CoreFlow

What CoreFlow does

CoreFlow Ltd. is a private Israeli company, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Daliat El-Carmel, that develops and manufactures aeromechanical handling and conveying systems for Flat Panel Display (FPD) and semiconductor equipment manufacturers. The company's product portfolio is built around its patented SmartNozzle™ technology, a vertical-flow aerodynamic nozzle that produces a stiff, stable air cushion roughly 100x stiffer than vehicle springs and with 1/10 to 1/100 the mass flow rate of conventional nozzles. This core IP underpins two air-cushion configurations (Pressure Atmospheric and Pressure Vacuum) which power application-specific products: air floating stages for FPD processes (slit coating, AOI inspection, OLED inkjet printing, UV curing), semiconductor handling products (non-contact chucks, selective vacuum chucks, GripJet™ chucks and stages for warped wafers and panels, end effectors), and VPL/V-Wheels motion systems for factory automation. More than 800 installations are fielded across Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, North America, and Europe.

Name

CoreFlow

Legal name

CoreFlow Ltd.

Website

https://coreflow.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CoreFlow Ltd. designs and manufactures patented aeromechanical (SmartNozzle™) non-contact handling and conveying systems for Flat Panel Display and semiconductor equipment manufacturers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor Equipment

NAICS

Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Vacuum Systems & Components (Vacuum Pumps, Ejectors, Cups, Grippers) (IMAHAGAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pneumatic Components (FRLs, Cylinders, Valves) (IMAHAGAC), Bulk Solids Handling & Processing Equipment (Conveying, Silo, Feeders) (IMAHAEAG)

Keywords

• Flat panel display equipment
• Non-contact wafer handling
• Semiconductor handling systems
• Aeromechanical solutions
• Photovoltaic manufacturing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Yoqne`am `illit

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - Air Floating Stages: Sale of aeromechanical handling systems including air floating stages, vacuum chucks, end effectors, and motion systems. Products are custom-engineered to customer specifications with build-to-print options available.
2. Custom Engineering & Build-to-Print Solutions: Design and manufacturing of specific solutions that perfectly fit and meet customer uncompromising requirements. Collaborative development from early stages through product delivery.
3. Demo Center & Technical Services: Technical services including customer demonstrations, product assembly, and on-site support through regional demo centers in Japan and Taiwan.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CoreFlow designs and manufactures aeromechanical handling, conveying, and processing systems for flat panel display (FPD), semiconductor wafer, and photovoltaic manufacturing operations. Its product portfolio includes non-contact chucks, air floating stages, vacuum stages, and motion systems used in cleanroom production environments for substrate and wafer transportation.

Product overview

CoreFlow develops, manufactures, and markets advanced aeromechanical handling and conveying solutions for Flat Panel Display (FPD) and Semiconductor equipment manufacturers. The product portfolio centers on the patented SmartNozzle™ technology and includes two main air cushion configurations (Pressure Atmospheric and Pressure Vacuum), which power multiple product lines: Air Floating Stages for FPD processes (Slit Coating, AOI Inspection, OLED InkJet Printing, UV Curing); Semiconductor handling products (Non-Contact Chuck, Selective Vacuum Chucks, GripJet™ Chucks/Stages, End Effectors); and Motion Systems (VPL, V-Wheels). Supporting technologies include CobraMotion™ for edge protection and Blocked Nozzles Monitoring System. CoreFlow's solutions handle substrates of any size, thickness, and weight with non-contact precision, serving over 800 installations worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SmartNozzle™: Core technology at the heart of CoreFlow's non-contact air floating solutions, providing precise flow control and stable air cushions
• GripJet™
• CobraMotion™
• VPL Motion Systems
• V-Wheels Motion System

Products and services

• Non-Contact Chuck

Quantifiable outcome

• Particle contamination reduced by 100-300x compared to standard chucks
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EURIS Semiconductor GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 3 November 2019European distributor agreement signed November 2019 for semiconductor market coverage. EURIS provides full coverage of Europe with offices in France, UK, and Germany. Combination of CoreFlow design and manufacturing with EURIS sales and support accelerates market penetration.
• Matsubo CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for FPD market in Japan. Located at 33 Mori-Bldg., 8-21 Toranomon 3-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan. Contact: Mr. Tatsuya Fukunaga.
• Anemone Ventures Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for FPD market in Taiwan. Located at 14F-3 No.57 Fuxing North Rd, Taipei 10560 Taiwan R.O.C. Contact: Mr. Liran Golan.
• Dong Rong Electronics (DRE)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for FPD market in China. Located at A-2801, Qunxing Square Huaqiang North Road, Futian District Shenzhen Guangdong 518028, China. Contact: Mr. Ken Lai.
• WOOWON Technology Co.,LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for FPD market in Korea. Located at 19F, Parkview Tower, 248 Jeongjail-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea 13554. Contact: Mr. Minsu Jegal.
• Tsukuba Kako Co. Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized support representative for semiconductor market in Japan. Located at 1318 SIC, 5-4-21 Nishihashimoto, Midori-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa Japan. Contact: Mr. Akira Yabe.
• Technical University of Braunschweig (IRAS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstalled large 4x7m air-floating stage at Institute of Space Systems (IRAS) for spacecraft attitude and orbit control testing in simulated weightless environment. Stage supports 30kg satellite mockups at 50 micron floating height.
• SamsungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoreFlow CEO presented innovative technology solutions at Samsung InkJet Printing Core Technology Seminar 2023 in Korea. Only selected companies with excellent technology are invited to present to Samsung executives. Building collaboration leading to partnership opportunities.
• Nordson Test & InspectionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNordson product line director Brad Perkins quoted in GripJet announcement discussing challenges with warped glass panels in panel-level packaging, validating market need for CoreFlow's solution.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SÜSS MicroTec: Germany-listed equipment maker for semiconductor lithography, wafer bonding and advanced packaging (including FOWLP-related processes). Comparable to CoreFlow as an upstream equipment OEM whose customers overlap heavily with CoreFlow's end users in wafer-level packaging.
• Entegris: Major US-listed supplier of materials and equipment subsystems for semiconductor manufacturing, including wafer and substrate handling fluidics and contamination-control solutions. Comparable to CoreFlow in serving wafer-handling contamination and process-integrity problems for advanced semiconductor nodes.
• Brooks Automation (now part of Lab Services & Plasma Physics Group): Large, diversified supplier of semiconductor automation, wafer handling, and cryogenic/vacuum subsystems. Comparable to CoreFlow as a broader incumbent in the same semiconductor substrate-handling category, albeit with a much wider portfolio and sales of full EFEMs rather than specialized non-contact chucks.
• Musashi Engineering: Japan-listed specialist in pneumatic and liquid-dispensing technologies with industrial automation extensions. Comparable to CoreFlow as a pneumatics-and-fluidics handling supplier for high-precision electronics assembly and adjacent industrial automation.

Direct peers

• Kensington Laboratories: US precision wafer-handling company selling end effectors, aligners, and motion systems to semiconductor equipment manufacturers. Comparable to CoreFlow's End Effector, V-Wheels and VPL Motion product lines and to its selective-vacuum grip logic.
• New Way Air Bearings: US manufacturer of porous and non-porous air bearings and air-bearing stages for ultraprecision motion and metrology. Comparable to CoreFlow's air-cushion handling platform as a competing air-based, no-contact motion and positioning technology for precision industrial processes.
• H-Square (HSquare): Supplier of substrate handling equipment, FOUPs, and transfer systems for semiconductor and FPD manufacturers. Comparable to CoreFlow because both sell the substrate-handling subsystems that equipment OEMs integrate into inspection, lithography, and packaging tools.
• Shinko Engineering: Japanese specialist in substrate transport and aeromechanical handling for semiconductor and FPD lines. Strongly comparable to CoreFlow's SmartNozzle/PA/PV air-floating stages, addressing the same precise air-cushion substrate transport problem for display and wafer fabs.
• Rorze Corporation: Japan-based supplier of wafer/panel/substrate handling robots, EFEMs, and transport systems to the semiconductor and FPD industries. Highly comparable to CoreFlow because both sell automated substrate-handling subsystems into the same Korean, Taiwanese, and Japanese fab customers, with overlapping product concepts around non-contact or vacuum-based handling.

Regional players

• Daiichi Jitsugyo (DJ): Japanese specialized distributor and integrator of semiconductor, FPD and electronics manufacturing equipment. Comparable to CoreFlow insofar as DJ channels and supports competing Western/Israeli substrate-handling technologies into the same Japanese FPD and semi customer base that CoreFlow reaches via Matsubo.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Coreflowltd
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCbrOo9ErwGWgZrqyhk6kxzA/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coreflow

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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