Jervis B. Webb Company
| Type | Privately owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | Material handling |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Founder | Jervis Bennett Webb |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Susan M. Webb |
| Products | Automatic guided vehicles, conveyors, baggage handling systems, and Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems |
| Services | Engineering |
Number of employees | 1,000 |
| Parent | Daifuku Co., Ltd. |
| Website | http://www.daifuku.com/us/ |
Jervis B. Webb Company is a global company that designs, engineers, installs and supports integrated material handling systems such as baggage handling systems, Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs), conveyor systems and Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS). Webb is a subsidiary of Daifuku Co., Ltd.
The company headquarters is in Novi, Michigan, with offices and manufacturing plants internationally.
Acquisitions
- Logan Teleflex, 2011[1]
- Elite Line Services, 2013
Patents
- U.S. Patent No. 7,991,521 for its Variable Path for Automated Guided Vehicle
- U.S. Patent No. 7,980,808 for its Automatic Transport Loading System and Method[2]
References
Malis, Carol Michigan Celebrating A Century of Success Cherbo Publishing Group, Inc. 1999. pp. 124–125
- ↑ "MMH". Daifuku Intends to acquire.
- ↑ "Jervis B. Webb Patents". Webb Patents. Detroit Business. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.