In the process of automation, no one or few people participate;
The process of mechanization needs someone to participate.
2, the scope is different
Automation has a wider scope and is widely used in industry, agriculture, military, scientific research, transportation, commerce, medical care, service and family.
The scope of mechanization is relatively narrow, and it is more used for manual labor to complete production operations.
Extended data:
Using automation technology can not only liberate people from heavy physical labor, part of mental labor and bad and dangerous working environment, but also expand the function of human organs, greatly improve labor productivity and enhance human ability to understand and transform the world.
Therefore, automation is an important condition and symbol for the modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology.
The functional objectives of automation are various and have formed an organic system. As far as the scope is concerned, manufacturing automation involves not only the specific manufacturing process, but also all the processes in the product life cycle.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-automation
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-mechanization