Daifuku Video Gallery

Video features the “Daifuku Webb” relationship and illustrates how the two companies work together to improve manufacturing, warehousing and distribution operations. Case study examples contained within the video feature: Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS), Sorting Transfer Vehicle (STV) and Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) technology.

Daifuku President Masaki Hojo explains how the recent acquisition of the Jervis B. Webb Company fits into Daifuku’s corporate philosophy. Case studies include installations by Daifuku America, the Jervis B. Webb Company and other global affiliates.

Learn how this facility mails coupons to 45 million households in North America with the help of Daifuku AS/RS, STV, and conveyor technology. After a total system redesign, the facility now boasts a turnaround time from printing to packaging of 4 hours, a significant decrease from the 4 days required prior to the implementation of the systems. The company has eliminated unnecessary product touches, increased operational consistency, and doubled capacity.

Learn how this facility mails coupons to 45 million households in North America with the help of Daifuku AS/RS, STV, and conveyor technology.

Daifuku’s systems enable Dell to customize and ship products on demand. Dell uses AS/RS, Jet Surfing Sorter and warehouse software.

A tier 1 automotive supplier uses Daifuku AS/RS to deliver cable harness to a just-in-time assembly facility.

Daifuku’s systems improved logistical efficiency and slashed lead time for this dairy company. Video shows a unit load AS/RS and STVs working in the facility.

Daifuku AS/RS, STV and high-speed conveying systems ensure efficiency of operations.

The discount supermarket chain improved operations and reduced distribution costs installing a Daifuku unit load AS/RS and 40 STVs in its distribution center.

The video includes the audio and PowerPoint deck from the Cox Target Media/Valpak seminar presented at ProMat 2009. Cox Target Media uses lean manufacturing principles in its new Valpak Manufacturing Center to produce and direct-mail more than 500 million neighborhood-targeted advertising envelopes annually. The new AS/RS, sorting transfer vehicles, conveyor, and other material handling products changed the way Cox does business. Now, because the new automated material handling system, the first time a person touches a mailed coupon is when the customer opens the Valpak envelope at home.

The video includes the audio and PowerPoint deck from the Winzer seminar presented at ProMat 2009. Winzer modified its material handling systems, replacing conventional shelving with a scalable AS/RS, Pick to Light and RF picking Put-to-Light order consolidation system. The results over five years include next-day delivery to a growing national franchise network at a 99% fill rate, from an inventory of 57,000 SKUs. Operator pick rate is more efficient with the paperless, priority-based picking solutions.