𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟳𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗱𝘇𝘂 𝗙𝗧𝗜𝗥 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗙𝗧𝗜𝗥-𝟰𝟬𝟬𝟬 | 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟰

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟳𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗱𝘇𝘂 𝗙𝗧𝗜𝗥 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗙𝗧𝗜𝗥-𝟰𝟬𝟬𝟬 | 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟰

Shimadzu’s first 𝗙ourier 𝗧ransform 𝗜nfra𝗥ed spectrophotometer, the FTIR-4000, was launched in 1984.
It featured an air bearing mechanism for smooth moving-mirror operation and could automatically switch between sample-side and reference-side beam measurements. At a time when PCs were not yet widespread, dedicated operation units handled control and the FTIR-4000 offered a breakthrough price below 10 million yen.
A major step forward in bringing FTIR into broader use.

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