Suiting both
Experienced climbers
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And rookie mountaineers.
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