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Review of Operations
Instruments
Company
Biological microscopes and measuring instruments:
a stepping stone to further growth.
The Instruments Company posted growth in biological microscopes and measuring instruments,
but this was insuffi cient to compensate for the slowdown in semiconductor inspection equipment
in the industrial instruments business. As a result, segment sales declined 0.4% from the previous
fi scal year to ¥59,043 million, while operating income fell 20.3% to ¥4,081 million.
Review of the Year Ended March 2008
In the bioscience business, for fi elds working with
live cells Nikon introduced system products includ-
ing the inverted research microscope ECLIPSE Ti,
and the high-speed, high-resolution imaging con-
focal microscope A1. We also worked to expand
sales of the BioStation series of integrated cell cul-
ture observation systems. In the industrial instru-
ments business, we concentrated on marketing of
the NEXIV series of CNC video measuring systems
and the new AMI-3400 model of automatic macro
inspection systems, and
announced the APM-3000
series of automated pattern
profi le monitoring systems.
Focus on Sales of High-End Microscopes
Nikon offers microscopes for a wide range of uses,
including educational, medical and industrial
applications. In the bioscience fi eld, live cell obser-
vation is a high-visibility area of research, for which
Nikon has developed several high-end products.
We are focused particularly on expanding sales of
the inverted research microscope ECLIPSE Ti and
the confocal microscope A1, enhancing the value
of our microscope brand. Recognition of Nikon
as a premium brand is rising rapidly, and we are
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40,000
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60,000
70,000
0706 08
Net Sales Years ended March 31
59,043
59,252
53,280
(Millions of yen)
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2,000
3,000
4,000
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6,000
0706 08
Operating Income Years ended March 31
4,081
5,123
4,085
(Millions of yen)
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