Michigan governor visits FANUC America Corp.

Published
October 30, 2017 - 09:45am
FANUC America Corp.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder toured FANUC America Corp.’s North American headquarters and technical center in Auburn Hills, Mich., accompanied by Dr. Kiyonori Inaba, executive vice president and general manager of FANUC Corp.’s robot division, and Michael J. Cicco, president and CEO of FANUC America. In addition to being briefed on the company’s technology and educational outreach efforts, Snyder addressed a meeting of FANUC system integrators from across the country, challenging them to continue engaging students from all educational levels on robotics, automation and advances in modern manufacturing.

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