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Spring is here - and when temperatures rise, so do sales figures for Ansell, one of the world's biggest condom manufacturers. It's the name behind the mates line in the UK, lifestyles in the us and Australia, Kamasutra in India, Manix in France and Blowtex in Brazil.
To keep up with global demand, five million condoms slide off factory lines every day - hopefully never to slip off anything else again. In the latest in our toolkit series, WIRED takes a look at what they go through to ensure they're up to the job.
This is how condoms are made
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
