FANUC named top innovator by Forbes and Thomson Reuters

December 13, 2012

FANUC Corp., a diversified manufacturer of CNC systems, robots, and machine tools in Hoffman Estates, Ill., has announced that it has been named to Forbes® 2012 "The World's Most Innovative Companies" list and as one of the Thomson Reuters 2012 Top 100 Global Innovators^SM.

The Forbes list recognizes corporations worldwide that are most likely to continue to succeed today and in the future. This list is based on a study completed by professors and advisers that calculates a company's value plus anticipated growth fueled by new, innovative products.

Thomson Reuters 2012 Top 100 Global Innovators program recognizes the world's most innovative organizations as measured by a series of proprietary, patent-related metrics. It is based on the principal criteria of overall patent volume, patent grant success rate, global reach of the portfolio, and patent influence as evidenced by citations.