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The tooth is only half the story
Leixir Dental Laboratory Group makes crowns, bridges and dentures. Its more interesting bet is that the work between the dentist and the laboratory deserves just as much attention as the tooth.
Mastercam and the art of cutting corners
A machine can follow instructions perfectly and still make a mess. Mastercam has spent four decades helping manufacturers decide which instructions are worth following.
The $44 Million Bet on the Factory Problem Hiding Before the Sawdust
INNERGY grew out of a cabinet shop's homemade operating system. Now it is stitching ERP, CAD/CAM and 220 specialist drafters into one unusually specific answer to an old manufacturing headache.
Yoochun Kim
Yoochun Kim (Kim Yoo-cheon) is the founder and CEO of YC Corporation, a Seoul-based digital transformation company he started on April 1, 2022. As an authorized Autodesk partner, YC supplies CAD, CAM, MES and PLM software plus hardware to small and mid-sized Korean manufacturers - the metal shops, tool makers and injection molders that most smart-factory programs skip. Kim built the company to over 7 billion won in annual revenue in roughly two years, taking no outside investment and funding growth entirely through solution and service work.
YC Corporation
YC Corporation is a Seoul-based digital transformation company that helps small and mid-sized Korean manufacturers go digital. As an official Autodesk partner, it supplies and consults on CAD/CAM/PLM software (Fusion 360, AutoCAD, Inventor, PowerMill), builds its own YC Smart Line MES, and sells the hardware - CNC routers, laser markers, 3D printers and IoT sensors - to run it. Founded in 2022 and bootstrapped, the company reached roughly 7 billion won in revenue by mid-2024 by focusing on shops that earlier smart-factory programs overlooked.