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Design Awards in 2015

Shimadzu wins two design awards in 2015.

i-Series integrated HPLC system PDA-5000 optical emission spectrometer

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Shimadzu’s i-Series integrated HPLC system was recognized with a Shimadzu’s PDA-5000 Optical Emission Spectrometer has received a
2015 Good Design Award. 2015 iF DESIGN AWARD, a world-renowned label for excellent
The Good Design Award is a comprehensive design-promotion designs for more than 60 years. The evaluation criteria of this award
system, hosted by the Japan Institute for Design Promotion since are listed below:
1957. The Institute selects winners based on a variety of criteria, with - AESTHETICS
a focus on how the design will enrich our lives, industries, and society. - PRACTICABILITY
The guiding principles of the Good Design Award are as follows: - EXECUTION
- HUMANITY Emerging creative power for products and - INNOVATION
conceptual embodiments - USABILITY / ERGONOMICS
- HONESTY Insight toward contemporary society - BRAND FIT
- INNOVATION Conceptual power to pioneer the future - SAFETY
- ESTHETICS Imaginative power for a prosperous lifestyle culture - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
- ETHICS Thinking power to shape society and the - TARGET GROUP FIT
environment The PDA-5000 offers ease of use and a highly innovative and reliable
The i-Series was designed to improve the efficiency of the customer’s design. The curved design at the front of the instrument removes any
workflow by realizing a PC-free environment that allows operators to sense of oppressiveness and makes the instrument more accessible. In
control instruments and to check system status and chromatograms addition, a beautiful arched and ergonomically designed handle
from anywhere, and offering improved performance, usability, and improves operability. Taking into account user ergonomics and
automation. The i-Series of integrated HPLCs combines leading-edge workflows, the PDA-5000 offers a new and innovative work
functionality and performance with intuitive design in a compact body environment.
in order to support applications from routine analysis to R&D Learn more about it at:
Learn more about it at: http://exhibition.ifdesign.de/entrydetails_en.html?mode=aus&offset=49
http://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/42673?token=qXbaw9KJsa&locale=en * This product is only sold in China and South-East Asia.

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