Shimadzu’s direct sales division expands its territory within the United States

Torrance, CA – February 12, 2014 - Shimadzu Medical Systems USA has announced that itsDallas-headquartered direct sales and service division has expanded its territory to include the western half of the state of Arkansas.

Shimadzu’s Direct Division is responsible for sales of the company’s diagnostic imaging equipment in a territory that includes Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, western Louisiana and western Missouri.

“Our expansion into western Arkansas is fully covered by our team of sales professionals, service engineers trained at our Kyoto manufacturing facility, and dedicated clinical application specialists,” said Frank Halovanic, the division’s general manager.

Sales and service for the rest of the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean is provided by a large network of highly experienced independent diagnostic imaging equipment dealers and distributors.

About Shimadzu

Shimadzu Corporation, founded in 1896 in Kyoto, Japan, and the parent of Shimadzu medical

Systems (SMS) USA, is a global provider of medical diagnostic imaging equipment including conventional, interventional, and digital X-ray systems. Shimadzu Medical Systems USA is headquartered in Torrance, California, with sales and service offices located throughout the

United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. The company’s direct operations headquarters is located in Dallas, Texas. Contact SMS at www.shimadzu.com or call 1.800.228.1429 for more information.