FANUC CNC changes name to FANUC FA

FANUC CNC America Corporation on September 13 officially changed its name to FANUC FA America Corporation.

FANUC FA America Corporation represents the FA (Factory Automation) division of FANUC Ltd. Japan. At IMTS 2010 in Chicago, a new corporate FANUC company symbol will also be unveiled in the Americas. The new symbol was created to represent the three major divisions of FANUC Ltd. Japan: FA (Factory Automation), RO (Robot) and RM (RoboMachine). The dedicated focus of FANUC in each of these three product divisions will help FANUC to continue to expand its position as a leader in factory automation solutions globally. FANUC FA America is driven to enhance manufacturing productivity through the use of FANUC FA's innovative, efficient and reliable CNC products.

"FANUC FA America Corporation more accurately represents the company direction and relationship to our customers, the FANUC Ltd. corporate philosophy and our new company symbol" states Tomoaki "Tomo" Ishibe, president, FANUC FA America Corporation. "The name change to FANUC FA America reinforces our representation of FA in the Americas market."

For the first time in over three decades, FANUC FA America is presenting a single FANUC FA entity in the Americas at IMTS 2010. FANUC FA America is the largest CNC organization in the Americas with more than 350 employees solely dedicated to CNC sales, service and support. FANUC FA America provides customers with industry leading technology from the undeniable global leader in CNC, FANUC Ltd.

As a subsidiary of FANUC Ltd., FANUC FA America is the exclusive provider of industry leading FANUC CNC systems and solutions in the Americas. FANUC FA America provides a one-stop shop for comprehensive CNC solutions including industry-leading control systems, engineering, parts, and repair and factory automation solutions.