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Daifuku’s Sustainability initiatives

In line with the renewal of the corporate website’s sustainability section, Eiji Kawada of Daifuku’s Sustainability Promotion Department introduces Daifuku’s sustainability history, initiatives, and future focus areas.

Mar 15, 2023

Sustainability

Daifuku Announces Subsidiary Name Change - Expanding its business in the Asia and Oceania markets

Daifuku announces its subsidiary Vega Conveyors & Automation Private Limited will change its name to Daifuku Intralogistics India Private Limited.

Mar 15, 2023

Topics

Rapid Growth as Bowling Boomed in Popularity

Our Komaki Plant was completed and came into operation in 1963. We launched production of Japan’s first ever ten-pin bowling machine.

Mar 15, 2023

History

Inspiring Society, Delivering Prosperity, and Enhancing Well-Being

We asked Hiroshi Geshiro, President and CEO, why Daifuku took on the challenge of formulating a new management philosophy and the thinking behind it.

Feb 15, 2023

Vision

GTP Utilized to Substantially Optimize Order Picking

Jupiter Shop Channel Co., Ltd., Japan's top TV shopping company, opened a state-of-the-art logistics base in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture in April 2022. We asked Jun Takei from the Corporate Administration Division’s Logistics Department Shipping Control Group to tell us more about it.

Feb 15, 2023

Innovation

Safety Measures Should Assume People Will Make Mistakes and Machines Will Break Down

A high level of safety is required in factories and logistics centers. What kinds of approaches and strategies are needed to minimize the assumed risks and ensure high safety levels? We interviewed Masao Mukaidono, Professor Emeritus of Meiji University and a leading figure in the field of safenology.

Feb 15, 2023

Knowledge

Daifuku Supplied the Conveyors for the First Factory in Japan to Exclusively Manufacture Passenger Cars

In 1959, we supplied a Webb conveyor system to the Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. Motomachi Plant.

Feb 15, 2023

History

Daifuku Announces Grand Opening of New Manufacturing Plant

Daifuku opens new manufacturing plant in Michigan, U.S.A., consolidating three of its factories. The plant will be responsible for manufacturing automatic guided vehicle (AGV) systems as well as other systems essential to automating airports. It is expected to significantly improve manufacturing productivity and will form the core of Daifuku’s North American airport operations.

Feb 15, 2023

Topics

Ishizaka Inc. Learning from Industrial Waste and Creating a Sustainable Society

Ishizaka Inc. is a company in the industrial waste treatment business. The company's president, Noriko Ishizaka, and Daifuku president Hiroshi Geshiro exchanged ideas on initiatives to solve social issues.

Jan 16, 2023

Vision

The Substantial Value Produced by Automation

We interviewed Junji Nagasaka, a senior executive officer at FANCL Corporation, about the strengths of their new Kansai Logistics Center and their logistics strategies.

Jan 16, 2023

Innovation

Our D-PAD Wireless Charging System Combines Compactness and Rapid Charging

We asked our product developers about the D‑PAD, a device that allows for automatic and wireless charging of systems integral to the automation of factories and distribution centers.

Jan 16, 2023

Innovation

Using Japanese-style Corporate Management to Compete in an Era of DX and Digital Twins

We interviewed Professor Kenshu Kikuzawa of Keio University about "dynamic capability," a hot topic as global paradigms continue to shift.

Jan 16, 2023

Knowledge

The Mitejima Factory Laid the Foundations for Daifuku’s Rapid Growth

In 1939, we purchased a 14,470 m² site in Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka and launched the Mitejima Factory.

Jan 16, 2023

History

Webb's Chain Conveyor and Technology Made Huge Contributions to the Automobile Industry

In the early years of the North American automobile industry, Jervis B. Webb Company, a member of the Daifuku Group, supplied chain conveyors to automobile manufacturers.

Jan 16, 2023

History