GE and FANUC divorce
 
GE與FANUC分道揚鑣

August 17, 2009 – GE and FANUC announced today that the two companies have agreed to dissolve the GE Fanuc Automation Corporation joint venture. This agreement would allow each company to refocus its investments to grow its existing businesses and pursue its respective core industry expertise. GE and FANUC expect the transaction to be completed by the end of this year, subject to satisfactory customary closing conditions.

8月17日消息——GE和FANUC今天宣布兩家公司已同意解除合資企業GE FANUC自動化公司。該協議將使這兩家公司得以重新專注于促進現有業務增長的投資，繼續發展各自核心工業技術。在滿足常規成交條件的前提下，雙方預計對合資公司的拆分將在2009年年底前完成。

Established in 1986 by the joint investments of GE and FANUC, GE Fanuc Automation Corporation grew to become a leading high-performance technology company that serves a vast array of industries around the world including the energy, water, consumer packaged goods, government & defense, and telecommunications industries. The partnership delivers hardware and software solutions, services, automation and embedded computing systems; as well as industry-leading CNC products.

由GE和FANUC于1986 年共同投資建立的GE FANUC自動化公司，至今已成長為一家行業領先且業績顯著的技術公司，其服務遍布全球多個行業，包括能源、水務、快速消費品、政府和國防以及電信行業。業務內容包括提供軟硬件解決方案、服務、自動化及嵌入式計算系統，以及行業領先的CNC產品。

FANUC Honorary Chairman Dr. Seiuemon Inaba said, “Our joint venture has achieved great success toward its original mission, which was to cooperate on the global growth and technical development of the PLC and CNC business. Over this time period, markets and opportunities also have changed dramatically, and both companies further expanded into adjacent segments. Today’s market conditions are such that it’s imperative we pursue these expanded opportunities, and while we have achieved great things together, it’s in both our best interests that we focus our efforts on industry opportunities unique to our respective companies and that will deliver greater benefits to both our companies.”

FANUC名譽主席Seiuemon Inaba博士表示，“我們的合資企業自成立以來，在全球增長合作以及PLC和CNC業務的技術開發上取得了巨大的成功。這些年來，市場形勢和機會均發生了極大的變化，我們兩家公司也各自在關聯的領域進行了業務拓展。在當今市場形勢下，我們還必須抓住這些業務拓展的機遇。雖然我們曾共同合作取得了巨大的成就，但基于雙方的最佳利益，我們必須集中精力抓住各自特有的行業機遇，也必將為雙方帶來更大的收益。”

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms CEO Maryrose Sylvester said, "GE could not have asked for better partners than Dr. Inaba and FANUC. GE is proud of what our companies have achieved together - both the industry expertise and success across our product portfolios. For GE, this change will mean a continued, intense focus on serving our customers around the world while continuing to invest in significant growth platforms like process control systems, enterprise and automation software and embedded computing as we continue to build further expertise around the GE vertical infrastructure segments."

GE FANUC智能平臺首席執行官 Maryrose Sylvester表示，“Inaba博士和FANUC是GE合作過的最佳伙伴。GE為我們雙方共同取得的成就而深感自豪 — 不論是行業技術，還是在全線產品上所取得的成功。對GE來說，這次改變將使我們繼續高度專注于服務全球范圍內的客戶，此外，我們在GE垂直基礎結構部門中繼續提升專業技術的同時，也將繼續加強在過程控制系統、企業和自動化軟件以及嵌入式計算等重要增長平臺的投資。“

Under the terms of the agreement:
根據協議條款：

- GE retains the software, services, embedded systems and control systems businesses globally. The company will be known as GE Intelligent Platforms, and will be led by Sylvester.
- FANUC retains the global CNC business.

- GE將保留原合資公司的軟件、服務、嵌入式系統以及全球控制系統業務。這些將被納入GE智能平臺，將由Sylvester領導。
- FANUC將保留原合資公司的全球CNC業務

Sylvester added, “Our top priority is a smooth completion of transition and continuity for all customers, business partners and employees. We are committed to delivering our customer commitments in every segment of our business.

Sylvester補充道，“我們最關鍵的是平穩地完成這一轉變，保持所有客戶、業務伙伴和員工的連續性。我們會致力于在各個業務領域實現我們對客戶的承諾。”

About GE
關于GE

GE (NYSE: GE) is a diversified global infrastructure, finance and media company that is built to meet essential world needs. From energy, water, transportation and health to access to money and information, GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide.

GE是一個旨在滿足全球多樣化需要的多元化服務性公司，其涉及的領域有基礎設施、金融和媒體等。從能源、水務、交通和醫療到金融、信息，GE在全世界100多個國家開展業務，在全球擁有超過30萬員工。

About FANUC
關于FANUC

FANUC Ltd., headquartered on the foot of Mt. Fuji, Japan, is the most diversified manufacturer of FA (Factory Automation), robots 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 computer numerical control equipments. FANUC technology has contributed to a worldwide manufacturing revolution, which evolved from the automation of a single piece of machine to the automation of entire production lines. FANUC develops better and more reliable products into the twenty-first century.

FANUC有限公司，總部位于日本富士山麓，是全球最多樣化的FA（工廠自動化）、機器人和智能機械制造商。自1956年成立以來，公司始終是全球計算機數控設備發展的先驅，在機床自動化領域貢獻突出。從單臺機器的自動化，到整個生產線自動化的變革，FANUC技術為全球制造業革命做出了重要貢獻。在21世紀中，FANUC將會創造出更多優質可靠的產品。