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The largest steel plant in the world is a hi-tech super factory that takes production to astonishing levels, turning out 21 million tons of steel every year on a sprawling campus comprised of 50 individually operating sub-factories.

Rolls-Royce is not only a legendary automotive brand, they're also one of the largest manufacturers of aircraft engines producing the revolutionary Trent XWB, one of the world's most powerful, efficient and eco-friendly jet engines.

The UPS Worldport is a distribution powerhouse that connects the world, and special access reveals what happens in the largest automated sorting hub on the planet; with its own fleet of 550 aircraft, it serves more destinations than any other airline.

Maserati takes production of their luxury automotive brand to another level at the Mirafiori facility in Turin, Italy, where the highest standards of materials and manufacturing result in handcrafted cars built on a cutting-edge assembly line.

A state-of-the-art Volkswagen factory uses cutting-edge robot technology to produce 750 vehicles every day, and special behind-the-scenes access to the factory floor reveal how this facility is one of the most advanced in the world.

NASA's hi-tech rocket assembly facility pushes the limits of space exploration to new frontiers; here, engineers build an advanced rocket propulsion system that can send astronauts and cargo to the moon and back.

McLaren's high-tech production center is as remarkably distinctive as the handcrafted automobiles they design and produce, overtaking its supercar rivals through the application of Formula One science and sophisticated production standards.
 

Special access to Tesla's record-breaking Gigafactory reveals its bold ambition to build one of the most advanced cars in the world; this cutting-edge facility is one of the world's largest, representing the frontier of engineering innovation.