Market Trends

Fanuc Named One of the Top 100
FANUC Corporation is one of the Top 100 companies on the "World's Most Innovative Companies" list recently published in Forbes magazine. This list recognizes the world's leading-edge corporations that are most likely to continue to succeed today and in the future. This recently released list in Forbes is based on a comprehensive eight-year study completed by professors and advisors in which they discovered that particular skills identify business innovators. Additionally, they determined that calculating a company's value plus anticipated growth fueled by new innovative products will identify the most innovative companies. Quantifying their findings led to developing a specific measure used to rank the world's most innovative companies. Embedded in each of these companies is a code for innovation, discernible in their people, processes, and philosophies – creating a demand for their products now and in the future.

Today, FANUC has more than 600 engineers working in R&D to provide the most reliable, efficient, and innovative CNC systems available – ensuring the very lowest total cost of ownership. https://www.fanucamerica.com/
 

New President at DE-STA-CO
John Podczerwinski is the new president of DE-STA-CO. For more than three years, Podczerwinski has led VSG, North and South Americas, a Dover Company, as vice president and general manager.

"John has a strong track record of success. Within his position at Vehicle Services Group (VSG), he was instrumental in delivering dramatic increases in market share. After thoughtful consideration, we are confident he is the best fit for this position and look forward to his leadership," says Thomas Giacomini, president and CEO of Dover Industrial Products, a segment within Dover Corporation.

Podczerwinski, while leading VSG, helped the company attain record sales and earnings, despite the challenging economic state. In addition, he served as project manager for the acquisition and integration of Hanmecson (now VSG Asia). This positioned VSG for growth not only in Asia but also worldwide. destaco.com

Leading CAM Specialist 11th Year Running
The latest NC Software Market Analysis Report from U.S. analysts CIMdata, shows that in 2010, Delcam again had the highest vendor revenues and received the highest enduser payments of all the CAM-centric companies. This means that the company has completed 11 years as the world's leading CAM specialist, having first achieved its global leadership in 2000. Delcam also continued to increase its market share. The company's share of total vendor revenue grew from under 6.5% in 2009 to almost 6.7% in 2010, while CIMdata predicts a further increase to almost 7.5%, for Delcam in 2011. The CIMdata report also confirms that Delcam continues to employ the largest development team in the industry, with 175 people working on the company's manufacturing software. Only two other companies employ more than 100 CAM developers; Siemens PLM with 130 and Dassault with 110. CIMdata estimates that total enduser spending grew by 7.6% in 2010, reflecting the rebound in the global economy. delcam.com

TITANIUM 2011 Gathers Momentum
TITANIUM 2011, held October 2-5, 2011 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, will attract more than 800 attendees from 30 countries. TITANIUM 2011 – marking its 27th year – is an annual business forum designed to support the needs of titanium industry professionals, suppliers, and customers.

As the global titanium industry continues to gather momentum for a recovery, the conference provides a platform for influential business leaders to share their insights on key developments and trends likely to shape market conditions. titanium.org; 303.404.2221; conference@titanium.org

David Houle, a futurist and business advisor, will be keynote speaker for the event. Houle will offer thoughts on The Shift Age and Transformation Decade. Houle publishes the futurist blog, evolutionshift.com.