这一系列问题都在本书中进行了深入的探讨。这将是全球范围内较早的对3D打印技术从产业、战略、政策以及相关法律问题进行研究的专著！而这发生在全球第二大经济体中国的一些有理想、有思想、有智慧并且勇敢无畏的年轻专家手中。
中国正处于经济发展方式转型的关键时期，我们怀着一种责任和激情来完成了这个研究，期待能够为国家的进步、产业的发展发挥作用，期待能够为各界人士提供借鉴和参考，并为全球人类的技术进步和福祉增加贡献一份特殊力量。
After 3 Come All Things New 3D Printing：the Engine of the Third Industrial Revolution
In　August　of　2013，the　author　of　this　book　Li　Xuhong,　along　with　the　China　Youth　Delegation,　participated　in　the“Training　Program　for　Young　Leaders'Innovation＆Development　in　Public　Management”co-sponsored　by　the　International　Youth　Exchange　Center　and　Boston　University.　He　earnestly　studied　the　effective　innovation　mechanism　in　the　U.S.and　came　to　know　a　lot　of　new　cases,　fresh　thinking,　innovative　approaches　and　different　experiences　through　visiting　the　America's　most　famous　3D　systems　company　located　in　the　Boston　suburb　and　communicating　with　the　enterprise　managers　and　Boston　University　professors.Mr.Li　was　deeply　impressed　by　this　great　and　imaginative　3D　printing　technology　and　its　rapid　development.After　returning　home,　through　systematically　collecting　and　analyzing　the　domestic　and　international　data　and　literature,　he　had　gradually　acquired　the　knowledge　about　technical　features　of　3D　printing,　the　status　quo　and　its　internal　and　external　state　of　development.Besides,　he　had　built　an　interdisciplinary　research　team　mainly　consisted　of　post-doctors　and　doctors　from　China's　top　universities,　launching　a　professional　research　team　on　3D　printing　technology　and　its　related　areas　such　as　industrial　prospect　strategic　impact　andpolicy　setting.With　more　than　six-month　efforts,　the　research　team　accomplished　this　book,　entitled"3D　Printing：the　Engine　of　the　Third　Industrial　Revolution"（name　to-be-confrmed）.