Jervis B. Webb Company
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| Type | Privately owned |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Founder | Jervis Bennett Webb |
| Headquarters |  Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Susan M. Webb |
| Industry | Material Handling |
| Products | Automatic Guided Vehicles, Conveyors, Baggage Handling Systems, and Automated Storage Retrieval Systems |
| Services | Engineering |
| Employees | 1,000 |
| Website | www.jervisbwebb.com |
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).
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[edit] History
In 1919, company founder Jervis B. Webb adapted a forged rivetless chain used in the mining business to the rugged needs of the automotive industry. Henry Ford quickly recognized the possibilities that existed with this innovative technology and installed 30 miles of Webb conveyor systems in his plants around the country. This single product helped revolutionize mass production. In fact, Webb’s conveyors are featured in the Diego Rivera mural that covers the walls at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
[edit] Locations
Jervis B. Webb Company World Headquarters 34375 West Twelve Mile Road Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331
Jervis B. Webb Company Carlisle Forging Plant P.O. Box 400 Carlisle, South Carolina 29031
Jervis B. Webb Company Harbor Springs Manufacturing Plant 8212 M-119 Harbor Springs, Michigan 49740
Jervis B. Webb Company Boyne City Manufacturing Plant 1254 Boyne Avenue Boyne City, Michigan 49712
Jervis B. Webb Company of Canada Ltd. 1647 Burlington Street, East Hamilton, Ontario, L8H 7M5, Canada
Jervis B. Webb Company Ltd. Office at Swan Valley 1 Cob Drive Swan Valley Northamptom, NN4 9BB ENGLAND
Jervis B. Webb GmbH Am Herrschaftsweiher 45 67 071 Ludwigshafen GERMANY
Jervis B. Webb GmbH 10 rue la croix Martre 91120 Palaiseau FRANCE
Jervis B. Webb GmbH Edf. Diagonal 2 C/Costitucion 08960 -Sant Just Desvern Barcelona SPAIN
Jervis Webb-China Company 588 Pudong South Road Pufa Tower, Floor 19, Unit A Shanghai, China 200120
Webb-India Private Ltd. 143-E Bommasandra Industrial Area I & II Phase/ Attibele Hobli Anekal Taluk/Bangalore 562158 INDIA
[edit] Product offerings
"Automatic Guided Vehicles" - Automatic Guided Vehicles or Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are mobile robots used in industrial applications to move materials around manufacturing facilities and warehouses. "Baggage Handling Systems" - A Baggage Handling System (BHS) is a type of conveyor system installed in airports that transports checked luggage from ticket counters through security screening machines to areas where the bags can be loaded onto airplanes. A BHS also transports checked baggage coming off of airplanes to baggage claims or to an area where the bag can be loaded onto another airplane. "Conveyors" – Conveyor systems move materials from one location to another along a fixed path. Different types of conveyors have been developed for specific applications such as moving light or heavy loads, moving products through the paint process and moving materials down an assembly line.
"Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems" - Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (often referred to as AS/RS) refers to a variety of computer-controlled methods for automatically depositing and retrieving loads from defined storage locations.
[edit] References
Malis, Carol Michigan Celebrating A Century of Success Cherbo Publishing Group, Inc. 1999. pp. 124-125
