Image Quality Lab (IQ Lab) was founded in 1986 by experts who graduated from imaging and printing technology department, faculty of science, Chulalongkorn University. Starting with renting a small space of 96 Sq.m. on Silom road, we have extended our company continually. Now we have two branches located in Bangkok downtown which are on Silom and Ekamai road. Both can commute easily by BTS Skytrain Chongnonsi and Ekamai.
Due to our quality and service-oriented policies, customers have been entrusted with our professional imaging service constantly since then.
Our journey starts with film processing for professional photo studios, advertising agencies, and fashion magazines. In Digital decade, IQ LAB has been the pioneer and expanded to professional digital printing service. Since 1994, we installed complete digital machines for the whole system, from Drum scanner until work-station computer including film recorder.
In 2000, our company expanded spaces on Ekamai branch for installing Durst Lambda machine from Italy who is the technology leader in high-quality imaging production. The Durst Lambda can do the print enlargement and duratran from digital files with unlimited length. For example, prints on lightbox displays in department stores are from this high-end printing machine. This machine has done the gorgeous, sharp and high-resolution prints in the same standard of great color labs in Europe.
Moreover, in the same year, we were the first company who invested millions of baht in color management system (CMS) which can control the color of digital files before transferring to print. We also invested in the highest-speed scanner Durst Sigma that can scan any kind of films such as color slides, black and white negative films and color negative films. This machine can scan the biggest file size of 300 MB in 7 seconds.
In 2004, we imported high-quality display equipment from Australia called “Smart Stand”. This equipment was used to create booths in exhibition or large exhibition display which are easy to set-up in a few minutes. In the same year, we invested in digital offset machine that can print from digital files directly. The digital offset printing machine helps to reduce the time and cost in making plates in printing process so that it is suitable for individual work like photobooks, personalized calendar, flyers, catalogs, food menu including personalized direct mail and wedding card etc.
In 2005, IQ Lab extended production space at Silom Branch which connected to the current office. The new space covered 288 Sq.m. which is large for installing new UV Inkjet flatbed printing machine from Switzerland. Any materials can be printed with this machine although it is thin like satin or leather or rigid materials like acrylic, plastwood, polycarbonate, mirror or even or uneven materials with the most thickness of 4 cm. The print from UV inkjet will have more endurance than other printing systems because the ink will dry with UV light (UV curing).
In the same year, we opened the new branch on Petchburi road to be a retail shop selling world class camera “Leica” from Germany. Besides, there were also photo gallery “I-Gallery” and workshop room. This branch opened until the year 2011 because the building rental contract has ended.
In 2007, digital cameras played the significant part in printing. IQ Lab pioneered photobook innovation, the individual book which can be created personalized. Furthermore, we launched the free software “IQ Photobook Pro” for designing photobook which is fun, fast and easy to make with digital offset printing machine. We also organized IQ photobook Pro software training for people who interested in.
In early of 2008, IQ Lab launched new product “Photobook Premium” which has great quality and sharpness from photographic paper. The whole premium photobook has vivid color and laminate for waterproof.
From 2010 until now, our company has received many awards from Thai Print Awards organized by Thai Printing Association continuously. The awards we have won are almost every type of digital printing such as Photobook, calendar, invitation card, food menu and poster from digital offset printing machine. Furthermore, we have won the awards from large format inkjet printing, fine art reproduction (Giclee print, archival pigment ink print).
We won best in show among 14 countries in Asia Pacific region from digital printing competition organized by FujiXerox including won many prizes from Asian Print Awards as well.
Due to our mission, we have invested in new technology continually. In 2017, we installed first 8-color (including spot varnish and white ink) Inkjet UV flatbed printing machine in Thailand which can print on almost every material such as roll materials, thick rigid or uneven materials with the most thickness of 4 cm. This machine can print 3D-emboss like as well.
In the same year, we invested in large-width format printer which can print high-resolution work with the most width of 3.2 meters seamless. The great benefit of this machine makes it popular amongst wedding backdrop print and photo galleries. Further, we have invested in latest digital offset printing machine which can print Metallic color, Gold, Silver, White and clear ink.
More than 3-decades, we have gathered experience, quality, and innovation so that we can ensure that our various and high-quality print will serve our clients the right needs.
