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Chemical elements Engineering Technological innovations Engineering Vocational guidance Firearms industry and trade Manufacturing industries Vocational guidance Mechanical engineering United States Commerce History United States Economic conditions 1918-1945 United States Economic conditions 1945- Vocational educationSummary: Living in a world of cutting-edge technology hasn't eliminated the need for turning out-of-this-world concepts into real-world products and then delivering them exactly when they're wanted. This program spotlights three professionals in manufacturing-a robotics technician, a machinist, and a chemical technician-and three professionals who help get products from point A to point Z: a quality...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: In this program, three women with rewarding careers in manufacturing describe their work. Marnie Zimmerman is an instrumentation technician who repairs circuit boards for air conditioning systems; Kristina Bouchard is a machine operator for an aerospace company; and Darlene Fitzgerald is a horticulturalist who manages a large production staff. Conversations with co-workers and supervisors add...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: From choosing raw materials to designing assembly processes to inspecting the final product, the Manufacturing Cluster is the place where things get made. This program goes inside the diverse world of manufacturing by presenting the career profiles of a number of people who hold different jobs there. Correlates to the National Standards for Life Work.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: More detailed information on the manufacturing system is given, including in-depth discussion of the types of manufacturing systems (continuous, intermittent, and custom, with discussion of each type's benefits and a comparison of the three), inputs, tools and equipment, workers, organizations, human and material resources, productivity, and quality control. Included is a discussion on...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This video provides an extensive overview of the career development process, as well as introducing several people currently in the work force who will tell about their career choices, experiences, and successes throughout the series.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: How do musicians find the inspiration to create? Do most songwriters come up with lyrics first, or music? What does it mean to be a composer in today's high-tech world? This program addresses questions young people may have about embarking on a career in music or musical composition. Focusing on current styles like rock, techno, and hip-hop, the video includes interviews with a classically...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Introduction to Math in Technology is an eleven-minute video which is part of the series, Math in Technology. "But why do I need math?" Now, using this series, give students a clear, definitive, and logical answer. Math is necessary to get the job done in most technical fields, including auto mechanics, electricity/electronics, and the building trades. Each video shows real-life problem...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The hardest part about working in the hospitality field may simply be deciding on which of its many popular career paths to pursue! This video will help interested students make an informed choice by describing commercial and noncommercial hospitality establishments and key hospitality departments such as management, food and beverage, gaming and entertainment, customer service, security,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This in-depth, graphics-driven program introduces students to the world of synthetic and naturally occurring polymers. The video sheds light on a number of monomers and the processes of addition polymerization and condensation polymerization which produce a desired polymer. Properties of thermosetting and thermoplastic polymers are also investigated; likewise, the relationship between the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Japanese manufacturing and industry - assembling cameras, shipping industry
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1959
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Summary: Designed for novices, this unintimidating program examines the basic steps involved in producing any piece of software: identifying the goal, crafting algorithms, coding and compiling, testing and debugging syntax and logic errors, and documenting. Since the video does not rely on viewer familiarity with specific computer languages, Introduction to Programming is a good starting point for any...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This highly informative program presents professionals in various segments of the exciting and fast-paced fashion industry discussing their roles at design, production, wholesale, and retail levels. Viewers see how merchandise is presented to wholesale buyers in New York showrooms and learn how resident buying offices assist store buyers in deciding what merchandise best suits their clientele....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The Earth is like a living, breathing organism. From its molten core to the upper reaches of the atmosphere, nothing is still. How was the planet formed, and what are the forces that continue to sculpt it? This program uses animated topographical maps, a broken pane of glass, a fortune in diamonds, a floor-sanding machine, stalactites, flowing glaciers, a merry-go-round, a greenhouse, and more...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Elements and compounds, accuracy and precision, liters and moles and joules-what does it all mean? After introducing the states, properties, and types of matter, this program proceeds to the periodic table of elements and the qualities of atoms, compounds, and molecules. An investigation of the metric system, SI units, uncertainty in measurement, and dimensional analysis wrap up this engaging...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists has been the basis of art criticism since the 16th century. This dramatized program cleverly illustrates how each great master developed techniques by building upon the work of his predecessors. The lively discussion between Master Vasari and his apprentice reveals the innovations of Giotto, Ghiberti, Donatello, Uccello, Masaccio, della Francesca,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Industrial/technology/labor footage of manufacturing variable resistors on assembly lines. Mostly women doing the assembly and men supervising. (Sexism)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1953
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Summary: Bread company: manufacturing bread
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1962
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Summary: World War II - Women in factory put together Gas Masks
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1941
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Summary: Manufacturing an Armstrong gun in British factory.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1920
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Summary: Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing has replaced the old-fashioned screen process of transferring designs onto fabric, giving textile artists more flexibility while reducing overhead costs. In this program designers at RA Smart demonstrate how CAD and CAM technology is used for joining, engraving, printing, and cutting fabrics. The video also investigates computer-aided...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Manufacturing an Armstrong gun in British factory.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1920
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Summary: This program lets students see what the manufacturing skilled trades have to offer, surveying the various occupations available and providing a quick sketch of each job, including general machinist, industrial electrician, industrial mechanic millwright, mold maker, pattern maker, tool and die maker, and industrial welder.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Manufacturing an Armstrong gun in British factory.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1920
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Summary: Manufacturing an Armstrong gun in British factory.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1920