Technical Studies (15 Parts)

Synopsis: Set in industrial environments, the films show how basic concepts in materials and engineering science are applied to the business of manufacturing. Individual programmes describe and illustrate the following processes: forging, sand casting, die and investment casting, rolling, presswork, heat treatment, plastic materials, manufacturing with plastics, microelectronics, engineering design, non-ferrous metals and alloys, capstan and turret lathes, cutting tool materials, welding techniques, and bearing mterials.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 15 x 25 min.
Year of production: 1981-83
Availability: Sale; 1997 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1997 sale: £450.00 (+VAT +p&p) series
Subjects: Engineering; Technology
Keywords: cutting tools; engineering skills; investment casting; lathes; machining processes; manufacturing industries; materials science; sand casting

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
Contact: Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email: BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web: https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone: +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address: BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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