What is the development trend of industrial automation? Is it free to expand with the update of technology? Or is it moving in a unified direction under the constraints or influence of certain factors?

　　Today, with the manufacturing and industrial automation booming, market changes and technological changes have always affected the direction of industrial automation. Relying on the user's use needs and usage habits, the practical application has undoubtedly become the mainstream choice of many industrial automation suppliers.

　　Industrial automation suppliers choose to make progress in the direction of practical use, and the actual development needs of users are the development goals of the company, which not only brings direct economic benefits, but also lays a foundation for technological research and development, innovation and further development of the products.

　　As a supporting industry in the manufacturing industry, the development of industrial automation in China has not progressed synchronously with the host industry for most of the last century. It was only after the economic's booming and the large-scale improvement of the manufacturing industry did it begin to develop rapidly. Especially in today's rapid development of manufacturing, industrial automation has become an indispensable force in the development of manufacturing.

　　The core of industrial automation is the control system. The advanced and applicable control system can greatly promote the automation level of manufacturing equipment, improve the production and processing level of mechanical equipment, and help users to improve production efficiency and thus obtain more economic benefits.

　　Today, industrial automation technology is becoming more practical. Automation mainstream products are also changing under the premise of satisfying users' needs. As the mainstream control product in the industrial control field, PLC still occupies the leading position of the control system and is currently facing miniaturization. The development of openness and networking; DCS as a typical system of process control is actively expanding, and more and more plays the role of integration of management and control; IPC has regained the favor of users with its flexible and open features; in addition to its application on machine tools, CNC is also extending to a wider range of fields. It is not difficult to see that product changes are the result of adapting to customer needs.

　　In addition, providing users with practical and effective solutions has become the mainstream of industrial automation. In the automation user, whether it is a single machine or a whole production line, users are more and more fond of the solution, which requires the automation manufacturer to constantly enrich the product line and master the key knowledge of the industry, to understand the customer's industry characteristics. This has become the skill and responsibility of the automation supply company.

　　The practicalization of automation can be confirmed in many aspects. From the point of view of use, industrial automation companies and products have increased their investment in the industry. According to a survey of related users, the automation level has been significantly improved in industries including textile machinery, packaging machinery, plastic machinery, electric power, petrochemicals, metallurgy, automotive, electronics and machine tools. On new mechanical equipment in these industries, automatic control technology is commonly used, and the level of industrial automation on mechanical equipment is increasing and presenting a variety of needs.

　　From the perspective of product development, automation products are also developing in a diversified direction according to the actual needs of customers. On the one hand, automation suppliers can develop versatile automation products for users. The products can integrate multiple automation functions and meet the different needs of multiple customers in structure. On the other hand, they also provide simple automation for customers. The product meets the single needs of the user; at the same time, for the users of a certain industry in the scale, the automation supplier will also go deep into the industry and launch products that are more in line with the industry characteristics.

　　With the development and changes of industrial automation technology and the acceleration of practicality, the functions of the enterprise's automation system are gradually increasing, and the role has become more abundant. In addition to controlling the production process, it is also responsible for the task of sending the production process information to the management system of the enterprise and the two-way supply chain, and further combining the dynamic information of "need" and "supply" in the world.

　　This determines that the traditional closed system model must be improved to achieve a "new" automation system characterized by openness, intelligence and role diversity.

　   For the end user,  under the promotion of the customer-oriented sales principle, the sales and after-sales service of the automation products are more humane. Of course, this also has the factors that make the specialized division of labor increasingly more detailed in the big environment. With the more specialized division of labor and the obvious improvement of automation technology, users' expectations for sales and after-sales service are also increasing. The technical training, installation and commissioning, regular maintenance, system upgrade and on-site service are all automatively supplied, which are all the business must consider. Providing customers with a package of projects has become a fashion trend in the automation industry.