1931年，应苏联导演普多夫金的邀请赴苏联访问了3个月，伊文思在那里做了几十次演讲，并放映了自己的影片，也观看了杜甫仁科等苏联电影工作者的作品。回荷兰后，应“菲利浦电器公司”之请，拍摄了宣传片《工业交响曲》（又名《菲利浦收音机》）。他不顾厂方严格的限制，在影片中揭示了高度机械化劳动对工人的身体和精神造成的损害。

An industrial film which shows the operations inside the Philips Radio plant: In a mêlée of activity, glassblowers make delicate glass bulbs. Machinery assists the bulb manufacture. A virtuoso glassblower begins a more complex tube used in radio broadcasting; it is then turned, fired, and sculpted. Conveyors carry partially completed units. Workers perform their various specific assembly-line tasks. Cases are manufactured and machined, wire harnesses are assembled, loudspeakers are produced. As radios near completion, they are run through a series of tests. Engineers and draughtsmen define future developments. In a closing stop-motion sequence, in a style reminiscent of Norman McLaren, a group of loudspeakers performs a playful dance. The film overall is a poetic depiction of an industrial process.