1997-2000
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- 1997
Daifuku Koei Changes Company Name to Daifuku Technology Service Corporation
Daifuku Koei, with 54 service offices across Japan, changed its company name and established Daifuku's 24-hour technical support
- 1997
Production of S/R Machines Reaches 15,000 Sets in Total
Production of the S/R machines reached 15,000 sets. (Reached 20,000 sets in July 2005)Invested in the Renace Laboratory to expand reach into household equipmentDeveloped new methods of storing under floorboards
Underfloor storage by the Renace method-
- 1997
Dissolves Technical Partnership with Jervis B. Webb International Company of America
Ended 40 year technical partnership with WebbCreated Daifuku Magic brand
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- 1998
Implements Three-Year Business Plan, Putting Priority on Profitability
Established a corporate management plan entitled Daifuku in the Early 21st Century
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- 1998
Develops 9 New Models of Gate-type Carwash
Began sales of 9 new models of wider and taller gate-type car washing machines for larger automobilesExpanded business by designing factory automation for the Tokaichi Mushroom Cultivation Center and the Yokkaichi Mushroom Farm
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- 1998
Doubles the Scale of Daifuku America's Ohio Plant to Create an Integrated System in the U.S.
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- 1999
Relocates the Osaka Plant to Shiga Works
Moved the Osaka Plant functions to Shiga Works, ending 60 years of manufacturing in MitejimaKomaki Works obtained ISO 14001 certification, the International Environmental Management Standard. Shiga Works followed later in the yearDelivered the largest automated sorting system in Asia, with a capability of sorting 79,000 pieces per hour, to the Ichinomiya Distribution Center of Sagawa Express Co., Ltd.
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- 1999
Delivers Quake-Absorbing AS/RS to Tokyo General Logistics Center of Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
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- 2000
Establishes Daifuku Unix Corporation, a New Sales Company for Car Washing Machines
Integrated Daifuku Magic Techno and Daifuku Unix to establish a 100% owned subsidiaryDelivered agribusiness systems to customers such as Japan Agricultural Cooperative Shinshu Ueda (Nagano, Japan)
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- 2000
Establishes a New Three-Year Business Plan, Launches eFA Operations
Established a corporate management plan entitled Daifuku Challenging Information Technology and Logistics RevolutionsEstablished eFA operations to effectively expand IT related business for the semiconductor and LCD industries
