工業(ye)自動化是機器設備或生產過程(cheng)在(zai)不(bu)需要人工直接干預(yu)的(de)情(qing)況下，按預(yu)期的(de)目標實現測量(liang)，操縱等(deng)信息(xi)(xi)處理和過程(cheng)控制的(de)統稱(cheng)。目前已(yi)廣泛運(yun)用于機械制造，電力，建筑，交(jiao)通運(yun)輸，信息(xi)(xi)技(ji)術等(deng)領域，成(cheng)為提高勞動生產率的(de)主要手(shou)段。

工(gong)業(ye)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)，按其發展階段可分為：。（1）半自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)即部(bu)(bu)分采用自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)控制和(he)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)裝(zhuang)置，而另一部(bu)(bu)分則由人工(gong)操作機器進行(xing)生產（2）全自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)指生產過(guo)程中全部(bu)(bu)工(gong)序(xu)，包括上料(liao)，下料(liao)，裝(zhuang)卸(xie)等，都不(bu)需要(yao)人直接(jie)進行(xing)生產操作，而由機器連續(xu)地(di)，重(zhong)復地(di)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)生產出(chu)一個或一批產品。

實現工(gong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)自(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術(shu)(shu)被稱之為(wei)(wei)工(gong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)自(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術(shu)(shu)。工(gong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)自(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術(shu)(shu)是一(yi)(yi)(yi)種(zhong)運用控(kong)制(zhi)(zhi)理論，儀器(qi)儀表，計算(suan)機和其他(ta)信(xin)息(xi)技(ji)術(shu)(shu)，對工(gong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)過(guo)程實現檢測，控(kong)制(zhi)(zhi)，優化(hua)(hua)，調(diao)度(du)，管(guan)理和決策，達到增加產(chan)量，提高質量，降低(di)消耗，確保安全等目的的綜合性(xing)(xing)高技(ji)術(shu)(shu)，包括工(gong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)自(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)軟件，硬件和系統三大(da)部分。工(gong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)自(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術(shu)(shu)作為(wei)(wei)20世(shi)紀現代制(zhi)(zhi)造領域中最(zui)重(zhong)要的技(ji)術(shu)(shu)之一(yi)(yi)(yi)，主要解決生(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)效率與一(yi)(yi)(yi)致性(xing)(xing)問題。無(wu)論高速大(da)批量制(zhi)(zhi)造企業(ye)(ye)(ye)還是追求(qiu)靈(ling)活，柔性(xing)(xing)和定制(zhi)(zhi)化(hua)(hua)企業(ye)(ye)(ye)，都必須依(yi)靠自(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術(shu)(shu)的應用。

而作為自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化技術(shu)的(de)(de)結(jie)晶 - 工(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化設(she)(she)備，實現了在無人(ren)干預的(de)(de)情況下，根據已經設(she)(she)定(ding)的(de)(de)指令或(huo)者程序(xu)，自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)完(wan)成工(gong)(gong)作流程的(de)(de)任務(wu)同時工(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化設(she)(she)備具(ju)有(you)高(gao)度的(de)(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化程序(xu)，無需人(ren)工(gong)(gong)操作;工(gong)(gong)作效(xiao)率(lv)高(gao)，提(ti)高(gao)企(qi)業(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)效(xiao)率(lv);整個工(gong)(gong)藝的(de)(de)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)流程穩定(ding)，提(ti)高(gao)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)品的(de)(de)一致性;適合(he)大批量生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)，降低了企(qi)業(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)成本(ben)。

隨(sui)著工業4.0和中國制造2025的提出和推進，工業自(zi)動化竟會被(bei)運用到更廣泛的領(ling)域！