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Instrument Transfer and Installation

In April 2023, I transferred from Akita Prefectural University to Shibaura Institute of Technology. As part of this transition, we carried out the relocation of a wide range of consumables and analytical instruments owned by the laboratory. Below is a record of the relocation process.


2023

  • March – Shipment of laboratory materials from Akita Prefectural University

  • April  – Receipt of materials at Shibaura Institute of Technology

  • August – September – Packing of analytical instruments at Akita (Phase 1-3)

  • September – Receipt of analytical instruments at Shibaura Institute of Technology

  • October – Delivery of the MAT253 isotope ratio mass spectrometer

The cost for cardboard boxes and shipping (via Nippon Express) was approximately 500,000 yen (equivalent to one container). The packing and transport of analytical instruments handled by Techno Iwasa and Tama Transport amounted to approximately 3 million yen. Additional costs included 2 million yen for electrical and gas installation work at Shibaura, and 1.5 million yen for shelving and miscellaneous equipment, bringing the total to roughly 7 million yen.

Although it is possible to commission such relocation to analytical instrument manufacturers, the associated costs would have been far beyond our budget.

This relocation was made possible thanks to the dedicated efforts of Mr. Hideki Iwasa of Techno Iwasa, the team at Tama Transport, as well as generous support from Rui Kato, Kohei Sasaki, and Raku Fujishima—all members of the Kawashima Laboratory at Akita Prefectural University Graduate School—and Mr. Takeshi Ito of Tohoku Chemical Co., Ltd. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all those involved.


Relocation Status at Akita Prefectural University (March 2023)




Receiving Status at Shibaura Institute of Technology (April 2023)


Instrument Relocation Status at Akita Prefectural University (September 2023)


Instrument Reception Status at Shibaura Institute of Technology (September 2023)


Reception and Installation of MAT253 (October 2023)