FANUC vs PTC
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Oshino Japan world's largest CNC manufacturer + top 3 robot maker (TYO: 6954) at ¥797B FY2024 revenue; Robot segment down 16.4% on auto slowdown with CRX cobot expansion competing with Yaskawa Motoman for global industrial automation.
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FANUC Corporation is an Oshino, Yamanashi, Japan-headquartered manufacturer of industrial robots, CNC (Computer Numerical Control) systems, and factory automation equipment — publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TYO: 6954) — operating as the world's largest manufacturer of CNC machine tool controls and one of the top three global industrial robot manufacturers. In fiscal year 2024 (ended March 31, 2024), FANUC reported net sales of ¥797 billion ($5.3B), with the Robot segment generating ¥242 billion (down 16.4% from the prior year due to weaker automotive industry demand in China, Europe, and the Americas) and the Factory Automation segment generating ¥263 billion for CNC systems. With approximately 9,000 employees globally and headquarters at the base of Mt. Fuji, FANUC is organized into three segments: Factory Automation (CNC controls for machine tools), Robot (industrial robots, cobots), and Robomachine (ROBODRILL machining centers, ROBOCUT wire EDM machines). Founded in 1972 as a spinoff from Fujitsu by Dr. Seiuemon Inaba.
Boston industrial CAD/PLM software (NASDAQ: PTC); FY2025 8.5% ARR growth, Kepware/ThingWorx IoT divested to TPG (Nov 2025) under new CEO Neil Barua competing with Siemens Teamcenter for discrete manufacturer PLM.
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PTC Inc. is a Boston, Massachusetts-based industrial software company — publicly traded on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: PTC) as an S&P 500 component — providing computer-aided design (CAD), product lifecycle management (PLM), application lifecycle management (ALM), service lifecycle management (SLM), and industrial IoT software to manufacturers across aerospace, defense, automotive, medical devices, and industrial machinery. In FY2025 (fiscal year ended September 30, 2025), PTC reported 8.5% ARR growth and 16% free cash flow growth, with Q4 FY2025 revenue up 39% in constant currency and 18% year-over-year. CEO Neil Barua took over from long-tenured CEO James Heppelmann in February 2024 and introduced the "Barua Blueprint" refocusing PTC on its core CAD/PLM/ALM/SLM strengths. In November 2025, PTC announced the divestiture of its industrial IoT assets — Kepware and ThingWorx — to TPG, sharpening its portfolio around design and lifecycle management software. PTC's product portfolio includes Creo (3D parametric CAD for mechanical engineers), Windchill (PLM for product data and process management), Onshape (cloud-native CAD platform), and Arena (cloud-native PLM/QMS).
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