工業自(zi)動化(hua)是機(ji)器設備或生(sheng)產(chan)過(guo)程在不需(xu)要(yao)人工直接干預(yu)的情況下，按預(yu)期的目(mu)標實現測(ce)量(liang)，操縱等(deng)信息處理和(he)過(guo)程控(kong)制的統稱(cheng)。目(mu)前(qian)已廣泛(fan)運用于機(ji)械制造，電力，建筑，交通運輸，信息技術等(deng)領域，成為提高勞(lao)動生(sheng)產(chan)率的主要(yao)手段。

工業自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)，按(an)其(qi)發展階段(duan)可分(fen)為(wei)：。（1）半自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)即部(bu)分(fen)采用自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)控制(zhi)和自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)裝(zhuang)置，而另一部(bu)分(fen)則由人工操(cao)作(zuo)機(ji)器進行生(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)（2）全(quan)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)指生(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)過程中(zhong)全(quan)部(bu)工序(xu)，包括(kuo)上料，下料，裝(zhuang)卸等，都不(bu)需(xu)要人直(zhi)接進行生(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)操(cao)作(zuo)，而由機(ji)器連續地，重復地自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)生(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)出一個(ge)或(huo)一批產(chan)(chan)品。

實(shi)現(xian)工(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術被稱之(zhi)為工(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術。工(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術是一種運用(yong)控制理(li)論，儀器儀表，計(ji)算機和(he)其(qi)他信息技(ji)術，對工(gong)(gong)業(ye)生(sheng)產過程實(shi)現(xian)檢(jian)測，控制，優化(hua)(hua)，調度(du)，管理(li)和(he)決(jue)策，達(da)到增加產量(liang)，提(ti)高質量(liang)，降低消耗，確保(bao)安全等目(mu)的的綜合性高技(ji)術，包(bao)括工(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)軟件，硬件和(he)系(xi)統三大部(bu)分(fen)。工(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術作為20世紀現(xian)代制造(zao)領(ling)域中最重要的技(ji)術之(zhi)一，主要解決(jue)生(sheng)產效率與一致(zhi)性問題。無論高速大批量(liang)制造(zao)企業(ye)還(huan)是追求靈活，柔性和(he)定制化(hua)(hua)企業(ye)，都必須(xu)依靠自動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術的應用(yong)。

而作(zuo)(zuo)為自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)技術的(de)(de)結晶(jing) - 工(gong)業自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)設備，實現了(le)在無(wu)人(ren)(ren)干預的(de)(de)情況下，根據已經(jing)設定的(de)(de)指令或者(zhe)程(cheng)(cheng)序(xu)，自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)完成工(gong)作(zuo)(zuo)流(liu)程(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)任務(wu)同(tong)時工(gong)業自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)設備具有高(gao)(gao)(gao)度的(de)(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)程(cheng)(cheng)序(xu)，無(wu)需人(ren)(ren)工(gong)操作(zuo)(zuo);工(gong)作(zuo)(zuo)效(xiao)率高(gao)(gao)(gao)，提(ti)高(gao)(gao)(gao)企業生產效(xiao)率;整個(ge)工(gong)藝的(de)(de)生產流(liu)程(cheng)(cheng)穩定，提(ti)高(gao)(gao)(gao)產品的(de)(de)一(yi)致性(xing);適合(he)大批(pi)量生產，降(jiang)低了(le)企業生產成本。

隨(sui)著工業4.0和中國制造(zao)2025的(de)提出(chu)和推進，工業自動(dong)化竟會被(bei)運用到更廣泛的(de)領域！