A company that manufactured various functional glasses, including beauty-related glass, bio glass, encapsulation glass, and image glass, focusing on product development based on micro-patterning and precision etching technologies. Currently, the company is closed as of 2024. In the past, it demonstrated its technological capabilities by producing products such as Bio Chips, Encapsulation Glass, Image Glass, and the nail shiner 'nailit'.Acompanythatmanufacturedvariousfunctionalglasses,includingbeauty-relatedglass,bioglass,encapsulationglass,andimageglass,focusingonproductdevelopmentbasedonmicro-patterningandprecisionetchingtechnologies.Currently,thecompanyisclosedasof2024.Inthepast,itdemonstrateditstechnologicalcapabilitiesbyproducingproductssuchasBioChips,EncapsulationGlass,ImageGlass,andthenailshiner'nailit'.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
Bio Chip: Micro bio-chip products created by applying micro-patterning and wet etching technologies to glass, followed by cutting and processing into chip forms. These products feature high stability, portability due to their small size, ease of low-cost production, and high versatility for chemical process analysis, disease diagnosis, and drug development. The company possessed the technology to implement customized designs according to customer requirements.BioChip:Microbio-chipproductscreatedbyapplyingmicro-patterningandwetetchingtechnologiestoglass,followedbycuttingandprocessingintochipforms.Theseproductsfeaturehighstability,portabilityduetotheirsmallsize,easeoflow-costproduction,andhighversatilityforchemicalprocessanalysis,diseasediagnosis,anddrugdevelopment.Thecompanypossessedthetechnologytoimplementcustomizeddesignsaccordingtocustomerrequirements.
Encapsulation Glass: Products capable of realizing shapes with high depth and desired etching slopes, based on precision etching and patterning technologies. The company had the technical capability to produce any type of product requested by customers.EncapsulationGlass:Productscapableofrealizingshapeswithhighdepthanddesiredetchingslopes,basedonprecisionetchingandpatterningtechnologies.Thecompanyhadthetechnicalcapabilitytoproduceanytypeofproductrequestedbycustomers.
Image Glass: Products that allow semi-permanent use through a direct processing method, rather than printing or laminating film onto glass, ensuring durability. These products utilized micro-patterning and etching technologies capable of realizing not only simple images but also realistic depictions. High-quality glass with high permeability was used for precise image expression.ImageGlass:Productsthatallowsemi-permanentusethroughadirectprocessingmethod,ratherthanprintingorlaminatingfilmontoglass,ensuringdurability.Theseproductsutilizedmicro-patterningandetchingtechnologiescapableofrealizingnotonlysimpleimagesbutalsorealisticdepictions.High-qualityglasswithhighpermeabilitywasusedforpreciseimageexpression.
nailit (Nail file): A nail shiner product applying micro-patterning and etching technologies to make nails glossy, clean, and healthy-looking without damage. Marketed under the 'nailit' brand for nail care, it entered the US market in 2020.nailit(Nailfile):Anailshinerproductapplyingmicro-patterningandetchingtechnologiestomakenailsglossy,clean,andhealthy-lookingwithoutdamage.Marketedunderthe'nailit'brandfornailcare,itenteredtheUSmarketin2020.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Precision Etching and Micro-Patterning Technology: Unique technological capability to implement micro-patterns on glass and precisely process desired shapes and depths through precision wet etching. This was a core competency for producing various high-value-added products like bio-chips, encapsulation glass, and image glass.PrecisionEtchingandMicro-PatterningTechnology:Uniquetechnologicalcapabilitytoimplementmicro-patternsonglassandpreciselyprocessdesiredshapesanddepthsthroughprecisionwetetching.Thiswasacorecompetencyforproducingvarioushigh-value-addedproductslikebio-chips,encapsulationglass,andimageglass.
Customized Product Manufacturing Capability: Strong ability in customized production, including implementing diverse micro bio-chip designs and creating encapsulation glass shapes with high depth and desired etching slopes according to customer demands.CustomizedProductManufacturingCapability:Strongabilityincustomizedproduction,includingimplementingdiversemicrobio-chipdesignsandcreatingencapsulationglassshapeswithhighdepthanddesiredetchingslopesaccordingtocustomerdemands.
Diversified Glass Product Portfolio: Possession of a wide range of functional glass products applicable to various industrial sectors, such as beauty-related glass (nailit), bio glass (Bio Chip), encapsulation glass, and image display glass (Image Glass).DiversifiedGlassProductPortfolio:Possessionofawiderangeoffunctionalglassproductsapplicabletovariousindustrialsectors,suchasbeauty-relatedglass(nailit),bioglass(BioChip),encapsulationglass,andimagedisplayglass(ImageGlass).
Semi-Permanent Product Usability: A technological advantage in Image Glass, where direct processing rather than printing or film lamination allows for semi-permanent use without damaging the base glass. This factor contributed to product durability and lifespan.Semi-PermanentProductUsability:AtechnologicaladvantageinImageGlass,wheredirectprocessingratherthanprintingorfilmlaminationallowsforsemi-permanentusewithoutdamagingthebaseglass.Thisfactorcontributedtoproductdurabilityandlifespan.
Target IndustriesTargetIndustries
Bio/Medical Diagnostics Industry: Application of Bio Chip products in chemical process analysis, environmental toxicity testing, disease diagnosis, drug development, pharmacological analysis, cell culture, and other biological diagnostic and reagent testing fields.Bio/MedicalDiagnosticsIndustry:ApplicationofBioChipproductsinchemicalprocessanalysis,environmentaltoxicitytesting,diseasediagnosis,drugdevelopment,pharmacologicalanalysis,cellculture,andotherbiologicaldiagnosticandreagenttestingfields.
Display/Electronics Industry: Application of Encapsulation Glass in OLED panel encapsulation processes to block oxygen and moisture, thereby extending product lifespan.Display/ElectronicsIndustry:ApplicationofEncapsulationGlassinOLEDpanelencapsulationprocessestoblockoxygenandmoisture,therebyextendingproductlifespan.
Beauty/Cosmetics Industry: Entry into the personal beauty and nail care market with 'nailit' brand nail shiner products.Beauty/CosmeticsIndustry:Entryintothepersonalbeautyandnailcaremarketwith'nailit'brandnailshinerproducts.
Optics/Imaging/Automotive/Lighting Industry: Utilization of Image Glass for improving the quality of general glass products (vehicles, lighting, mobile, windows) and for new window and interior lighting product applications.Optics/Imaging/Automotive/LightingIndustry:UtilizationofImageGlassforimprovingthequalityofgeneralglassproducts(vehicles,lighting,mobile,windows)andfornewwindowandinteriorlightingproductapplications.
Major MarketsMajorMarkets
United StatesUnitedStates
Certifications/PatentsCertifications/Patents
Glass Micro-Patterning and Precision Etching Technology: Core technology for implementing micro-patterns on glass materials and processing precise chip shapes through wet etching.GlassMicro-PatterningandPrecisionEtchingTechnology:Coretechnologyforimplementingmicro-patternsonglassmaterialsandprocessingprecisechipshapesthroughwetetching.
High-Depth and Slope-Controlled Etching Technology: Precision etching technology applied in Encapsulation Glass manufacturing to freely achieve high depth and desired etching slopes.High-DepthandSlope-ControlledEtchingTechnology:PrecisionetchingtechnologyappliedinEncapsulationGlassmanufacturingtofreelyachievehighdepthanddesiredetchingslopes.
Direct Processing Image Realization Technology: Technology applied in Image Glass manufacturing to semi-permanently realize images by directly processing the glass itself, without printing or film lamination.DirectProcessingImageRealizationTechnology:TechnologyappliedinImageGlassmanufacturingtosemi-permanentlyrealizeimagesbydirectlyprocessingtheglassitself,withoutprintingorfilmlamination.