工業(ye)自動化是機(ji)器設備或生(sheng)產過(guo)(guo)程在不需要(yao)人工直(zhi)接干預(yu)的情況下，按預(yu)期的目標(biao)實現(xian)測量，操縱等信息處理(li)和過(guo)(guo)程控(kong)制的統稱。目前已(yi)廣泛運(yun)用(yong)于機(ji)械(xie)制造，電力，建筑，交(jiao)通運(yun)輸，信息技(ji)術等領域，成為(wei)提高勞動生(sheng)產率的主要(yao)手段。

工業自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)，按其發展階段可分(fen)為：。（1）半(ban)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)即部分(fen)采用自(zi)動(dong)(dong)控制和自(zi)動(dong)(dong)裝置(zhi)，而另一部分(fen)則由(you)人工操作機(ji)(ji)器進行(xing)生產(chan)（2）全自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)指生產(chan)過(guo)程(cheng)中(zhong)全部工序(xu)，包(bao)括上(shang)料，下料，裝卸等，都不(bu)需要(yao)人直(zhi)接進行(xing)生產(chan)操作，而由(you)機(ji)(ji)器連續地(di)，重復地(di)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)生產(chan)出一個或一批(pi)產(chan)品(pin)。

實現工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)被(bei)稱之為(wei)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)。工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)是(shi)一(yi)種運用控(kong)制(zhi)理論，儀(yi)器(qi)儀(yi)表，計算機和(he)(he)其他信息(xi)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)，對工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)生產(chan)過程實現檢(jian)測，控(kong)制(zhi)，優(you)化(hua)(hua)(hua)，調度，管理和(he)(he)決策(ce)，達(da)到(dao)增加產(chan)量，提高質量，降低消(xiao)耗，確保安全(quan)等目的的綜合性(xing)高技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)，包括工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)軟件(jian)，硬(ying)件(jian)和(he)(he)系(xi)統三(san)大部分。工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)作為(wei)20世紀(ji)現代制(zhi)造領域中最重要的技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)之一(yi)，主(zhu)要解決生產(chan)效(xiao)率與一(yi)致性(xing)問(wen)題(ti)。無論高速大批量制(zhi)造企業(ye)(ye)(ye)還(huan)是(shi)追求靈活，柔性(xing)和(he)(he)定制(zhi)化(hua)(hua)(hua)企業(ye)(ye)(ye)，都必須(xu)依靠自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)的應用。

而作(zuo)為自動(dong)(dong)化技(ji)術(shu)的(de)結(jie)晶 - 工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)化設(she)備，實現了在(zai)無(wu)人干預的(de)情況下(xia)，根據已經(jing)設(she)定的(de)指令或者程序(xu)，自動(dong)(dong)完成工(gong)(gong)(gong)作(zuo)流程的(de)任(ren)務同(tong)時工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)(dong)化設(she)備具有高(gao)度的(de)自動(dong)(dong)化程序(xu)，無(wu)需(xu)人工(gong)(gong)(gong)操作(zuo);工(gong)(gong)(gong)作(zuo)效率高(gao)，提(ti)高(gao)企業(ye)生(sheng)產(chan)效率;整個工(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)的(de)生(sheng)產(chan)流程穩定，提(ti)高(gao)產(chan)品的(de)一致性;適合大(da)批量生(sheng)產(chan)，降(jiang)低了企業(ye)生(sheng)產(chan)成本。

隨著(zhu)工(gong)業(ye)4.0和(he)中國制造(zao)2025的提(ti)出和(he)推進，工(gong)業(ye)自動化竟會被運用到更廣泛(fan)的領域！