工(gong)業自動(dong)化是機器(qi)設備或(huo)生(sheng)產(chan)過(guo)程(cheng)在不(bu)需要人工(gong)直接干預(yu)的情況下，按預(yu)期的目標(biao)實現測量(liang)，操縱等(deng)信(xin)息處理和過(guo)程(cheng)控制的統稱。目前(qian)已廣泛運用(yong)于機械制造，電力，建筑，交通運輸，信(xin)息技術(shu)等(deng)領域，成為(wei)提高(gao)勞動(dong)生(sheng)產(chan)率的主要手段。

工(gong)業自(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)動化(hua)，按其發展階段可分(fen)為：。（1）半自(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)動化(hua)即部分(fen)采用自(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)動控(kong)制(zhi)和自(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)動裝(zhuang)置，而另(ling)一部分(fen)則由人(ren)工(gong)操作(zuo)機(ji)(ji)器進行生產(chan)（2）全(quan)自(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)動化(hua)指生產(chan)過程中全(quan)部工(gong)序，包(bao)括上料，下料，裝(zhuang)卸等，都(dou)不需(xu)要(yao)人(ren)直接進行生產(chan)操作(zuo)，而由機(ji)(ji)器連續地(di)，重復(fu)地(di)自(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)動生產(chan)出(chu)一個或一批產(chan)品(pin)。

實(shi)(shi)現工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術(shu)被稱之(zhi)為工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術(shu)。工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術(shu)是一種運用(yong)控制(zhi)理(li)論，儀(yi)器儀(yi)表，計算機(ji)和(he)(he)其他信(xin)息技(ji)術(shu)，對工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)生產(chan)過程實(shi)(shi)現檢測，控制(zhi)，優化(hua)(hua)，調(diao)度，管理(li)和(he)(he)決策，達到增加產(chan)量(liang)(liang)，提高(gao)質量(liang)(liang)，降低消耗(hao)，確保安(an)全等目的的綜合性高(gao)技(ji)術(shu)，包括工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)軟件(jian)，硬件(jian)和(he)(he)系統三大(da)部分。工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術(shu)作(zuo)為20世紀現代制(zhi)造(zao)領域中最重(zhong)要的技(ji)術(shu)之(zhi)一，主要解決生產(chan)效率與(yu)一致性問題。無論高(gao)速大(da)批量(liang)(liang)制(zhi)造(zao)企業(ye)(ye)還(huan)是追求靈(ling)活，柔性和(he)(he)定制(zhi)化(hua)(hua)企業(ye)(ye)，都必須依靠自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術(shu)的應用(yong)。

而作(zuo)為(wei)自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技術的結晶 - 工(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)設(she)備，實現了(le)(le)在無人干預(yu)的情況下(xia)，根據(ju)已經設(she)定的指令或者程(cheng)(cheng)序，自動(dong)(dong)完成(cheng)工(gong)作(zuo)流程(cheng)(cheng)的任務同(tong)時工(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)設(she)備具有高(gao)度的自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)程(cheng)(cheng)序，無需人工(gong)操(cao)作(zuo);工(gong)作(zuo)效率高(gao)，提高(gao)企業(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)效率;整(zheng)個工(gong)藝的生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)流程(cheng)(cheng)穩定，提高(gao)產(chan)(chan)(chan)品的一致性(xing);適合大批量(liang)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)，降低了(le)(le)企業(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)成(cheng)本。

隨(sui)著工(gong)業(ye)4.0和中國制造2025的(de)提出(chu)和推進(jin)，工(gong)業(ye)自動化竟會(hui)被運用到(dao)更廣泛的(de)領域！