Shimadzu expands its facilities tremendously for further education and training at the European headquarters in Duisburg, Germany. For its customers, new stations for chromatography, spectroscopy, TOC and testing machines will be available on more than 1,500m2. Mass spectrometry will have its own area for the first time. Shimadzu has influenced this technology significantly in recent years. In addition, laboratory spaces for customer applications and seminar rooms are being expanded.
The continuing advances in technologies, systems and methods in recent years require that customers are offered a larger, improved and more comfortable environment for further education and training. More stringent consumer and product safety regulations mean that testing and analysis needs will continue to increase in the future – and consequently the need for training.
Although Shimadzu has numerous testing and further education centres in Europe, the spacious and state-of-the-art laboratory and seminar rooms in Duisburg will attract customers and users from all over the continent. Düsseldorf airport, just 20 minutes away, connects to many cities throughout Europe. Duisburg is also well connected via the German motorway system.
Shimadzu invests a total of €3.2 million in the expansion of its laboratory and training areas, which is expected to be available from the second quarter of 2013.
