Right now, in manufacturing, what happens is, the so-called digital thread in digital manufacturing.

目前在制造业中，数字化制造领域，正在应用的就是所谓的“数字线”。

In this way we can constantly monitor the production process and achieve total digital manufacturing.

这样我们就能够实时监控生产过程，实现全数字化生产。

Digital manufacturing is also allowing us to do this more effectively.

数字制造也让我们能够更有效地做到这一点。

The teams had six weeks to get everything done—from identifying a problem and doing research, and designing and developing a prototype or a product using a 3-D printer and other digital manufacturing techniques.

而参赛团队需要6周搞定一切，从发现问题到进行研究, 设计并研发原型或产品并通过3-D打印机及其他数字制造技术呈现成品。

So far, we’ve launched four of these hubs, where our workers can master 3-D printing, energy-efficient electronics, lightweight metals, and digital manufacturing – all technologies that can help ensure a steady stream of good jobs well into the 21st century.

因此到现在，我们已经创建了四个这样的中心，这些地方的工人熟练掌握3D打印、高能效电子技术、轻型金属以及数字制造技术，所有这些技术都将为我们我们带来21世纪的优良工作岗位，并为此提供强大动力。