
Industrial & Electrical · JV ended 2009 · Intelligent Platforms sold 2019
GE Fanuc & GE Intelligent Platforms
Automation controls, distinct from later software portfolios.
Vintage-style artistic recreation of GE's historic businesses.
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Business history
GE and FANUC completed dissolution of their automation joint venture on December 11, 2009. Their respective businesses returned to the parent companies.
Emerson announced completion of its acquisition of GE Intelligent Platforms on February 1, 2019. This control-systems transaction was distinct from Proficy’s later software sale.
Historical references
Subsidiaries, acquisitions & joint ventures
Joint venture · 1986 – 2009
GE Fanuc Automation
Factory automation joint venture with Japan's FANUC.
Ownership outcome: Dissolved in 2009. GE's share became GE Intelligent Platforms.
Source
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Major products & innovations
- ✦ Programmable controllers
- ✦ Industrial automation
- ✦ Control systems
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Heritage illustration

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Employee memories
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Share your story05
GE Jokes
The sixth why
We asked the five whys. We found the root cause. Then the manager asked a sixth why.
We're still in that conference room.
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GE Garfield
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GE Motivational Quotes
No turbine was ever built by one person. Every one of those hands mattered.
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GE Legend Collectable Cards
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GE Honorable Mentions
Know someone from GE Fanuc & GE Intelligent Platforms who deserves recognition — or is it your own story?
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Related businesses
Historical electrical products · ABB transaction 2018Industrial & Electrical
GE Industrial Systems & Industrial Solutions
Switchgear, circuit protection and industrial electrical equipment.
Industrial Solutions transferred to ABB on June 30, 2018.
GE software lineage · sold March 2, 2026Research & Technology
Proficy · Industrial Software
Manufacturing software now independent of GE Vernova.
Owned and controlled by TPG since March 2, 2026.


