制造业是一个国家经济发展的重要支柱，是国民收入的重要来源。在当今国际经济竞争日益激烈的大环境下，先进制造技术的研究和应用对于一个国家未来的经济发展起着举足轻重的作用。世界上很多国家和地区，如日本、美国、欧共体、韩国和我国台湾省等都制订了先进制造技术发展规? Manufacturing is an important pillar of a country’s economic development and an important source of national income. In today’s increasingly fierce international economic competition, the research and application of advanced manufacturing technologies play a decisive role in the future economic development of a country. Many countries and regions in the world, such as Japan, the United States, the European Community, South Korea and Taiwan Province of China, have all formulated the rules for the development of advanced manufacturing technologies.