FANUC FA America Celebrates 35 Years in the Americas
Founded in Japan in 1956, FANUC has contributed to the automation of machine tools as a pioneer in the development of computer numerical controls. In 1977, FANUC USA was founded with headquarters originally in Elk Grove Village, Illinois to provide service and support for imported machine tools with FANUC CNC systems. Now headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, FANUC FA America supports all of the Americas with 43 offices and service centers throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.
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On November 29, 2012, FANUC FA America will be celebrating 35 years in the Americas. The company says that it is the largest CNC sales, service and support organization in the Americas, providing a single source of end-to-end CNC solutions for machine tool and nontraditional applications.
“We want to thank our customers for their loyalty over the past 35 years. We take pride in our leading position in the industry and we never take it for granted. We promise our customers in the Americas continuous innovation to remain their CNC of choice in the future” states Tomo Ishibe, President of FANUC FA America.
Founded in Japan in 1956, FANUC has contributed to the automation of machine tools as a pioneer in the development of computer numerical controls. In 1977, FANUC USA was founded with headquarters originally in Elk Grove Village, Illinois to provide service and support for imported machine tools with FANUC CNC systems. FANUC FA America has evolved and grown over the years to meet the ever-changing market for CNC technology in this part of the world. Now headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, FANUC FA America supports all of the Americas with 43 offices and service centers throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.
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