工業自動化是機器設(she)備或生(sheng)產(chan)過程在(zai)不需(xu)要(yao)人(ren)工直接干預的(de)情(qing)況下，按預期的(de)目標實(shi)現測量，操(cao)縱(zong)等信息處理和過程控制的(de)統稱。目前(qian)已廣泛運用(yong)于(yu)機械制造，電力，建筑，交通運輸，信息技術等領域，成為提高勞動生(sheng)產(chan)率(lv)的(de)主要(yao)手(shou)段。

工(gong)(gong)業自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化，按(an)其發展階段(duan)可(ke)分為(wei)：。（1）半自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化即部分采用自(zi)(zi)(zi)動控制和自(zi)(zi)(zi)動裝置(zhi)，而另一(yi)部分則由人工(gong)(gong)操(cao)(cao)作機器(qi)進行生(sheng)產（2）全自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化指生(sheng)產過程中全部工(gong)(gong)序，包(bao)括上料，下料，裝卸等，都不需要人直接進行生(sheng)產操(cao)(cao)作，而由機器(qi)連續地，重復(fu)地自(zi)(zi)(zi)動生(sheng)產出一(yi)個(ge)或一(yi)批產品。

實現(xian)工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)被稱之為工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)。工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)是(shi)(shi)一種(zhong)運用控(kong)制(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)理論(lun)，儀(yi)器儀(yi)表，計算機和其他(ta)信息技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)，對工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)生產(chan)(chan)過程(cheng)實現(xian)檢測，控(kong)制(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)，優化(hua)(hua)(hua)，調度(du)，管理和決(jue)(jue)策，達到增加(jia)產(chan)(chan)量，提高質(zhi)量，降低(di)消耗，確保安全(quan)等目(mu)的(de)的(de)綜合性(xing)高技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)，包括工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)軟件(jian)，硬件(jian)和系統三大部分。工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)作為20世紀現(xian)代制(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)造領域(yu)中最(zui)重(zhong)要的(de)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)之一，主要解決(jue)(jue)生產(chan)(chan)效(xiao)率(lv)與一致性(xing)問題。無論(lun)高速大批(pi)量制(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)造企(qi)業(ye)還是(shi)(shi)追求靈(ling)活，柔性(xing)和定(ding)制(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)化(hua)(hua)(hua)企(qi)業(ye)，都必須依靠(kao)自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)的(de)應用。

而作為自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)技術(shu)的(de)結(jie)晶(jing) - 工(gong)業自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)設備(bei)，實現了在無(wu)人干預的(de)情況下(xia)，根據已經設定(ding)的(de)指令(ling)或者(zhe)程序(xu)，自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)完成工(gong)作流(liu)程的(de)任務(wu)同時工(gong)業自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)設備(bei)具有(you)高(gao)度的(de)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)程序(xu)，無(wu)需(xu)人工(gong)操作;工(gong)作效率高(gao)，提高(gao)企(qi)業生(sheng)產(chan)效率;整個工(gong)藝的(de)生(sheng)產(chan)流(liu)程穩定(ding)，提高(gao)產(chan)品的(de)一致性(xing);適合(he)大批量生(sheng)產(chan)，降低了企(qi)業生(sheng)產(chan)成本。

隨著(zhu)工業(ye)4.0和(he)中國制造2025的提(ti)出和(he)推進，工業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)化(hua)竟會被運用(yong)到更廣(guang)泛的領域！