Set in industrial environments, the films show how basic concepts in materials and engineering science are applied to the business of manufacturing. Individual programs describe and illustrate the following processes: forging, sand casting, die and investment casting, rolling, presswork, heat treatment, plastic materials, manufacturing with plastics, microelectronics, engineering design, non-ferrous metals and alloys, capstan and turret lathes, cutting tool materials, welding techniques, and bearing materials.
Technical Studies Series
Produced by BBC Schools
Episode 11 Non-ferrous Metals and Alloys
First Aired BBC ONE 1982.
This was taken from an unlabeled VHS tape, possibly from when the program was re-broadcast on RTÉ.
Copyright remains with the BBC.
Produced 1981 – 1983
Post time: Jul-03-2017