Jervis B. Webb Company to Provide Automatic Guided Carts at Two Additional Western Container Corporation Facilities

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.--(Business Wire)--
Jervis B. Webb Company -a subsidiary of Daifuku Co. Ltd. and leading provider of
material handling solutions - today announced two new contracts with Western
Container Corporation, a premier manufacturer of plastic bottles. Webb will
supply five SmartCart AGC Automatic Guided Carts (AGCs) to Western Container`s
facility in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and three SmartCart to its facility in
Tolleson, Ariz. Webb recently installed four SmartCart at Western Container`s
facility in Fife, Wash.

SmartCart are flexible, low-cost Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) that are ideal
for moving products on an assembly line or transporting goods throughout a plant
or warehouse. Guided by magnetic tape, the guidepath of the SmartCart can be
installed or modified in as little as a few hours.

The SmartCart selected by Western Container are equipped with counterbalanced
forks. The forks allow the SmartCart to pick up a large bin from a gravity
roller conveyor station. The bins are filled with preforms, which are in-process
plastic bottles produced by injection molding machines. The SmartCart transports
the bin to a lid removal station, where the lid is removed from the bin. Next,
the SmartCart travels to a designated dumping station, where the preforms are
dumped into a hopper and fed into a blow molding machine that forms the bottles
into their final shape. During this process, which takes just over two minutes
to complete, the SmartCart recharges its batteries at a nearby charging station.
When the dumping process is completed, the SmartCart picks up the empty bin and
delivers it to an automated bin stacking device. After that, the SmartCart
returns to the gravity roller station, where the entire process starts over.

"We are pleased to expand our business with Western Container by providing our
SmartCarts to two additional facilities," said Bruce Buscher, Vice President of
Sales and Marketing for Webb. "Our SmartCarts will help Western Container
increase efficiency, reduce operating costs and streamline processes."

About Jervis B. Webb Company

Jervis B. Webb Company is a subsidiary of Daifuku Co. Ltd. and leading developer
of innovative material handling technology such as Automatic Guided Vehicles
(AGVs),conveyors, baggage handling systems and Automated Storage and Retrieval
Systems (AS/RS). Webb specializes in the design, engineering, installation and
support of integrated systems used in the automotive, airport, food/beverage,
warehousing and manufacturing industries.

Jervis B. Webb Company
Sarah Carlson, 248-553-1000 xt. 1311

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