工業(ye)自動化是(shi)機器設備或生(sheng)產過(guo)(guo)程在(zai)不(bu)需要(yao)(yao)人(ren)工直接(jie)干預的情(qing)況下(xia)，按預期的目(mu)標實現測量，操縱(zong)等信息(xi)(xi)處理和過(guo)(guo)程控制的統稱。目(mu)前已廣泛運(yun)用于機械制造(zao)，電力，建筑(zhu)，交通運(yun)輸，信息(xi)(xi)技術等領域，成為(wei)提(ti)高勞動生(sheng)產率的主(zhu)要(yao)(yao)手段。

工(gong)(gong)業自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)，按其發展階段(duan)可分為(wei)：。（1）半自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)即部(bu)分采(cai)用自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)控制和(he)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)裝置，而另(ling)一(yi)部(bu)分則由(you)人工(gong)(gong)操作機器(qi)(qi)進(jin)行生產(chan)（2）全自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)指生產(chan)過程(cheng)中(zhong)全部(bu)工(gong)(gong)序，包(bao)括(kuo)上料，下料，裝卸等，都不需要人直接進(jin)行生產(chan)操作，而由(you)機器(qi)(qi)連續地，重復地自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)生產(chan)出一(yi)個或(huo)一(yi)批產(chan)品。

實現工(gong)(gong)業自(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)被稱之(zhi)為工(gong)(gong)業自(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)。工(gong)(gong)業自(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)是一(yi)種運用(yong)控制(zhi)(zhi)理論(lun)，儀器儀表，計(ji)算(suan)機和其他信息技(ji)(ji)術(shu)，對工(gong)(gong)業生產過程實現檢測，控制(zhi)(zhi)，優化(hua)(hua)，調度，管理和決策，達到(dao)增(zeng)加產量(liang)，提高(gao)(gao)質量(liang)，降(jiang)低消耗，確(que)保安全等目的的綜合(he)性高(gao)(gao)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)，包(bao)括工(gong)(gong)業自(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)軟(ruan)件，硬件和系統三(san)大(da)部分。工(gong)(gong)業自(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)作為20世紀現代(dai)制(zhi)(zhi)造(zao)領域中最重要的技(ji)(ji)術(shu)之(zhi)一(yi)，主要解決生產效率與(yu)一(yi)致性問題。無論(lun)高(gao)(gao)速大(da)批量(liang)制(zhi)(zhi)造(zao)企業還是追求靈活，柔性和定制(zhi)(zhi)化(hua)(hua)企業，都(dou)必須(xu)依靠自(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)的應(ying)用(yong)。

而作為自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)技(ji)術的(de)(de)結晶 - 工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)設備，實(shi)現了在無(wu)(wu)人干預的(de)(de)情況下，根據已經設定(ding)的(de)(de)指令或者(zhe)程(cheng)序，自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)完成工(gong)(gong)(gong)作流(liu)程(cheng)的(de)(de)任務同時工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)設備具有高(gao)度(du)的(de)(de)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)程(cheng)序，無(wu)(wu)需人工(gong)(gong)(gong)操作;工(gong)(gong)(gong)作效(xiao)率高(gao)，提高(gao)企(qi)業(ye)生產(chan)效(xiao)率;整(zheng)個(ge)工(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)的(de)(de)生產(chan)流(liu)程(cheng)穩定(ding)，提高(gao)產(chan)品的(de)(de)一致性;適合大(da)批(pi)量生產(chan)，降低了企(qi)業(ye)生產(chan)成本。

隨著工(gong)業(ye)4.0和中(zhong)國(guo)制造(zao)2025的(de)提出和推進，工(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動化竟會(hui)被運用到更(geng)廣泛的(de)領域！