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Nikon Corporation Annual Report 2010
will focus on development of products to
meet the needs of the Asian market, while
also seeking to expand its business in devel-
oped countries by helping customers to
improve their manufacturing processes.
The measuring instruments market is experi-
encing increased demand for non-contact
measuring devices. By converting Metris NV
(currently Nikon Metrology NV) into a wholly
owned subsidiary, Nikon has acquired ad-
vanced technology in the high-growth fi eld
of non-contact measurement systems, and
has enriched the range of products it has
available to serve the measurement needs of
companies in a variety of industries.
Moreover, by merging these non-contact
measurement technologies with Nikon’s
current optical and high-precision measure-
ment technologies, we will be able to pro-
mote development of high-value-added
measuring instruments that will enable us to
expand our customer base and increase sales.
New Products and a Recovery in the
Asian Market Will Spark a Return to
Profi tability in the Fiscal Year Ending
March 2012
In the bioscience fi eld, demand for biological
microscopes is expected to remain healthy in
the fi scal year ending March 2011, particularly
in fi elds related to live-cell imaging. Nikon
aims to boost sales and market share by
focusing especially on high-end products,
such as super resolution microscopes and
systems, where growth in demand is expected
to be especially strong. In the industrial
instruments fi eld, we are intensifying our
sales promotion activities in Japan and in
Asian countries where markets are beginning
to recover, such as Taiwan, South Korea and
China. We forecast that earnings will start to
improve during the second half of the fi scal
year ending March 2011, and that we will
return to profi tability in the fi scal year ending
March 2012.
The Instruments Company supplies a large
number of products that are essential to both
manufacturing and research in fi elds such as
medicine, bioscience, and many other indus-
tries, and as a result we see many opportuni-
ties for business expansion. We will continue
to strive to increase the corporate value of
the Instruments Company by listening to the
views of a wide range of customers, and by
supplying products that contribute signifi -
cantly to both manufacturing and research.
Confocal NEXIV VMZ-K6555
The Confocal NEXIV VMZ-K6555 is an image measuring
system for fast, wide-fi eld 3D measurements on large-
sized substrates. It can also be used for a wide range of
purposes in addition to substrates, including evaluation
of microscopic, intricate 3D objects such as precision
optics and ultraprecision molds.