Rare English-narrated film showing various aspects of the Märklin manufacturing process from Loco parts, Coaches, Track and much in between - circa 1970's. Apologies for the quality, it's transferred from a VHS 'copy of a copy' but is better than nothing :-). See following summary of segments.....
1:24 - Design Dept
1:50 - The Tool Shop
2:30 - The Foundry / Die Casting
3:00 - Wheels
3:05 - Plastic Injection Molding
3:30 - Final finishing
4:00 - Electroplating
4:30 - The Paint Shop - Rotating paint sprayer, masking
5:15 - Printing process (tampon printing)
5:40 - Lathe Shop (small parts, Buffers, Axles, Screws(?), Wheels etc), Gears, Pinions, Armature shafts, Springs
6:10 - Wheel assembly area
6:30 - Inspections, tests and trials
7:15 - Loco pre-assembly
8:30 - Electrical component fitting - Field coil winding, Armature winding
9:30 - Further inspection
10:00 - Final assembly
11:30 - Final testing
12:00 - Carriages - TEE Train - Coach stamping, shaping, roof forming
13:00 - Carriage assembly, Trucks, Roof, Coupling adjustment check
13:50 - Track production (M-track) - printed sheets cut, stamping, piercing, pressing, shaping, cutting & bending
14:45 - Rails formed from endless steel
15:05 - Finished rails. Video pans across part of assembly area for
15:40 - Track/Rail assembly and final packing
16:15 - Mini-Club / Z-gauge - brief views of Loco & accessory assembly
17:25 - Finale/Overview - "A reflection of reality" - Layouts in operation
18:45 - Credit "A film produced by Neue Filmproduktion - Berlin - Frankfurt - Wiesbaden"