NGC全民英检超级工厂法拉利.docx

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NGC全民英检超级工厂法拉利

Megafactories:

Ferrari

NGC全民英檢：

超級工廠-法拉利

播出時間:

07月05日星期日@11:

00-12:

00Ferrari!

Fordecades,oneofthemostlegendarynamesinautomobiles.

Nowanewmodelishittingthestreets.

Oneandahalftonnes

ofhighperformancesportscar.

Engineeredwiththeprecision

ofaspacecraft...

Thefastest,mostpowerfulproductioncar

Ferrarihaseverdesigned.

Andthisiswhereit'sbeingmade!

InsideFerrari'smegafactory!

Fewcarshavecarriedsuchanauraoflegendandmystiquethroughthedecades.

TheFerrarioftheformulaonetrack...

Thewinningestnameinthehistoryofthesport.

TheFerrarioftheopenroad...

Aniconicsportscaroftheages.

Whetherfortheracetrackorfortheroad,everyFerrariishandcrafted...

NorthernItaly...thetownofMaranello.

ThisisthesiteofFerrari'smegafactory...

parthi-techgarage,

partartstudio...

aplacewhererawmetalistransformedintorawpowerandwherecarsarecreatedlikesculptures.

Itsbuildingsareeverybit

assleekandmodernasthecarscreatedhere.

BecauseFerrarimakescarsforthestreetandfortheracetrack,thefactoryboastssomeuniquefeatures.

AwindtunnelforresearchanddevelopmentdesignedbyItaly'ssuper-architect,RenzoPiano.

Anengineworksfloodedbynaturallight,withtreestoprovideexactlytherighthumidityforengineconstruction.

EvenathreekilometerprivateracetrackusedtotrialFerrari'slatestracecarsandroadtestitssportscars.

ThesearethebuildingsthroughwhicheveryFerrarimakesitsfirstjourney.

Andforthethreethousandworkersalongtheway,beinghereisanItaliandream.

ForusItalians,Ferrarihasalwaysbeenamyth,always.

Imean,theboysheregrowupwithFerrari

inthem.

FewoutsidersandevenfewercamerasareeverallowedintoFerrari'sfactory.Securityisintense.

ForFerrari'sformulaoneteamthat'sbasedatthefactory,there'stheever-presentthreatofindustrialespionage.

AndFerrari'sformulaonesecretsgostraightintoitsstreetcars.

ThisisthefastestandmostpowerfulproductioncarFerrarihaseverdesigned-theFiorano599.

Itsspeedtops330kilometersperhour-anditsprice?

Over200,000euro!

Ferrari'spresident-LucaDiMontezemolo...

Formethiskindofcarmeansfreedom

brakingacceleration,handling,engineusing...alltheseingredientmaketheFerrariunique.

FiveyearsofresearchanddevelopmenthavegoneintoFerrari'snewestmodel.

Sohavesixtyyearsofhistory.

Ferrari'slegendaryfounderEnzoFerrariwasaracingpurist.

Tohim,Ferrari'sstreetcarswerejustawaytohelpfundhisformulaoneteam.

EarlyFerrarisportscarsmayhavebeenbeautifultolookat,buttheywerenotoriouslyhardtodrive...

Theirracingcharacteristics

weren'tsuitedtotheopenroad.

Butoverthedecades,Ferrarihasmovedcloserandclosertodesigningasportscarthatputsallthecompany'sformulaoneexperienceintotheultimatestreetmachine.

TheFiorano599isthatcar.

Ferrari'sdesignersandworkersfaceadauntingchallenge:

buildacarwiththesoul-andspeed-ofaformulaoneracer-

butthathandlessmoothassilkonreal-worldstreets.

MakeitbeautifulbefittingtheFerrarilegacyof"art-in-motion".

Anddressitinluxuryworthyofits200,000europricetag.

Racecar-streetcarworkofart-luxuryitem.

Atallorder-fortheteamatFerrari'sMaranellofactory.

It'savastcomplex.Forty-fivebuildings-withenoughspacetofitfiftyfootballfields.

Inall-eightseparatesections

ofthefactorywillbuildthe599fromscratch...Fromthefiresofthefoundry...

tothebeautyofthebodyshop...

Fromtheroboticprecisionoftheengineworksandthepaintshop...tothehandcraftingofthe599'sleatherupholstery...

andthefinalassemblylinewhereitallcomestogether.

Thefactory'sfirstchallenge?

Givingthe599itssignaturetrait-speed.

The599boastsav-12engineputtingout620horsepower.

Andthefoundryiswherethatkeycomponentbeginsitslife.

Here-Ferrari'smetalworkers

havetocastthetwocoreelementsoftheengine,

thecylinderheadandtheengineblock.

Mostfactoriesmass-producetheseparts-butFerrariturnsthemoutoneatatime.

Aseparatemouldismadeforeverysingleengine.

They'remadeoutofcompactedsandandresin.

Othercarcompaniesusesandcasts.

Athigh-endfactorieslikeFerrariworkersfinishthesandmouldsbyhand.

Ittakesaroundfivehourstohandfinishthemouldsforasinglev12engine.

They'refittedtogetherlikeanintricatethreedimensionaljigsaw...tominimizethechanceofchips,cracksorflaws.

Thiswillbecastintothecylinderheadofa599...

Aflamingtorchblackensthesandmodelwithathinlayerofcarbon.

Thecarbonlayeractsasalubricanttoletthemoltenmetalflowsmoothlyintothespacesofthecast.

It'stime...themouldsareready...

Theprecisionofthecastingprocedureiscritical.Anyflawcouldcausethefinishedenginetounder-perform.

Themoltenmetalispreparedjustascarefullyasthesandmoulds.

Inthemeltingprocess,obviously,therecan'tbeanymistakes.

Ithastobeofthehighestqualitytobeabletosustainacarthatgoesover200milesperhour.

Attemperaturesofover700degreesCelsius,theheartofthe599enginebeginsitsfierybirth.

Thisiswhatthey'regoingtobuild.

Thisiswhereitstarts.

IntheFerrarifoundry,themainfurnaceisfiredup.

Themetalthatwillbecastintothecoreofthe599'smightyengineisbeingmelted.

SomeoftherawmetalbeingfedintothefurnacecomesfrompreviouslycastcomponentsthathavefailedFerrari'squalitychecks.

Themetalmeltsalmostinstantly,asmassiveelectricalchargesarefiredthroughit.

Meltingthetwotonsofmetalinthefurnaceusesenoughelectricityinonedaytolightahouseforayear!

Therawmoltenmetalpoursintoagiantcrucibleforfurtherpurifying.

At1300degrees,itlookslikeliquidsilver.

At700degrees,itlookslikeliquidsilver.

Butthisisasuperstrong-supersecretaluminumalloyspecificallycreatedforFerrari'sengines.

Nitrogenpumpsthroughthemetalinthecrucible,combiningwithanyimpurities-whichfloattothesurface.

Thepurealloyistransferredtosmallerholdingtanks,fromwhichtheenginecomponentswillbecast.

Thismouldofcompactedsandisabouttobecomethecylinderheadofoneofthemostpowerfulproductioncarenginesevermade.

Themetalgushesintothemould.

There'sacastinghereeverytenminutes...

Incredibly,onlyoneineveryfiftycomponentsfailsitsqualitytestandissentbacktothescrapheap.

That'sbecauseofthecarethat'sgoneintopreparingbothmouldandmetal.

WhilethefoundrycaststheFerrari'sv-12heart

inanotherbuilding,workersfashionitsbody.

Likemanyhigh-endsportscarmakers,Ferrari'sbodyshopispartartstudio.

Butwhilethe599maybeFerrari'slatestartwork...

It'salsoamasterpieceofaerodynamicengineering.

Thousandsofhourshavegoneintodesigningasportscarthat'snotonlybeautifulbutcancheattheairalmostaswellasFerrari'sformulaoneracecars...

Inessencethe599'sbodyshapeistheoppositeofanaircraftwing.

Athighspeeditsstreamlinedbodycreatesnegativelift,usingtheairflowoverandthroughittopressthecartotheroad.

Thedownforcemeansmoresecureroadhandlingandfarbettertractionoutofcorners.

TheFerrari'sstreamlinedbodyneedsstrongsupport.

Ifyouwanttoputaformulaoneracecaronthestreet,youneedachassisthatcantakethestressesofhigh-speedandhighperformance.

Madeentirelyofaluminumalloy,the599'schassismustbestrongenoughtodothreethings:

Withstandhighspeedimpacts.

Anchorthe500poundv-12engine,whichproducesatremendousamountoftorqueandpower.

Thechassisalsohastoprovideastrongmountforthewheelassemblyandsuspension.

Athighspeedsthewheelsofasportscargoupanddownlikeajackhammer-soFerrariequippedthe599'schassiswithsupertoughsuspensionmounts.

High-strengthadhesivesandmeticuloushand-weldingmakethejointsinthischassisasstrongastheoriginalmetal.

Regularcars'chassisareputtogetherbymachines,buthighperformancesportscarslikethe599arehandwelded.

Itmeansthechassiscanbemoreexactlyshaped-andthebodypanelsmorepreciselyfitted.

Withthe599'schassisnowweldedandthefirstofitsbodypanelsattached,it'stimeforoneofthefactory'srobots

totakeover.

It'sbasicallyagiganticstapler...

Therobotisprogrammedtopreciselydriveonehundredandeightyrivetsatspecificpointsovertheentirechassis...

Therivetsgivethecarthemuscletoholditselftogetherat330pluskilometersanhour.

Eachtimethesejawssnap,they'repunchingahigh-strengthrivetthroughuptothreelayersofsolidaluminum.

Butthechassiscan'tmoveondownthelinebeforeitpassesarigoroustest.

Anotherrobotcomesintoplay,equippedwithneedle-likeprobes.

Theprobestestthechassisin800hundreddifferentplaces.

Ateachpointtheytouchthemetal.

Theyaremeasuringthebodyagainstacomputermodel...

Searchingfortinycracksinthemetaloranyflawinthechassis'overallshape...

Ifaflaw'sdetected,thechassisissentback...

butthatonlyhappenstooneineveryhundred.

There'sareasonforthisinsistenceonperfection:

theslightestflaw

inanycomponentofahigh-performancesportscarcancreatethe'rippleeffect'...

Theflawmagnifiesthrough

alltheothercomponentsdependentonit.

Athighspeeds,thestressesonthechassiscouldturncracksintofissures...

andseverelycompromisethecar'sstructuralintegrity.

Afteranexhaustiveexamination,therobotarmsraiseforthelasttime...the599'smetalskeletonisnowreadytoreceivetherestofitssc