1977-1986
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- 1977
Launch of the Car Washing Machine Business
- 1978
Delivers Japan's First Book Conveying System TELELIFT to Chuo University Library
Japan's first automated book conveying system-
- 1978
Delivers the First Hanger Rail System
Installed the first Hanger Rail System, which measured 2,200 meters long, in newly-built distribution center of Renown Incorporated (Osaka, Japan). Renown has the largest logistics system in the apparel industryDelivered a copying machine production line system to Konishiroku Shashin Kogyo (now Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.) in Tokyo
- 1979
Production of Car Washing Machines Exceeds 1,000
Released new car washing machines including the Waxmore series and set annual production to 1,000 units, giving Daifuku a 20% market share
- 1980
Delivers a Large-Scale Automated Warehouse System to Nissan Motor
Installed the large-scale Bucketbuil System with over 100,000 totes in Nissan Motor's Sagamihara Parts Center
Sagamihara Parts Center of Nissan Motor- 1980
Signs a Technical Partnership Regarding Webb Conveyors With Yang Shing Machinery of Taiwan
Shared automated conveyor technology with Taiwan's leading manufacturer and signed a technical support contract with Yang Shing Machinery Works Co., Ltd. marking the first export of Daifuku technology
Daifuku's trolley conveyor was used in the major repair of National Treasure, the Great Buddha Hall of Todai-ji Temple.-
- 1981
Signs a Technical Partnership Regarding Webb Conveyors With Bando Machinery
Signed a technical support contract with South Korea's leading industrial machinery manufacturerDelivered the Bucketbuil System to the Georgia Plant for TDK Corporation, U.S.A.
- 1981
Introduces the Microcomputer-Installed Carwash
Lead the industry by developing the microcomputer-installed car washing machine Waxmor 303Delivered an automated conveying system for tray services to Kagaya Group in Ishikawa, Japan
The microcomputer-installed car washing machine Waxmor 303-
- 1982
Launches Three-Year Business Plan Entitled FF770
Launched a corporate management plan aiming for net sales of 70 billion yen and ordinary income of 7 billion yen in fiscal 1985
- 1982
Delivers State-of-the-Art FA System to FANUC's Motor Factory
Delivered a factory automation system with computer controlled AS/RS and AGV to FANUC's new motor factory near Mt. FujiDelivered the Webb conveyor system to the state-of-the-art Hofu Plant for Toyo Kogyo
The world's cutting-edge Fanuc's Motor Factory (at that time)-
- 1983
Establishes the First Global Subsidiary Daifuku U.S.A. Inc. in Chicago
Delivered the Webb conveyor system to the Tennessee Plant of Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corporation (Now Nissan North America, Inc.)
- 1983
Electrified Monorail System, the Ramrun
Developed the high-speed, high-accuracy carrier transport system called Ramrun for the Motomachi Factory of Toyota Motor and the Higashifuji Factory of Kanto Auto Works, Ltd.Also supplied system for Matsushita Refrigeration Company in Singapore
The Ramrun heavily used in automobile factory- 1984
Develops the Clean Stocker for the Semiconductor Industry
Developed the Clean Stocker, the Cleanway and the Clean Shuttle for semiconductor production line in the cleanroomDelivered the overhead transport system Clean Space Carrier to a semiconductor factory in Kyushu
The cleanroom storage system Clean Stocker for semiconductor industry-
- 1984
Changes Company Name to Daifuku Co., Ltd.
Changed the company name, Daifuku Machinery Works Co., Ltd. to Daifuku Co., Ltd.The Palletainer was recognized for superior design
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- 1985
Establishes Daifuku Canada Inc.
To meet the demands of automakers such as Honda Motor, the company entered Canada by establishing a subsidiary in Toronto
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- 1986
Establishes an International Affiliated Company in Singapore
Established Daifuku Mechatronics (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. in SingaporeContec established its subsidiary Contec Microelectronics U.S.A. in Santa Clara, California
- 1986
Develops the Digital Pick System
Developed pick-to-light system for picking merchandise according to commands from digital display equipment enabling more accurate sorting at distribution centers
The Digital Pick System introduced in Tokyo Co-op