GE Fanuc Automation
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| Type | Private (subsidiary of General Electric) |
| Founded | Charlottesville, Virginia (1987) |
| Headquarters | Charlottesville, Virginia, USA |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Maryrose Sylvester President & CEO |
| Industry | Industrial Equipment & Components[1] |
| Products | automation hardware and software, CNC, embedded products |
| Revenue | US $135.80 million (2007)[1] |
| Employees | 1,850 (2007)[1] |
| Parent | General Electric |
| Divisions | GE Fanuc Embedded Systems |
| Website | gefanuc.com |
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a joint venture between FANUC Ltd. of Japan and General Electric, is a business unit of GE Enterprise Solutions[2]. GE Fanuc is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, and consists of three units: Embedded Systems, Automation Solutions (hardware and software), and Computer Numerical Control. In October 2007 GE Fanuc combined these 3 divisions into a brand named GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms. Capabilities and products include controllers, embedded systems, software, motion control, computer numerical controls, operator interfaces, industrial computers, and lasers.
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[edit] Divisions
[edit] Embedded Systems
GE Fanuc's Automation business is paralleled by operations in the embedded computing industry, where GE Fanuc operates as GE Fanuc Embedded Systems, built largely through acquisition since 2001.
[edit] Automation Solutions
GE Fanuc designs, manufactures, and supplies hardware and software products for industrial control and automation. Hardware products include programmable logic controllers (PLCs), programmable automation controllers (PACs), motion control products, and operator interfaces. Software products include HMI/SCADA, process industry solutions, and production management solutions.
PLCs are widely used in factories and plants to coordinate the activity of components in an assembly line with information from sensors. PLCs are also used in controlling the movement of large structures, such as sports arenas with movable roofs.
GE Fanuc is considered by some[weasel words] to be third in the global PLC market, behind Allen-Bradley (a brand of Rockwell Automation) and Siemens AG.[citation needed] GE Fanuc sells it products directly as well as through solution providers, OEMs, integrators, and distributors.
[edit] Computer Numerical Control
GE Fanuc's Computer Numerical Control business provides machine tool controls and solutions, servo drives and motors, computer numerical control productivity solutions, and industrial CO2 lasers.
[edit] History
[edit] Corporate Structure
- 1955: Fuji Automatic Numerical Controls (FANUC) is formed in Japan as a subsidiary of Fujitsu, and creates first public-sector NC in Japan.
- 1986: "GE Fanuc Automation Corporation is jointly established in the U.S.A. by FANUC and General Electric. Under the new JV company, three operating companies, i.e. GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc., in the U.S.A., GE Fanuc Automation Europe S.A. in Luxembourg and Fanuc GE Automation Asia Ltd. in Japan were established. The Asian company was established in 1987."[3]
- 2005-01: GE Fanuc Automation Europe S.A. is reorganized into GE Fanuc Automation CNC Europe S.A. (consolidated to FANUC LTD) and GE Fanuc Automation Solutions Europe S.A. (consolidated to GE Fanuc Automation Americas Inc.)[4]
- 2007-10-15 Company is renamed to GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms.[5]
[edit] Acquisitions
This section may be incomplete for years prior to 2000.
- 1998-11-23: acquired Total Control Products[6]
- 2000-06-30: acquired DataViews Corp[7]
- 2001-09-21: acquired VMIC[8]
- 2002-11-05: acquired Intellution, Inc.[9]
- 2003-03-17: acquired RAMiX[10]
- 2003-06-17: acquired Mountain Systems, Inc. [11]
- 2006-03-27: acquired (technology assets of) Condor Engineering[12]
- 2006-06-07: acquired SBS Technologies[13]
- 2006-11-28: acquired Radstone Technology PLC[14]
- 2008-03-31: acquired process technology assets from MTL Instruments Group[15]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b c http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/111/111772.html Yahoo Finance, Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
- ^ Begley to Lead GE Enterprise Solutions, Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
- ^ FANUC's History, Retrieved on 2007-05-04.
- ^ Major Changes at GE Fanuc, Retrieved on 2007-05-04.
- ^ GE Fanuc Automation Name Change Information, Retrieved on 2008-04-24, (WebCite archive)
- ^ "GE Fanuc Agrees To Purchase Total Control Products", The New York Times, 1998-11-24. Retrieved on 2007-05-03.
- ^ "GE Acquires DataViews Corp.", Managing Automation, 2000-07-01. Retrieved on 2007-05-03.
- ^ GE Fanuc Finalizes Acquisition of VMIC, Retrieved on 2007-05-03.
- ^ GE Fanuc Automation Completes Acquisition of Intellution, Retrieved on 2007-05-03.
- ^ GE Fanuc Acquires RAMiX, Leader in Embedded Computing, Retrieved on 2007-05-03.
- ^ GE Fanuc Acquires Mountain Systems Inc., Providers of Advanced Manufacturing Execution Systems for Essential Industries, Retrieved on 2007-05-03.
- ^ GE Fanuc Embedded Systems Completes Acquisition of Technology Assets of Condor Engineering, Retrieved on 2007-05-03.
- ^ GE Fanuc Embedded Systems Completes Acquisition of SBS Technologies, Retrieved on 2007-05-03.
- ^ GE Fanuc Embedded Systems Completes Acquisition of Radstone Technology PLC, Retrieved on 2007-05-03.
- ^ GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Acquires Process Technology Assets From MTL Instruments Group To Enhance Solution Offerings, Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
