Intimax

What Intimax does

Intimax Inc. (인티맥스 주식회사) is a Korean industrial automation company operating two divisions: Semiconductor Equipment (SEB), which manufactures back-end wafer handling systems including BG Tape Laminator, Detaper, Wafer Mounter, Flip Mounter, UV Irradiator, EFEM, and BSC Laminator; and Vision Inspection (VB), which provides AI-powered visual quality control systems built on its proprietary AnyLook (rule-based, ~30 inspection tools, no-code modular workflow) and AIVI (deep learning, supervised and unsupervised) software platforms, delivered as integrated equipment lines such as FinBOX Series and the 2025-launched INTIVI Series (INTIVI-AI, INTIVI-MM, INTIVI-GA). The company serves manufacturers in injection molding, secondary battery, automotive, cosmetics, food/pharmaceutical packaging, PCB/electronics, and golf ball production, with a stated global footprint covering the US, Europe, Southeast Asia, China, and Taiwan. Its business model combines hardware equipment sales, one-time software licenses (with freemium AnyLook Lite and AIVI demo trials), and professional services for custom factory automation integration, supported by direct enterprise sales, the company website, YouTube case studies, and trade show participation (KOPLAS 2025). Intimax was founded in 2022 with strategic backing from Crescendo Equity Partners Ltd. and acquired the vision inspection business of 3D Industrial Imaging in January 2023, consolidating all operations at a new headquarters in Pangyo, Seongnam in September 2023.

Name

Intimax

Legal name

인티맥스 주식회사 (INTIMAX Inc.)

Website

https://intimaxinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Intimax is a Korean industrial automation company selling AI vision inspection systems (AnyLook, AIVI, FinBOX, INTIVI) and semiconductor back-end equipment to manufacturers in injection molding, automotive, cosmetics, food/pharma, secondary battery, and electronics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Machine Vision Inspection Equipment

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Machine Vision & Industrial Imaging Systems (IMAHAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Vision & Quality Inspection (HDAAAEAG), Machine Vision & Optical Sensing (Cameras, 3D vision, LiDAR, illumination) (IMAGAFAB), Industrial Quality Inspection & Metrology (Machine Vision) (IMAIAMAF)

Keywords

• Machine vision inspection
• AI quality control
• Semiconductor back-end equipment
• Injection molding automation
• Automated defect detection

Headquarters

HQ city

Suwon

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI Vision Inspection Equipment (INTIVI Series, FinBOX Series): Sale of integrated AI vision inspection hardware equipment for manufacturing quality control in injection molding, automotive, cosmetics, food/pharma, and other sectors. Equipment includes vision inspection systems with proprietary AI software pre-integrated.
2. Vision Inspection Software Licenses (AnyLook, AIVI): Licensing of proprietary AI vision inspection software platforms (AnyLook rule-based and AIVI deep learning). Free trial/demo versions available; full commercial licenses sold for production use.
3. Professional Services & Custom Automation Integration: Custom factory automation integration services combining AI vision inspection with assembly, loading, sorting, and painting automation. Includes post-sale stabilization and maintenance support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Intimax designs, manufactures, and sells proprietary AI-driven machine vision inspection systems — combining the AnyLook rule-based software (30+ modular inspection tools, no coding required) with the AIVI deep learning software — embedded in its FinBOX and INTIVI Series inspection equipment for automated defect detection on manufacturing lines in injection molding, automotive, secondary battery, cosmetics, food/pharmaceutical, PCB/electronics, and golf ball production. The company also manufactures semiconductor back-end wafer handling equipment (BG Tape Laminator, Detaper, Wafer Mounter, Flip Mounter, UV Irradiator, EFEM, BSC Laminator), and provides custom factory automation integration and post-sale stabilization services.

Product overview

INTIMAX offers two interconnected business divisions: Semiconductor Equipment and Vision Inspection. The semiconductor division (SEB) provides a comprehensive suite of back-end wafer handling equipment including BG Tape Laminator, Detaper, Wafer Mounter, Flip Mounter, UV Irradiator, EFEM, and BSC Laminator — all designed for wafer-level processing in semiconductor manufacturing. The Vision Inspection division (VB) delivers an integrated AI-powered vision inspection platform combining proprietary software (AnyLook rule-based and AIVI deep learning-based) with specialized hardware equipment (FinBOX Series and INTIVI Series). The software platform AnyLook serves as the unified AI vision inspection platform supporting both rule-based and deep learning inspection tools, while dedicated equipment lines (FinBOX and INTIVI) address specific inspection scenarios: multi-variety production inspection (INTIVI-AI), mold monitoring (INTIVI-MM), and golf ball inspection (INTIVI-GA). INTIMAX is the only company in Korea that independently handles design, equipment manufacturing, and vision inspection software development in-house, enabling end-to-end solutions from inspection logic design to equipment delivery and post-installation support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FinBOX: AI-powered multi-vision inspection equipment for small-lot, high-mix production environments, particularly for plastic injection molding inspection.
• AnyLook
• AIVI
• INTIVI Series
• AnyLook Lite

Products and services

• AnyLook Rule-based vision inspection software platform with approximately 30 modular, block-assembly inspection tools (like LEGO) that allows users to build inspection workflows without coding; supports PLC, SECS/GEM, and robot interface integration. Sold as commercial license with a free AnyLook Lite version available for download; paid version unlocks data export, PLC integration, and process control features.
• AIVI (AnyLook AI Vision) Deep learning-based AI vision inspection software supporting both supervised and unsupervised learning, enabling defect detection with limited training data and one-click auto inspection generation through image learning during production. Sold as commercial license with a free demo version available; designed to integrate with AnyLook for a hybrid rule-based + AI inspection approach.
• FinBOX Series AI-powered automatic vision inspection equipment for multi-variety, small-lot injection molding production that handles multiple product sizes on a single machine and detects defects including incomplete formation, dimensional deformation, scratches, black spots, weld lines, gas, flow, hole blockage, and burr. Conveyor-integrated design enables direct installation between injection molding machines; benefits from semiconductor-grade manufacturing durability.
• INTIVI-AI AI multi-vision inspection equipment that inspects multiple varieties, colors, materials, and sizes of products on a single machine without changeover, combining rule-based and AI inspection for high detection rates. Targeted at injection molding multi-variety, small-lot production environments.
• INTIVI-MM AI mold monitoring equipment with one-button auto-setup that automatically acquires images, learns, and creates inspection jobs after mold replacement. Monitors product and insert presence to minimize mold damage, with real-time data storage and continuous learning during equipment operation.
• INTIVI-GA AI vision inspection equipment for spherical products (golf balls) handling loading, vision inspection, and sorting automation. Supports automatic logo and line alignment for various print types with differentiated color extraction tools for comprehensive color inspection. Deployed at a US golf ball brand manufactured in Korea with inspection speed of 1 unit per second (vs. customer's initial target of 2 seconds per unit).
• BG Tape Laminator Semiconductor back-end equipment for laminating BG (Back Grinding) tape to wafers. Supports 6 & 8 inch and 8 & 12 inch wafer auto conversion, compatible with normal, UV, and bump BG tape, and achieves 67 WPH (wafers per hour) based on 12-inch wafer.
• Detaper Semiconductor back-end equipment for removing BG tape from wafers. Supports normal, UV, and bump BG tape and achieves 55 WPH based on 12-inch wafer.
• Wafer Mounter Semiconductor back-end equipment for attaching wafers to frames with UV dicing tape. Achieves 45 WPH based on 12-inch wafer, with precision attachment of ±0.5 mm or less in X/Y direction. Includes OCR label printer with 0°, 90°, 180°, 270° orientation and various label sizes with barcode reader.
• Flip Mounter Semiconductor back-end equipment for flip mounting wafers onto dicing frames. Supports UV and non-UV dicing tape, achieves >25 WPH for remount and >20 WPH for flip mount, and has a ring frame cassette capacity of 4 units.
• UV Irradiator Semiconductor back-end equipment for UV irradiation of wafers mounted on UV dicing tape. Achieves 100 WPH based on 12-inch wafer with UV uniformity of ±10%.
• EFEM (Equipment Front End Module) Semiconductor wafer handling system for automated wafer transfer between cassette and process equipment. Supports 6 & 8 inch and 8 & 12 inch wafer auto conversion, achieving 120 WPH throughput.
• BSC Laminator Semiconductor back-end equipment for laminating BSC (Bonded Silicon Carbide) or similar carrier tapes. Supports 8 & 12 inch wafer auto conversion, achieves 30 WPH based on 12-inch wafer, and is compatible with LC tape and IRLC tape.

Quantifiable outcome

• For spout body injection molding (32-cavity mold): achieved 12-second tact time with vision inspection. Expanded to spout cap inspection with same tact time. Next target: 10-second tact time for 48-cavity mold.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Basler AG: German industrial camera and computer vision component supplier. Comparable to Intimax on the optical hardware/camera side, with embedded vision software offerings. Serves similar factory automation and quality inspection use cases.
• MVTec Software: German machine vision software developer (HALCON, MERLIC). Comparable to Intimax's AnyLook/AIVI software platform; both target industrial image processing for defect detection, with MVTec focusing purely on software across global OEMs/integrators.
• Keyence: Japanese global leader in industrial automation sensors and machine vision systems. Directly competes with Intimax in factory-floor vision inspection across automotive, electronics, and general manufacturing, with broader product portfolio and much larger installed base.
• Cognex Corporation: US-based machine vision and industrial barcode reading leader. Directly comparable to Intimax's vision inspection software and systems business, with established global sales channels serving automotive, consumer electronics, and logistics manufacturers.
• Koh Young Technology: Korean 3D optical inspection leader for PCB, semiconductor, and SMT manufacturing. Closest Korean peer to Intimax, with global footprint and stronger brand recognition in electronics manufacturing - directly comparable market and competitive set.
• ISRA VISION (Atlas Copco): German machine vision specialist (now part of Atlas Copco) focused on industrial inspection, surface inspection, and quality control. Directly comparable to Intimax's INTIVI and FinBOX equipment lines, particularly for automotive and industrial manufacturing.
• SICK AG: German manufacturer of industrial sensors and machine vision systems for factory automation, logistics, and process industries. Comparable product mix in 2D/3D vision inspection, with deeper penetration in European manufacturing.

Emerging players

• Mech-Mind Robotics: Chinese industrial 3D vision and AI provider serving logistics, automotive, and manufacturing. Comparable AI vision inspection technology stack to Intimax's AIVI/FinBOX, with strong presence in China and adjacent emerging-market geographies where Intimax is also expanding.

Broad incumbents

• Omron Corporation: Japanese industrial automation conglomerate offering vision sensors and inspection systems as part of a broader factory automation portfolio. Comparable factory-floor vision inspection capability, but as part of multi-product automation stack with global systems integrator relationships.
• Teledyne Technologies: US conglomerate with significant machine vision and digital imaging portfolio (Teledyne FLIR, Teledyne DALSA). Comparable in industrial imaging and inspection markets, but as part of broader instrumentation, aerospace, and digital imaging business with much larger R&D resources.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCd8IwjwlMw6zBo-sDl20g0A

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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