工(gong)業自動化是機(ji)(ji)器設備或生產過程在不需要人工(gong)直接干預的(de)情況下，按預期的(de)目(mu)標實現測(ce)量，操縱等(deng)信(xin)(xin)息(xi)處理和過程控制的(de)統稱。目(mu)前已廣泛(fan)運(yun)(yun)用于機(ji)(ji)械制造(zao)，電力，建筑，交(jiao)通運(yun)(yun)輸，信(xin)(xin)息(xi)技(ji)術等(deng)領域(yu)，成為提高(gao)勞動生產率的(de)主要手段。
工(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)化，按其發展階段可分為(wei)：。（1）半(ban)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)化即部(bu)分采用自動(dong)(dong)(dong)控制(zhi)和自動(dong)(dong)(dong)裝置，而(er)另一(yi)部(bu)分則(ze)由(you)人(ren)工(gong)操作機器進行生產(chan)(chan)（2）全(quan)自動(dong)(dong)(dong)化指生產(chan)(chan)過程(cheng)中全(quan)部(bu)工(gong)序，包括上料(liao)，下(xia)料(liao)，裝卸等，都不需(xu)要人(ren)直接進行生產(chan)(chan)操作，而(er)由(you)機器連續地，重復地自動(dong)(dong)(dong)生產(chan)(chan)出一(yi)個或一(yi)批產(chan)(chan)品(pin)。
實(shi)現工(gong)(gong)(gong)業自(zi)動化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)被稱之(zhi)為(wei)工(gong)(gong)(gong)業自(zi)動化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)。工(gong)(gong)(gong)業自(zi)動化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)是一種運(yun)用(yong)控(kong)制(zhi)理論，儀器(qi)儀表，計算機和(he)(he)其(qi)他信息技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)，對工(gong)(gong)(gong)業生產(chan)過程實(shi)現檢測(ce)，控(kong)制(zhi)，優化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)，調(diao)度，管(guan)理和(he)(he)決策，達到增加產(chan)量，提高(gao)質量，降低消耗，確保安(an)全等目的(de)(de)的(de)(de)綜合性高(gao)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)，包括工(gong)(gong)(gong)業自(zi)動化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)軟(ruan)件，硬件和(he)(he)系統三大(da)部(bu)分。工(gong)(gong)(gong)業自(zi)動化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)作為(wei)20世紀現代制(zhi)造(zao)領域中(zhong)最重要的(de)(de)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)之(zhi)一，主要解決生產(chan)效率與一致性問(wen)題。無(wu)論高(gao)速大(da)批量制(zhi)造(zao)企業還是追求靈活(huo)，柔性和(he)(he)定制(zhi)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)企業，都(dou)必須依靠(kao)自(zi)動化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)的(de)(de)應(ying)用(yong)。
而作為自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化(hua)技術(shu)的結(jie)晶 - 工(gong)(gong)業自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化(hua)設(she)備，實(shi)現(xian)了(le)(le)在無(wu)人(ren)干預的情況下(xia)，根據已(yi)經設(she)定(ding)的指(zhi)令或者程(cheng)序，自(zi)(zi)(zi)動完成(cheng)工(gong)(gong)作流程(cheng)的任務同時工(gong)(gong)業自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化(hua)設(she)備具有高度的自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化(hua)程(cheng)序，無(wu)需人(ren)工(gong)(gong)操作;工(gong)(gong)作效率(lv)高，提(ti)高企業生產效率(lv);整個工(gong)(gong)藝(yi)的生產流程(cheng)穩定(ding)，提(ti)高產品的一(yi)致性(xing);適合(he)大批量生產，降(jiang)低了(le)(le)企業生產成(cheng)本。
隨著工業4.0和中國(guo)制造2025的(de)提出和推(tui)進，工業自動化竟(jing)會被運用到更(geng)廣(guang)泛的(de)領(ling)域(yu)！
