工業自(zi)動化是(shi)機(ji)器設備或生產(chan)過程(cheng)(cheng)在不(bu)需要(yao)人(ren)工直接干(gan)預的情況下，按預期的目標實現測量，操縱等信息(xi)處理和過程(cheng)(cheng)控制的統(tong)稱。目前已(yi)廣泛(fan)運用于機(ji)械制造，電力，建筑(zhu)，交通運輸，信息(xi)技術等領域，成為(wei)提高勞(lao)動生產(chan)率的主要(yao)手段。

工(gong)(gong)業自動(dong)(dong)(dong)化，按其發展階段可分為：。（1）半(ban)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)化即(ji)部(bu)分采用自動(dong)(dong)(dong)控制和自動(dong)(dong)(dong)裝置(zhi)，而另一部(bu)分則由(you)(you)人工(gong)(gong)操(cao)作機(ji)器(qi)進行生(sheng)產（2）全自動(dong)(dong)(dong)化指生(sheng)產過程中全部(bu)工(gong)(gong)序，包括(kuo)上料，下(xia)料，裝卸等，都(dou)不需要人直接進行生(sheng)產操(cao)作，而由(you)(you)機(ji)器(qi)連續地，重復地自動(dong)(dong)(dong)生(sheng)產出一個或一批產品。

實現工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化技(ji)術(shu)(shu)被稱之為工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化技(ji)術(shu)(shu)。工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化技(ji)術(shu)(shu)是一(yi)種運(yun)用(yong)控(kong)(kong)制理論，儀器儀表，計算機(ji)和其他(ta)信息技(ji)術(shu)(shu)，對工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)生產過程實現檢測，控(kong)(kong)制，優化，調度，管理和決(jue)策，達到(dao)增(zeng)加產量(liang)，提高(gao)(gao)質量(liang)，降低消(xiao)耗(hao)，確(que)保安全等(deng)目的(de)(de)的(de)(de)綜合(he)性高(gao)(gao)技(ji)術(shu)(shu)，包(bao)括工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化軟(ruan)件，硬件和系統(tong)三(san)大(da)部分。工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化技(ji)術(shu)(shu)作為20世紀現代制造(zao)領域中最重要的(de)(de)技(ji)術(shu)(shu)之一(yi)，主要解決(jue)生產效率(lv)與(yu)一(yi)致性問題。無論高(gao)(gao)速大(da)批量(liang)制造(zao)企業(ye)還是追求靈活，柔性和定制化企業(ye)，都必須(xu)依靠自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化技(ji)術(shu)(shu)的(de)(de)應用(yong)。

而作(zuo)為自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化技術的結晶 - 工(gong)業自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化設備，實現了在無人干(gan)預的情況下，根據(ju)已經(jing)設定的指令或者程序(xu)，自(zi)動(dong)(dong)完成(cheng)工(gong)作(zuo)流程的任務同時工(gong)業自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化設備具有高(gao)(gao)度的自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化程序(xu)，無需人工(gong)操作(zuo);工(gong)作(zuo)效率(lv)高(gao)(gao)，提(ti)高(gao)(gao)企業生(sheng)產(chan)(chan)效率(lv);整(zheng)個工(gong)藝(yi)的生(sheng)產(chan)(chan)流程穩定，提(ti)高(gao)(gao)產(chan)(chan)品的一致性(xing);適合大批量生(sheng)產(chan)(chan)，降低了企業生(sheng)產(chan)(chan)成(cheng)本。

隨著工業4.0和中國制造2025的提出和推進(jin)，工業自動(dong)化竟會被運用到更廣(guang)泛的領(ling)域！