achi , ▁Ltd ., ▁beginning ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁Hit achi ▁company . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁major ▁product ▁developed ▁at ▁the ▁Hor iba ▁company ▁resulted ▁from ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Mas ah iro ▁O ura , ▁a ▁young ▁research er ▁who ▁saw ▁the ▁potential ▁for ▁an ▁auto - em issions ▁measurement ▁instrument . ▁Mas ao ▁Hor iba ▁supported ▁the ▁project ▁once ▁he ▁learned ▁that ▁O ura ▁had ▁orders ▁from ▁several ▁major ▁autom obile ▁manufact ur ers . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁M EX A - 1 ▁air ▁em issions ▁analy zer , ▁which ▁came ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁analysis ▁devices ▁of ▁increasing ▁sens itivity . ▁The ▁M EX A - 1 ▁became ▁important ▁for ▁the ▁company ' s ▁international ▁expansion . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Hor iba ▁partner ed ▁with ▁( and ▁later ▁acquired ) ▁Ol son ▁Labor ator ies , ▁expand ing ▁into ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁UK . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁a ▁M EX A ▁analy zer ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Agency ▁( E PA ). ▁The ▁Hor iba ▁model ▁M EX A - 2 0 0 ▁inf ra red ▁CO ▁analy zer ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁E PA ▁for ▁the ▁reg ulation ▁auto ▁em issions . ▁M EX A ▁systems ▁were ▁bought ▁by ▁Mer cedes - B enz ▁in ▁Germany , ▁and ▁Ren ault ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁Writing ▁and ▁lect uring ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8