Vespa Factory on “How It’s Made”

If you’re as big a nerd as me, your Tivo would catch this anyway, but tonight is the debut of The Science Channel’s “How It’s Made” episode about the Vespa. Get a rare inside look at the Piaggio assembly line in Vietnam China Pontedera, Italy!

(email from PiaggioUSA via Professor Matthew:)

VISIT THE VESPA PRODUCTION PLANT IN ITALY FROM THE COMFORTS OF YOUR COUCH. SEE HOW YOUR VESPA IS MADE.

Tune in to the Science Channel and watch “How It’s Made”
Friday, July 24, 9:00pm EST
Check your local TV listings for broadcast schedule and channel

For those of you not familiar with the program, each segment serves as a mini-documentary on the manufacturing process of a product generally known to the public. In this episode viewers will see first hand how a Vespa is produced; from the beginning stages of development where the steel monocoque frame is welded together straight through to the finished product.

Please check the Science Channel’s website and your local listings to see the numerous broadcast times (The Vespa segment is episode 13 of How It’s Made 6).