工業自動化是機(ji)器設備或生(sheng)產過程(cheng)(cheng)在不需要人工直(zhi)接干預(yu)的情況(kuang)下，按預(yu)期的目(mu)標實現測量，操縱(zong)等(deng)信(xin)息處理和過程(cheng)(cheng)控(kong)制的統稱。目(mu)前已廣泛運(yun)用(yong)于機(ji)械制造，電(dian)力，建筑，交通運(yun)輸(shu)，信(xin)息技術等(deng)領域，成為提高勞動生(sheng)產率的主要手段。

工(gong)業自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)，按其發展階(jie)段可分(fen)(fen)(fen)為(wei)：。（1）半自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)即部(bu)(bu)分(fen)(fen)(fen)采用自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)控(kong)制和自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)裝置(zhi)，而另一部(bu)(bu)分(fen)(fen)(fen)則由(you)人(ren)工(gong)操作機(ji)器(qi)進行生(sheng)產(chan)（2）全(quan)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)指生(sheng)產(chan)過程中全(quan)部(bu)(bu)工(gong)序，包括上料(liao)，下料(liao)，裝卸等，都不需要(yao)人(ren)直接進行生(sheng)產(chan)操作，而由(you)機(ji)器(qi)連(lian)續地，重復地自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)生(sheng)產(chan)出一個或一批產(chan)品。

實現(xian)工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)被稱之為工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)。工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)是(shi)一種運用(yong)控制(zhi)理(li)論，儀(yi)(yi)器儀(yi)(yi)表，計算機和(he)其他信息技(ji)(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)，對工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)生產過程實現(xian)檢(jian)測，控制(zhi)，優(you)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)，調度，管理(li)和(he)決策(ce)，達(da)到增(zeng)加產量(liang)，提(ti)高(gao)(gao)質量(liang)，降低(di)消耗，確保安全等目(mu)的(de)(de)的(de)(de)綜(zong)合性(xing)(xing)高(gao)(gao)技(ji)(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)，包括工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)軟件，硬件和(he)系(xi)統三(san)大部分(fen)。工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)作為20世紀現(xian)代制(zhi)造領域中最重要的(de)(de)技(ji)(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)之一，主要解決生產效率與(yu)一致性(xing)(xing)問題。無(wu)論高(gao)(gao)速大批量(liang)制(zhi)造企業(ye)還(huan)是(shi)追求靈活，柔性(xing)(xing)和(he)定制(zhi)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)企業(ye)，都必須依靠自(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)的(de)(de)應用(yong)。

而作(zuo)為自動(dong)化技術的結晶(jing) - 工業(ye)(ye)自動(dong)化設(she)(she)備(bei)，實(shi)現了在無人(ren)干預的情況下，根據(ju)已(yi)經設(she)(she)定的指令或者程(cheng)(cheng)序，自動(dong)完(wan)成(cheng)工作(zuo)流程(cheng)(cheng)的任務同時工業(ye)(ye)自動(dong)化設(she)(she)備(bei)具(ju)有高度(du)的自動(dong)化程(cheng)(cheng)序，無需人(ren)工操作(zuo);工作(zuo)效(xiao)率(lv)(lv)高，提高企(qi)業(ye)(ye)生(sheng)產效(xiao)率(lv)(lv);整個工藝的生(sheng)產流程(cheng)(cheng)穩定，提高產品的一致性(xing);適合大批量(liang)生(sheng)產，降(jiang)低(di)了企(qi)業(ye)(ye)生(sheng)產成(cheng)本。

隨(sui)著(zhu)工(gong)業(ye)4.0和中國制(zhi)造2025的(de)提出和推進，工(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動化竟會被運用到更廣泛的(de)領域！