A decade ago, Meiban Group started to develop design and engineering capabilities. This has helped Meiban own intellectual property and also receive prestigious international awards from time to time. One of which is the "Innovative Manufacturing Technology" (IMT) that brings to the world a host of effective cost savings manufacturing solutions.

Meiban now joins forces with I3 Lab to begin her journey into the space of advanced optics. While I3 Lab provides the revolutionary technology and know-how in optics, Meiban offers sophisticated contract manufacturing and established market access in the region.

The first manifestation resulting from this joint venture is a technology named IALED. IALED Technology will come in the form of the World’s first least number of LED emitters in the headlamp. This LED headlamp technology is universal and compact in size and will bring to the end users; more intelligent and responsive headlamps, higher performance with lower power usage and longer lifespan, and resulting in better gas mileage leading to lower carbon footprint.

"We are pleased to have home-grown companies like Meiban and I3 Lab bringing their strengths together to innovate in technology, develop and manufacture new products to capture emerging business opportunities in Asia.  This is a good manifestation of the transformation of our $23b precision engineering industry, extending our strong supplier capabilities into product and solutions development." said Mr Chang Chin Nam, Director, Precision Engineering, Singapore Economic Development Board.