The cloud manufacturing method is one of the most innovative key enabling technologies for modern manufacturing industry and is claiming increasing attention in manufacturing research. The existing manufacturing models are improved using cloud computing, the Internet of things (IoT), virtualization, service-oriented technologies, and advanced high-speed computing. Cloud manufacturing (CM) aims at a flexible, self-adaptive manufacturing foundation that is capable of dynamically exploiting manufacturing resources and services distributed across the network. As cloud computing is the major enabler for the manufacturing industry, it can transform traditional manufacturing business models into product innovation business models with the help of intelligent factory networks. The service provided by cloud computing for cloud manufacturing, layers, the flow of production service, the layout of production service, and key features is discussed and investigated. Flow criteria in a production service for a typical small, medium enterprise (SME) is introduced. A solution for the security barrier of the CM network is introduced with the help of recent computing technology in this paper. Manuscript profile