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Celebrating 65 Years of

Gas Chromatography Innovation

2022 marks the 65th anniversary of the first GC (GC-1A) released by Shimadzu Corporation. To commemorate the
occasion, Shimadzu is planning a variety of activities throughout the year to March 2023.

Celebrating 65 Years of Gas Chromatography Innovation

Shimadzu Corporation celebrates its 65th anniversary in 2022 when it began manu-
facturing and selling mass-produced gas chromatographs (GC) in 1957. The history
of Shimadzu GC began with its use in petrochemical research applications in Japan.
Shimadzu GC has expanded its product lineup to include automated sampler sys-
tems, gas chromatographs, and gas chromatograph mass spectrometers (GCMS).
Customers use them in various markets worldwide, including petroleum, chemical,
food, environmental, pharmaceutical, and analytical industries. We have celebrated
our 65th anniversary only because we have continued to be chosen by our custom-
ers by steadily responding to various analytical requests and challenging analytical
problems with the latest technologies that meet the needs of the times. In recent
years, analytical laboratories that require higher productivity have faced various
challenges, such as the generational change of skilled analysts and the problem of
helium supply, which is an essential gas for GC/GCMS.
Shimadzu has been solving these issues by incorporating state-of-the-art
Analytical Intelligence technology into its GC systems. We will continue to refine
our latest analytical technologies and support our customers in solving their prob-
lems so that we can reach the next milestone, the 70th anniversary of Shimadzu GC. Ryo Takechi
Product manager of GC

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