Forbes Lists Fanuc in Top 100

FANUC Corporation, the world’s most diversified manufacturer of CNC Systems, Robots and Machine Tools, has been named as one of the Top 100 companies on the “World’s Most Innovative Companies” list recently published in Forbes magazine. This list recognizes the world’s leading-edge corporations that are most likely to continue to succeed today and in the future. 

This recently released list in Forbes is based on a comprehensive eight year study completed by professors and advisors in which they discovered that particular skills identify business innovators. Additionally, they determined that calculating a company’s value plus anticipated growth fueled by new innovative products will identify the most innovative companies.  Quantifying their findings lead to developing a specific measure that was used to rank the world’s most innovative companies.  Embedded in each of these companies is a code for innovation, discernible in their people, processes and philosophies. This innovation creates a demand for their products now and in the future.

Since its inception in 1956, FANUC has contributed to the automation of machine tools as a pioneer in the development of CNC equipment. FANUC’s technology has contributed to a worldwide manufacturing revolution, which evolved from the automation of a single machine to the automation of entire production lines. Today, FANUC has more than 600 engineers working in R&D to provide the most reliable, efficient and innovative CNC systems available - ensuring the very lowest Total Cost of Ownership.

Demonstrating their innovative vision, FANUC is a main eXperience partner in the upcoming imX event that will be breaking new ground for this industry. imX, www.imxevent.com,  is a new industry event in Las Vegas, Sept 12-14, 2011 designed to combine the best elements of an open house and tradeshow. It has been designed from the ground up to offer technical education and practical demonstrations in a way that clearly helps manufacturers in the U.S. retain their edge in innovation and productivity. 

One key attraction to imX, and what sets it apart from other tradeshows, are the Learning Labs. Located on the event floor, FANUC’s Learning Labs will interact at a higher level of discussions and demonstrations with customers. The education offered here will be much more in depth than what has ever been seen on a tradeshow floor. 

Manufacturers are constantly challenged to increase productivity and lower costs, and even more so in challenging economic times.  So, FANUC’s goal at imX is to educate end users, machine tool builders and distributors on how the integration of cutting edge CNC and robotic technologies can increase their productivity. At imX, FANUC will offer 10 Learning Labs each day of this 3 day event focusing on solutions for current issues and trends going forward.  High-speed machining is still a hot topic with the addition of five-axis machining and multitasking machining. There is also a definite trend toward machining titanium, Inconel and other hard-to-machine materials. As a result, one of our Learning Labs will focus on the latest advanced control features that improve surface finish, reduce cycle time, and simplify programming and program management for high speed machining and single step processing of critical parts.  Another Learning Lab will feature five-axis machining and how to take advantage of modern CAD/CAM and CNC features to minimize post processor complexity, reduce cycle times and improve part quality.   Other Learning Lab topics include: cost savings through CNC innovation, simple robot integration, machine optimization, how to get performance, reliability and innovation in an affordable CNC, benefits to an Open CNC design, simple CNC/Robot integration and data mining through CNC connectivity.  Additionally, an important point that will be discussed in our Learning Labs is that our newest technology provides the most cost-effective solution when measured by the total cost of ownership (TCO) and life cycle of machines.