Development of Gas Chromatography Instruments at Shimadzu
The guest authors summarize the history of this Japanese scientific instrument company and events in the development of its products.
Guest authors Nagayanagi, Takimoto, and Saito review the development and manufacturing of gas chromatography instrumentation from Shimadzu Corp., Japan's leading scientific instrument company. They also provide a brief history of the company to explain the company's design and marketing philosophies.
LCGC 17(10), 930–937 (1999)
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