Shimadzu Snapshot
In its business, Shimadzu spends a lot of time on analysis. Shimadzu makes a wide variety of laboratory instruments (gas and liquid chromatographs, mass spectrometers), surface analyzers, testing and inspection instruments, scales, aircraft equipment (flight control and landing gear systems), medical systems (X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy), and industrial manufacturing equipment (deposition systems, LCD injection systems, turbomolecular pumps). Analytical and measuring instruments account for more than half of sales. The business dates back to 1875, when founder Genzo Shimadzu Sr. began making instruments for education in chemistry and physics.