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Daifuku warehouse automation technology selected for Michigan robotics training center

Wynright Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Daifuku North America Holding Co. in Elk Grove Village, Ill., and a provider of material handling systems, has announced that it and its sister company Jervis B. Webb have received a contract to provide automated warehouse technology for a technical education program at Lansing Community College (LCC) in Lansing, Mich. The college will use the Daifuku technology, including automated storage and retrieval (AS/RS), conveying, and sortation systems, for a new robotics and automation training center supporting a new mechatronics technician degree program.

A grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. has allowed the college to modify its engineering labs and expand its overall learning space from 14,000 sq. ft. to nearly 27,000 sq. ft. The new Center for Manufacturing Excellence, slated to open in fall 2016, will feature a real-world training environment with a robotic assembly line.