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Manufacturing in America
- Manufacturing, the force behind the economy published by NAM [pdf]
- The Future and Success of Small and Medium Manufacturers by the Manufacturing Institute [pdf]
- Profit Squeeze for U.S. manufacturers published by Manufacturer's Alliance [pdf]
Innovation
- Efficiency and Innovation in U.S. Manufacturing Energy Use published by NAM [pdf]
- Manufacturing Innovation at Risk By Joel Popkin & Co. [pdf] [Summary]
The New Global Economy
- Global Manufacturing published by Aberdeen Group [pdf]
- Manufacturing in China published by ifm at Cambridge [pdf] [Summary]
History of Manufacturing Movie Gallery
American Harvest (Parts I & II) ...How America was built on manufacturing, 1955
American Harvest celebrates the richness and the bounty of America's natural resources, and then sets them all up to be cut, mined, dug, drilled and consumed.
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American Harvest celebrates the richness and the bounty of America's natural resources, and then sets them all up to be cut, mined, dug, drilled and consumed.
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Master Hands (Parts I,II,III,IV), 1930
"From the master hands of the toolmakers --
to the hands that master the great machines --
come the tools and patterns and dies...
and then the great factories start."
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Henry Ford's Mirror of America, 1915-1930
Beautiful images of New York City, Coney Island, and Atlantic City in the early 1900's
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Triumph of America (Parts I & II), 1933
Auto manufacturing as an expression (and motivator) of America's economic success. Made by Chevrolet, covering all sectors of modern America's industrial greatness.
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Auto manufacturing as an expression (and motivator) of America's economic success. Made by Chevrolet, covering all sectors of modern America's industrial greatness.
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The Reasons Why, the importance of quality control, 1959
 A film about the rigorous quality control standards at an RCA television plant in New Jersey
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How our Country Grew, 1950
 Focuses on growth of farming; manufacturing; transportation and how they have contributed to the country's development.
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Auto-Lite on Parade, 1940
Tour of an auto parts and accessories factory climaxing with a stop-motion product parade.
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The Rise of Taiwan in the late 1980's
This program goes to Taiwan to look at the center of the Asian computer industry. Included are visits to leading domestic computer companies such as Mitac, Microtek, Tatung, and Multitech (now Acer).
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Industry on Parade: Paperman's Paper, Ink
 Sun Chemical, and we are shown the process of how printers ink is made. This one is mainly concerned with the manufacturing process
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The Greater Goal: Human Dividends from American Industry...Textiles, 1953
 After an intro, provides an EXCELLENT overview of how thread and fabric are made, from cotton piles to the finished product. This is one of the more entertaining 'assembly line' sequences
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Chocolate - From Start to finish: [Link]
Food Safety Movie: [Link]
Manufacturing Distribution: Heinz [Link]
Under the Thread: Tire Manufacturing: [a href="http://www.archive.org/details/UnderTheTrea">Link
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