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FANUC (; often styled Fanuc) is a group of companies, principally of Japan, Fanuc America Corporation of Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA, and FANUC Europe Corporation S.A. of Luxembourg, that provide automation products and services such as robotics and computer numerical control systems. FANUC is one of the largest makers of industrial robots in the world. FANUC had its beginnings as part of Fujitsu developing early numerical control (NC) and servo systems. The company name is an acronym for ''Factory automation numerical control''. In 1972, the Computing Control Division became independent and FANUC Ltd was established.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FANUC's Management - Profile )〕 FANUC is listed on the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the TOPIX 100〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=TOPIX Core30 Components )〕 and Nikkei 225〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Components:Nikkei Stock Average )〕 stock market indices. It is headquartered in Yamanashi Prefecture. The company's clients include US and Japanese automobile and electronics manufacturers. Use of industrial robots has allowed companies like Panasonic in Amagasaki to run factories which produce 2 million television sets ''a month'' (mostly high end plasma LCD screens including a 103 inch model) with just 25 people.〔(TrustedReviews.com Panasonic Press Tour Japan 2007 p2-3 )〕 FANUC has joint ventures, subsidiaries, and sales offices on 5 continents and over 22 countries. It is the largest maker of CNC controls by market share with 65% of the global market.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FANUC company profile )〕 and is the leading global manufacturer of factory automation systems.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FANUC History )〕 ==Subsidiaries and joint ventures== FANUC Europe Corporation S.A., a sister company, is headquartered in Luxembourg, with customers in Europe, and which provides sales, service and support in Europe and abroad. FANUC America Corporation is responsible for FANUC operations in North and South America. The current incarnation, organized in 2013, unifies FANUC activities in the Americas, including the former FANUC Robotics America Corporation (1992-2013) and FANUC CNC America (2010-2013), which succeeded an earlier incarnation of FANUC America Corporation. FANUC Robotics America Corporation (1992-2013) supplied robotic automation in North and South America, with over 240,000 robots installed. It also produced software, controls, and vision products that aid in the development of robotic systems. Headquartered in Rochester Hills, Michigan, the company had 10 regional locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Brazil. The company provided these systems for applications including automotive and fabricated metals to medical devices and plastics. It was founded in 1982 as a joint venture between FANUC Ltd and General Motors Corporation, named GMFanuc Robotics Corporation. A staff of 70 began work at the GM Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. In 1992, the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of FANUC Ltd of Oshino-mura, Japan. The company was a member of the Robotics Industries Association (RIA) and of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). In 2010, FANUC America Corporation and the prior CNC business unit from GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms in the US were combined into a new company by the name of FANUC CNC America. This business unit was a wholly owned subsidiary of FANUC Ltd. of Japan and offered CNC systems, lasers, Manufacturing Intelligence software products, field repairs and advanced technical services, expanded training classes, a vast inventory of CNC replacement parts, PCB motor repair and return, field support, and CS-24 after hours support. It was headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois. It offered CNC and laser technical services, training, replacement parts, PCB and motor repair and return, field support, and after hours support. It had over 30 locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. The company provides these services to machine tool builders, machine tool dealers, and small mom and pop tool shops across a variety of industries. In 1977, the company was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of FANUC Ltd of Oshino-mura, Japan. GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms (1986-2010) was a joint venture between General Electric and FANUC Ltd. In 2009, GE and FANUC Ltd. agreed to split, with FANUC Ltd. retaining the CNC business. GE renamed its part of the business GE Intelligent Platforms.〔(American Machinist, GE, Fanuc Agree to Split )〕 Fanuc India operations are led by Sonali Kulkarni. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「FANUC」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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