工(gong)業(ye)自動化是機器設(she)備或生產過程在不(bu)需要人(ren)工(gong)直接干預的(de)情況下(xia)，按(an)預期的(de)目標(biao)實(shi)現(xian)測量，操縱等信息處理和過程控(kong)制(zhi)的(de)統稱。目前已廣泛運(yun)用于(yu)機械制(zhi)造，電力，建筑，交通運(yun)輸，信息技術等領(ling)域，成為(wei)提高勞動生產率的(de)主要手段。

工業自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化，按其發展階段可分(fen)為：。（1）半自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化即部(bu)(bu)分(fen)采用自(zi)動(dong)(dong)控制和自(zi)動(dong)(dong)裝(zhuang)置，而另一(yi)部(bu)(bu)分(fen)則由人(ren)工操作機(ji)器(qi)進行生產(chan)（2）全自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化指生產(chan)過程中全部(bu)(bu)工序，包括上料(liao)，下料(liao)，裝(zhuang)卸等，都(dou)不需(xu)要(yao)人(ren)直(zhi)接進行生產(chan)操作，而由機(ji)器(qi)連(lian)續地，重復地自(zi)動(dong)(dong)生產(chan)出一(yi)個或一(yi)批產(chan)品。

實現(xian)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)被稱(cheng)之(zhi)為(wei)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)。工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)是(shi)一種(zhong)運用控(kong)制理(li)論(lun)，儀器(qi)儀表，計算機和(he)(he)其他信息技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)，對工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)生產過程(cheng)實現(xian)檢測，控(kong)制，優化(hua)(hua)，調度(du)，管理(li)和(he)(he)決策(ce)，達到(dao)增(zeng)加產量(liang)，提高(gao)質量(liang)，降低消耗，確保安全等目(mu)的(de)的(de)綜合性(xing)高(gao)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)，包括工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)軟(ruan)件，硬件和(he)(he)系統三大(da)(da)部分。工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)作為(wei)20世紀現(xian)代制造領域中最重要的(de)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)之(zhi)一，主要解決生產效率與一致性(xing)問(wen)題。無(wu)論(lun)高(gao)速大(da)(da)批量(liang)制造企業(ye)還是(shi)追求靈活(huo)，柔(rou)性(xing)和(he)(he)定制化(hua)(hua)企業(ye)，都必須依靠自(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)術(shu)(shu)(shu)的(de)應用。

而作(zuo)(zuo)為自動(dong)化(hua)(hua)技術(shu)的結晶(jing) - 工(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)化(hua)(hua)設備，實現了(le)在無人干預(yu)的情況(kuang)下，根據已經(jing)設定(ding)的指令或者程序(xu)，自動(dong)完成工(gong)(gong)作(zuo)(zuo)流程的任務同(tong)時(shi)工(gong)(gong)業(ye)自動(dong)化(hua)(hua)設備具有高(gao)度的自動(dong)化(hua)(hua)程序(xu)，無需人工(gong)(gong)操作(zuo)(zuo);工(gong)(gong)作(zuo)(zuo)效率高(gao)，提高(gao)企業(ye)生產(chan)(chan)效率;整(zheng)個工(gong)(gong)藝的生產(chan)(chan)流程穩定(ding)，提高(gao)產(chan)(chan)品的一致性;適合大(da)批(pi)量生產(chan)(chan)，降低了(le)企業(ye)生產(chan)(chan)成本(ben)。

隨著工業(ye)4.0和中國制造2025的提出和推進，工業(ye)自動化(hua)竟會被運(yun)用到更廣(guang)泛的領域！