Why do most factories choose Fanuc systems for their CNC lathes?

       Most factories choose Fanuc systems for their CNC lathes. Why do they choose it? Why do they choose it, is Fanuc the cheapest? Does every machine use a Fanuc system and is Fanuc better than other systems? Now let's take a closer look at why most companies choose Fanuc systems.

       Fanuc was founded in 1956 as part of Fujitsu's FANUC, the automated numerical control division of Fujitsu. in the late 1950s and 1960s, the global manufacturing industry, and Japanese manufacturing in particular, began a transition to automation in order to improve productivity and product quality. Against this backdrop, Fanuc developed the first generation of CNC controls to provide industrial machinery with numerical control capabilities, freeing it from the heavy reliance on manual operations for traditional machining.

       In 1972, Fanuc introduced the complete CNC (numerical control) system, marking the evolution from the original CNC system to a smarter, more automated CNC system. This technological breakthrough made Fanuc the world's leading supplier of CNC solutions and established its position in the international market. It also led to the rapid development of CNC technology and CNC lathes in Japan, and provided Fanuc with a broad market and application outlook. Its CNC systems are widely used in Japanese automobile manufacturing, aerospace, electronic equipment manufacturing and other industries. With the continuous maturity of the technology, Fanuc gradually expanded to the international market, especially in the European and American markets are widely recognized.

       Until now, the market one after another appeared other cnc system, but because Fanuc early home to seize a large number of markets and people's high recognition, so that it is still in the global CNC industry occupies a high market share, especially in Japan, Asia, North America and Europe have a wide range of applications in the manufacturing industry. Many CNC machine tool manufacturers pre-install Fanuc systems, making it the default choice.

       So why are Fanuc systems so popular? In addition to its long history, it is because of its unique performance and capabilities.

1. High stability and reliability

FANUC system in the field of industrial manufacturing is known for excellent stability and reliability, which is particularly important to the enterprise:

· Reduced downtime: FANUC systems have been proven in the market for a long time, with extremely low failure rates, which means fewer production interruptions and fewer opportunities for repairs, resulting in increased productivity and continuity.

· Durable: FANUC system hardware and software design is extremely robust, able to operate for a long time in a variety of harsh industrial environments, such as high temperature, high humidity, dust and other harsh working conditions.

In the long-term operation of the enterprise, reduce system failures and downtime can not only save maintenance costs, but also improve productivity and increase the profitability of the enterprise.

2. Wide compatibility and applicability

FANUC system compatibility, applicable to various types of CNC machine tools and manufacturing equipment, especially in metal processing, automotive manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, mold manufacturing and other industries are widely used. Its compatible types of machine tools include:

· Lathes, milling machines, grinding machines, machining centers and other common CNC equipment.

· Suitable for multi-axis machining equipment to support complex 5-axis or even more linked machining tasks.

The modular design of the FANUC system allows companies to customize and expand according to their needs, enabling them to adapt to a variety of machining requirements from simple to complex. Therefore, FANUC can provide enterprises with highly flexible solutions, with the development of enterprises and changing needs, the system can be upgraded or expanded functions.

3. Global support and a wide range of application base

FANUC in the world has a broad user base and technical support network. Its globalization of industry standards means:

· Faster technical support and maintenance services: FANUC has service centers and technical support teams around the world, whether it is to replace parts or troubleshooting, enterprises can quickly get help, reduce the risk of downtime.

· Rich talent pool: Because the FANUC system is very widely used, many operators and technicians are familiar with the system, the enterprise in the recruitment and training of staff cost is lower, the operator on the faster.

· Rich technical documentation and training resources: FANUC provides extensive technical documentation and training courses to ensure that enterprises can quickly learn and master the use and maintenance of the system.

This is particularly important for global operations of multinational enterprises, they can be in different factories and countries standardized use of FANUC system, so as to achieve higher management efficiency.

4. Powerful functions to meet the needs of high-precision machining

FANUC system is known for its high accuracy, high speed processing ability, can meet the requirements of precision machining field. For example, aerospace, medical equipment, automotive and other industries require extremely high precision parts, FANUC's controller provides powerful performance support:

· Precise motion control: Supporting multi-axis linkage and complex path planning, it can realize high-precision geometric and surface machining.

· High-speed processing capacity: FANUC system's efficient algorithms and powerful processors make it in the execution of complex machining tasks outstanding performance, can shorten the machining cycle, improve productivity.

This high precision and high-speed processing ability is especially critical for those who pursue excellent product quality and machining efficiency of the enterprise.

5. Simple operation and ease of use

Although the complexity of CNC technology is high, but the FANUC system's operation interface is designed to be relatively simple, so that even operators without a deep technical background can quickly get started:

· Intuitive programming interface: FANUC systems support traditional G-code programming and also provide a graphical interface that allows users to program more easily.

· User-friendliness: Compared to other more open but complex systems (such as Siemens or Heidenhain), FANUC's learning curve is more gentle, companies can train operators in a shorter period of time, reducing the initial investment.

Simple operation so that small and medium-sized enterprises can also easily use the FANUC system, do not need to hire additional high-end programming or operating personnel, saving the enterprise training and personnel costs.

6. Strong ability to integrate with automation

With the popularity of industry 4.0, automation and intelligent production line has become the trend of modern manufacturing industry. FANUC is not only the leader of CNC system, but also one of the world's largest suppliers of industrial robots, which provides the user with the ability to seamlessly integrate with robots and automation systems:

· Robot and CNC integration: FANUC's CNC system can be perfectly integrated with its robotic automation cell to achieve fully automated production from material conveying, loading, unloading to product inspection, reducing manual intervention and improving production efficiency.

· Factory automation and digitalization: FANUC system and other industry 4.0 system (such as MES system, SCADA system) has a very good integration, support real-time monitoring, data acquisition and remote management, for the enterprise to realize the foundation of intelligent factory.

For those who want to promote the future of intelligent manufacturing and industrial automation enterprises, FANUC's system integration capabilities are very attractive.

7. Good price/performance ratio and long-term return on investment

Although the initial investment cost of FANUC is high, but its reliability, low maintenance costs, ease of use and other advantages in the long-term operation of the excellent price-performance ratio:

· Reduce maintenance costs: due to the low system failure rate, extensive global support network, the enterprise in the use of FANUC system repair and maintenance costs are low.

· Efficient production capacity: FANUC system stability and high precision makes it possible to maintain long-term efficient production, improve the enterprise's production efficiency and product quality.

· System scalability: FANUC system's modular design allows enterprises to be able to expand the function according to future needs, without the need to replace the entire control system, to protect the initial investment.

Summarize

The main reasons for choosing FANUC system can be summarized as follows:

· Excellent stability and reliability, guaranteeing low downtime in long-term operation.

· Wide compatibility, applicable to the vast majority of CNC machine tools, and support for future expansion and upgrading.

· A global support network and a broad user base that reduces the difficulty of technical support and training.

· Powerful features, especially high precision and high speed machining capabilities, meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses to high-end manufacturing.

· Seamless integration with industrial automation provides strong support for the future development of intelligence and automation in enterprises.

       For any manufacturing enterprise that wishes to realize efficient and stable production and has a long-term development plan, the FANUC system is undoubtedly a strong choice. It can not only meet the current production needs, but also for the future of intelligent manufacturing and automation to lay a solid foundation.