Estun Automation

Estun Automation Co., Ltd.
Native name
南京埃斯顿自动化股份有限公司
TypePublic
SZSE: 002747
SEHK: 2715
IndustryRobotics
FoundedMarch 1993; 33 years ago (1993-03)
FounderWu Bo
HeadquartersNanjing, Jiangsu, China
Key peopleWu Bo (Chairman)
Wu Kan (President)
RevenueDecrease CN¥4 billion (2024)
Decrease CN¥−817 million (2024)
Total assetsIncrease CN¥10.14 billion (2024)
Total equityDecrease CN¥1.89 billion (2024)
Websitewww.estun.com Edit this at Wikidata

Estun Automation (Chinese: 埃斯顿自动; pinyin: Āisīdùn zìdòng) is a publicly listed Chinese company that engages in the provision of industrial robot solutions.

According to Frost & Sullivan, Estun has ranked first in terms of shipments among domestic enterprises in the Chinese industrial robot solutions market for many years.

Background

In 1993, Estun was founded in Nanjing, Jiangsu by Wu Bo, a former lecturer at Nanjing Forestry University who later worked at the Jiangsu Machinery & Equipment Import & Export Corporation.

Estun originally focused on computer numerical control systems for machine tools and then moved to industrial robots. It entered the industrial robot space in 2012.

In 2015, Estun held its initial public offering becoming a listed company on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

In 2016, Estun acquired a 20 percent stake in Euclid, an Italian 3D vision technology company.

In 2017, Estun acquired UK motion controller firm Trio for £15 million as well as German company M.A.i for €8.87 million. It also acquired a minority interest in Barrett Technology for $9 million.

In 2020, Estun completed the acquisition of a 32.5% stake in German welding robotic company CLOOS.

In June 2025, Estun applied for a secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange although its initial application lapsed. It made a second attempt in January 2026. In March 2026, Estun was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

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