Fanuc Corp

XMUN:FUC

Business Description

Sector

Industrials

Industry

Machinery

Headquarters

Japan JP

Employees

10 113

IPO date

Nov 4, 1976

Fanuc makes the machines and control systems that run automated factories. Its main products are industrial robots, computer numerical control (CNC) systems that guide machine tools, and its own machining and molding equipment for cutting metal, making plastic parts, and wire cutting. In simple terms, Fanuc helps factories replace manual work with precise, repeatable automation.

Its customers are manufacturers that need reliable production equipment, especially companies in automotive, electronics, metalworking, plastics, and other industrial markets. Fanuc earns money by selling hardware such as robots, CNC controllers, and factory machines, then adds ongoing revenue from spare parts, repairs, maintenance, and upgrades. That service and support stream matters because these systems are built to run for years and need regular care.

Fanuc sits in a key spot in the manufacturing value chain: it sells the control technology and equipment that other factories use to make their own products. Its business is different because the customer is not buying a finished consumer item, but the tools that keep a factory running accurately and efficiently. That makes Fanuc a core supplier to industrial automation rather than a brand aimed at end consumers.