Our product line is produced based on light-scattering technology, a core technology for the analysis of new materials. These products have been highly appraised as devices for measuring and evaluating the properties of new materials. Our engagement in light-scattering technology began with the development of a low-angle laser light scattering system, which was extremely effective in determining molecular weight using Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC). Since then, we received a great deal of advice from universities, research institutions, and business laboratories and successively developed a variety of devices, including those for absolute molecular-weight measurement, microparticle-size measurement, and zeta-potential measurement. We have developed innovations to render the systems more user-friendly for various application fields, expanded use from basic research to quality control, and have acquired a solid base of trust as the only domestic manufacturer in this field.

In early 1980s, a customer looking to implement spectroscopy in qualitative liquid-chromatography analysis took notice of our spectrophotometer equipped with photodiode arrays, which was a cutting-edge product at that time. This was the beginning of our technical development in the area of separation analysis.

In our efforts to reflect customer needs in our products, we created innovative software that simultaneously displays the chromatogram and the spectrum in three dimensions. Since then, we have worked to communicate its usefulness to our customers. Gradually the technology was recognized and our product came to be established as a detector for high-speed liquid chromatography (HPLC). Since that time, we have maintained the quality of our products, ensuring that they remain the latest and the best, and have achieved market penetration throughout the world.

The concept of separation analysis we have devised during this period has been combined with electrophoresis technology for effective application to capillary electrophoresis (HPCE), which has recently been attracting attention. We are also leading the world in this field as well. This HPCE system is unique in that it provides high-resolution, short-period, small-quantity measurement for samples traditionally analyzed not only by HPLC but also by ion chromatography, gel electrophoresis, and gas chromatography. This system compensates for the shortfalls of traditional separation analysis technologies and has expanded the possibilities of separation analysis overall. The information we can obtain by separation analysis is useful in a variety of fields. In short, we provide the systems, support the measurement techniques, and solve the problems of our customers.

We hope that we can continue to provide useful analytical methods that cover needs from research and development to quality control in fields including bioscience, medicine, chemistry, food, and environment. We also hope to continue our contributions to progress in science and technology.