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.

1875	Founding of Shimadzu Corporation
1918	Top-Loading Balance and Torsion Balance
1930		Model 5 Chemical Balance
1939		Large-Capacity Balance
1950		DODIQ First Direct-Reading Balance (Patented in Japan in 1948)
1958		Type L Direct-Reading Balance
1960		AL-3 Automatic Direct-Reading Balance (Mechanical Type)
1965		AL-7 Automatic Direct-Reading Balance (Mechanical Type)
1967		LU-T1100 Top-Loading Direct-Reading Balance
1970		Digibalance D-1003 Japan's First Electronic Balance
1970		AL-8 Automatic Direct-Reading Balance (All-Digital Display)
1976		NL-200P Direct-Reading Balance
1978		ED Series First Balance with Built-in Microcomputer
1978		AEL-160 Electronic Analytical Balance (Hybrid)
1985		AEL-200 Electronic Analytical Balance Built-in "PSC" (Perfect Self Calibration) Function
1989		EB-K The first UniBloc Balance
1993		AEM-5200 Micro Balance
2001		Windows®Direct Function Successfully Patented
2003		World's First Semi-Micro Balance Incorporating "UniBloc" One-Piece Aluminum Mass Sensor
2004		World's First Moisture Analyzer Incorporating "UniBloc" One-Piece Aluminum Mass Sensor
2005		Ionizer STABLO
2007		UniBloc maturation period
		TX/TXB Series General-Purpose Balances designed for easy operability
		Ionizer STABLO EX
2010		AT Series Analytical Balance designed for easy operatbility
2011		MOC63u Low-Cost Moisture Analyzer with UniBloc sensor
2016		Static Electricity Remover STABLO-AP provides reliable measurement by removing static electricity.
2016		AP Series Analytical Balances
2018	100th year of making balances!! Please continue choosing Shimadzu balances.

　　Look forward to many more balances from Shimadzu in the future.