Profile: Daifuku Europe Ltd. specializes in offering material handling systems. Automated storage & retrieval system, also referred to as AS/RS or ASRS, is a combination of equipment & controls that handles, stores, and retrieves materials with precision, accuracy, and speed. Systems can vary from relatively simple, manually controlled point of use storage structures, to computer-controlled storage and retrieval systems that are completely integrated into the manufacturing and distribution process. Conveyor and vehicle systems are used to transport materials, packages, or objects. Both types of transportation systems can be integrated with an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) to create material handling systems.