In a factory in Alaska, a haul of 90,000lbs of halibut is set to arrive. It must be processed in record time and driven 300 miles to the airport.
In a Scottish factory, workers battle to build six huge dump trucks. With jobs and reputations at stake, the first truck is due in just 15 days.
Sheffield Forgemasters must make 16 giant oil rig anchors in two months or an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico could get blown away by a hurricane.
JCB must supply the US military with 20 excavators by the end of the month. But with parts going missing and competitors stealing resources, can they meet the deadline?
A Finnish forest machinery factory has three days to build the world's biggest lumber trailer. With parts missing, workers are pushed to their limits.
A factory in Louisiana has just three days to ship two high-spec mini-submarines to an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The 50-man crew is close to mutiny.
The biggest train factory in Russia has three days to shift a locomotive off the production line. Can they fix all the problems in time for the Prime Minister's visit?
In Alabama, tornados have left a nuclear power station without power. Now the race is on to fix the problem and prevent further calamity.
TAC in San Antonio must bullet proof a stretch-SUV on an impossible deadline. If they don't meet the deadline, they'll lose a multi-million dollar contract.
Pierce Manufacturing must supply the Fire Department with a brand-new truck in record time. Will their chance of meeting the deadline go up in smoke?