FANUC reveals its figures for production of CNCs and servo motors AC and robots

GE Fanuc Automation Europe and Fanuc Robotics Europe, two suppliers of industrial automation equipment, have been released the figures for production of its parent company, Fanuc (Japan). The Japanese company has revealed a total of manufacture of more than 1.4 million of CNCs, over 5 million of servo AC, a record number in the industry, and more than 115,000 robots installed worldwide. To respond to the demand, the production capacity of Fanuc CNCs is currently over 10,000 units per month, while the capacity of servo AC exceeds 60,000 units monthly and the production of robots is around 1,300 per month.

The reputation of their CNCs has contributed greatly to this success. Latest CNC series 30i controls up to 40 lines, 24 at the same time, which is the largest number of axes in a control of CNC which exists today, and is capable of running up to 10 different CNC programs simultaneously. FANUC was the first in the industry in producing AC servo motors in 1982. Models from 1kW to 5kW, tool and industrial robots are used on machines and are used in approximately 55% of machine tools in the world.

FANUC Robotics Europe continues to experience strong demand for automation with robots. With more than 2,000 customers in Europe, the company has increased its activity in nearly 250% over the past seven years. At the end of 2003, FANUC Robotics had installed more than 23,000 robots in the automotive industry and other industries in Europe.

There has also been a considerable expansion of the Fanuc Robotics product line.

More information:

www.gefanuc-Spain.com