The new company, headquartered in Rochester Hills, Michigan will have combined annual sales in excess of $1B and 22 locations.

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FANUC has officially merged all of its operations in the Americas into a single company named FANUC America Corporation. The new company, headquartered in Rochester Hills, Michigan will have combined annual sales in excess of $1B and 22 locations.

Rick Schneider, previously President of FANUC Robotics America, has been appointed President and CEO of the new company.

FANUC America Corporation will leverage the unique synergies made possible by this merger to better support its customers by supplying the most complete range of innovative products and services for robotics, CNC systems, and factory automation solutions in the industry.

"The merger of the FANUC companies in the Americas better enables us to accomplish our mission of increasing the competitiveness of North and South American manufacturers by creating opportunities for them to maximize their efficiency, reliability, quality, and profitability," said Rick Schneider, President and CEO, FANUC America Corporation.

About FANUC CORPORATION

FANUC CORPORATION, headquartered at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Japan, is the most innovative manufacturer of Robots, CNCs and Robomachines in the world. Since its inception in 1956, FANUC has contributed to the automation of machine tools as a pioneer in the development of CNC equipment. FANUC technology has contributed to a worldwide manufacturing revolution, which evolved from the automation of a single machine to entire production lines.

About FANUC America Corporation

FANUC America Corporation provides the most complete range of industry-leading, innovative robotics, CNC Systems and factory automation solutions. FANUC America is headquartered at 3900 W. Hamlin Road, Rochester Hills, MI, 48309, and is a subsidiary of FANUC CORPORATION in Japan. FANUC America has facilities in: Atlanta; Boston; Charlotte; Chicago; Cincinnati; Cleveland; Dallas; Indianapolis; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; Montreal; Pine Brook, NJ; San Francisco; Toronto; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Aguascalientes, Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico.

For more information about FANUC America Corporation call: 888-FANUC-US (888-326-8287), email: marketing@fanucamerica.com, or visit our website: www.fanucamerica.com.