The invention belongs to the technical field of software, and discloses a method for controlling industrial equipment through mobile phone software. The method comprises the following steps: Step 1, the industrial equipment is powered on, so as to be in a standby stats; Step 2, the mobile phone Bluetooth function is enabled, software is started, ''Search for Bluetooth devices'' in the software is clicked, a name corresponding to a Bluetooth module of the industrial equipment is found, and ''Connect the mobile phone with the Bluetooth device'' is clicked; Step 3, ''Enable positioning'' in the mobile phone software is clicked, and a ''Forward'' button, a ''Backward'' button, a ''Leftward'' button and a ''Rightward'' button are clicked according to positioning requirements; Step 4, a PLC system receives a signal, and controls the industrial equipment to move to a designated position according to the indications of the buttons in the mobile phone software; and Step 5, ''Disable positioning'' in the mobile phone software is clicked, so that the process of controlling the industrial equipment is completed. The method has the advantages that the industrial equipment can be moved to the designated position through the mobile phone software, so that the personnel workload is greatly reduced, and the industrial equipment can be efficiently and conveniently controlled.