How STEEL is MADE in Great Britain!

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@seanthebluesheep Жыл бұрын

There's something so heartwarming about the look on Brinley's face as he talks about his job and his family history. That's a look of job satisfaction and absolute pride.

@boydholliday3356 Жыл бұрын

So cool nice episode

@ArmySoldier1972 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@kevincassidy1057 Жыл бұрын

Steel mill workers are different. It’s more of a family than a job!!

@bernardputersznit64 Жыл бұрын

TATA? That is some Indian company. White boys invented the industry, owned the plants, and now the nation they brought into the modern age has it. - notice not one hindii accent - of course they may be sitting in the white color office off screen - heck even that is doubtful, TATA probably keeps the original middle management as safety buffer should their be a strike.

@jakedowman-french3205 Жыл бұрын

@@kevincassidy1057 I think that's the aspect that makes it so sad when British steel mills are closed - because it became a multi-generational thing for so many families it inevitably gets embedded in the familial and community heritage of the area. It's not just their job that they lose, it's very much a part of them that they're losing too!

@SlppyBacn Жыл бұрын

Anyone else remember when he was making swords on a dirt floor by himself? Now he's got two massive workshops in two countries. Talk about expansion, AND he's clearly enjoying what he's doing. Keep up the killer work🙏🔥

@jonathanlunger2775 Жыл бұрын

It is incredible, but i do still miss the Damascus days

@bishyeahbish3758 Жыл бұрын

I was watching him even before the sword making, but, is this a competition or something I don't get why you're feeling the need to show how long you've been watching him. Congratulations you're extremely loyal to something and someone that (not in a bad way, but..)..doesn't care. I'm just saying.

@frag4007 Жыл бұрын

@@bishyeahbish3758 who is competing. They just say they remember the old videos.

@SlppyBacn Жыл бұрын

@@bishyeahbish3758 not a competition. Literally just commenting on how I've enjoyed watching his growth

@rustyshackleford1910 Жыл бұрын

I was there for the very first upload, so there

@TheAcogshot Жыл бұрын

I'm a steelworker from the Scunthorpe plant. It was very nice to get to see the Port Talbot plant in all its glory. They have a very impressive process and I'm very grateful to both them and you for putting it out in such a well made video. I'd love to see you come to Scunthorpe one day to see how we turn ore and coal in to 120m lengths of world class rail. It is quite something.

@juggernaut2035 Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure the Chinese would allow something like this

@Ares_gaming_117 Жыл бұрын

@@juggernaut2035 you mean showing trade secrets?

@barnzYT Жыл бұрын

Scunthorpe steelworks you're covered in steel before you start working

@Capesyyy Жыл бұрын

My grandad used to work in the factory in Scunthorpe

@turnernetwork8766 Жыл бұрын

I work at OPP at the Scunthorpe plant😂👋

@jarinklinkenberg1928 Жыл бұрын

Oh wow I love this video. I work at Tata Steel in the Netherlands. Steel making is in my blood. It's so great to see your enthusiasm. Really amazing.

@philldoraine3549 Жыл бұрын

Been at your plant several times changing out the big motors off the warm roll mill :D ... never saw it running tho

@jarinklinkenberg1928 Жыл бұрын

@@philldoraine3549 oh really? i work at the pelletizing plant. making those small pellets used in the blast furnace.

@siiluviilu Жыл бұрын

Is it possible to come job shadow there or is it too dangerous?

@devstation18 Жыл бұрын

Ijmiuden Plant ??😊

@jarinklinkenberg1928 Жыл бұрын

@@devstation18 yeah exactly.

@redgriffa Жыл бұрын

The steel industry in Britain has gone through a lot of issues over the past number of years. People don't realise the complexity and the skill required to produce it and the amount of people who's livelihoods revolve around it. Thank you for showing not just the process so accurately but also the people who make it all work. Excellent video.

@MrChevelle83 Жыл бұрын

I work in a steel mill and It still amazes me that this process is even possible.

@MeTTax82 Жыл бұрын

I guess it is similar in german steel industry. I hope it does not disappear (or wander to china)

@tepidbudgie Жыл бұрын

@@MeTTax82 unfortunately it's already well on its way to China's hands, I believe China owns some major manufacturing plants in the UK already.

@MeTTax82 Жыл бұрын

@@tepidbudgie the one that is showed in this video is owned by an indian company. But yeah, it is the same in germany - china and arabian oil-countries are buying a lot of german industry.

@atanasapostolov2731 Жыл бұрын

@@MrChevelle83 for real tho.. And when you consider how long we've been doing it for it makes more sense how far we have come in terms of technology with chips and rockets and so on.. Like if we have been able to do THAT for so long no wonder we got landing rockets now 😂

@digitalfrrreak Жыл бұрын

A crew of two managed to catch some absolutely nuts footage and sparked far more interest than some big budget productions. Alec could branch off as a documentary type guy and it would work out fine I bet (Jamie too).

@PotatoesRnice Жыл бұрын

@mmpj twod Alec loves the heat

@terrybradford3727 Жыл бұрын

I love this. Please, if possible, more like this. Now that I am retired, I wish I could actually go and observe this kind of stuff. One of the perks of being a Dad and being able to volunteer for field trips (what they are called in America, it's basically taking school age kids out to see something cool or interesting.

@Electric_Snap Жыл бұрын

Wonder who would've named these facilities 'Field Trips' for steel refining and manufacturing? Congrats on being a dad!

@lordsathariel4384 6 ай бұрын

when i was in around year 3 or 4 of primary school we went on a trip into a local deep coal pit mine just known as the pit locally because it was just a giant whole with a elevator going down it but since i was always claustrophobic i didn't like the idea of mine/cave system that was older then my great grandmother and had loads of tight tunnels so instead i got to have a look at the transportation system for the coal onsite and a small workshop with what looked like a casting system and a lot of tools I'm guessing were for repairs of equipment when the site was still open as a business truly fascinating places

@High_Lord_Of_Terra Жыл бұрын

There were 3 steel works in Gwent alone and now there's one in the whole of Wales. The first stainless steel outside Sheffield was made in Panteg, Pontypool. The first sheet steel was rolled from Panteg steel. Us Welsh are basically Dwarves that have no mines or forges.

@drewowen8543 Жыл бұрын

Don't usually comment, but this video was fantastic, Alec. Your enthusiasm for learning and showing us the journey as well was infectious, and the people who guided you felt the same. The pride they take in their work was obvious, and that's amazing to see.

@bernardputersznit64 Жыл бұрын

@Spedley_2142 Жыл бұрын

I've watched many of Alec's videos and it's good to see somebody who has a deep appreciation of their raw material seeing it being made.

@mymechanics Жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing! What a great video that was! Thanks for sharing

@XargenTelNada Жыл бұрын

My steel is too worn... I make new one

@djamelhamdia134 Жыл бұрын

Nice to see you here!

@magnumpunch Жыл бұрын

@@XargenTelNada he regrounds the hot rolling stations =D

@frankierzucekjr Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@anshul554 Жыл бұрын

Tata is emotion

@scepticrat Жыл бұрын

I do social work in outpatient mental health, helping homeless veterans get into housing in the US. Totally different vocation. This operation is so amazing to me, and the enthusiasm, pride, and love for the work these people do is just...awesome. Seeing this fills me with respect.

@jasonh8043 Жыл бұрын

D.D. Helping individuals with mental/emotional issues is challenging. Much respect and admiration for working with our veterans to make their lives better. I thank ALL veterans for their service and sacrifice, and thank You for doing what You can to help them.

@SlopedOtter Жыл бұрын

I’m a veteran from the United Kingdom, and I used to travel past this Steelworks about once a month whilst I served. You get a great view of the whole plant from the M4 motorway. Now I’m an engineer! I love hearing other people’s perspectives online. I can say that the civilian team that helped me with my transition out of the military were a big help and all of the veterans I know appreciate it more that you know.

@philhermetic Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video Alec! When I was at school in the sixties our metalwork teacher took us around Park gate steelworks in Rotherham, virtually the same tour as you have done, except they had open hearth furnaces to convert the iron into steel, and in the rolling mill, where they were making 24" RSJ's there were men on the rolling floor who caught the steel in tongs as it flew through the rollers, and directed it back the other way through another roller whilst a guy stood above ov a platform controling it all, it was the most awesome day of my life, and remember, very few people have seen it close up as we have! We are very honored!! What men, what machines! A few years ago I sat next to an old guy at the Green Man festival in south walws, and he told me about his days in the steelworks, you could see he loved every minute of it, and he said "the pay was so good we used to call the steelworks "treasure Island" Thanks Alec, that was truly awesome! Phil

@shaw4020 Жыл бұрын

Alot off my family worked a parkgate im the last one that worked at aldwark left 2 years ago now at smacc sheffield

@Jussiewelsh Жыл бұрын

As an employee of Tata Steel and responsible for procuring the services of contractors who maintain every asset and machine on our sites, I still get overwhelmed by the scale of the operation! Absolutely loved this video, the passion and excitement was brilliant! Alec’s reactions were brilliant and he’s done an awesome job of showing and explaining the whole process!! Well done! 🤩

@debopriyosarkar7636 8 ай бұрын

Hey Jussie which Tata Steel branch are you from? Greetings and good health to you from an Engineer of Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, India!🎉🎉❤❤

@rankingresearchdata 4 ай бұрын

@@debopriyosarkar7636Wales

@davidorf3921 Жыл бұрын

As an engineer I know the processes and have seen some rather dry doccumentary type videos from steel plants, but Alec you really bought it to life with your enthusiasm, well done, I hope Tata will be sending you some samples

@davesmith5656 Жыл бұрын

Tata sponsors the world class Tata Steel Chess Tournament.

@TheJohtunnBandit Жыл бұрын

The thought of how much cooperation, collaboration, and thorough design that goes into a plant like that is enough to bring a tear to my eye. Multiple generations!

@vidyadharjoshi5714 8 ай бұрын

There is also a DRI process which claims to be more efficient. It's also called sponge iron. Does not require huge scale. I believe there are a lot of small to mid scale DRI plants at many places.

@JerryRigEverything Жыл бұрын

Fascinating. Thanks for sharing!

@matttzzz2 Жыл бұрын

1st

@johnsmithsu310 Жыл бұрын

Jerry Rig Manufacture incoming?

@nellustylejeb7210 3 ай бұрын

Is it really you?

@yashranpara7853 3 ай бұрын

Tata power 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳

@celebrityX 29 күн бұрын

Oh yeah!...

@xmderbesx9583 Жыл бұрын

The amount of joy on Alecs face, as well as the joy of everyone there, was infectious. It's cool to see Alec so happy.

@bernardputersznit64 Жыл бұрын

@TrystyKat Жыл бұрын

I grew up in an ex-mining community in SW Wales that used to supply coal to this place. First time in 36 years that I've seen the inside of the plant. Thank you, Alec.

@kylescarborough4084 Жыл бұрын

I've lived in Neath & Port Talbot County Borough all my life, this is the first time I've ever gotten to see the inner workings of the local steelworks. Thoroughly enjoyed this video!

@zerg9523 Жыл бұрын

Drove past this place every weekend for 8 years… glad you finally got me a look on the inside! Cheers Alec, and Tata.

@Cooper121842 Жыл бұрын

My uncle used to work as a director at TATA and I managed to get a tour. I remember watching the sheets being rolled out and coiled up at the end, all the time being sprayed with water and still after it was in rolls and “cooled” at the end you couldnt stand on the walkway exactly where Alex was above them for too long for the sheer amount of heat coming off it. Still can’t get over the scale of this place

@absynthminded Жыл бұрын

Any industry that becomes generational, is by definition a national treasure. The pride and joy in those men's faces speaks volumes about why Brittan is truly Great.

@bernardputersznit64 Жыл бұрын

@DrWhom Жыл бұрын

Ha ha "Brittan"

@Az-om8rw Жыл бұрын

Well said! Great name too :)

@RickWagenvoort Жыл бұрын

Indian company lol

@snowflakemelter1172 Жыл бұрын

Owned by India.

@Hazmatt3446 6 ай бұрын

Awesome to see blast furnaces still working. US steel Gary Works is the only one I know of working in the States. Steel Dynamics has two mini-mills within an hour of my house. One for coils, the other for I-beams. Making steel is A W E S O M E!

@b.elzebub9252 Жыл бұрын

It's really cool to see these giant processes of industry that you'd normally not even think about. The men that provided the tour also seemed genuinely happy to show you around and tell you(and us by extension) about the steel-mill. It's nice to see a genuine pride in their jobs like that. That pride, the smiles, and the fact that that one guy has worked their for 17 years and did not hesitate at all when you asked if he liked working there tells me this company probably takes good care of their employees. Which is always important. But this is a dangerous and crucially important job. These guys deserve to be treated well.

@joeltham1979 Жыл бұрын

My uncle Reg worked at the Port Talbot steel works in the 1960s and 70s. When I was a little girl he proudly showed me around it. I remember the heat, the darkness, the sparks and moulten steel pouring and running in channels. It was so exciting and loud but I don't remember having any safety equipment given to me to wear. Thank you for that trip down memory lane. 🥰

@vice.nor.virtue Жыл бұрын

Ahhh yes, the good ol' days.

@Imurai Жыл бұрын

At first I misread the title: "How Steele is made" and thought to myself: what an undignified way for Mrs. Steele to make her debut on the channel.

@krashd Жыл бұрын

It can thousands of backbreaking hours to forge a new Mills & Boon novella.

@debopriyosarkar7636 8 ай бұрын

As an Engineer posted in Tata Steel Jamshedpur Plant, India, a smile covered my face when I heard the same named company in another country. Great video as always!❤️

@Crazytesseract 14 күн бұрын

Sir it is the same company, not just same named company! 👍

@BlameTheLag Жыл бұрын

so as a welsh man and close to tata literally 5 mins away, most people who love engineering go to college and get an apprenticeship with tata, myself included, thanks for putting tata and wales on the map

@marcelschurgers8164 Жыл бұрын

Like a kid in a candyshop. I loved your enthusiasm and I loved seeing how steel is made!

@Nordern Жыл бұрын

I watch this with a sense of sadness, where i now live there is a Steel factory that has been around for a really long time and is the foundation of the area, it has now been shut down and won't re-open as the company from England that said they wanted to start up production again pulled out due to the electricity costs :(

@netwright4083 Жыл бұрын

It will probably reopen as some hipster craft beer brewery where dudes with man buns sip IPAs in flannel.

@samfletcher93 Жыл бұрын

North East?

@kalingarajan9966 Жыл бұрын

My father works for Steel Authority of India Ltd and I am very happy to see this video!!! I've visited the steel factory, it's very thrilling especially blast furnace and converter!!! So I can understand the excitement level!! 😀😀

@arendelle. 2 ай бұрын

Good luck son of a govt job officer

@loreman2803 Жыл бұрын

My mother was Born in Port Talbot, I'm a Second generation of Welsh people, its nice to see a family history being covered

@benjones1917 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic. I'm from Wales and have passed by Port Talbot steelworks on the M4 for over 30 years, and have loved the place, the smell, the smoke, steam, drama, lights at night, all of it ❤️ Picked up the reference to Llanwern, which sadly lost its blast furnaces a few years back 😪

@markrainford1219 Жыл бұрын

Yes it IS exciting to see the wheels of industry turning.

@makeasylumsgreatagain864 Жыл бұрын

They should have kept Llanwern and closed port Talbot,Llanwern was like a conveyor belt,port Talbot is scattered all over the place,which produces inferior steel,such a shame

@doctormaddix2143 Жыл бұрын

I visitied a steel plant in Germany during my uni time. It was honestly a mind-boggling experience. The sheer scale of things, the heat and the forces involved blew me away. The whole plant reminded me of Bladerunner a bit. And the plant you showed in this video is really similar to the plant I visited. After the visit everything I wore smelled like steel, my nose was black and I could taste the steel on my tongue even the next day.

@geohazelman7039 Жыл бұрын

All those guys that work there seem cool as hell.

@GeekyGarden Жыл бұрын

This is awesome! My ancestors were from that same region of Wales, but immigrated to the US in the late 1800s to work in the steel mills of Pennsylvania. Later, my grandfather became the shift engineer at a coal-fired power plant in West Virginia. He and my dad both retired from there. I also worked there in college. Now they're slowly demolishing the old plant. The furthest I've been able to trace may family tree back was to the mid-1700s in Wales. My great, great, great, great, great grandfather was a farmer somewhere in Pelenna.

@shershah9406 9 ай бұрын

why they are demolishing the plant ?

@DaniG.German883 7 ай бұрын

@@shershah9406globalism

@dan725 Жыл бұрын

youtube algorithm DO YOUR THING. This thing NEEDS to be seen by MILLIONS! This is important and I’m so glad Alec was able to get access to showcase pretty much the engine of modern civilization! Love Alec’s enthusiasm, and how he engaged the everyday workers there! These fellows are all the catalysts of our very human industry; and I want to see more!!!!

@justinheitzman9188 Жыл бұрын

23 Years in the American steel industry and i always love seeing plants from around the world. thank you for sharing. amazing video.

@justinheitzman9188 Жыл бұрын

God i'd love to be able to go there and do some work. you either love a steel mill or hate it. and i def love them

@abi3751 9 ай бұрын

@@justinheitzman9188are these jobs highly dangerous?

@geraintdavid3014 Жыл бұрын

living next to TATA and driving past it all the time I take for granted how massive an endeavor it. Truly incredible

@alejandromagallanez193 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing this process. My grandfather retired from the mills in northwest Indiana (near Chicago). Never knew what his job entailed. Thank you for this glimpse into my family history.

@brookead Жыл бұрын

For my GCSE Geography project (34 years ago!) I did mine on a steel works. My Dad ran a steel company that did specialist profiles in hot rolled steel at the time and he arranged for me to go on basically this exact same tour, at Scunthorpe (I think it was, might have been Redcar) to see the exact same stuff you are seeing. It's barely changed as a basic process, and it's giving me massive childhood flashbacks watching this! :). I can't even count how many times I went into Darlington to my Dad's company and went into the rolling mills with him. Different to a coil rolling mill; this was specialist profiles and it brilliant to watch. The coolest part is when they are rolling something like a complex I beam style profile, but the steel is going around a 180 degree bend at one end of the mill to turn it around and send it back the other way! Massive massive flashbacks! :)

@churnetvalleyrunner3635 Жыл бұрын

Urbandoned did a great explore of the abandoned Redcar blast furnace, it’s on KZfaq. Definitely worth a watch and may bring back some memories of your geography trip

@indieworks Жыл бұрын

Pro video - well explained processes. As a retired British Steel and Corus engineer I can tell you that steel is still in my blood. I still dream about the plant

@AndrewCartwright304 Жыл бұрын

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@boomfiziks Жыл бұрын

My dad, brother, and I worked in a steel mill. My dad, for many years was one of those people who would reground those rollers (actually, they recrown them). It was hard and hot work, but that’s how my brother and I paid out way through college. Thank you for taking me down memory lane.

@dcallan812 Жыл бұрын

TATA steel ant in Redcar was closed down and eft to go cold. It's in the process of being demolished, after years of steel making over years Dorman Long used Teesside steel to build the Sydney harbour bridge. great video 2x👍

@michaelbrook9165 Жыл бұрын

Worked at redc❤ar plant on the feline in 86 and various other stints as a contracted. Returned in 2015 to then RPS as instrument engineer this time with SSI. now it’s all gone the blast was demolished last Wednesday so sad to see.

@dcallan812 Жыл бұрын

@@michaelbrook9165 I did an apprentice with ICI and moved to London right after I qualified. My sister started at Steel House right out of college she is still working at Skinningrove offices last part of the steel plants left around here. (She's 62)

@koen3029 Жыл бұрын

These kinds of processes are so interesting! I love videos like this, really cool!

@tigertiger1699 Жыл бұрын

Cheers to TATA and all the crew using your steel here in 🇳🇿👍🙏 Awesome vid..!

@budgetgym Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video Alec, I myself work at the Tata site in IJmuiden, the Netherlands. It´s fascinating to see how things work in Wales, so similar yet so different. I always enjoy your videos and hope there will be many more. Greetings from Heerhugowaard, the Netherlands

@johnthemainguy9059 Жыл бұрын

Dad was a hot strip mill foreman (similar to Tata's) and I worked for a company that made the roll cooling systems, so I've spent plenty of time in mills. It's still awesome, scary, and fascinating. Thanks Alec!

@Thundermuffin93 Жыл бұрын

Holy cowow. Talk about fangirling, mindblown, awestruck Alec. This was pretty much unreal. Thank you so much for bringing us along Alec and Jamie!

@emirhanm4255 6 ай бұрын

I am Metallurgical and Materials Engineering student at Yıldız Technical University in Istanbul. I shared this video to my classmates so many times, helps us to understand this process thanks a lot.

@chrisclarke4541 4 ай бұрын

The blast furnaces at Port Talbot and at Scunthorpe should never be allowed to shut down and furthermore. new ones need to be built in Workington to benefit from the new coal mine in Cumbria as well as Sheffield. Corby Rotherham etc as well as Teesside too.

@benaskham4181 Жыл бұрын

I work in a foundry in Sheffield as a melter, the largest casting we can do is 3.5 tonnes, weekly average is about 24 tonnes melted. Mind boggling to think of the scale going on here. Being from Sheffield I love the history of the city with steel being a huge part of it. Everyone I work with hasn’t left for any other industry.

@jmb3451 Жыл бұрын

You're enthusiasm reminds me of Gregg Wallace when he visits a food factory

@jdp Жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to walk the hot rolling mill from end to end as a graduate trainee around 30 years ago, as I worked for a company that had the contract for the cooling water chemical treatment. Words and pictures can only partially describe the sheer amount of energy in the process of turning 30 tonnes of slab into 30 tonnes of coil in just a few minutes and I still remember clearly how you could feel it with all your senses... just incredible. Watching your video brought it all back. Highlights for me at the time were the noise as the slab hit the reversing roughing roller, the speed of the plate at the end of the runout table and the crazy speed of the down coiler. We also had the contract on the blast furnace cooling, but I never managed to get up close and personal to that, so it was great to watch your footage of it.

@Eddiecurrent2000 Жыл бұрын

I live just down the road from Tata Steel Port Talbot, and it's always an amazing sight at night. I especially love the two large flames emitted from the plant, god only knows what they are but they're mesmerizing at night.

@TheFreshSpam Жыл бұрын

A flue, they are burning excess or dangerous gases to make it safer and release pressure

@Alloran Жыл бұрын

Super neat stuff. Those blast furnaces can be incredibly precise about the metallic compositions of those alloys too, which is insane considering the fact that everything is running so hot you can't get near it.

@Chivs77 Жыл бұрын

Never seen your content before , but I have worked at Tata for 26 years and what you saw in this video is exactly why people remain in this business , also you are right the video doesn't do justice to the scale of the kit we have nor the dangers around it . Brilliant video 👍

@jamesexploringonline872 Ай бұрын

You gotta love the way in which the commentator gets so excited 10:31 he brings in blunt humour, if that’s the right word. He helps make this documentary interesting in deed.

@devstation18 Жыл бұрын

This is the Tata Corus Plant in Port Talbot , used to work in Tata Shipping Division used to operate the ships which used to carry coking coal and Iron ore to the European plants in Port Talbot and Ijmuden

@thelostspaceman1783 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video! I'm from Wales and I go past these factories every now and then and I never knew they were the biggest steel manufacturer in Britain!

@craftsman145 Жыл бұрын

Genuinely wish I could give more likes, lived in Britain all my life and this video has made me feel like a right hermit! I did not know we had amazing processing plants and interesting factories like this, keep up the good work Alec, teaching us how such a fascinating industry/job like this works :)

@spikeypineapple552 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing, but also kind of sad. There used to be plants like this all over the country, especially in south wales. Newport for example, was built around it's steel industry. Now even this plant is in danger, and buying steel in the UK and recieving some made in the UK is basically a once in a year kind of thing,.

@abloogywoogywoo Жыл бұрын

My father was a metallurgist at Port Talbot, who worked on the rolling mills, coke ovens, Concast, and the labs for nearly 30 years. Luckily he wasn't anywhere near Blast Furnace No. 5 when it exploded due to an incompetent safety management brought down from Scotland who had no clue what they were doing and trying to run the site into the ground (which would've ruined the entire economy of Port Talbot if they had their way, blast furnace explosions on that scale are rare, if not unheard of, in the industry). I hope the works will stay with us for at least another 30 years and longer.

@LaughingToxicly Жыл бұрын

This was awesome to watch. I work at DS Containers the largest manufacturer of aresol cans in America, all our steel coils come from TATA Steel, was definitely cool to see how much process goes into these coils being made

@goodluck2522 Жыл бұрын

Hell yes I love seeing these guys get stoked about how enthusiastic Alec is about what they do..such a great vibe

@bishyeahbish3758 Жыл бұрын

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that they're not Actually that enthusiastic about their job. I think only naivety would believe that they have that much happiness and enthusiasm for their everyday job (I don't know why that's not obvious but hopefully this helped with the realisation of some actual reality for you bro. I'm just saying 🤷🏼‍♂️

@goodluck2522 Жыл бұрын

@@bishyeahbish3758 Sounds to me like your negative outlook on life is YOUR problem. You should address that.

@persildaz5090 Жыл бұрын

@@bishyeahbish3758 Port Talbot's entire economy is based on the steel works. Trust me, if the industry dies, the town dies with it. They are genuinely motivated to keep it going, because if they don't, their whole lives, families and town cease to exist.

@nxrth2085 Жыл бұрын

@@bishyeahbish3758 As a fellow Welshman who's father is also a steel worker, bollocks. You heard what they said, it's a generational thing, some thing to be proud of. I hope one day you can also find pride in your work.

@abloogywoogywoo Жыл бұрын

@@bishyeahbish3758 You're obviously trolling mate. Of course people take pride in their work.

@sillygoose7646 Жыл бұрын

So cool to see how this is done.

@Bowserex Жыл бұрын

You haven't even watched the full vid hahaha

@greenwoodorganics4681 Жыл бұрын

It was great watching you slowly get more and more excited as each stage of the process got more insane. What an incredible scale of production

@isaacjones748 Жыл бұрын

Lived in Swansea for 6 years, looking over at Port Talbot (P'talbut as it's often pronounced in Wales), the main Swansea bay beach was amazing to sit on for the sunset and into the night with your little beach bonfire. Could often see the fires off the stacks across the bay, was a beautiful sight

@muldoon67 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing!. I know it's not your normal content, but seriously you should do more of these. Longer versions. Watching this with a massive smile, and I don't know why.

@ALoadOfOldScrap Жыл бұрын

Fascinating! I love industrial processes on a crazy scale like this, the idea that if one process goes wrong everything would have to stop until it was sorted. You captured the atmosphere really well.

@davesmith5656 Жыл бұрын

Notice the absence of the anti-corporation loonies here.

@user-ur5yg3cx8t Жыл бұрын

memories for me, worked at tata steel jamshedpur for 8 years, the operation is way larger than this but i find this one very neat

@dan1565656 Жыл бұрын

Im from Swansea and always wondered how TATA made its steel. This is amazing to see what we have on our doorstep! Brilliant video!

@davidchase7166 Жыл бұрын

Fun Fact, the steel works uses so much power they have their own onsite power station which I think I'm right in saying it also supplies some power to the town. A few years ago I done a job there as they had a leak on the the steam ejection vacuum system at the power station and I had to diagnose it using a helium mass spectrometer. Was great to see other (more interesting) parts of the steel works. How was your voice after that day Alec?

@michaelmechex Жыл бұрын

Given how much energy it takes to bring those ridiculous amounts of iron and steel to the melting point I am not even surprised.

@abloogywoogywoo Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmechex Don't worry, according to the green party, local wind and solar power will be able to sustain the high energy demand to make steel (lol).

@tiddiesprinkles Жыл бұрын

I don't comment a lot, but im here all the time. Your enthusiasm and excitement is so contagious lol you really were like a kid in a candy store. Keep up the good work and most of all keep enjoying what you do.

@CAM320NN Жыл бұрын

I live 10 minutes from Tata, have countless friends who work there and have never seen inside or the process so thank you for this video! Really interesting

@alexvan5108 3 ай бұрын

I worked with liquid steel for 29 years. One melt 350 tons. The plant produces about 10 million tons of steel per year. In case of danger, always run to the safe side and only then look back at what happened. Sometimes when going to work, an inner voice tells you that something is going to happen at work today... And it does. This is called intuition based on vast experience. At work, like a pilot in a dogfight, you must constantly turn your head and constantly monitor the situation around you. Greetings from Russia

@thomabow8949 Жыл бұрын

Alec I've been watching you for years, and this is strangely one of the best videos I've ever seen, and your work is phenomenal as it is

@RCS-qx4km Жыл бұрын

That scale of that operation is actually quite hard to digest. Absolutely incredible insight

@benstradling7615 Жыл бұрын

Port Talbot is a few miles down the road from where I live did know that iron and steel has been produced on the very same site since the middle ages I'm surprised that you weren't shown the wall of the monastery where the original iron works was situated legend has it that steel will always be produced in port Talbot as long as the wall stands so there is a dedicated group of locals who ensure that it never does 😉

@EngineerLewis Жыл бұрын

Great to see the Port Talbot plant in operation and brings back memories of my time working as an apprentice in the LLanwern steel plant and all the huge process plant there. My father took me on a visit as a young man and I saw the process from the high level walkways/gantrys above the steel plant... happy days! Thanks for the video.

@edfingleton9889 Жыл бұрын

Very exciting to see this kind of view into the steelworks. Not least because about 15 years ago I actually rewrote some of the mainframe code that the plant runs (or at least used to run) on to enable them to have the third caster operational.

@alexh3974 Жыл бұрын

that is beyond amazing, the scale, and level of men, machines and work it takes to turn iron into building blocks of almost everything. more please :)

@ADARSHSINGH-iq3lu Жыл бұрын

It really takes courage to work with those gigantic machines under extreme heat and smoke. though i saw the pollution was at its lowest ,generally it didn't happen in steel industry

@lyster1ne681 Жыл бұрын

I’ve done lots of contract work at several similar facilities stateside. Steel mills are just one of those places that if you get it, you get it. They are truely amazing places critical to creating the modern world.

@Aeronaut1975 Жыл бұрын

4:46 I love the fact that you felt the need to add subtitles to the South Wales accent 🤣

@bwmcreynolds Жыл бұрын

Man this is cool. Loving the industrial and trade spotlights and documentary style stuff you're doing! I could watch this kind of stuff all day!

@torbjornahman Жыл бұрын

Amazing video Alec! As you said, it's hard to grasp the scale of things like this... everything is just huge!

@waleedshaikh5555 14 күн бұрын

Hats off to the host/creator Alec. Effortlessly flawless.

@leaguemastergg3647 Жыл бұрын

I am an engineering student and the machinery in that place is just amazing

@luckycstriker Жыл бұрын

This is so important. Traditional industries don't get the attention they deserve. This literally is what our world is made out of. I don't think enough MacBook/Starbucks people understand this. Looking forward to a PART 2, your enthusiasm is what makes the viewer appreciate how special this all is.

@shelbyherring92 Жыл бұрын

I'm sure alot do, it's just not something at the forefront of their minds... But I do agree, the average person should take time to learn and acknowledge the amount of blood, sweat, and tears that go into producing the everyday things we take for granted, especially on an industrial scale. This is why I always loved channels like Alec's and How To Make Everything because they showcase the years, spanning generations, of experience and knowledge that went into producing the materials we know today and that it is also very hard and technical work.

@nonyafkinbznes1420 Жыл бұрын

"Tata Steel" Very traditional British industry. 😆

@freeaudiojungle4407 Жыл бұрын

love steel making, hate macbook/starbucks people, simple as

@krashd Жыл бұрын

@@nonyafkinbznes1420 Doesn't matter who owns it if it's on British soil and worked by Brits then it is by definition part of British industry.

@nonyafkinbznes1420 Жыл бұрын

@@krashd Yes, and British East India Company was actually Indian.

@Ma_X64 Жыл бұрын

It was quite interesting to see how such production is organized in Britain. It turns out that everything is about the same as in my city in Russia.

@cietai9843 Жыл бұрын

It's the same in Korea, by the looks

@Omegaderp Жыл бұрын

Fun fact about the sinters and pellets, they use both since the pellets are very acidic on the PH scale and the sinters are very basic on the ph scale, which makes a near perfect balance so that fire resistant brick layer inside of the blast furnace last that immense amount of time before it has to be realligned or repaired. It is fun to see how much the same this is to the location i work at. I work at Tata Steel (The Netherlands, IJmuiden) and i went to the acadamy there so i know loads of things like this, and this is one of the many interesting things i know of. Thanks for showing the company i work at, Alec! People underestimate how much steel gets uses in the world, and how important it is to daily life

@km077 Жыл бұрын

It's great to see a competent reporter, who has a very good understanding of the thing and does similar stuff- blacksmithing in this case. That perfectly justified and in-place enthusiasm and the utmost respect and joy for the people and their craftsmanship are just cherries on top. wonderful stuff!

@ahill209 Жыл бұрын

What a treat! I'm a metallurgical engineer and I can say there are very few steel plants that have the entire process all at one site - from pig iron to steel to final sheet product. One interesting fact is that when steel (or any metal for that case) is being rolled, it gets thinner and longer, but not wider. That's because the friction between the metal and the roller prevent it from deforming sideways. So it just gets longer. I've watched tapping of the blast furnace live, and I can tell you the heat is so intense it comes at you in waves. I had a clipboard and used it to shield my face from the intense heat. Those who do this all day long are some very tough folks.

@andrewgiles6192 Жыл бұрын

Best video I've seen on KZfaq, you should do more like this Alec! I'd have loved even more detail. Fred Dibner needs someone to follow his footsteps of bringing incrediblely complex industrial wonders to life for normal people. Thank you for sharing this. 😊

@EMvanLoon Жыл бұрын

As a metallurgist by training I never can get enough of these what I call "controlled vulcanoes". Thanks for sharing!

@thefunniesies Ай бұрын

people who played with immersive engineering in minecraft are in awe rn (Me included)

@lithros1 Жыл бұрын

This was a great video to watch. Also, props to Jamie for the amazing video work and editing.

@ironhammer3734 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the most fascinating and educational videos I've watched in a very long time, thank you Alec! And how fantastic for you to see it in person, you are becoming a celebrity in your own right. Good on you buddy, good on you! God Bless!

@shawnsderbyden1032 Жыл бұрын

I use to work maintenance at a foundry making cast parts I worked there for a long time but it amazed me every day when I got the chance to watch them making the steel and the parts and checking the temps on the melters on the weekends was always nuts to do