FANUC has been a pioneer in the revolution in manufacturing processes around the world since its founding in 1956, when its founder, Dr. Seiuemon Inaba became a co-creator of Numerical Control (NC) technology.
With the invention of the first electric pulse motor with the possibility of programming and numerical control and its application in a machine tool, Dr. Inaba's breakthrough development - from the automation of individual machines in the late 1950s to the automation of entire production lines.