BBC Technical Studies Cutting Tool Materials

Set in industrial environments, the films show how basic concepts in materials and engineering science are applied to the business of manufacturing. Individual programs 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 materials. Technical Studies Series Produced by BBC Schools This was taken from an unlabeled VHS tape, possibly from when the program was re-broadcast on RTÉ. Copyright remains with the BBC. Produced 1981 - 1983