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Best Manufacturing & industrial processes videos, as recommended on Hacker News

51 videos about manufacturing & industrial processes that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2012 and 2026. Mostly documentary, explainer, demo. Channels that come up most: SmarterEveryDay, Machine Thinking, Autoline Network, Munro Live. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Can: It is a go-to recommendation whenever cans, good design or mass-produced objects come up, and many also recommend the whole channel.

• explainerThe Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Canengineerguy · 9 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
• documentaryShenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware (Full Documentary) | Future Cities | WIREDWIRED Investigations · 8 HN recommenders · 2016–2022
• documentaryOrigins of PrecisionMachine Thinking · 11 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• documentaryThe Art of Making a Nixie TubeDalibor Farný · 6 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
• documentaryI Tried To Make Something In America (The Smarter Scrubber Experiment) - Smarter Every Day 308SmarterEveryDay · 6 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• documentaryHOW ROCKETS ARE MADE (Rocket Factory Tour - United Launch Alliance) - Smarter Every Day 231SmarterEveryDay · 5 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• documentaryThe Boeing 787: Broken Dreams l Al Jazeera InvestigationsAl Jazeera English · 6 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
• interviewTearing Down the Model T of Our Time - Autoline After Hours 284Autoline Network · 6 HN recommenders · 2015–2018
• explainerThe $200M Machine that Prints Microchips: The EUV Photolithography SystemBranch Education · 3 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• talkTesla Battery DayTesla · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• documentaryInside a Huge PCB FactoryStrange Parts · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
• explainerThe Closest Thing We Have to Alien TechnologyVeritasium · 5 HN recommenders · 2026–2026
• documentaryThe 1751 Machine that Made EverythingMachine Thinking · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• documentaryAmerica's Iron Giants - The World's Most Powerful MetalworkersMachine Thinking · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• documentaryHow Does Kodak Make Film? (Kodak Factory Tour Part 1 of 3) - Smarter Every Day 271SmarterEveryDay · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2022
• documentaryHow the US Postal Service reads terrible handwritingTom Scott · 4 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• interviewElon Musk Interview: 1-on-1 with Sandy MunroMunro Live · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
• tutorialAn Intro to KiCad – Part 1: How PCBs Are Made | DigiKeyDigiKey · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
• documentaryThe People's Republic of The FutureBloomberg Originals · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• documentaryThis Swiss Builder uses NO INSULATION...Matt Risinger · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2020
• talkThomas Thwaites: How I built a toaster -- from scratchTED · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• documentaryThe Mind-Blowing Machines that Stamp Millions of Metal Parts - Smarter Every Day 288SmarterEveryDay · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• documentaryBehind the Film - Inside the ILFORD factoryILFORD Photo · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
• interviewGiga Castings with Sandy | Evolution of Tesla Bodies In WhiteMunro Live · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• explainerWhere The Real Chip Shortage IsAsianometry · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• explainerWhy There are Now So Many Shortages (It's Not COVID)Wendover Productions · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• documentaryShenzhen: A New Breed of Intellectual Property (Part 3) | Future Cities | WIREDUncanny Valley by WIRED · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
• explainerThe Material Science of Metal 3D PrintingReal Engineering · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• documentaryUpdated BP Texas City Animation on the 15th Anniversary of the ExplosionUSCSB · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• documentaryHow I Made My Own iPhone - in ChinaStrange Parts · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• documentaryBMW i3 Factory Production Toureuropeanautosource · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2017
• explainerHow many robots does it take to run a grocery store?Tom Scott · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• documentaryHow Sikh Chefs Feed 100,000 People At The Gurudwara Bangla Sahib Temple In New Delhi, IndiaInsider Food · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2025
• documentaryMaster Hands - Chevrolet Manufacturing (1936)US Auto Industry · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2019
• documentary21st Century Jet - Building the Boeing 777 - Full Episode 1shareoldvideos · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2021
• demoKiva Systems Warehouse Automation at Quiet LogisticsKivaDirector · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2021
• newsInside A Warehouse Where Thousands Of Robots Pack GroceriesInsider Tech · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2022
• documentaryPointing and Calling Japanese Safety Standard at Railway Companies & Toyota (HD)AllAboutLean.com · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2022
• documentaryMacintosh FactoryMacGeneration · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2025
• demoSurface Plate Calibration and Conditioningoxtoolco · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2020
• demo30-story building built in 15 days! Construction time lapse of J57, Changsha, China.AI+R · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2015
• explainerInferno: Dust Explosion at Imperial SugarUSCSB · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2026
• demo日本の家作り（据え付け作業）Japan builds house in 1 dayRachel and Jun · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2021
• demoScanRobot 2.0 MDS: Scanning very thick books up to 15 cm (6 inch)bookscanner · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2023
• interviewSandy Munro's Tesla Deep Dive - Autoline After Hours 447Autoline Network · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2019
• explainerModel Y E36: The Octovalve EpisodeMunro Live · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2021
• documentaryThe Life of a BoltOracle Red Bull Racing · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2026
• explainerThe EV Detroit is Dying to Benchmark - BYD SeagullAutoline Network · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2025
• explainerThe Genius of 3D Printed RocketsVeritasium · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2024
• explainerHow H&M’s Recycling Machines Make New Clothes From Used Apparel | World Wide WasteBusiness Insider · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2026
• demoBuilding the Steam ControllerValve · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2026