工(gong)業自動化是機器設備或生產過程在不需要人工(gong)直接干預的(de)情況下，按預期的(de)目標實現測(ce)量，操(cao)縱等信息處理和過程控制(zhi)的(de)統稱(cheng)。目前已(yi)廣(guang)泛運用于機械制(zhi)造，電(dian)力，建筑，交(jiao)通(tong)運輸，信息技術等領域(yu)，成為(wei)提高(gao)勞動生產率的(de)主要手段(duan)。

工業自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)，按其發(fa)展階段可分為：。（1）半(ban)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)即部分采用自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)控制(zhi)和自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)裝(zhuang)置，而另一(yi)部分則由人(ren)工操(cao)作機器進行生產（2）全(quan)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)化(hua)指生產過程中(zhong)全(quan)部工序，包(bao)括上料(liao)，下料(liao)，裝(zhuang)卸等，都不(bu)需要人(ren)直接進行生產操(cao)作，而由機器連續(xu)地，重復(fu)地自(zi)(zi)動(dong)(dong)(dong)生產出一(yi)個或一(yi)批(pi)產品(pin)。

實(shi)現(xian)工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術被稱之(zhi)為工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術。工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術是一種運用(yong)控制(zhi)(zhi)理論(lun)，儀(yi)器儀(yi)表，計(ji)算機和(he)其他信息技(ji)術，對(dui)工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)生(sheng)產過程實(shi)現(xian)檢測，控制(zhi)(zhi)，優化(hua)(hua)，調度，管理和(he)決策，達到增加產量，提(ti)高質(zhi)量，降低消耗，確保安全等目的(de)(de)的(de)(de)綜(zong)合(he)性高技(ji)術，包括工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化(hua)(hua)軟件(jian)，硬(ying)件(jian)和(he)系統三大(da)部分。工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術作為20世紀(ji)現(xian)代(dai)制(zhi)(zhi)造(zao)領域中最(zui)重要(yao)(yao)的(de)(de)技(ji)術之(zhi)一，主(zhu)要(yao)(yao)解決生(sheng)產效率與一致性問(wen)題。無論(lun)高速大(da)批(pi)量制(zhi)(zhi)造(zao)企(qi)業(ye)(ye)還(huan)是追求靈活，柔性和(he)定制(zhi)(zhi)化(hua)(hua)企(qi)業(ye)(ye)，都必須(xu)依(yi)靠自(zi)(zi)(zi)動化(hua)(hua)技(ji)術的(de)(de)應用(yong)。

而作為自(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)技術的(de)(de)(de)(de)結晶 - 工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)設備(bei)，實(shi)現了在(zai)無(wu)人干(gan)預(yu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)情況下(xia)，根(gen)據已經設定的(de)(de)(de)(de)指令或者(zhe)程(cheng)(cheng)序，自(zi)(zi)動(dong)完成工(gong)(gong)(gong)作流程(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)(de)(de)任務同時工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)設備(bei)具有高(gao)(gao)度的(de)(de)(de)(de)自(zi)(zi)動(dong)化(hua)(hua)程(cheng)(cheng)序，無(wu)需人工(gong)(gong)(gong)操作;工(gong)(gong)(gong)作效(xiao)率高(gao)(gao)，提高(gao)(gao)企業(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)效(xiao)率;整個工(gong)(gong)(gong)藝的(de)(de)(de)(de)生(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)流程(cheng)(cheng)穩定，提高(gao)(gao)產(chan)品的(de)(de)(de)(de)一致性;適(shi)合(he)大批量生(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)，降低了企業(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)成本。

隨著工業4.0和中國制(zhi)造2025的提出(chu)和推進，工業自動化竟會被運用到(dao)更廣泛的領(ling)域！