Manufacturing disciplines are closely related because consideration of how a component is to be manufactured is often a defining criterion for successful design. The manufacturing discipline has existed in various forms since the tool age. Until the nineteenth century it was largely an activity reserved for craftsmen. The industrial revolution during the second half of the nineteenth century introduced manufacturing mechanization. The use of machines for spinning and weaving in the textile industry is generally acknowledged to be the beginning of modern manufacturing. Today's 21st century manufacturing explores the foundations of the past and present and uses a hands on learn approach to project based learning while developing future ready workforce skills.