The WORST episodes of Ultimate Factories
Every episode of Ultimate Factories ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Ultimate Factories!
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.
#1 - 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.
#2 - Toyota Australia
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/8/2013
Toyota Australia has just revealed a new state-of-the-art engine plant built to produce AR hybrid engines for local and export markets, one of only five engine plants of its kind. But getting there was no mean feat - and National Geographic Channel was there to capture the journey.
#3 - Ferrari FF
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/22/2012
#4 - Pagani Huayra
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2012
How the Pagani Huayra is being built to challenge the best from Ferrari, Lamborghini, Koenigsegg, and McLaren.
#5 - Tecnogym
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/2013
This isn't just a megafactory, it's a village. The Technogym HQ in Cesena, Italy, boasts a convention hall, library, spa and restaurant and of course a world class fitness centre.
#6 - 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.
#7 - Super Chopper
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/23/2012
With top speeds of around 200 mph, next generation super-choppers weigh about 15 tons, defy the laws of gravity, and can go virtually anywhere.
#8 - Ford Mustang Shelby GT-500
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/2012
#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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - Pyrotechnics
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/31/2012
Australia's Howard and Sons have been making fireworks for almost 100 years, now the reigns have been handed down and they are breaking with tradition.
#12 - Riva Yachts
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2013
A visit to one of the most famous motor yacht shipyards in Europe reveals how Riva builds its famous craft and how the brand has successfully expanded production into the superyacht market.
#13 - Michelin
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2013
Designing tyres for everything from cars and motorcycles to jumbo jets and the space shuttle, Michelin’s latest goal is to create a new tyre that will increase fuel mileage for cars.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#17 - BMW X3
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2011
A BMW plant in South Carolina is visited for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the X3 in the Season 5 opener.
#18 - Williams F1 Car
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/15/2012
With unprecedented access to the Williams F1 futuristic development factory, we reveal the ins and outs of the phenomenal FW33 F1 Car.
#19 - Lotus Evora
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/8/2012
Norfolk isn't an obvious choice for a megafactory, but the rural county has been home to Lotus since 1966. Join CEO Dany Bahar as he unveils plans for their latest super car: the Evora.
#21 - Armoured Car
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/26/2009
They are a must if you are a world leader, but now even mums are starting to use them. Discover how cars are modified for maximum protection. Actually, this is "Science of Armored Cars", an "Inside"-episode, but it was shown on NatGeo UK as part of Megafactories.
#22 - Hero Motorcycles
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/10/2012
Explore Hero MotoCorp's, factory, which is the world's largest motorcycle manufacturing company.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.