FANUC is a global pioneer in factory automation and a technology leader in CNC, robotics and ROBOMACHINE machine tools. As a pioneer in advanced technologies, they have been transforming manufacturing processes around the world since the 1950s.
Based on the commitment to relentless innovation, FANUC develop products with the highest reliability, precision and efficiency. As we enter an era of rapid technological advancement, thei mission remains unchanged: to provide industries around the world with the tools they need for tomorrow.
FANUC’s history began in 1955, when a young engineer, Dr. Seiuemon Inaba, was appointed to lead a new project team for Japanese telecommunications giant Fujitsu. Within a year, Dr. Seiuemon Inaba developed the first numerical control (NC) system for the Japanese private sector.
Evolving from the automation of individual machines to the automation of entire production lines in the following decades, the new business segment developed successfully under the leadership of Dr. Seiuemon Inaba, and in 1972 FANUC was established as an independent company.
Always striving to push the boundaries of automation, increase productivity, produce better products and reduce costs, Dr. Inaba and his team continued their work with a robot that used the same principles to load a machine tool. Dr. Inaba’s work soon meant that other manufacturers and engineering companies around the world were also benefiting from this technology, reducing costs and increasing productivity. And with world-leading products such as ROBOCUT, ROBODRILL and ROBOSHOT entering factories in the 1970s and 1980s, FANUC was able to provide optimised solutions for an ever-widening range of industrial applications and customers. In Japan, FANUC became the first company to build and operate an automated factory with NC machine tools and robots.
Almost 70 years since the development of its first successful product, FANUC is the leading manufacturer of factory automation in the world. However, one thing remains the same: FANUC’s deep commitment to pushing the boundaries of automation and helping their customers optimize production processes.
