FANUC

Fanuc Ltd

The company's history dates back to 1956 , when Fujitsu Fanuc, a subsidiary of the Fujitsu concern, was founded. The main activity of the company was the development of numerical control technology. The head of the company was elected PhD Seyumon Inaba (Seiuemon Inaba). In the same year, under his leadership, the first numerical control system was developed.

In 1958, the first serial Fanuc number control system was delivered.

In 1972, the company was renamed “Fujitsu Fanuc” and separated from the concern “Fujitsu”. In the same year, the first numerical control system was created, as well as the development and manufacture of the first Robodrill machine in Japan. In 1973, the first CNC system and Robodrill were installed and commissioned in Europe. By 1974, the first industrial robot was developed and successfully implemented in-house at Fanuc. In the same year, Dr. S. Inaba became president of Fujitsu Fanuc.

In 1975, the first Robocut was developed and produced.

In 1977, the first Robocut machine was launched in Europe. From this period, the company begins expansion into foreign markets: Fanuc USA was established; Next year - “Fanuc Europe SA”.

In 1982, the company changed the name “Fujitsu Fanuc Ltd” to “Fanuc Ltd.”

In 1983, the first industrial robot in Europe was commissioned.

In 1984, the first Roboshot was developed and produced.

In 1986, the company began cooperation with General Electric , which resulted in a joint venture of GE Fanuc Automation Corporation, better known as Fanuc GE CNC. The company was faced with the task of developing CNC technologies and entering a leading position in the global market. In the same year, the first Roboshot machine was launched in Europe.

In 1989, the Fanuc FA & Robot Foundation ^{[3] was established} , the main activity of which to this day is to stimulate the development of technological process automation technologies, especially with the use of CNC machine tools, industrial machines and robotic manipulators ^[4] .

In 1992 , continuing the policy of conquering new markets, Fanuc, together with the Beijing Machine Tool Industry of China, announced the creation of Beijing-Fanuc Mechatronics Co., Ltd. In the same year, Fanuc India Ltd. was founded together with local companies.

In 1996, the production of CNC systems of the i series was launched, in 2003 - the 30i series.

In 2009, it was announced that Fanuc GE CNC ^[5] had ceased operations and that Fanuc CNC Europe and Fanuc CNC America had been established, which became its successors.

In 2012, the process of combining the companies Fanuc Automation, Fanuc Robotics and Fanuc Robomachine into a single corporation Fanuc, which ended in 2014, began .

For 2015, the following company products are used worldwide:

• 15 million servos;
• 3 million CNC systems;
• 400 thousand robots ;
• 160 thousand machines Robodril;
• 45 thousand Roboshot machines;
• 25 thousand machines Robocut.

Fanuc Europe

In 1993, Fanuc Robotics Europe SA, the European headquarters of the company's robotics division, was founded in Luxembourg . In the period from 2003 to 2014, 16 European representative offices of the company (Belgium, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Russia, France, the Czech Republic and Switzerland) were opened.

By 2003, Fanuc Robotics installed 20 thousand robots in Europe.

Fanuc Russia

In 2003, Fanuc Automation office was opened in Moscow, specializing in sales and maintenance of CNC systems. In 2008, the company established Fanuc Robotics Russia. In January 2009, offices and training centers "Fanuc Robotics" were opened in Moscow and Kaluga.

By 2015, there was a merger of Fanuc Robotics Russia and Fanuc Automation into a single company Fanuc Russia. The head office of the company is in Moscow. Also in Russia and the CIS, 6 training centers have been opened in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaluga, Naberezhnye Chelny, Kiev and Dnepropetrovsk.

In 2015, 12,000 CNC systems, 1,300 industrial robots and about 200 Fanuc machines were installed in the Russian Federation and the CIS.

Fanuc Ukraine

In 2014, the head office of Fanuc in Ukraine was opened in Kiev, as well as a training center in Dnieper in the areas of industrial robots, CNC systems and machine tools.

For 2016, 800 CNC systems, 150 industrial robots and 10 Fanuc production machines have been installed in Ukraine.

Among the largest representative offices of Fanuc are 14 companies in Asia, 4 in America, 21 in Europe (including Russia) and one in South Africa.

Europe

• "Fanuc Europe Corporation"

America

• "Fanuc America Corporation"

Asia

• "Fanuc Korea Corporation"
• Beijing-Fanuc Mechatronics Co., Ltd
• Fanuc Taiwan Limited
• Shanghai-Fanuc Co., Ltd
• Fanuc India Private Ltd

Robots

The range of Fanuc robots includes the following types of industrial robots:

• anthropomorphic robots;
• delta robots;
• robots for palletizing;
• arc welding robots;
• spot welding robots;
• paint robots;
• portal robots;
• collaborative ^{[ unknown term ]} robots.

CNC systems

CNC systems "Fanuc" are used in the following works:

• milling;
• turning;
• grinding;
• perforation;
• styling;
• sorting;
• positioning;
• packaging;
• sawing;
• pressing.

Also produced various laser equipment.

Machines

The range of machines of the company “Fanuc” works in three directions:

• Robodrill drilling and milling machining centers;
• electroerosive wire-cutting machines of the series Robocut;
• electric automatic molding machines of the Roboshot series;
• Robonano high precision machining centers.

All components (controllers, amplifiers and motors) are developed by a company in Japan.

Software

The Fanuc company produces its own software aimed at offline modeling of the technological process in which Fanuc equipment is involved. Main software: “Roboguide” and “NC Guide”.

• Robotics
• Buffalo Machinery

• Fanuc Ltd official website
• Official site "Fanuc Russia"