Shimadzu Aerotech Manufacturing

Shimadzu Corporation merged Shimadzu Aircraft Equipment Service Co., Ltd. into Shimadzu Aerotech Manufacturing, Inc., with the latter as the surviving corporation, to strengthen manufacturing bases for aircraft equipment in response to increasing demand.

Shimadzu Corporation established a new subsidiary, Shimadzu Aerotech, on December 1, 2017, to specialize in manufacturing aircraft equipment for commercial aviation. The subsidiary will be located within the company's headquarters and Sanjo Plant in Kyoto, Japan, and is expected to start operations in April 2018 with about 70 employees.