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Discovery communications
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Narrator:
Many banks and businesses
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Have time-delay locks
On their safes
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To keep their valuables
And documents secure.
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This helps deter theft
Because robbers
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May not want to wait around
For the safe to open.
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If they do, the time delay
May keep them around long enough
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For police to make an arrest.
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This lock lets you select delays
Ranging from 1 to 30 minutes.
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The timer starts
After you insert the key.
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Most of the lock's components
Are made of zinc.
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This semi-automated
Casting machine
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Heats zinc bars
To about 800 degrees.
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The molten metal is then fed
Into an injection system,
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Which shoots the zinc
Into a part-shaped mold.
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The machine automatically
Refills the zinc bars
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As the metal is used.
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As soon as the machine injects
Molten zinc into the mold,
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Surrounding tubes
Spray cold water
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To quickly cool
And solidify the metal.
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Then the mold opens
And ejects the part.
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The parts have rough edges,
So they go into a vibrating tub.
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Inside, they run against ceramic
Stones and an abrasive compound
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To smooth the edges
And polish the surface.
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The parts are cleaned
And painted on one side.
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Then they go into an oven
To bake on the paint.
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The lock's main cam
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Sets the time delay
And the open window --
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The amount of time before
The safe automatically relocks.
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Here, they're drilling holes
For screws,
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Which will regulate the lengths
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Of the time delay
And the open window.
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Once the lock's components
Are prepared, assembly begins.
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Workers insert the lock cylinder
Into its shell
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And remove the key.
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Then they screw
On a steel cylinder cam.
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When you turn the key
In the cylinder,
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A cam winds
And starts the timer.
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After the set time delay,
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The cam pulls a lever
That releases the lock's latch.
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To build the lock's
Timing assembly,
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They first attach a spring
To the timer plate.
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They hold the spring in place
With a plastic retainer.
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Then they install
A brass timer cam.
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The spring holds it
In the locked position.
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A pin on the cylinder cam's
Lever sits on the timer cam.
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When the time delay is over, the
Pin releases the timer spring,
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And the timer cam
Moves to the unlocked position.
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This allows the cylinder cam
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To retract the latch
And open the lock.
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They screw the plate
With the spring and timer cam
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To the timer,
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Which is gear-driven
Like a mechanical clock.
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They let the timer
Run down all the way.
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Then they turn the spring
Four times.
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They mount the main cam,
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Which sets the time delay
And open window
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On top of the timer cam.
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Now they begin calibrating
The timer.
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First they install
An aluminum weight assembly
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That controls the timer speed.
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They run the timer
On a testing machine,
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Comparing it to the delay
Set on the main cam.
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If the timer runs too fast,
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They take some tension
Off the timer spring.
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If the timer runs too slowly,
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They trim down
The weight assembly
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Until they get the right speed.
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Once the timer is accurate, they
Screw it into the timer cover.
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The lock body contains the lever
That retracts the lock's latch.
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It also has
A brass electrical plug
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To connect
A time-delay indicator light.
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After securing the latch
And lever in position
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With a cover plate,
They install the timer assembly.
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The visible side
Is painted black,
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Just like the visible side
Of the cover plate.
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Then they insert
The cylinder assembly.
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They mount the lock
On the door of the safe
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And hook up
The indicator lights,
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Which run
On double-"A" batteries.
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To open the safe, you insert,
Turn, then remove the key.
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The red light indicates
The timer is counting down.
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When the time delay is over,
The green light comes on.
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Then you reinsert the key,
And the safe opens.
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Narrator: chocolate brownies
Are irresistible.
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Their origins are uncertain,
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But they were
Definitely developed
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In the united states
Over a century ago.
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One story is that a homemaker
From bangor, maine,
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Made the first brownies
Accidentally
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While trying to make a cake.
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Another story states that
They were deliberately invented
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By the chef at a chicago hotel.
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Neither cake nor cookie, a
Brownie is something in between,
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A moist, dense,
And chewy square.
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There's no doubt it brings
Something special to the table.
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To mass-produce brownies, this
Factory starts with canola oil.
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They add xanthan gum,
A natural preservative
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That increases moisture
Retention during baking.
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They blend these two ingredients
In an industrial mixer.
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Then they add sugar, cocoa,
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And canola
And palm oil shortening.
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They reactivate the mixer,
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And it blends the ingredients
Into a chocolate batter.
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The next ingredients
Are whole eggs...
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...And corn syrup.
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The massive mixing arm
Descends back into the bowl
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And whips these ingredients
Into the batter.
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A worker wheels the bowl
To a hopper,
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Which releases
A precise amount of flour.
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The flour thickens the mix.
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It will give
The baked brownies structure.
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After 25 minutes of mixing,
The batter is complete.
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There's enough batter here
To make 6,000 brownies.
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They transfer
The smooth chocolaty mixture
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To a machine called a depositor.
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A sprayer mists the pans
With oil
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To keep the brownies from
Sticking to them during baking.
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Then the pans
Arrive at the depositor.
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This computerized machine
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Releases the batter
Into each pan.
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It has perfect aim every time.
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Next, the pans
Enter an 11-1/2-foot oven.
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The brownies rotate through
13 tiers to bake them evenly.
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After about 20 minutes,
The brownies are cooked.
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They exit the oven
And head into a cooling chamber.
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Like the oven,
It's multi-tiered.
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The pans move through it
As fans cool the brownies.
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The cooling
Helps solidify the brownies.
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Then a robot arm
With needle-like claws
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Lifts them out of the pans
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And transfers them
To the next conveyer.
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The robots are gentle,
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So the cool brownies
Stay intact during the process.
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The brownies round a corner and
Transfer to another conveyer.
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At the end of the line,
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A worker places the brownies
In a narrow conveyer system
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That takes them
To the wrapping station.
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A computer sensor
Detects their approach
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And alerts the plastic
Wrapping system ahead.
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The plastic unwinds
Into the wrapping machine
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As the brownies enter it.
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Metal wheels with grooves pull
The wrapper under the brownies,
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And then heated wheels
Melt the seam to close it.
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A hot jaw then seals and severs
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The plastic film
Between the brownies,
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Creating individual packets.
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A robot opens a box
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And sets it on a conveyer
Next to the brownie line.
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An employee then places
Eight packets of brownies
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In each carton.
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They ride by a rotary device,
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Which automatically folds
The ends of the cartons.
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Then the boxes are glued shut.
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Finally, they travel
Through a metal detector.
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It uses a high-frequency
Electromagnetic signal
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To detect any metal fragments
In the brownies.
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It takes about an hour
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To make and package brownies
At this factory,
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But only a fraction of that time
To enjoy them.
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Narrator: pallets are used
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To easily move
Large quantities of goods.
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They were invented
In the early 20th century
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And have been a warehouse staple
Ever since.
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Multiple unused pallets
Can cause clutter
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And even be a safety hazard.
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That's where pallet dispensers
Come in.
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Before pallet dispensers,
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Pallets were kept
In loose stacks.
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Retrieving one
Was potentially dangerous.
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The pallet dispenser
Solves this problem.
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It helps keep the workplace
Safe and organized.
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A high-speed cnc machine
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Cuts out the steel parts
Of the pallet dispenser.
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An employee uses a press brake
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To bend the components
To the required shapes.
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A preset backstop
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Ensures that the metal piece
Goes into the precise depth.
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Next, a worker uses a mig welder
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To quickly bond
The new parts together.
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The parts hang from chains,
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Which are charged
With a negative current.
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Painters then spray positively
Charged paint on them.
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The parts are baked in an oven
For 20 minutes to dry the paint.
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The traveler frame
Moves up and down
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With the pallets
Inside the dispenser.
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A worker
Installs 12 cam followers.
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A team positions
The linear track assembly.
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Its vertical bars
Guide the cam followers,
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Keeping the traveler frame
On track.
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Once this sub-assembly
Is complete,
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Workers install it
Inside the main side frames.
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Together, these components
Form the main base assembly.
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The dispenser's
Self-contained hydraulic system
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Doesn't require power
To control the traveler frame.
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This is one
Of two hydraulic cylinders.
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They're designed to easily hold
A heavy stack of pallets.
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The worker
Installs four brake arms.
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They hold a set of
Spring-loaded latches in place
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To keep the pallets
Suspended in position.
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Next, he positions
The sprockets.
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The pallet dispenser
Requires four sprockets
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To support two chains.
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These chains
Connect the traveler frame
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To a massive
Steel counterweight.
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As it gets fuller, the traveler
Frame lowers to the ground.
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After the pallets
Touch the floor,
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The counterweight
Lifts the frame.
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The pallets are stored in a tall
Column called a pallet magazine.
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Two employees work together
To install it.
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The magazines
Come in two standard heights --
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4 feet and 8 feet.
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Not all pallet magazines
Are red.
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Customers can select
From a wide variety of colors.
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The interior panels
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Protect the dispenser's
Mechanism from being damaged.
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They're also the access panels
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To the product's
Precision engineering.
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A trained professional
Should always handle
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The machine's maintenance
And repair.
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Making the panels
Relatively inaccessible
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Decreases the chances of
Tampering, injury, or accidents
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By an amateur.
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Next, a worker
Runs a quality-control test.
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He uses a walkie rider
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To raise a stack of pallets
And remove the bottom one.
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When he's done,
The hydraulic system
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Lowers the stack
Back into position.
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Here, one worker uses a forklift
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To raise the top section of the
Pallet magazine into position
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While the other worker
Guides the magazine into place.
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Graphics and decals
Have already been added,
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So all that's left
Is for the worker
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To securely bolt
The two sections together.
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With about 2 billion pallets
In the u.S. Alone,
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Things can really start
To pile up.
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Pallet stackers make life easier
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For manufacturers and shippers
All over the world.
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Some refer to these devices
As giant pez dispensers.
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In a way,
That's exactly what they are,
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And they're just as safe.
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Narrator: once reserved
For palaces and castles,
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Today's chandeliers can be found
In even the most modest homes.
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They function as more
Than just a light source.
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Chandeliers can be
The illuminating centerpieces
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Of traditional rooms or give
Modern rooms an eclectic twists.
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Either way, a crystal chandelier
Is always elegant and timeless.
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This chandelier
Is quite a showstopper.
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It stretches
More than 3 feet high and wide
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With 24 elegant arms.
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It's decorated
With clear and red crystal
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And a gilded hurricane shade
Over each light.
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To make the crystal, they melt
Silica sand in a furnace,
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Along with lead, hot ash,
And several other ingredients.
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The materials combine
To make crystal heavier
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And more sparkling than glass.
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To make each chandelier arm,
A crystal blower
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Gathers some molten crystal
On the end of his blowpipe,
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Then shapes the arm with
A series of blocks and molds.
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He makes a channel
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Down the middle
For the arm's electrical wiring.
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Next, two master crystal blowers
Work together
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To pull and twist the crystal
Into the arm's rope-like design.
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This maneuver
Requires tremendous expertise.
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To achieve the correct diameter,
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These craftsmen must stretch
The crystal exactly right.
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Next, they put it
In a chandelier arm mold
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And snip off the excess
On both ends.
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They blow cold air
To solidify the crystal.
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Another craftsman
Inspects the chandelier arm,
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Checking the shape,
Measurements,
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And channel
For the electrical wiring.
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Next, a pair of craftsmen
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Make the bowl-shaped bottom
Of the chandelier.
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Using traditional techniques,
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They place molten crystal
In a mold,
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Then place the mold in a press.
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The crystal chandelier parts
Are cooled down in an oven.
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The gradual decrease
In temperature
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Slowly releases tension
In the crystal.
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This prevents cracking.
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Straight out of the furnace,
The crystal is 2,280 degrees.
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It continues to be pliable until
It reaches about 1,202 degrees.
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It cools rapidly,
So as the craftsmen work,
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They must regularly reheat the
Crystal in a smaller furnace.
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The freshly molded crystal
Tends to have a rough surface,
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So they use heat from
A blowtorch to smooth it out.
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These holders support the
Hurricane shades on the arms.
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This company produces its
Signature shade of red crystal
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By adding 24-karat gold powder
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To the raw materials
In the furnace.
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The color emerges
After the molded piece
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Is reheated in an oven
To just over 1,000 degrees.
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A crystal blower
Makes the hurricane shades.
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First, he rolls a starting shape
At the end of his blowpipe.
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Then, with pliers,
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He narrows and stretches one end
To form a neck.
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By now, the crystal has cooled,
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So he reheats it
Before continuing.
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Next, he inserts the crystal
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Into a foot-pedal-operated mold
Installed in the floor.
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He then turns the pipe
And blows through it
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To expand the crystal
To the mold shape.
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Once the hurricane shade
Has cooled,
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Artisans apply an elaborate
24-karat gold decal.
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With a paintbrush, they
Also apply raised gilding
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And 24-karat gold paste.
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They heat the shade
To fuse the gold to the crystal,
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Then polish the gold
With an agate stone.
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Every part of the crystal
Chandelier is handmade,
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And the entire chandelier
Is manually assembled.
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However,
Some of the crystal parts
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Require prep work
Before assembly.
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The arms have a light socket
At one end
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Wired to a connector
At the other.
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All 24 arms
Mount to a round tray.
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Beneath it, the connectors
Link to the main wires
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Running down the center
Of the chandelier.
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The chandelier's ornate bottom
Hides it all.
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The electrical sockets
That hold the light bulbs
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Are hidden inside metal sleeves
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Painted white
To look like candles.
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The gilded hurricane shades
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Go over the candles
And sit snugly in the holders.
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This stunning crystal chandelier
Casts sparkling light,
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Easily making it
The focal point of the room.
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Weighing in at over 150 pounds,
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This grand chandelier makes
A big, bold design statement.
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