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FANUC Robotics Opens New Facility in Mexico

13 May 1998

FANUC Robotics Opens New Facility in Mexico

    ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., May 13 -- FANUC Robotics North
America, Inc. has expanded its operations in Mexico with the addition of a new
facility in the city of Aguascalientes.  This is the second FANUC Robotics
facility in Mexico and the eleventh in the North America/Latin America region.
    "Steady growth throughout the company has prompted our expansion in
Mexico," said Richard Estes, general manager of FANUC Robotics' Mexican
operations.  "In addition to the new facility in Aguascalientes, we will
continue to operate out of our facility in Mexico City, which we've occupied
since 1994.  Having two facilities in this country allows us to be closer to
our ever-growing list of customers and serve them in a timely and cost-
efficient manner."
    FANUC Robotics Mexico S.A. de C.V. is a leading supplier of robots and
robotic systems to the automotive industry and other general industries in
Mexico.  The majority of the new 24,000-square-foot facility will be dedicated
to systems engineering, assembly, integration and customer demonstrations.
Other facility operations include system sales, installation, service and
training.

    The new facility is located at:
    FANUC Robotics Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
    Circuito Aguascalientes Norte #136
    Parque Industrial del Valle de Aguascalientes
    C.P. 20140 Aguascalientes, Ags.
    Mexico
    Phone:  524-973-0453
    Fax:    524-973-0883

    FANUC Robotics North America, Inc., headquartered in Rochester Hills,
Mich., is the North American robotics industry leader, with 1997 sales of
approximately $370 million.  A subsidiary of FANUC LTD in Japan, the company
has facilities in Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; Charlotte, North
Carolina; Cincinnati and Toledo, Ohio; Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec;
Mexico City and Aguascalientes, Mexico; and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

SOURCE  FANUC Robotics North America, Inc.