The FAIM 2026 Plant Tours Program, scheduled for Thursday, June 25, 2026, offers valuable insights into key technical and manufacturing challenges. Participants will have a unique opportunity to gain cutting-edge knowledge and hands-on experience directly in the field. A range of distinct plant tour options will be available (further details to follow). During registration, please select your preferred tour option. Kindly note that each tour requires a full-day commitment
Discover the different plant tours (further visits to follow)
Founded in 1956, FANUC Corporation is organised around three major activities: numerical controls (CNC), industrial robots, and machine tools (wire EDM, machining centres, electric injection moulding machines).
Located at the foot of Mount Fuji, FANUC’s factories are among the most automated production sites in the world: more than 4,000 FANUC robots manufacture 115,000 robots, 438,000 CNCs and 60,000 machines every year, guaranteeing consistent quality and complete control of the industrial process.
FANUC Corporation currently employs 10,000 people worldwide, including more than 1,400 dedicated to R&D, and relies on an international network of 262 subsidiaries.
In France, FANUC has 250 employees. The head office, located in Lisses (Essonne – 91 near to Paris), houses all departments: product preparation, shipping, training laboratories, technical support, testing areas, showroom, administrative services and customer support.
Three other establishments complete the national presence: Marnaz (74), Les Échets (69) and Le Rheu (35).
FANUC is strongly committed to education and develops concrete actions to support the skills development of young people and professionals.
Through the FANUC ACADEMY, which combines initial and professional training, the company offers innovative educational programmes, tailored technical content and industrial equipment identical to that used in production.
Strategically located in the Paris region, the Ferrières-en-Brie logistics hub has established itself as the spearhead of the Decathlon network. Since its opening in 2012, our warehouse has undergone a profound transformation, becoming in just over a decade, the largest retail delivery site for the brand worldwide.
Their expertise is built on total mastery of the supply chain: Receiving & Shipping: A seamless flow of goods to ensure product availability at all times ; Order Fulfillment: Precise execution to meet the needs of our athletes and customers ; Quality Control: A permanent commitment to ensuring every item reaches the shelf in perfect condition.
The site reached a historic milestone through its technological transformation. The integration of Exotec mechanization for part of our operations (standard products) allows us to tenfold our productivity while significantly improving working conditions for our teammates. This alliance between human expertise and robotics is the key to our rapid growth.
Ferrières-en-Brie continues to push its boundaries. In just a few years, the number of points of sale served has grown exponentially:
- 2023: 37 stores delivered.
- 2024: 61 stores.
- 2025: 70 stores, confirming their status as the world leader in the retail sector.
Their reach now covers a vast portion of France, from the Paris Region to Normandy, extending through the East and down to Central France.
Their Ambition: To make sport accessible to the many by ensuring logistics that are increasingly agile, fast, and high-performing.
X-FAB is one of the world’s leading specialty foundry groups for analog/mixed-signal semiconductor technologies with a clear focus on automotive, industrial, and medical applications.
As a pure-play foundry, they provide manufacturing and strong design support services to our customers that design analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) and other semiconductor devices for use in their own products or the products of their customers.