By analyzing the progress of materials processing, the application and the importance of solidification technologies in the field are stressed. It is pointed out that the solidification technologies offer some new method´s for the preparation of advanced materials as well as powerful ways for improving the traditional materials processing, which is now on the way of optimizing the facts of shape forming, microstructure improving, consume reducing and environment protection. Some emerging research topics about solidification processing and the possible technological progresses are also predicated.