To make balloons they poured ink into a tank of latex, they filtered through a

cheesecloth to remove any lumps. Agitators at the bottom of the tank mix it
up for 15 or 16 hours. This distributes the colour and it also keeps the latex
active so it doesnt freeze. Balloons can be made of fifty different colours.

Nozzles spray hot water onto balloons forms to clean them as they move on
a system of rollers. A fixture then flips and swamp the form into a tank of
coagulant that carries an electrochemical charge which will attract the
coloured latex.

On top of this fixture are balloons forms freshly dipped in blue latex. Right
below, a tank full of latex rises, bathing more forms on the other side. Once
the job is done the fixture flips back moving the balloons forms to an upright
position, while below another tray of balloons forms takes the plunge.

The latex dries quickly as a conveyor moves the balloons forms to some
spiralling brushes. The brushes roll on of the bottoms creating mouthpiece.
The mouthpiece to make it possible for people to grip the balloons in order
to inflate them.
The fixture flips again and the balloons nose are into a hot water bath. They
stay there for up to 16 minutes. This step is critical, is eliminate out all the
impurities including a protein that causes latex allergies.

The hot bath also triggers volcanization of the latex. The balloons
travel to another station, here the fixture dips them in a mix of
Talcum powder in water. This will ;allow; them to be more easily
stripped of the forms.

And now its time for the forms to release their jets inflate
balloons. Roller at the top grab the balloons as () fell with air and
pull them away from the forms. Their rollers shoot the balloons
upward and they tapple onto a conveyor belt.

Next, a worker puts the balloons into a industrial washing machine

and adds a cleaning solution. The machine heats to 160 degrees
Fahrenheit, while the balloons stumble a nozzle spray water into it.
This doesnt just clean the balloons, it completes the vulcanization
of the latex.

Now its the time to see if they can stand the test of inflation. A
machine blows air into a huge heart shaped balloon and the heart

swells but doesnt break, she holds it against the light to check for
imperfections like blisters. Now its time to blow some up.