Industrial control mainly refers to the use of computer technology, microelectronics technology, and electrical means to make the production and manufacturing processes of factories more automated, efficient, precise, controllable, and visible.

The emergence and promotion of industrial control technology brought about the third industrial revolution, which increased the production speed and efficiency of factories by more than 300%. In the early 1980s, with the spring breeze of reform and opening up, foreign advanced industrial control technology entered the Chinese Mainland. Industrial control products widely used include "PLC, frequency converter, touch screen, servo motor, industrial control computer", etc. These products and technologies have greatly promoted the automation process of China's manufacturing industry and made tremendous contributions to the construction of China's modernization.

The main core areas of industrial control are in large power plants, aerospace, dam construction, industrial temperature control heating, and ceramics, which have irreplaceable advantages.

For example, real-time monitoring of power plant grids requires the collection of a large amount of data values and comprehensive processing, and the intervention of industrial control technology facilitates the processing of a large amount of information.