
Shimadzu's influence is far-reaching with interests in the manufacture of scientific, industrial and process control equipment. The manufacture of analytical instruments began in the US in 1983 and in Europe in 1987.
The company has a reputation for high performance instruments ranging from chromatographs, mass spectrometers environmental water and gas analysers to surface and thermal analysis apparatus. Since as early as 1918, Shimadzu has been involved in the production of scales.
| - Composition of liquids and density | - Laboratory scales and balances |
| - Spectroscopy | - Chemistry and Pharmacy |
| - Vision sensors | - Photometers, Spectrophotometers |