New Daifuku Plant Launches to Meet Rapidly Growing Automation Needs in India
- Matus Cigan
- Apr 26
- 2 min read
Daifuku Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) announces that Daifuku Group company Daifuku Intralogistics India Pvt. Ltd., headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, has constructed a new manufacturing plant in Hyderabad, launching full-scale operations in April 2025. This plant is part of Daifuku's Intralogistics business, which handles systems for general manufacturing and distribution industries.
In recent years, the Indian market has seen striking growth in the manufacturing and distribution industries, which has led to a rapidly growing need for material handling systems to efficiently move goods at production and distribution sites. Within its Intralogistics business, Daifuku established a new sales office in Mumbai in 2016. In 2019, it acquired Vega Conveyors & Automation Pvt. Ltd. (now Daifuku Intralogistics India Pvt. Ltd.) and began local production of its systems.
With the construction of the new plant, the Company will expand its production lineup in India by manufacturing automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), rail-guided pallet sorters, and conveyors for the food, chemical, machinery, rubber products, and other manufacturing industries, as well as for the retail, transportation, warehousing, and other distribution industries. The new plant will also be part of efforts to move parts production in-house and to raise efficiency for greater cost competitiveness.
In addition, the Company aims to expand its business in the Indian market by shortening lead times for customers and establishing a product development and service structure that is closely tied to the local market.
The plant will increase the production space for Daifuku Intralogistics India to approximately four times its previous capacity, which is expected to double further with future expansion. In addition, the plant has been designed with environmental considerations in mind, including a photovoltaic power generation system installed on the rooftop.
Norihito Toriya, Managing Officer and Intralogistics Global Business Head, Daifuku Co., Ltd., commented: “By establishing a new plant in the growing Indian market, we have strengthened our production system and built a structure that can adapt to our local customers’ needs with greater speed and flexibility. Looking ahead, we will continue our work to manufacture locally as we build competitiveness on the global stage.”
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