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Non-contact, Multi-sensor,
3D Metrology System
HN-6060
Digital Microscope
ShuttlePix P-400R
Metrology NV business on track. The company’s
business foundation has been in Europe, and we
plan to restructure and integrate the development,
manufacturing and sales structures to expand
sales channels in Japan and other Asian countries.
Turning Vision into Information
In the instruments business, “precision” is an
important keyword in a world that works at the micro
and nano levels. For both biological microscopes and
industrial instruments, ensuring performance that
pushes boundaries is essential. We have attained
and maintained this by developing, for example, in
the case of biological microscopes, measurement
instruments that accurately correct aberrations to
enhance image quality, and in the case of industrial
instruments, standard-scale measuring instruments
with world-leading measurement capabilities. This
consistent dedication to the highest levels of
fundamental performance and precision is embedded
in Nikon’s corporate DNA.
Reflecting this, the Instruments Company has
adopted a new mission statement, “Turning Vision
into Information.” We provide extremely precise
images and data based on the advanced optical
technologies we have accumulated over the years,
and through this we seek to make many types of
information available to customers. To address this,
advancements in application software are essential.
The concept embodied in the mission statement
indicates the direction of the Instruments Company
to follow. We will steadily implement measures to
realize this goal, and aim for further expansion of
sales and improved earnings in the fiscal year
ending March 2012.
Nikon is working to strengthen its sales force,
focusing on non-contact, 3D measurement systems,
and targeting regions and industries where its market
share is still low. In the non-contact metrology field in
particular, to date our two-dimensional measuring
systems have captured markets in such fields as
semiconductors and electronic components. With
sales efforts now fully underway for the HN-6060
system, a 3D measuring system launched in
December 2010 that offers advanced functionality
and performance, we will focus not only on the
aforementioned fields but also on opening up new
markets for instruments catering to such fields
as the automotive and aerospace industries. An
important issue in this field is putting the Nikon
20 Review of Operations: Instruments Company