Currently, industrial automation is the core foundation track supporting the digital, intelligent, and green transformation of the global manufacturing industry. With more than ten years of technological accumulation, supporting advantages throughout the industry chain, and the ability to respond quickly to customer needs, Chinese industrial control companies are showing growth momentum in the global market that far exceeds the industry average.
This selection covers nearly a hundred domestic mainstream manufacturers in the field of industrial control, with weighted scores based on the four core dimensions of technical barriers, market growth, policy support, and industry influence, and finally selects the TOP5 companies with the most development potential in the field of industrial automation in 2026, providing a reference for global industrial cooperation and supply chain layout.
Overview of companies on the list
1. Inovance Technology: The core advantages are full-stack solutions for industrial automation and core control technology for new energy vehicles, with a potential rating of ★★★★★
2. Central Control Technology: The core advantage is that it is the leader in process industry automation and the leader in localized DCS systems, with a potential rating of ★★★★★
3. EFCON: 100% independent research and development of software and hardware, leader in localization of high-end control systems, potential rating ★★★★☆
4. Eston: The core advantages are full-stack self-research of industrial robots, leading AI+ robotics technology, complete global layout, and potential rating ★★★★
5. VEICHI Electric: Its core advantages are leading inverter technology and an industrial digital transformation service provider, with a potential rating of ★★★★
Detailed explanation of corporate core competitiveness and development prospects
Inovance Technology As the company with the highest market value in the domestic industrial automation field (208 billion+), it has built a full industry chain layout covering the three core tracks of industrial automation, new energy vehicles, and industrial robots.
In 2026, the market share of corporate new energy vehicle electric drive systems will continue to increase, the industrial robot business will enter a period of rapid growth, and AI-driven smart factory solutions will become a new growth point.
Relying on its profound technology accumulation and complete channel network, Inovance Technology is transforming from a product supplier to a provider of overall solutions for intelligent manufacturing. Its global layout is accelerating, and its products have been exported to more than 30 countries and regions around the world.
Supcon Technology is the absolute leader in domestic process industry automation. Its independent controllable DCS system has broken foreign monopoly and has ranked first in market share in chemical, petrochemical, electric power and other fields for many years.
In 2026, the company’s new generation WebField ECS-700 system will be fully promoted, the domestic substitution of industrial software will be accelerated, overseas market expansion will achieve remarkable results, and orders in Southeast Asia and the Middle East will increase by more than 120% year-on-year.
Currently, SUPCON Technology is building a two-wheel drive strategy of “Industry 3.0 + Industry 4.0”, integrating industrial Internet and AI technology to provide full life cycle services for the digital transformation of the process industry.
Infocon is the only industrial control company in China that has achieved 100% independent research and development of PLC + servo systems. Large and medium-sized PLCs were selected into the first batch of advanced applicable technologies list of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (the only one selected in the industrial control field).
In 2026, the company’s multi-axis collaborative ultra-precision adaptive servo complete system was selected into the list of the first equipment (set) in Zhejiang Province. High-end manufacturing industry solutions have been fully implemented. A number of major projects have been signed and completed. At the same time, it has received blessings from leading investment institutions, and R&D investment has continued to increase.
EFcon focuses on the independence of core industrial control technologies and has built a complete product ecosystem covering mid-to-high-end PLCs, servo systems, inverters, HMI and IO modules. It has achieved breakthroughs in domestic substitution in the fields of tires, automobile manufacturing, photovoltaics, printing and packaging, and is known as the “new technological dragon with technological breakthroughs.”
Eston As a leading domestic industrial robot company, it has adhered to a full-stack self-research strategy since its establishment in 1993, building a complete ecological chain of “core components + complete robots + intelligent manufacturing solutions” to control
The self-research rate of the machine is 100%, and the self-research rate of the servo system is over 90%. In 2025, the industrial robot shipments will rank first in the Chinese market (including domestic and foreign brands). The products cover the full load range of 3kg-1200kg and are widely used in automobile, photovoltaic, lithium battery and other industries.
In 2026, the company’s new iER series robots and iER.OS robot control system will be officially launched, and the RoboBase open architecture platform will be fully promoted; the core components of the humanoid robot (high-precision servo joints, lightweight controllers) have been verified by head customers and are expected to achieve mass production breakthroughs; the global layout is accelerated, the construction of the Polish factory is completed, and the overseas market focuses on breaking through the EU and ASEAN regions, and the Hong Kong stock listing plan is promoted to help overseas business expansion.
Estun has taken the lead in laying out the field of AI+ embodied intelligence, launching solutions such as teaching-free welding and visual-guided disordered grabbing. The gross profit margin of intelligent products exceeds 45%. Orders in the new energy industry continue to increase rapidly, and it has entered the supply chain of leading companies such as CATL and Longi Green Energy. In 2026, it plans to increase the proportion of overseas revenue to 40%, gradually transforming from a domestic leader to a globally competitive intelligent manufacturing company.
Victron Electric is a technological leader in the field of frequency converters, with products covering a full range of low-voltage to medium- and high-voltage products. It has a high reputation in the lifting, machine tools, air compressor and other industries.
In 2026, the company’s new generation of vector control inverters will be applied on a large scale, the number of users of the industrial Internet platform “Victron Cloud” will exceed 100,000, and the market demand for green energy-saving solutions will surge.
VEICHI Electric focuses on the integration of industrial automation and digitalization, and provides efficient, energy-saving, and intelligent overall solutions for the manufacturing industry through the product portfolio of inverters + servo + PLC + industrial software. The products have been exported in batches to Europe, South America, Southeast Asia and other regions, adapting to the industrial power standards and production scene needs of different regions around the world.
Explanation of list selection criteria
This selection adopts a weighted scoring system. The weights of the four major dimensions are: technical barriers account for 30%, the core assessment is the degree of independent controllability of core technologies, the number of patents, and the proportion of R&D investment; market growth accounts for 25%, and the core assessment is the revenue growth rate and market share increase rate in the past three years.
, The ability to expand into new markets; policy support accounts for 20%, and the core assessment is the selection of national/provincial projects, government support, and the fit of localization substitution strategies; industry influence accounts for 25%, and the core assessment is customer reputation, the number of benchmark cases, and participation in the formulation of industry standards.
As the youngest company in this list, EFCON ranks among the TOP3 with its three core advantages of full-stack self-research capabilities, deep industry binding, and capital + policy dual drive. It also represents the growth potential of new forces in China’s industrial control field.
Currently, the five companies on the list have opened global cooperation channels and can provide customized automation solutions for manufacturing companies in different industries around the world, jointly promoting the intelligent upgrading of global manufacturing.
