Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) is the American subsidiary of Shimadzu Corporation, headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 1875, Shimadzu is a $2 billion multinational corporation with three major divisions: Medical Diagnostics, Aerospace/industrial, and Analytical Instruments. The Analytical Instruments Division is one of the world's largest manufacturers of analytical instrumentation and environmental monitoring equipment.
SSI, headquartered in Columbia, MD, was initially established in 1975 as a distribution center to provide analytical solutions to a wide range of laboratories in North, Central and parts of South America. Steady and controlled growth at SSI has been marked by a steady increase in support personnel, the opening of eight regional offices across the United States, a state-of-the-art Customer Training and Education Center, Shimadzu U.S.A. Manufacturing, which supplies HPLC and other high-technology products to the U.S. market and, most recently in 2005, a Mass Spectrometry/Biotech Applications Laboratory and a Physical Measurement Laboratory.
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Products
Balancing the needs of QA/QC and speed to market can be an intricate process and requires a diverse range of products to ensure success and regulatory compliance. From discovery to research on new drug candidates to method development and ensuring ultra-pure water, Shimadzu can accelerate your process with a full lineup of analytical instruments. Backed by the most advanced software available, you’ll have complete confidence as you seek to unravel the mysteries of science. Our full range of products includes:
- Liquid Chromatographs & HPLC
- LCMS (Liquid Chromatograph Mass Spectrometers)
- FTIR/UV-VIS-NIR/Fluorescence Spectrophotometers
- MALDI Mass Spectrometers
- TOC (Total Organic Carbon) Analyzers
- GCMS (Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometers)
- Elemental Analysis/AA/ICP
- Gas Chromatographs
- Balances
- Particle Size Analyzers
- Thermal Analyzers
- Materials Testers
Innovative Research & Development
At Shimadzu, research and development represents the cornerstone of progress. From its inception, the Shimadzu Corporation has been investing resources to develop advanced technology to provide solutions for science, industry, and the environment.
Today, Shimadzu continues the tradition as a global leader in the development of solutions for the world’s technology hurdles. In 2000, we established the Genomic Research Center in the U.K. and started contract biological analysis and trials for CO2 fixation technology. In 2001, we established life sciences laboratories in Kyoto and Tsukuba to carry out medium and long-term R&D for biological instruments and reagents. At the Technology Research Laboratories, which consists of five research centers located throughout Japan, we conduct research and development that results in original cutting-edge technology.
Product Service and Support
The goal of the Shimadzu product support staff is to ensure our customers’ success with their instruments. Highly trained field service technicians, strategically located throughout the country, are equipped to enable fast and efficient response to any situation. They are supported by experienced product engineers and applications specialists at the Shimadzu Technical Support Center in Columbia, MD.
