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From Shimadzu, which has progressed in parallel
with the Japanese metals industries

Combines the best of
each Shimadzu Optical Emission Spectrometer

PDA-7000 Series

Shimadzu's Optical Emission Spectrometers developed in parallel
with the Japanese metals industry.

1935 Created Japan's first spectroscope.

1953 Created the direct-reading spectrometer. An atmospheric-type spectrometer
supplied to the non-ferrous metals industry.

1960 Created the vacuum spectrometer, permitting analysis of vacuum UV wavelengths,
including C, P, S, and B.

1974 Developed and patented speciation analysis of aluminum in steel.
Sold first fully automated analysis instrument.

1978 Developed the pulse distribution analysis (PDA) method,
which received the Okochi Memorial Prize.

1988 Applied new optics technology to achieve measurements in the extreme
ultraviolet region (H, O, N) with a glow discharge spectrometer.

1989 Achieved molten metal control measurements of nitrogen (N) in cast
iron using the OES-5014 optical emission spectrometer.

1995 Introduction of operating management by analysis of Nitrogen in Steel.
For many years, Shimadzu has supplied the world with the Optical Emission Spectrometer instruments
that are indispensable for the quality control of metals.
1999 Developed new technologies for the measurement of Shimadzu now presents the PDA-7000, which combines the best of all these instruments.
inclusions in steel.
Shimadzu's unique time-resolution PDA photometry is installed as standard feature so as to provide
2004 PDA-7000 launched powerful backup for quality control analysis.