Mega Manufacturing

Airbus A350: the most modern commercial aircraft in the world. It takes 1800 specialists in Toulouse and 2.5 million individual parts to assemble this masterpiece of engineering. The individual parts of travel from plants around Europe. Five transport aircraft commute between the plants 7 days a week. The pressure is high: with 890 orders to date,10 A350s have to leave the factory every month.

Lingang, China. Home to one of the largest and most modern excavator factory in the world! 1000 square meters of production area, equipped with high-tech machines of the latest generation. By this means China's market leader Sany wants to become the number one in the world!

It is the largest manufacturer of fire trucks in the world: Pierce Manufacturing in Wisconsin, USA. 1400 trucks are being built here every year - and each truck is one of a kind. Customers determine every detail from the first sketch on the 3D model to the finished truck. More than 13,000 individual components - most of them laboriously crafted by hand.

It is the most renowned tyre manufacturer in the world: Pirelli. Their capacity: 75 million car tyres a year. 32,000 employees, including 1,400 engineers. The most prestigious car manufacturers in the world rely on their experience. We follow the production of the P-Zero, Pirelli's flagship product.

Trucks: Kings of the road with enormous power. Their manufacture demands a good eye, absolute precision and above all: perfect logistics. One of the world's largest truck factories is located in Belgium. It's the ideal location, close to thousands of customers across Western Europe. This is where Volvo produces the all-time all-rounder "FH" - one of the most popular trucks in Europe!

The Porsche Macan: the most successful horse in the stable of this legendary sports car manufacturer. A compact SUV, combining off-road qualities and everyday versatility with the DNA of a sports car. In its Leipzig factory Porsche produces with 4,300 employees over 90,000 Macan vehicles per year. Every single vehicle: absolutely individual and bespoke manufactured to order.