Daifuku
An Osaka-based material handling company founded in 1937 whose cleanroom systems move wafer carriers between tools in semiconductor fabs. With Murata Machinery, it is one of two Japanese suppliers that dominate fab automation.
ダイフク・Equipment・Last updated: October 22, 2026
Overview
Daifuku is headquartered in Osaka and its main production base is in Hino, Shiga. Besides cleanroom systems it supplies material handling for factories, warehouses, airports and car plants.
In a fab, wafers travel in sealed carriers (FOUPs) on overhead hoist transport rails and are stored in automated stockers. Daifuku's cleanroom systems are designed to move them with minimal particles and vibration.
Business: Cleanroom automated material handling systems (AMHS)
Why it matters
Main products
- •Overhead hoist transport (OHT) systems
- •Automated stockers
- •Cleanroom conveyors and transfer systems
Sites in Japan
Osaka, Osaka
Hino, Shiga
Products (1)
- Clean Stocker CLS-50 · Stockers