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