Pan Guanyu picks up a 3-D-printed-vase to show to a customer. [Photo/IC]

3. Pan Guanyu

As a post-90s man born in Henan province, in 2014 Pan Guanyu set his sights on the intelligent manufacturing industry, and the 3-D printing field in particular.

3-D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), is a process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file.

It is predicted by scientists that 3-D printing will change the nature of commerce, because end users will be able to do much of their own manufacturing rather than engaging in trade to buy products from others.