Japanese Consul Visits JEOL USA Scientific Instrument Supplier

November 10, 2011 (Peabody, Mass.) — JEOL USA, a leading supplier of scientific instruments in the Americas, was honored by a visit from the Consul General of Japan in Boston, Mr. Takeshi Hikihara, on Wednesday, November 9, 2011. As a representative of the Foreign Ministry, Mr. Hikihara serves Japanese communities and businesses throughout New England.

JEOL USA was incorporated in the U.S. in 1962 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JEOL, Ltd which is headquartered in Akishima, Japan. Mr. Hikihara toured the company’s U.S. corporate office in Peabody, Massachusetts accompanied by the Consul of Economic Affairs, Mr. Toshinaga Hirai. The special guests were shown the company’s award-winning Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with control features similar to the Apple iPad, the newest mass spectrometer, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) systems.

JEOL USA, Inc.

JEOL is a world leader in electron optical equipment and instrumentation for high-end scientific and industrial research and development. Core product groups include electron microscopes (SEMs and TEMs), instruments for the semiconductor industry (electron beam lithography and a series of defect review and inspection tools), and analytical instruments including mass spectrometers, NMRs and ESRs.

JEOL USA, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of JEOL, Ltd., Japan, was incorporated in the United States in 1962. The company has 13 regional service centers that offer unlimited emergency service and support in the U.S.

For more information about JEOL USA, Inc. or any JEOL products, visit www.jeolusa.com , or call 978-535-5900.