更高技术水平和新技术的实施正在改变工作场所，以及不同行业的排名、收入和相对重要性。这会改变职业前景和教育需求对“制造业”进行了重新定义，并提出了更多综合性和跨学科教育过程的建议，以发展未来的劳动力特征，满足下个世纪的预期需求。

The implementation of higher levels of technology, and new technologies are transforming the workplace, and the rankings, revenues, and relative importance of different industries. This alters career prospects and educational needs. 'Manufacturing' is redefined, and suggestions are developed for more integrative and cross-disciplinary educational processes to develop future workforce characteristics that will match the needs for foreseen in the next century.