About Shimadzu Corp.
Shimadzu Corporation is a scientific and industrial instruments company that develops, makes, and sells analytical and measuring instruments, medical diagnostic imaging systems, industrial machinery, and aircraft equipment. Analytical and measuring instruments: This is its core business, at about 66% of net sales. It includes liquid and gas chromatographs, mass spectrometers, spectrophotometers, materials testing machines, and, since July 2026, electron microscopes through Tescan. Medical systems: X-ray diagnostic imaging systems. ndustrial machinery: Turbomolecular pumps for semiconductor production equipment, plus hydraulic equipment. Aircraft equipment: Components for aircraft. Its customers are in pharmaceuticals, life sciences, clinical diagnostics, chemicals, semiconductors, food, environmental testing, and academia. About 57% of its sales come from outside Japan, mainly North America, Europe, China, and the rest of Asia. Net sales reached a record ¥560.7 billion in the year to March 2026. Founded in 1875, the company is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.