Abstract: A system and method for controlling manufacturing of an item may include associating information usable as part of performing at least one manufacturing step for the item with a label and encapsulating the information to produce an encapsulated information object and publishing the label. A system and method for controlling manufacturing of an item may receive a selection of a label and may enable to perform the at least one manufacturing step in accordance with encapsulated information associated with a selected label but without revealing encapsulated information to the user.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling manufacturing of items may include encrypting content in at least one LEO file and associating at least one LEO token with at least one LEO file, wherein a LEO file includes at least one three-dimensional (3D) design representation of an item. A first GREG file may be created based on information in at least one of: a LEO file or a previously existing, second GREG file. A GREG token may be associated with the first GREG file and with at least one of: the at least one LEO token and a second GREG token. The GREG token may be used to enable at least one of: (a) a manufacturing device to perform one or more manufacturing steps for an item and (b) a software program to perform a manufacturing step related to at least one representation of an item.