Modern Manufacturing Industry - Sony

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Views of the Sony factory, Pencoed including an automated assembly line.

Footage without commentary showing outside and inside the Sony factory, Pencoed including an automated assembly line and various other production tasks, as a case study showing inward investment by a TNC ( trans-national corporation) in south Wales.
From: News Stockshots
First Broadcast : 14 June 2006

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 14-16

Subject : Geography

Topic : Economic activity

Keywords : Sony, TNC, Pencode, Trans-national corporation, Applied science, Science in the workplace, Manufacturing, Electrical engineering,

Notes : Illustration of modern manufacturing methods and types of jobs done. Pupils could provide a recorded commentary to describe how modern manufacturing has developed from traditional industry. Applied science use - science in the workplace topic.

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