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Special Features 02 Lifecycle Assessment of Product

Special Features 02 Lifecycle Assessment of Product

LCAlabel

Yokogawa has introduced the life cycle assessment (LCA) to the product design phase as a part of an effort to minimize our products’ environment impact in 1999. Concurrently, we became the first in the measuring instrument industry to use a unique "Environmentally Friendly" labeling system.
In 2011 we launched a project to further promote our LCA effort, and we have decided to disclose the results of LCA for some of our products on the website of the Yokogawa Group. When LCA information is disclosed, the applicable product is "LCA-labeled" in its product introduction webpage and sales brochure to indicate the availability of such information, as shown in the right side figure.

Comment by person in charge of LCA-Labeled product development

Hideo Hirukawa
Life Science Headquarters
R&D Department
Yokogawa Electric

CSU-X1 , Confocal Scanner Unit, is capable of continuously capturing and monitoring three-dimensional images of cells. This scanning equipment is widely used for research in biotechnology. Yokogawa's proprietary laser radiation technology has made it possible to shoot up to 1,000 images per second and capture beautiful, true-color videos.
The usage efficiency of the laser light in the new model is double that of the previous model. Therefore, the scanner can now be used with a laser light source having a smaller rating, which helps reduce the power consumption of the laser light source.
Formerly, when optical component(s) in the scanner unit had to be replaced to accommodate the customer's specific research needs, the unit was returned to Yokogawa for replacement. Our new model makes it possible for the customer to replace any optical component right where the scanner unit is installed. This helps reduce the environmental burden caused by transporting the CSU-X1, which is used by customers all over the world.