工業自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)是機(ji)器(qi)設(she)備或生產過(guo)程在不需要人工直接(jie)干預的(de)情況下，按(an)預期的(de)目標實(shi)現測量(liang)，操縱等(deng)信息處理和(he)過(guo)程控(kong)制(zhi)的(de)統稱。目前已(yi)廣泛運(yun)用于機(ji)械制(zhi)造，電力，建筑，交通運(yun)輸，信息技術等(deng)領域，成(cheng)為提(ti)高(gao)勞(lao)動(dong)(dong)生產率的(de)主要手段。

工(gong)(gong)業自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)，按其發展階段可分(fen)為：。（1）半自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)即(ji)部分(fen)采用自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)控制和自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)裝(zhuang)置，而另一部分(fen)則由(you)人工(gong)(gong)操(cao)(cao)作機器進(jin)(jin)行(xing)(xing)生產(chan)（2）全(quan)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)指生產(chan)過程中(zhong)全(quan)部工(gong)(gong)序，包括上料，下料，裝(zhuang)卸等，都不(bu)需要(yao)人直接進(jin)(jin)行(xing)(xing)生產(chan)操(cao)(cao)作，而由(you)機器連(lian)續地(di)，重復地(di)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)生產(chan)出一個或一批產(chan)品。

實(shi)現工(gong)(gong)(gong)業自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)被稱之(zhi)為工(gong)(gong)(gong)業自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)。工(gong)(gong)(gong)業自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)是一種運用(yong)控制理論，儀器(qi)儀表，計算機和其(qi)他信(xin)息技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)，對工(gong)(gong)(gong)業生產過程實(shi)現檢測，控制，優化(hua)(hua)(hua)，調度(du)，管(guan)理和決策，達(da)到增加(jia)產量(liang)(liang)，提高(gao)質量(liang)(liang)，降低(di)消耗(hao)，確保安全(quan)等目的的綜合性高(gao)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)，包括工(gong)(gong)(gong)業自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)軟件，硬件和系統(tong)三大部分。工(gong)(gong)(gong)業自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)作為20世紀現代制造領域(yu)中(zhong)最重要(yao)的技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)之(zhi)一，主(zhu)要(yao)解(jie)決生產效率與一致(zhi)性問題。無論高(gao)速大批量(liang)(liang)制造企業還是追求靈(ling)活，柔性和定制化(hua)(hua)(hua)企業，都必須(xu)依(yi)靠(kao)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)的應用(yong)。

而作(zuo)為自動(dong)化技術的(de)(de)(de)結晶 - 工(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)化設備，實現了在無人(ren)干預的(de)(de)(de)情況下(xia)，根據已(yi)經(jing)設定(ding)的(de)(de)(de)指(zhi)令或者程(cheng)(cheng)序，自動(dong)完成(cheng)工(gong)作(zuo)流(liu)程(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)(de)任務同(tong)時工(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)化設備具有高度的(de)(de)(de)自動(dong)化程(cheng)(cheng)序，無需人(ren)工(gong)操作(zuo);工(gong)作(zuo)效率高，提(ti)高企業(ye)生(sheng)產(chan)效率;整個工(gong)藝的(de)(de)(de)生(sheng)產(chan)流(liu)程(cheng)(cheng)穩(wen)定(ding)，提(ti)高產(chan)品(pin)的(de)(de)(de)一致(zhi)性;適合大(da)批量生(sheng)產(chan)，降低了企業(ye)生(sheng)產(chan)成(cheng)本。

隨(sui)著工業(ye)(ye)4.0和中國制造2025的提出(chu)和推進，工業(ye)(ye)自動(dong)化竟會被運用到更(geng)廣泛的領域！