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Photographic tour of an Austrian pipe organ factory.
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Rieger Tour Each section contains several photos and my description and recollections. 1. Schwarzach 2. Wood 3. Wood Pipes 4. Metal Pipes 5. Voicing 6. Reeds 7. Keys Pedals 8. Piston Actions 9. Cabinetwork 10. Packing In September, 1987 I travelled to...See how bubble gum and gumballs are manufactured.
http://www.dubblebubble.com/tour.html
Everything from how Caterpillar creates gigantic tractors to how 3DO produces video games.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/factory-tour.htm
Shows how favorites like Black Forest Gummies, Boston Baked Beans, and Atomic Fireballs are made.
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FERRARAPAN.COM Company takes pride in bringing satisfaction, enjoyment, and most of all, full value to the customer....Text and diagrams explain how metal and plastic tools are mass produced.
http://www.ee.washington.edu/conselec/CE/kuhn/manufact/95x2.htm
Click on cartoons to see how coins are made.
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/
Virtual tour of the largest and most automated cheese, whey and alcohol plant in the world.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gccc/plantinf.htm
Three levels of tours showing how sugar is made.
http://www.monitorsugar.com/htmtext/TourStop.htm
Virtual tour shows how cast iron products are manufactured.
http://www.jotulflame.com/tour/starttour.html
Shows the progress from stacks of raw wood to finished instruments. Includes virtual tour.
http://www.gibson.com/magazines/amplifier/1999/3/main-ev1.html
See the steps that go into making a sweater or knitwear.
http://www.neknitting.com/tour.htm
Take a tour of this factory which produces solid cherry furniture and cabinets.
http://www.statton.com/tourpics.htm
Learn about how these guitars are manufactured.
http://www.rickenbacker.com/us/factory.htm
Virtual tour shows how the popular pens are manufactured.
http://www.bicworldusa.com/inter...stationery/how_is_made/index.asp
Shows how high purity drinking water is manufactured.
http://www.canadiansprings.com/edu_types.cfm
Features a virtual tour of an auto assembly plant.
http://www.ipl.org/div/autou/
Excerpts from their interactive piano factory tour CD-ROM.
http://www.steinway.com/factory/tour.shtml
Shows show cheese is made in this New York plant.
http://www.mccadam.com/Structure4.html
A Virtual Tour of a Brazilian Sugar Mill, including photographs and commentary.
http://www.how-sugar-is-made.com/
Photos and text show how these gourmet jelly beans are produced.
http://jellybelly.com/Cultures/en-US/Fun/Tours/Virtual+Tour.htm
From cocoa beans growing in the jungle to candy bars on store shelves, this site shows how chocolate is manufactured. Includes photo and video tours.
http://www.hersheys.com/discover/chocolate.asp
Offers games as an introduction to the production of textiles.
http://www.e4s.org.uk/textilesonline/world.htm