PhilipsRadio

An industrial film which shows the operations inside the Philips Radio plant In a mêlée of activity glassblowers make delicate glass bulbs Machinery assists the bulb manufacture A virtuoso glassblower begins a more complex tube used in radio broadcasting it is then turned fired and sculpted Conveyors carry partially completed units Workers perform their various specific assemblyline tasks Cases are manufactured and machined wire harnesses are assembled loudspeakers are produced As radios near completion they are run through a series of tests Engineers and draughtsmen define future developments In a closing stopmotion sequence in a style reminiscent of Norman McLaren a group of loudspeakers performs a playful dance The film overall is a poetic depiction of an industrial process