Systems And Control

Key Stage 4: Design and Technology, Systems and Control, Manufacturing; A look at the practical application of systems and control in design proposals. Electrical, electronic, mechanical, microprocessor and computer control systems and how to use them effectively; films show systems and control to assemble subsystems into more complex systems. Questions: What do the films suggest about the changes and innovations of factory work over time?

Heinz Present - The World In A Can Part 1 (1962)

Fabulous documentary showing how Heinz make their 57 varieties.

Heinz Present - The World In A Can Part 2 (1962)

Fabulous documentary showing how Heinz make their 57 varieties.

For The Markets Of The World (1962)

Documentary about the manufacture and export of British motor cars. c. 1962

Flavour Of Ireland (1965)

Great documentary about the food production company Erin Foods. c. 1965

Hot Stuff AKA Manufacturing Thermos (1968)

This little film teaches us how thermos bottles are made - more entertaining than one would think.

GEC Factory Interiors (1910)

Good footage of factory workers at General Electric Company.