After years of development, China has basically realized industrial mechanization, but there is still a big gap between industrial automation and industrial automation. However, with the heating of robots and artificial intelligence, the trend of industrial automation is becoming more and more intense, and the future development is becoming more and more bright. The development of industrial automation will not only help to promote the reform of the traditional industry, but also enhance the degree of industrial informatization in China, with great potential for development.
      The trend of industrial automation has formed a great potential for future development
      Development status of industrial automation
      As an important part of high-end equipment, industrial automation control products are important prerequisites and guarantees for scale, efficiency, accuracy, intelligence and safety in modern industrial production, and are widely applied. The upper reaches of the industrial automation industry are mainly electrical components, steel and various mechanical components. Downstream is mainly related to chemical industry, electric power, robots, electric vehicles, rail transportation and other fields.
With the rapid development of traditional industrial technology reform, factory automation and enterprise information development, the demand for industrial automation system will increase continuously. In the past 2012-2016 years, the total output value of China's industrial automation industry has increased considerably. In 2012, the total output value of industrial automation in China was 169 billion 725 million yuan, and the total output value of industrial automation in China was 228 billion 614 million yuan in 2016.
      Total output value of industrial automation industry and growth rate of 2012-2016 years (unit: billion yuan,%)
      The trend of industrial automation has formed a great potential for future development
      Source of data: Industrial Automation Industry Report of prospective Industrial Research Institute
      However, due to the variety of industrial automation control system products, large market demand and fierce competition, there is still a big gap between domestic enterprises in high-end technology development and product manufacturing.
      In addition, the relationship between the development of local industrial automation industry and industrialization itself is relatively large, according to statistics, at present Jiangsu industrial automation output accounted for a larger proportion, reaching 48.31%; Shandong industrial automation output accounted for 8.41%; Zhejiang industrial automation output accounted for 6.20%.
     The output value of industrial automation industry in 2016 is regional distribution (unit:%)
      The trend of industrial automation has formed a great potential for future development
      Source of data: Industrial Automation Industry Report of prospective Industrial Research Institute
      In the future, with the continuous expansion of industrial automation demand, the attraction of the industry will be greatly enhanced, and more enterprises will join in the competition of the industry. It is predicted that in 2017-2022 years, the total output value of industrial automation in China will maintain a growth rate of about 7%. In 2017, the total output value of the industry was about 386 billion 100 million yuan; by 2022, the total output value of industrial automation in China would exceed 570 billion yuan.
      Forecast of the total industrial output value of China's industrial automation industry in the past 2017-2022 years (unit: billion yuan)
      The trend of industrial automation has formed a great potential for future development
      Source of data: Industrial Automation Industry Report of prospective Industrial Research Institute
      Development prospect of industrial automation
From a global perspective, the industrial automatic control system manufacturing industry is a new direction to benefit from the future development. The industrial automation control system has the obvious effect of improving efficiency, saving energy and reducing consumption, saving manpower cost and promoting industrial upgrading, which has great potential for future development.
      From a domestic perspective, the industrial automation control system industry has the support of national policies and regulations, has a huge diversified market demand, and the level of control in western developed countries and the gap between China's industrial automation is still very significant, the future of industrial automation to enhance the rate of space is very broad.
       China has put forward that the main task of economic construction and Reform in the first 20 years of this century is to basically realize industrialization and vigorously promote informatization, and further put forward that informatization is the inevitable choice for China to accelerate industrialization and modernization. Automation plays a bridge and tie role between informatization and industrialization. Facing the backward situation of our traditional industry, the state will increase the pace of technological transformation and make China's industrial technology develop towards diversification, automation and intellectualization.
      At the same time, the protection of the environment and the reduction of energy consumption as the future strategic direction of our country also provide a good guarantee for the development of the industry. The new energy plant equipment, environmental monitoring, water treatment projects, environmental protection of large-scale engineering projects need supporting technology of industrial automation control system, which will bring broad space for the future development of the industry.
      Generally speaking, the adoption of automation control technology in China is an important way to develop and improve the technology level of many industries in the national economy. It is also the key strength of our country to transform traditional industries, establish automatic industrial system and high-tech industries, and has great prospects for development.