JEOL
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TYO: 6951 | |
ISIN | JP3735000006 |
Industry | Precision instrument |
Founded | May 30, 1949 |
Founders | Kenji Kazato Kazuo Ito |
Headquarters | Akishima, Tokyo 196-8558 , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Gon-emon Kurihara (President) |
Products |
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Revenue | JPY 107.3 billion (FY 2015)
( US$ 952 million) (FY 2015) |
JPY 4 billion (FY 2015) (US$ 36.2 million) (FY 2015) | |
Number of employees | 2,963 (consolidated as of March 31, 2016) |
Website | www |
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JEOL, Ltd. (日本電子, Nihon Denshi Kabushiki-kaisha, Nihon meaning Japan and Denshi meaning electron) is a major developer and manufacturer of
Its headquarters are in
It has been included in the Activest Lux Nanotech Mutual Fund[8] and the WestLB Nanotech Fund.[9]
History
Scientists in Japan began to collaborate as early as 1939 on the development of an electron microscope. Kenji Kazato and Kazuo Ito met while working at the Naval Central Institute in Tokyo during World War II. After the war, Kazato attracted Ito and a group of others to Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.[10][11] This initial group developed a prototype magnetic field–type electron microscope called the DA-1, which was sold to Mitsubishi in 1947.[12][13] Because of differences over the direction of this early company, Kazato and Ito chose to found a new organization.[10]
The Japan Electron Optics Laboratory Company, Limited (Nihon Denshi Kogaku Kenkyujo)
In 1961, the company was renamed JEOL, Limited. Its first overseas subsidiary, JEOL Company (USA) Inc., was established in 1962 and headquartered in
The company expanded from electron microscopy to nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), releasing the first NMR system in Japan, the JNM-1, in 1956. They produced their first mass spectrometer in 1963, and their first scanning electron microscope in 1966. In 1968, they produced the first amino acid analyzer in the world, the JLC-5AH.[12] The company also continued to develop its line of electron microscopes. The JEM-7, in 1964, was the first electronic microscope to include a mechanism for the electrical adjustment of the lens axis. The JEM-100B incorporated an electromagnetic deflection unit as well as an electromagnetic stigmator. The first photomicrograph of atomic arrangement in the world was taken by a JEOL electron microscope, in 1976.[12]
Kazuo Ito has expressed the company's philosophy as follows:
"On the basis of creativity, and research and development, JEOL (日本電子) positively challenges the world’s highest technology thus forever contributing to the progress in both science and human society through its products."[10]
In commemoration of JEOL's 20th anniversary, the Kazato Research Foundation was created to support electron microscopy research.[15] Kenji Kazato retired as president of JEOL in 1975, but continued to act as an adviser to the company until his death in 2012. Kazuo Ito was JEOL's president from 1982 to 1987. The Pittcon Heritage Award was posthumously awarded to them in 2016 for their contributions to scientific instrumentation.[12][16] In 2014, a STEM resolution of 45 pm with a 300 kV microscope was first demonstrated with the atomic transmission electron microscope JEM-AMM300F.[17][18]
Operations
JEOL Ltd. has four business segments. Electron Optics manufactures
Products
- The JEOL AccuTOF JMS T100LC mass spectrometer won a bronze award at the 2002 Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy[19]
- The DART ion source won a
- maskless lithograph ML2 type, JBX-8100FS, based on patented ZrO/W (Schottky) emitter.
In popular culture
The company's direct analysis in real time (DART) mass spectrometry system has appeared on the television program CSI: NY.[22][23]
The JEOL transmission electron microscope JEM 1011 was a base platform for Prometheus (2012 film) science lab microscope.[24]
See also
- Laboratory equipment
References
- ^ "Company Outline". JEOL. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- Nikkei Inc. Archived from the originalon 20 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Annual Report 2014" (PDF). JEOL Ltd. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "JEOL LTD". Plunkett Research, Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Facilities @ Wolfson Electron Microscopy Suite". University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Instruments". Oxford University. David Cockayne Centre for Electron Microscopy David Cockayne Centre for Electron Microscopy. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Electron Microscopy". MIT. MIT Center for Materials Science and Engineering. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ISBN 9781593374082. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- . Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d Aspray, William (May 16, 1994). "KENJI KAZATO & KAZUO ITO: An Interview Conducted by William Aspray (Interview #199)". Engineering and Technology History Wiki. Center for the History of Electrical Engineering, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
- ISBN 978-4431544487. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Pittcon Heritage Award". Chemical Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016.
- ^ ISBN 9780120147380. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Palucka, Tim. "Overview of Electron Microscopy". Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Objectives / Brief History". Kazato Research Foundation. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Award Presentations at PITTCON 2016" (PDF). PITTCON 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ academic.oup.com https://academic.oup.com/jmicro/article/64/3/213/1989533. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
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- ^ Dorneanu, Lucian (July 19, 2007). "The Newest Tool for Fighting Counterfeit Money - as Seen on "CSI: New York"". I &heart Softpedia. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ ""CSI: New York" Turns TV Spotlight on Technology in use at ECBC" (PDF). Edgewood Chemical Biological Center. 20 October 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ 15 Most Expensive Movie Props On Sale In 2015
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- English part of official site (in English)