工(gong)業自動化是機(ji)(ji)器設備或生產過程在不需要人工(gong)直(zhi)接干預的情況(kuang)下，按預期的目(mu)標實現測(ce)量(liang)，操縱等信(xin)息(xi)處理(li)和過程控(kong)制的統(tong)稱。目(mu)前已廣泛運(yun)用于機(ji)(ji)械制造，電(dian)力，建筑，交通運(yun)輸，信(xin)息(xi)技術(shu)等領域(yu)，成為提高勞動生產率的主(zhu)要手段。

工(gong)業自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化，按其發展(zhan)階段(duan)可分為：。（1）半自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化即部分采(cai)用自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)控(kong)制和(he)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)裝(zhuang)(zhuang)置，而(er)另一(yi)(yi)部分則(ze)由人(ren)工(gong)操(cao)作機(ji)器(qi)進行生(sheng)產（2）全(quan)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化指生(sheng)產過程(cheng)中全(quan)部工(gong)序，包括上料(liao)，下料(liao)，裝(zhuang)(zhuang)卸等，都不需要(yao)人(ren)直接進行生(sheng)產操(cao)作，而(er)由機(ji)器(qi)連續地(di)，重復地(di)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)生(sheng)產出(chu)一(yi)(yi)個(ge)或一(yi)(yi)批產品。

實(shi)(shi)現(xian)工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)(ji)術(shu)被(bei)稱之為工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)(ji)術(shu)。工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)(ji)術(shu)是一(yi)種運用(yong)控制(zhi)理(li)論(lun)，儀(yi)(yi)器儀(yi)(yi)表(biao)，計(ji)算機和(he)(he)(he)其他信息技(ji)(ji)(ji)術(shu)，對(dui)工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)生產過(guo)程實(shi)(shi)現(xian)檢測，控制(zhi)，優化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)，調(diao)度，管(guan)理(li)和(he)(he)(he)決(jue)策，達(da)到增加產量，提高質量，降低消耗，確(que)保安(an)全等目(mu)的的綜合性(xing)(xing)高技(ji)(ji)(ji)術(shu)，包括工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)軟件，硬件和(he)(he)(he)系統三大部(bu)分。工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)(ji)術(shu)作為20世紀現(xian)代制(zhi)造(zao)領(ling)域中最重要(yao)的技(ji)(ji)(ji)術(shu)之一(yi)，主(zhu)要(yao)解決(jue)生產效(xiao)率與一(yi)致性(xing)(xing)問(wen)題。無(wu)論(lun)高速大批(pi)量制(zhi)造(zao)企(qi)業(ye)(ye)還是追(zhui)求靈活，柔(rou)性(xing)(xing)和(he)(he)(he)定制(zhi)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)企(qi)業(ye)(ye)，都必須依靠自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)技(ji)(ji)(ji)術(shu)的應用(yong)。

而作為自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)技(ji)術的(de)(de)結晶 - 工(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)設備，實現了在無(wu)人干預的(de)(de)情況下，根據已經設定(ding)的(de)(de)指令或(huo)者程(cheng)序，自(zi)動(dong)(dong)完成(cheng)工(gong)作流程(cheng)的(de)(de)任(ren)務同(tong)時工(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)設備具有高(gao)(gao)度的(de)(de)自(zi)動(dong)(dong)化(hua)程(cheng)序，無(wu)需人工(gong)操(cao)作;工(gong)作效(xiao)率高(gao)(gao)，提高(gao)(gao)企業(ye)(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)效(xiao)率;整(zheng)個(ge)工(gong)藝的(de)(de)生(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)流程(cheng)穩(wen)定(ding)，提高(gao)(gao)產(chan)(chan)品(pin)的(de)(de)一致性;適合大批(pi)量生(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)，降(jiang)低(di)了企業(ye)(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)成(cheng)本(ben)。

隨(sui)著工業(ye)4.0和中國制(zhi)造2025的提(ti)出和推進，工業(ye)自動化竟會被運(yun)用到更廣泛的領域！