BBC Technical Studies Engineering Design

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
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

[@stx9327]

Stainless steel looks better

[@glenbjack]

that second kettle seems just to be touched by just as many hands/operations. but I guess the savings were there.....

[@willthomas7950]

Technical studies is affiliated with technology.

[@mattstarr8203]

Bloody old spot of tea you old bloke

[@mclarpet]

Get Frank Spencer to test the new design !

[@Tadesan]

The kettles were boiled fifty thousand times. That's three times a day for forty five years! Three times a day for five years is only five thousand uses. With a margin in this estimate of %1000 did the kettle cost 500 pounds? Or was the device actually an artificial heart and not a tea pot?

[@8platypus]

this kettle definitely contains BPA and you need to be able to clean it thoroughly or else but it doesn't have a lid even.