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In 1986, GE Fanuc Automation Corporation was jointly established in the US by FANUC and General Electric (GE). Under the joint venture company, three operating companies, GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc., in the U.S., GE Fanuc Automation Europe S.A. in Luxembourg, and Fanuc GE Automation Asia Ltd. in Japan were established (the Asian company was established in 1987).
In 2007, the company was renamed to GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms (and GE Fanuc Automation Solutions Europe SA became GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Europe SA). GE Fanuc Automation CNC Europe changed its name to Fanuc GE CNC Europe.
In 2009, GE and Fanuc agreed to dissolve their joint venture, and its software, controls and embedded business became part of GE under the new name GE Intelligent Platforms.
In 2015, GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc. changed its name to Automation & Controls upon acquisition of Alstom's Power Automation & Controls business.
In 2018, amidst restructuring plans for the whole General Electric group, it was announced that Emerson Electric was to acquire Intelligent Platforms, and the deal was completed on February 1, 2019.
Acquisitions
1998: Completed acquisition of AFE Technologies (first purchased 70% in late 1996)
1998: Acquired Total Control Products
2000: Acquired DataViews Corp
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2001: Acquired VMIC
2002: Acquired Intellution, Inc.
2003: Acquired RAMiX
2003: Acquired Mountain Systems, Inc.
2006: Acquired (technology assets of) Condor Engineering
2006: Acquired SBS Technologies
2006: Acquired Radstone Technology PLC
2008: Acquired process technology assets from MTL Instruments Group
2011: Acquired SmartSignal, Inc
2011: Acquired technology assets of CSense Systems (Pty) Ltd.
2015: Acquired Alstom Power Automation & Controls
2015: Sold its embedded systems division to Veritas Capital, now known as Abaco Systems
2019: Acquired by Emerson Electric
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