工業自動(dong)化(hua)是(shi)機器設備或生(sheng)產(chan)過(guo)程在不需(xu)要人工直接干(gan)預的(de)情況下，按預期的(de)目(mu)標實現測量(liang)，操縱等(deng)信息(xi)處理和過(guo)程控制(zhi)的(de)統稱(cheng)。目(mu)前已廣泛運用于機械制(zhi)造，電力，建筑(zhu)，交通(tong)運輸，信息(xi)技術等(deng)領域，成為提高(gao)勞動(dong)生(sheng)產(chan)率的(de)主要手(shou)段。

工(gong)業自(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)，按(an)其發展(zhan)階段可分(fen)為：。（1）半自(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)即部(bu)分(fen)采用自(zi)(zi)動(dong)控制(zhi)和自(zi)(zi)動(dong)裝置，而另一(yi)(yi)部(bu)分(fen)則由人(ren)工(gong)操(cao)作機器(qi)進行(xing)生產(chan)(chan)（2）全自(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)指生產(chan)(chan)過程中(zhong)全部(bu)工(gong)序，包(bao)括上料，下料，裝卸等，都(dou)不需要人(ren)直接進行(xing)生產(chan)(chan)操(cao)作，而由機器(qi)連續(xu)地(di)，重復地(di)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)生產(chan)(chan)出一(yi)(yi)個或一(yi)(yi)批(pi)產(chan)(chan)品(pin)。

實現(xian)工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技術被稱(cheng)之為工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技術。工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技術是一(yi)(yi)種運用(yong)控制(zhi)理論，儀器儀表，計算(suan)機和(he)其他信息技術，對(dui)工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)生(sheng)產過(guo)程(cheng)實現(xian)檢(jian)測(ce)，控制(zhi)，優(you)化(hua)(hua)，調度，管理和(he)決策，達(da)到增加(jia)產量，提高質量，降低消耗，確保安(an)全等目的的綜合性高技術，包(bao)括工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)軟件(jian)，硬件(jian)和(he)系統三大部(bu)分。工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技術作為20世紀現(xian)代制(zhi)造領域中(zhong)最(zui)重要(yao)的技術之一(yi)(yi)，主要(yao)解(jie)決生(sheng)產效(xiao)率與一(yi)(yi)致性問題。無論高速(su)大批量制(zhi)造企業(ye)還是追求靈活，柔性和(he)定制(zhi)化(hua)(hua)企業(ye)，都必(bi)須依靠自動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技術的應用(yong)。

而作為自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化技(ji)術的(de)(de)結晶 - 工(gong)(gong)(gong)業自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化設(she)備，實現(xian)了在無人干預(yu)的(de)(de)情況下，根(gen)據已經設(she)定的(de)(de)指令或(huo)者程序，自(zi)(zi)(zi)動完(wan)成(cheng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)作流程的(de)(de)任(ren)務同(tong)時工(gong)(gong)(gong)業自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化設(she)備具有高(gao)度的(de)(de)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化程序，無需人工(gong)(gong)(gong)操作;工(gong)(gong)(gong)作效率高(gao)，提(ti)高(gao)企業生(sheng)產(chan)效率;整個工(gong)(gong)(gong)藝的(de)(de)生(sheng)產(chan)流程穩定，提(ti)高(gao)產(chan)品(pin)的(de)(de)一致性;適(shi)合大批(pi)量生(sheng)產(chan)，降低了企業生(sheng)產(chan)成(cheng)本。

隨著工業4.0和(he)中國制造2025的提出和(he)推進，工業自(zi)動化竟會被(bei)運用(yong)到更廣泛(fan)的領域！