If you’re a fan of ice cream, you’ll want to tune in for this episode of PCN Tours. Come along as we tour the Weis Ice Cream Plant in Sunbury, PA. On this tour, the flavor of choice is their cookies and cream ice cream, but they make dozens of other flavors. Get the inside scoop […]

Every year, when PCN covers the State Farm Show in Harrisburg, one event is certain to attract its share of curious viewers: the Sheep-to-Shawl Contest.   After the sheep are sheared, alert viewers notice that pre-dyed wool is loaded and ready in the loom.  Within a few minutes, that colored wool will be woven in with […]

Fans of PCN’s coverage of the annual Pennsylvania Farm Show know when draft horses are on the screen, they’re an impressive sight.  And the Belgians that represent Sunny Hill Farms in Myerstown are always in the thick of the competition.  When they’re away from television cameras, the same horses are used for hauling chores by […]

Speckled Hen Chocolate Company is a gourmet chocolate maker in western PA. Owned and operated by Matt and Valerie Cannon, the Speckled Hen creates unique chocolate items. These can be great for gifts, or for yourself if you’re looking for a chocolate treat! They make all of their own hand dipped chocolates and unique centers […]

For over 49 years, Kountry Kraft has experienced steady growth. What budded in a one-car garage in 1959 has bloomed into a modern 96,000 square foot facility. To maintain a focus on detail and craftsmanship, the Kountry Kraft factory is kept current, tooled with the newest and most accurate industry equipment. Computerized panel saws, dovetailing machines, pneumatic assembly systems, and the latest in high-quality finishing equipment-it’s all at Kountry Kraft.

Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia Pediatric Orthotic and Prosthetic Services is an in-house facility at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia.  They specialize in making custom  orthopedic braces and artificial limbs to meet the unique needs of each patient.  They offer a full range of upper and lower extremity orthotics and prosthetics for a wide […]

Bluett Bros. Violins is a music and violin shop, specializing in all stringed instruments, located in York, PA. Shop owner Mark Bluett creates instruments right there in his shop, but he also teaches lessons, and is an accomplished professional musician himself. See how Bluett Bros. Violins makes beautiful music, on this episode of PCN Tours!

Founded in 1934, Elsner Engineering has earned a world-wide reputation for leadership in the design and manufacture of a wide range of machinery that makes packaging for the paper, film, foil, and nonwovens industries.  Virtually every type of consumer roll product can be wound, rewound, packaged, or folded on a machine built by Elsner. Watch […]

On the day he dedicated the capitol in 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed it be “the handsomest building” he had ever seen. Jason Wilson, Historian for the Capitol Preservation Committee, takes viewers on a tour of the awe-inspiring murals, paintings, and stained glass windows that adorn the capitol’s walls.

Investment casting is a process that involves pouring molten alloys into precise molds that have high-quality internal surfaces.  The resulting smooth surface on a casting requires little finishing to achieve required specifications.  PPCP makes valves, pumping equipment, oil and gas machinery, and other castings for a diverse range of needs and industries.  They say they […]