Parent Company of Daifuku North America Invests $75-Million in Material Handling Systems Research and Development

Wynright and Jervis B. Webb Company Will Discuss New Technologies and Success Stories at ProMat 2015

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Daifuku North America Holding Company, the leading provider of material handling solutions, announced today that $2.5-billion parent company Daifuku Co Ltd. is investing $75-million in research and development this year to support material handling system advances.

Daifuku North America will detail company growth at ProMat 2015, the largest expo for manufacturing and supply chain professionals in North America, March 23-26.  Daifuku North America includes Jervis B. Webb, Daifuku America Corporation, Elite Line Services (ELS) andWynright, which specializes in providing intralogistics solutions that are helping some of the world’s largest and fastest-growing companies.

The companies will convene a news conference at 9am CT on March 23 in Booth 1013 to describe the advancements in automated material handling solutions for the supply chain and manufacturing industries.  With the acquisition of Wynright in 2013, Daifuku North America is a total systems provider from start to finish, including engineering, consulting, integration, manufacturing, controls and software design, installation and service.

“Daifuku North America companies provide and integrate a wide spectrum of products and services to solve our customers’ material handling needs,” said Aki Nishimura, President of Daifuku North America Holding Company. “We understand the demanding market that companies face every day.  It is our priority to provide innovative options to help our customers remain competitive and leaders in their industries.”

Daifuku is one of the largest material handling companies in the world, with more than 7,500 employees in nearly 20 countries.