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    • Sep. 1965 Japan Analytical Industry Co., Ltd. founded in Meguro Tokyo when Dr. N. Oguri, Mr. S. Naniwada and Dr. A. Onishi left JEOL Ltd. and started the business.
    • May 1966 First laboratory completed in Akishima, Tokyo.

    • Oct. 1966 Released Gas chromatograph GC-F.

    • Mar. 1967 Head office moved to Akishima laboratory.

    • Nov. 1969 Released the first Curie point pyrolyzer JHP-1.

    • Apr. 1970 Released Curie point pyrolyzer JHP-2.

    • Jun. 1971 Head office moved to Mizuho, Tokyo.

    • Apr. 1972 Released LC-07 Recycling Preparative HPLC.

    • Feb. 1973 Released LC-08 Recycling Preparative HPLC.
    • Dec. 1973 JAI's chromatographic commodities were certified by Measurement Law in Japan/ safety and technical requirements.

    • Nov. 1977 Released LC-09 Recycling Preparative HPLC.

    • Oct. 1980 Capital increased to Yen 12,000,000.-.

    • Dec. 1981   Released Curie point pyrolyzer JHP-3.
    • Apr. 1982 Osaka office opened.
    • Jul. 1982    Released LC-10 Recycling Preparative HPLC.

    • Dec. 1983 Released Refractive index detector RI-3.
    • Dec. 1983   Capital increased to Yen 30,000,000.-.

    • Nov. 1984 Head office moved to current address.
    • Nov. 1986 Released LC-20 Recycling Preparative HPLC.

    • Sep. 1988 Released LC-908 Recycling Preparative HPLC.

    • Jan. 1990 Office Osaka moved.


    • Nov. 1991 Released Purge and Trap sampler JHS-100.
    • Nov. 1991 Released Purge and Trap sampler JPS-220.
    • Nov. 1991 Released Curie point direct injection probe JDI-800.
    • Nov. 1992 Released automated Curie point pyrolyzer model JPS-330.
    • Nov. 1991 Released Purge and Trap sampler AQ-200.

    • Sep. 1993 Naoki Oguri Ph. D. received Technology Achievement Prize from JSAC (Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry).

    • Feb. 1995 Released Outgas Collector for hard disk model HD-3.5".
    • Nov. 1995 Released Outgas Collector for silicon wafer model SW-8.

    • May. 1996 Received a letter of appreciation from National Institute of Police science for vicious crime identification
    • 19May, 1996 Released CG-77

    • Jul. 1997 Released Outgas Collector HM-04
    • Dec. 1997 Naoki Oguri Ph. D. became president after Mr. Satoru Naniwada

    • Mar. 1998 Released Cryogenic Sample Crusher JFC-300
    • Apr. 1998 Recycling Preparative HPLC was awarded and won a prize of excellent new technology by Japan Industrial News Paper and Asahi Bank.
    • Feb. 1999 Released Outgas collector OCM-6 for cleanroom evaluation.
    • Apr. 1999  Established R & D in the head office.
    • Apr. 1999  Received government grant to develop automated outgas analyzer.
    • Aug. 1999 JAI Korea office opened (Former Sunil Instrument Co., Ltd.)

    • Dec. 2000 Released automated Purge & Trap sampler JTD-505.

    • Mar. 2001 Approved as a company of innovation management by government.
    • Apr. 2001 Released Curie point pyrolyzer JHP-5
    • Aug. 2001 Released outgas collector SW-8400 for Liquid Crystal.
    • Dec. 2001 Released cryogenic sample crusher model JFC-1500.

    • Apr. 2002 Capital increased to Yen 62,200,000.
    • Mar. 2003 New office building completed for Manufacture dept. and R&D.
    • Mar. 2004  Released Outgas collector for "12 wafer, SW-12400.
    • Sep. 2004  JAI China Co., Ltd., opened in Beijing
    • Nov. 2004  Released Automated Curie Point Pyrolyzer JPS-700.

    • Jan. 2006  Released World first portable Curie Point Injector JCI-21/22.

    • Feb. 2007 Received ISO-14001 and ISO-9001.
      Feb. 2007 Capital increased to Yen 65,000,000.
    • Mar. 2007 Curie Point Injector, Model JCI-22 was awarded and won a prize of excellent new technology Japan Industrial News paper and Resona Bank.
    • Apr. 2007 Received SHINRENKEI government grant for Semi-prep HPLC.
    • Dec. 2007Won a prize of Tama Blue award for recycling preparative HPLC by Tama Shinkin Bank

    • Apr. 2008 Nagoya office opened

    • Sep. 2009 Released Cryogenic Sample Crusher model JFC-2000
    • Nov. 2009 Released LC-9110/9130 NEXT

    • Nov. 2010 Released prep-scale LC-Prep 1000/2500/4000
    • Nov. 2010 Released LC-9210/9225 NEXT

    • May. 2011 Released LC-200/500 NEXT
    • May. 2011 Capital increased to Yen 75,000,000.

    • Aug. 2012 Curie Point Pyrolyzer JHP-2 was certified as Heritage of Analytical and Scientific Instruments by JAIMA.

    • Jun. 2013 Received grant of "Skillful small and medium-sized enterprises" to manufacture pyrolyzers for GC.
    • Jun. 2013 Received grant to aquiring CE marking for Recycleing Preparative HPLC systems from Tokyo Metoropolitan Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center
    • Sep. 2013 Released Curie Point Injector JCI-55.
    • Sep. 2013 Released Automated Curie Point Injector JPI-06A.
      Aug. 2014 Received grant of "Skillful small and medium-sized enterprises" to manufacture outgas collector for 45cm sized silicon wafer.

    • Jan. 2015 Received grant of Inovation program.
    • Sep. 2015 Released Hybrid Pyrolyzer JHI-07.
    • Sep. 2015 Released LaboACE LC-5060Nov. 2015 Won a prize of Tama Blue award for curie point injector by Tama Shinkin Bank

    • Aug. 2016 Recycling preparative HPLC LC-08 was certified as Heritage of Analytical and Scientific Instruments by JAIMA.
    • Sep. 2016 Released Automated Curie Point Injector JPI-07/15.

    • Sep. 2017 Released LaboACE LC-7080
    • Nov. 2017 Won a prize of Going-Global Innovations Competition for JCI-55

    • Dec. 2018 Released Hybrid Pyrolyzer JHI-08.

    • Sep. 2019 Released Cryogenic Sample Crusher model JFC-400.
    • Nov. 2019 Won a prize of Going-Global Innovations Competition for LaboACE LC-5060.

    • Feb. 2020 Celebrated 55th anniversary.

    • Jun. 2020 Selected as Regional Future Leading Company by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

    • Oct. 2020 Selected as Global Niche Top Companies Selection 100 by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

    • Nov. 2020 Released Automated Pyrofoil and cup sampler APC-50, Portable Curie point pyrolyzer JCI-77 and Cryogenic Sample Crusher JFC-500.


    • Dec. 2021 Released Curie Point Injector JCI-77.
    • Mar. 2021 Released Cryogenic Sample Crusher model JFC-5000


  • Sep. 1965 Japan Analytical Industry Co., Ltd. founded in Meguro Tokyo when Dr. N. Oguri, Mr. S. Naniwada and Dr. A. Onishi left JEOL Ltd. and started the business.
  • May 1966 First laboratory completed in Akishima, Tokyo.
  • Oct. 1966 Released Gas chromatograph GC-F.

  • Mar. 1967 Head office moved to Akishima laboratory.

  • Nov. 1969 Released the first Curie point pyrolyzer JHP-1.

  • Apr. 1970 Released Curie point pyrolyzer JHP-2.

  • Jun. 1971 Head office moved to Mizuho, Tokyo.

  • Apr. 1972 Released LC-07 Recycling Preparative HPLC.

  • Feb. 1973 Released LC-08 Recycling Preparative HPLC.
  • Dec. 1973 JAI's chromatographic commodities were certified by Measurement Law in Japan/ safety and technical requirements.

  • Nov. 1977 Released LC-09 Recycling Preparative HPLC.

  • Oct. 1980 Capital increased to Yen 12,000,000.-.

  • Dec. 1981   Released Curie point pyrolyzer JHP-3.
  • Apr. 1982 Osaka office opened.
  • Jul. 1982    Released LC-10 Recycling Preparative HPLC.

  • Dec. 1983 Released Refractive index detector RI-3.
  • Dec. 1983   Capital increased to Yen 30,000,000.-

  • Nov. 1984 Head office moved to current address.

  • Nov. 1986 Released LC-20 Recycling Preparative HPLC.

  • Sep. 1988 Released LC-908 Recycling Preparative HPLC.

  • Jan. 1990 Office Osaka moved.


  • Nov. 1991 Released Purge and Trap sampler JHS-100.
  • Nov. 1991 Released Purge and Trap sampler JPS-220.
  • Nov. 1991 Released Curie point direct injection probe JDI-800.

  • Nov. 1992 Released automated Curie point pyrolyzer model JPS-330.
  • Nov. 1992 Released Purge and Trap sampler AQ-200.

  • Sep. 1993 Naoki Oguri Ph. D. received Technology Achievement Prize from JSAC (Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry).

  • Feb. 1995 Released Outgas Collector for hard disk model HD-3.5".
  • Nov. 1995 Released Outgas Collector for silicon wafer model SW-8.

  • May. 1996 Received a letter of appreciation from National Institute of Police science for vicious crime identification
  • May. 1996 Released CG-77

  • Jul. 1997 Released Outgas Collector HM-04
  • Dec. 1997 Naoki Oguri Ph. D. became president after Mr. Satoru Naniwada

  • Mar. 1998 Released Cryogenic Sample Crusher JFC-300
  • Apr. 1998 Recycling Preparative HPLC was awarded and won a prize of excellent new technology by Japan Industrial News Paper and Asahi Bank.

  • Feb. 1999 Released Outgas collector OCM-6 for cleanroom evaluation.
  • Apr. 1999  Established R & D in the head office.
  • Apr. 1999  Received government grant to develop automated outgas analyzer.
  • Aug. 1999 JAI Korea office opened (Former Sunil Instrument Co., Ltd.)

  • Dec. 2000 Released automated Purge & Trap sampler JTD-505.


  • Mar. 2001 Approved as a company of innovation management by government.
  • Apr. 2001 Released Curie point pyrolyzer JHP-5
  • Aug. 2001 Released outgas collector SW-8400 for Liquid Crystal.
  • Dec. 2001 Released cryogenic sample crusher model JFC-1500.

  • Apr. 2002 Capital increased to Yen 62,200,000.

  • Mar. 2003 New office building completed for Manufacture dept. and R&D.

  • Mar. 2004  Released Outgas collector for "12 wafer, SW-12400.
  • Sep. 2004  JAI China Co., Ltd., opened in Beijing
  • Nov. 2004  Released Automated Curie Point Pyrolyzer JPS-700.

  • Jan. 2006  Released World first portable Curie Point Injector JCI-21/22.

  • Feb. 2007 Received ISO-14001 and ISO-9001.
    Feb. 2007 Capital increased to Yen 65,000,000.
  • Mar. 2007 Curie Point Injector, Model JCI-22 was awarded and won a prize of excellent new technology Japan Industrial News paper and Resona Bank.
  • Apr. 2007 Received SHINRENKEI government grant for Semi-prep HPLC.
  • Dec. 2007 Won a prize of Tama Blue award for recycling preparative HPLC by Tama Shinkin Bank

  • Apr. 2008 Nagoya office opened

  • Sep. 2009 Released Cryogenic Sample Crusher model JFC-2000
  • Nov. 2009 Released LC-9110/9130 NEXT

  • Nov. 2010 Released prep-scale LC-Prep 1000/2500/4000
  • Nov. 2010 Released LC-9210/9225 NEXT


  • May. 2011 Released LC-200/500 NEXT
  • May. 2011 Capital increased to Yen 75,000,000.

  • Aug. 2012 Curie Point Pyrolyzer JHP-2 was certified as Heritage of Analytical and Scientific Instruments by JAIMA.

  • Jun. 2013 Received grant of "Skillful small and medium-sized enterprises" to manufacture pyrolyzers for GC.
  • Jun. 2013 Received grant to aquiring CE marking for Recycleing Preparative HPLC systems from Tokyo Metoropolitan Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center.
  • Sep. 2013 Released Curie Point Injector JCI-55.
  • Sep. 2013 Released Automated Curie Point Injector JPI-06A.

  • Aug. 2014 Received grant of "Skillful small and medium-sized enterprises" to manufacture outgas collector for 45cm sized silicon wafer.

  • Jan. 2015 Received grant of Inovation program.
  • Sep. 2015 Released Hybrid Pyrolyzer JHI-07.
  • Sep. 2015 Released LaboACE LC-5060.
  • Nov. 2015 Won a prize of Tama Blue award for curie point injector by Tama Shinkin Bank.

  • Aug. 2016 Recycling preparative HPLC LC-08 was certified as Heritage of Analytical and Scientific Instruments by JAIMA.
  • Sep. 2016 Released Automated Curie Point Injector JPI-07/15.

  • Sep. 2017 Released LaboACE LC-7080.
  • Nov. 2017 Won a prize of Going-Global Innovations Competition for JCI-55.

  • Dec. 2018 Released Hybrid Pyrolyzer JHI-08.

  • Sep. 2019 Released Cryogenic Sample Crusher model JFC-400.
  • Nov. 2019 Won a prize of Going-Global Innovations Competition for LaboACE LC-5060.

  • Feb. 2020 Celebrated 55th anniversary.
  • Jun. 2020 Selected as Regional Future Leading Company by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
  • Oct. 2020 Selected as Global Niche Top Companies Selection 100 by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
  • Nov. 2020 Released Automated Pyrofoil and cup sampler APC-50, Portable Curie point pyrolyzer JCI-77 and Cryogenic Sample Crusher JFC-500.


  • Feb. 2021  ReleasedCurie Point Injector JCI-77.
  • Mar. 2021 Released Cryogenic Sample Crusher JFC-5000.