Balances
Balance History
Shimadzu first began manufacturing balances as a manufacturer of precision equipment in 1918. The history of Shimadzu balances is also the history of balances in Japan. The following introduces the history of Shimadzu balances.
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1875
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Founding of Shimadzu Corporation | ||
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1918
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Top-Loading Balance and Torsion Balance | ||
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1930
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Model 5 Chemical Balance | |
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1939
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Large-Capacity Balance | |
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1950
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DODIQ First Direct-Reading Balance (Patented in Japan in 1948) |
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1958
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Type L Direct-Reading Balance | |
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1960
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AL-3 Automatic Direct-Reading Balance (Mechanical Type) | |
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1965
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AL-7 Automatic Direct-Reading Balance (Mechanical Type) | |
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1967
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LU-T1100 Top-Loading Direct-Reading Balance | ||
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1970
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Digibalance D-1003 Japan's First Electronic Balance |
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AL-8 Automatic Direct-Reading Balance (All-Digital Display) | ||
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1976
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NL-200P Direct-Reading Balance | |
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ED Series First Balance with Built-in Microcomputer |
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AEL-160 Electronic Analytical Balance (Hybrid) | ||
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1985
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AEL-200 Electronic Analytical Balance Built-in "PSC" (Perfect Self Calibration) Function |
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EB-K The first UniBloc Balance |
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1993
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AEM-5200 Micro Balance | |
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2001
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Windows®Direct Function Successfully Patented | |
| 2003 |
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World's First Semi-Micro Balance Incorporating "UniBloc" One-Piece Aluminum Mass Sensor |
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