Atomic and close-to-atomic scale manufacturing—A trend in manufacturing development

Abstract

Manufacturing is the foundation of a nation’s economy. It is the primary industry to promote economic and social development. To accelerate and upgrade China’s manufacturing sector from “precision manufacturing” to “high-performance and high-quality manufacturing”, a new breakthrough should be found in terms of achieving a “leap-frog development”. Unlike conventional manufacturing, the fundamental theory of “Manufacturing 3.0” is beyond the scope of conventional theory; rather, it is based on new principles and theories at the atomic and/or close-to-atomic scale. Obtaining a dominant role at the international level is a strategic move for China’s progress.

Keywords

atomic manufacturing / Manufacturing 3.0 / Manufacturing 2025 / Industry 4.0

References

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Acknowledgement

The author appreciates the support from the National Key Research & Development Program (Grant No. 2016YFB1102200) and the “111” Project by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs and the Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. B07014).

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