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Sixty ECLIPSE 80i
biological microscopes
delivered to International
Association of Pathology
German Section (Köln)
Boasting ergonomic design for comfortable viewing, the
incorporation of acclaimed CFI60 optics achieves new levels
of brightness, contrast and operability, providing support to
advanced inspection of large-size LCDs and wafers.
ECLIPSE L300/L300D
NEXIV VMR-1515
The speed and accuracy of video measurement is now within
everyone’s reach with this CNC video measuring system that
offers enhanced throughput, resolution and edge detection.
ECLIPSE LV150A
Capable of inspecting a more diverse array of samples, this
unique industrial-use microscope incorporates superior
operability and a revamped objective lens, while achieving
a smooth moving image display via LCD monitor.
generating images at resolutions exceeding those
produced by current microscopes. By combining
hardware and software, Nikon aims to create new
businesses by engineering innovative solutions to
customer needs.
Shift in focus within industrial measuring
equipment sector
Nikon has built its industrial measuring equipment
business to date by focusing on semiconductors
and electronic components. New development
initiatives seek to apply expertise to other promis-
ing fi elds, such as automated machinery. In geo-
graphical terms, the areas with the most potential
are markets in China and other parts of Asia. In
the year ended March 2005, Nikon established a
new base in Beijing (a local company was set up
in Shanghai in 2003). Plans call for the develop-
ment of a larger sales network in China. Nikon
Instruments Korea Co., Ltd. also opened an offi ce
in Seoul in April 2005 as a base of operations for
a new subsidiary in Korea. Nikon is considering
expansion into India and Thailand in due course.
Large delivery of Nikon microscopes to
pathology institute in Germany
Nikon has not achieved as high a share of the
biological microscopes market in Europe as it has
in Japan and the United States. In the year ended
March 2005, Nikon completed a large delivery
of i-series biological microscopes to International
Association of Pathology German Section (Köln),
that is regarded as a global leader in the fi eld.
This success helps boost Nikon’s reputation in the
fi ercely competitive German market, improving
sales prospects throughout Europe.
Establishment of Nikon Imaging Centers at
world-famous universities
Nikon has been establishing Nikon Imaging Centers
at the world’s leading universities in order to pro-
mote the development of biological microscopes.
Through these facilities, we contribute to research
in the fi eld of bioscience. In 2001, Nikon insti-
tuted a Nikon Imaging Center at Harvard Medical
School. Nikon staff dispatched there coach the
researchers and students in microscope usage
techniques, which can play an important role in
advancing cutting-edge research into bioscience.
Nikon gathers the latest research information
from the interaction with Harvard University and
refl ects it in the development of leading-edge
microscope systems. Nikon also plans to establish
similar facilities at Oxford University in the U.K., at
the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and at
Hokkaido University in Japan.
Operating Income
(millions of yen)
52,184
47,992
49,872
05
04
03
2,826
2,685
1,842
05
04
03
Net Sales*
(millions of yen)
*The above fi gures include intersegment sales.
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