The BEST episodes of Ultimate Factories season 6

Every episode of Ultimate Factories season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ultimate Factories season 6!

Ultimate Factories also known as Megafactories is an American documentary television series that premiered in 2006 on the National Geographic Channel. The program explores the inner workings of factories worldwide. Each episode profiles the machinery and manpower behind each factory's main product, featuring close-ups, breakdowns, interviews, and side stories to show the sequence of events to produce the product in the factory. Hoff Productions was one of the principal producers of this highly successful series. It also airs in non-US markets as Megafactories.

Last Updated: 3/11/2024Network: National GeographicStatus: Ended
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EA Sports: FIFA 12
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#1 - EA Sports: FIFA 12

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/10/2012

Enter the EA factory in Burnaby, Canada, to learn how video game creators took football off the field and turned it into a virtual masterpiece.

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Swiss Army Knife
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#2 - Swiss Army Knife

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/17/2012

At the Victorinox factory in Switzerland, raw steel is fashioned into the most iconic multi-purpose tool invented – the Swiss Army Knife.

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Guinness
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#3 - Guinness

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/14/2012

A look behind the scenes at the biggest dark beer brewery in the world, the 48-acre St James Gate Brewery, located right in the middle of Dublin.

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Mercedes Truck Actros
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#4 - Mercedes Truck Actros

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/12/2012

Each new version of the Actros is custom made by Mercedes-Benz, a supreme test of efficiency for a factory that builds a truck every two minutes.

Speed Rail
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#5 - Speed Rail

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/24/2012

A step-by-step look at the making of Alstom's revolutionary high-speed train, the AGV, which could be the fourth record-breaking creation from the company.

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Boeing 747
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#6 - Boeing 747

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/3/2012

How the popular Boeing 747 is being upgraded to challenge new models such as the Airbus A380, which has proved tough competition for the American company.

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Tata Nano
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#7 - Tata Nano

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/10/2012

Sir Ratan Tata is a man on a mission: to make India's roads safer by getting people off motorbikes and into the world's cheapest car - the Tata Nano.

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Illy Coffee
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#8 - Illy Coffee

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2012

Learn how the Italian company use cutting-edge technology to produce 37,500kg of coffee a day, and export to 140 countries worldwide.

Extreme Roller Coaster
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#9 - Extreme Roller Coaster

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/28/2012

The 'Giant Inverted Boomerang' roller coaster currently has only 5 installations in the world and speeds riders to over 100 kph over loops, drops and banks. This episode follows the construction of this roller coaster at the Jinjiang Action Park, Shanghai China.

Writer: Gary Parker
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Mclaren Supercar
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#10 - Mclaren Supercar

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/17/2012

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Iveco HMV
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#11 - Iveco HMV

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/28/2012

Let's go to Bolzano and find out how Iveco vehicles are made, used for military and civil protection purposes. The latest product is the Multi-role Light Tactical Vehicle.

Tesla Model S
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#12 - Tesla Model S

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/29/2012

This is the story behind the world's first fully electric premium sedan - the Tesla Model S. Tesla's electrical experts in Fremont, CA are gearing up for mass production in a ground-breaking new Mega Factory

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Piaggio Vespa
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#13 - Piaggio Vespa

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/10/2012

It would not be too much of an exaggeration to say that Corrandino D'Ascanio's easy-to-ride, easy-to-maintain scooter design put post-war Italy on two wheels. Look at the factory where the same basic design cranks off the assembly line.