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Reduction in CO2 12000 36 % lower PC GC MS
emission (t-CO2) 10000 power
Launch of “Save the Energy” project consumption
8000 PC
6000 Power consumption (W)
4000
2000
Consumption (W) Consumption (W)
0
FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 during standby in normal during standby in ecology
mode (760 W) mode (483 W)
*3 CO2 reductions assume that customers operate the products using *4 Assuming the system is operated 6 hours a day for 260 days a year
Shimadzu’s standard operating conditions. using Shimadzu’s standard analytical conditions.
We are confident that by continuing to reduce the power consumption
of products, we will contribute further to achieving a low-carbon
society. Therefore, we intend to develop additional energy-saving
models by deploying the technology used in current energy-saving
products in other products throughout the company. We will also
reduce the environmental impact of products by considering their entire
product life cycle.

GCMS-QP2010 Ultra Gas Chromatograph-Mass
Spectrometer

Hydraulic universal testing machines are used to test the strength of
materials and products by hydraulically applying a load. They can be
used to perform a wide variety of tests, such as tensile, bending,
compression, and cycle tests. They are essential for quality control
and research and development of products and materials. The
UH-X/FX Series machines are used for a variety of materials, but
The industry’s first system with an ecology mode, the GCMS-QP2010 especially for testing the strength of concrete and metals. They are an
Ultra also helps save carrier gas and other resources essential testing machine in a diverse range of fields, such as for
manufacturers in construction, steel, or automotive industries, for
The gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer is a system that combines
academic research laboratories, or government testing and inspection
a gas chromatograph with a mass spectrometer. It can qualitatively
facilities. In 1955, Shimadzu was the first manufacturer to offer a
and quantitatively analyze individual components in samples
domestically made universal testing machine. In the half-century since
containing a large number of components by vaporizing the samples
then, Shimadzu has continued to manufacture and sell universal
at a high temperature, separating each component, and then ionizing
testing machines and is currently the leading manufacturer in Japan,
the components. It is used to measure trace components in
with about a 70 % market share in Japan and 10 % globally. The
substances from a wide variety of fields, including environmental
UH-X/FX series features a hybrid hydraulic unit that combines an AC
testing, electronics and semiconductors, chemicals, pharmaceuticals,
servo motor and hydraulic pump to provide especially efficient
food products, residual pesticides, and the life sciences. The
control. The hybrid hydraulic unit is designed to only operate the
GCMS-QP2010 Ultra features the Ecology mode that reduces power
pump when necessary, which reduces the amount of hydraulic oil
consumption during the analysis standby mode by 36 %. Activating
required and significantly reduces the amount of electrical power
the Ecology mode automatically saves unnecessary power
consumed. The UH-500kNXh offers 82 % lower power consumption
consumption in the gas chromatograph (GC), mass spectrometer
and requires only 40 liters of hydraulic oil, which is half the 80 liters
(MS), and computer. Furthermore, it reduces the consumption of
required by the previous model. This helps reduce any environmental
carrier gas (used to carry the sample into the instrument). The Ecology
impact from discarding the oil.
mode can also be entered automatically after a series of analyses is
finished, enabling it to automatically save power and carrier gas after
analyses are finished at night. As a result, using the Ecology mode for
*4
a year could reduce power consumption by 26 % and CO2 emissions
by about 1.1 tons per unit.
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