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Shimadzu Corporation

Shimadzu’s corporate head office in Kyoto, Japan

Shimadzu Corporation today is a world leader in the design and production of specialised systems, precision equipment and components for a wide range of scientific, medical and industrial applications.

Building on strong traditions of ingenuity, excellence and service to society, the Corporation has grown from modest beginnings to become a multi-billion dollar enterprise with vast research, development, manufacturing, marketing and training resources in Japan and throughout the world.

With worldwide sales of more than 200 billion yen (US$1,818 million), total assets of more than 250 billion yen (U5$2,272 million) and over 7,000 employees, Shimadzu is a major international corporation making a significant contribution to the advancement of science and technology.

Technology For A Better World

Shimadzu’s passion for innovation, together with an extraordinary commitment to quality, reflect the ideals and pioneering spirit of its founder, Genzo Shimadzu Sr. Since the inception of the company more than 120 years ago the inspiration for the constantly expanding activities has been the desire “to Contribute to Society through Science and Technology”. This philosophy underpins every aspect of Shimadzu’s operations, which is directed always to the purpose of “Enhancing the Wellbeing of Mankind and the Environment”.

In working to realise these ideals, Shimadzu continually seeks to develop new technologies and to create new products based on the existing technologies that have tong been the foundation of the Corporation’s success.

Shimadzu develops and manufactures an enormous range of products for application in many diverse and challenging areas. These include medical systems; life science equipment; industrial instruments; aircraft equipment; analytical, measurement and testing instruments for scientific, industrial or environmental usage. The range of Shimadzu technologies and products is outlined in greater detail in the fallowing pages.

Concern for planet Earth – our living environment – is a vital element of Shimadzu’s operating philosophy. This is expressed in the care taken with the location and operation of factories and other installations; the design and application of all products; and in the direct support given to environmental education, training centre and research institutes around the world.

Commitment To Quality

In the Japanese tradition, quality is at the heart of everything Shimadzu does – a vital part of the corporate culture. Shimadzu strives for, and accepts only, the highest levels of performance in research, development, production, and customer service. Through innovative thinking, painstaking design development, meticulous manufacture and stringent testing, the company exercises outstanding degrees
of quality control to ensure that every Shimadzu product meets the most demanding international standards of excellence.

A Global Perspective

Since the 1960s, Shimadzu’s worldwide operations have been steadily expanding to meet the needs of growing international markets. Today, in addition to head office and extensive research and manufacturing facilities in Japan., Shimadzu’s network includes offices, factories, research centre, training centre and subsidiary companies in North America, Latin America, Europe, China, the Asia-Oceania region and the Middle East.

Looking Ahead

ln a constantly changing world, Shimadzu is embracing new ideas, technologies and opportunities so that the changing needs of the evolving marketplace can be met. As the new millennium commences, the vision for the future of the Corporation that wilt keep it at the forefront of technology in the 21st century has been developed. This blue-print for the future – the “Shimadzu Strategy 2001” – is outlined in the final section of this book.

Shimadzu facilities extend globally. In reinforcing the international competitiveness of the products, through development of the company’s global strategies of technological development, worldwide production, sales and marketing, technical support and applications, the global organization is being redefined.

The company is actively contributing technological assistance to developing countries through such organizations as Official Development Assistance (ODA), and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). By delivering equipment to research institutes, universities and hospitals in all countries, an improvement of the techno-logical levels, health care and wellbeing in each of these countries is being wet' served.

Substantial bases have been established around the world: in the United States, England, Germany, Singapore, the Philippines and Australia. For example, Shimadzu Australia Manufacturing (SAM), one of the largest facilities outside of Japan, serves to increase productivity and reduce production costs. The International Procurement Office in Singapore (IPO) is a cost-effective source of materials for Shimadzu manufacturing facilities around the world.

Shimadzu’s Distributor and Dealer Network, serving as agents and marketing outlets throughout the world, exceeds two hundred companies. This further contributes to technological exchange as does the dispatch of research staff to various institutes and international academic societies.