Cheil Electric Co., Ltd. is a specialized smart power distribution equipment company developing and manufacturing IoT-based smart wiring devices, smart distribution boards, and circuit breakers. The company possesses core technologies for implementing smart home and smart senior care systems. Established in 1955, it has played a pivotal role in the domestic electrical wiring device industry for over 70 years. The company focuses its capabilities on developing AI smart home products in line with the Fourth Industrial Revolution era.CheilElectricCo.,Ltd.isaspecializedsmartpowerdistributionequipmentcompanydevelopingandmanufacturingIoT-basedsmartwiringdevices,smartdistributionboards,andcircuitbreakers.Thecompanypossessescoretechnologiesforimplementingsmarthomeandsmartseniorcaresystems.Establishedin1955,ithasplayedapivotalroleinthedomesticelectricalwiringdeviceindustryforover70years.ThecompanyfocusesitscapabilitiesondevelopingAIsmarthomeproductsinlinewiththeFourthIndustrialRevolutionera.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
IoT Wiring Devices: A diverse product line including remote smart switches, bedroom energy meters, full-touch switches, integrated room switches, temperature integrated switches, multi-functional living information devices, and IoT outlets.IoTWiringDevices:Adiverseproductlineincludingremotesmartswitches,bedroomenergymeters,full-touchswitches,integratedroomswitches,temperatureintegratedswitches,multi-functionallivinginformationdevices,andIoToutlets.
Smart Wiring Devices: Smart function integrated products such as master light-off switches, lighting switches, automatic standby power cutoff switches, and harness series.SmartWiringDevices:Smartfunctionintegratedproductssuchasmasterlight-offswitches,lightingswitches,automaticstandbypowercutoffswitches,andharnessseries.
Smart Distribution Boards: Power efficiency management solutions including DC APU, energy controllers, and integrated power controllers.SmartDistributionBoards:PowerefficiencymanagementsolutionsincludingDCAPU,energycontrollers,andintegratedpowercontrollers.
Circuit Breakers: Enhanced safety products such as industrial and residential circuit breakers, residual current circuit breakers, waterproof street light circuit breakers, and industrial/residential arc fault circuit interrupters.CircuitBreakers:Enhancedsafetyproductssuchasindustrialandresidentialcircuitbreakers,residualcurrentcircuitbreakers,waterproofstreetlightcircuitbreakers,andindustrial/residentialarcfaultcircuitinterrupters.
Electromagnetic Contactors: Industrial control devices including electromagnetic contactors, electromagnetic switches, integrated reversible contactors, small dedicated electromagnetic contactors, device relays, auxiliary relays, auxiliary contact units, and thermal overload relays.ElectromagneticContactors:Industrialcontroldevicesincludingelectromagneticcontactors,electromagneticswitches,integratedreversiblecontactors,smalldedicatedelectromagneticcontactors,devicerelays,auxiliaryrelays,auxiliarycontactunits,andthermaloverloadrelays.
Residential Distribution Boards: Models suitable for various installation environments, including standard, compact, exposed, and APU types (e.g., slim plain (compact) 10-branch, vertical 14-branch).ResidentialDistributionBoards:Modelssuitableforvariousinstallationenvironments,includingstandard,compact,exposed,andAPUtypes(e.g.,slimplain(compact)10-branch,vertical14-branch).
Smart Care System: Senior care solutions such as data hubs, motion detection sensors, door opening detection sensors, illuminance sensors, fire smoke detection sensors, temperature/humidity sensors, emergency call bells, 60GHz respiration/heart rate measurement sensors, 77GHz posture/fall detection sensors, and smart care tablets.SmartCareSystem:Seniorcaresolutionssuchasdatahubs,motiondetectionsensors,dooropeningdetectionsensors,illuminancesensors,firesmokedetectionsensors,temperature/humiditysensors,emergencycallbells,60GHzrespiration/heartratemeasurementsensors,77GHzposture/falldetectionsensors,andsmartcaretablets.
New Products and Core Technologies: Development of metered electric vehicle charging outlets, arc fault circuit interruption technology, sensor-based safety monitoring technology, and smart breaker 2.0 PCBA development technology in collaboration with North American Eaton.NewProductsandCoreTechnologies:Developmentofmeteredelectricvehiclechargingoutlets,arcfaultcircuitinterruptiontechnology,sensor-basedsafetymonitoringtechnology,andsmartbreaker2.0PCBAdevelopmenttechnologyincollaborationwithNorthAmericanEaton.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Technological Leadership: Securing the top market share in the smart wiring device sector in Korea and leading the next-generation electrical wiring device and power distribution equipment market.TechnologicalLeadership:SecuringthetopmarketshareinthesmartwiringdevicesectorinKoreaandleadingthenext-generationelectricalwiringdeviceandpowerdistributionequipmentmarket.
Quality Competitiveness: Recognized as a 'Quality Competitiveness Excellent Company' for 11 consecutive years and inducted into the 'Hall of Fame' as the only small and medium-sized enterprise to achieve a Grade 1 rating.QualityCompetitiveness:Recognizedasa'QualityCompetitivenessExcellentCompany'for11consecutiveyearsandinductedintothe'HallofFame'astheonlysmallandmedium-sizedenterprisetoachieveaGrade1rating.
Global Partnership and Technology: Supplying PCB assemblies and core PCBA components for arc fault circuit interrupters to Eaton, a major North American power company, and joint development of Smart Breaker 2.0 PCBA, demonstrating global technology collaboration capabilities.GlobalPartnershipandTechnology:SupplyingPCBassembliesandcorePCBAcomponentsforarcfaultcircuitinterrupterstoEaton,amajorNorthAmericanpowercompany,andjointdevelopmentofSmartBreaker2.0PCBA,demonstratingglobaltechnologycollaborationcapabilities.
Cost Reduction and Productivity Improvement: Continuous cost reduction through process automation and simplification, automation of residual current circuit breaker, wiring device, and distribution board production lines, and operation of the CC30 innovation team for maximizing productivity.CostReductionandProductivityImprovement:Continuouscostreductionthroughprocessautomationandsimplification,automationofresidualcurrentcircuitbreaker,wiringdevice,anddistributionboardproductionlines,andoperationoftheCC30innovationteamformaximizingproductivity.
Enhanced R&D Capabilities: Expansion of R&D personnel and development of safety monitoring technologies such as motion, heart rate, and environmental sensors, with systematic preparations for implementing smart home care systems.EnhancedR&DCapabilities:ExpansionofR&Dpersonnelanddevelopmentofsafetymonitoringtechnologiessuchasmotion,heartrate,andenvironmentalsensors,withsystematicpreparationsforimplementingsmarthomecaresystems.
Social Responsibility and Ethical Management: Contribution to preventing major fires through the successful development and supply of arc fault circuit interrupters, development of products that align with energy reduction policies, and a corporate image built on ethical management as a core value.SocialResponsibilityandEthicalManagement:Contributiontopreventingmajorfiresthroughthesuccessfuldevelopmentandsupplyofarcfaultcircuitinterrupters,developmentofproductsthatalignwithenergyreductionpolicies,andacorporateimagebuiltonethicalmanagementasacorevalue.
Target IndustrieTargetIndustrie
Smart Home: Intelligent living spaces through IoT wiring devices and smart wiring devices.SmartHome:IntelligentlivingspacesthroughIoTwiringdevicesandsmartwiringdevices.
Construction Industry: Application in construction sites through the supply of wiring devices and distribution boards for the housing division.ConstructionIndustry:Applicationinconstructionsitesthroughthesupplyofwiringdevicesanddistributionboardsforthehousingdivision.
Smart Senior Care: Enhancing the safety and convenience of the elderly through sensor-based smart home care systems.SmartSeniorCare:Enhancingthesafetyandconvenienceoftheelderlythroughsensor-basedsmarthomecaresystems.
EV Charging Infrastructure: Providing electric vehicle charging solutions through the development of metered EV charging outlets.EVChargingInfrastructure:ProvidingelectricvehiclechargingsolutionsthroughthedevelopmentofmeteredEVchargingoutlets.
Industrial Sites: Power control and efficiency improvement in industrial facilities through industrial circuit breakers, electromagnetic contactors, and smart distribution boards.IndustrialSites:Powercontrolandefficiencyimprovementinindustrialfacilitiesthroughindustrialcircuitbreakers,electromagneticcontactors,andsmartdistributionboards.
Public and Private Sectors: Establishment of fire safety systems through the supply of arc fault circuit interrupters.PublicandPrivateSectors:Establishmentoffiresafetysystemsthroughthesupplyofarcfaultcircuitinterrupters.
Major MarketsMajorMarkets
South Korea (leading domestic market)SouthKorea(leadingdomesticmarket)
United States (strengthening presence in the North American market through supply to Eaton)UnitedStates(strengtheningpresenceintheNorthAmericanmarketthroughsupplytoEaton)
Certifications/PatentsCertifications/Patents
Certifications: Holds Electrical Construction Business Registration, Venture Company Confirmation, ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System), ISO 9001 (Quality Management System), and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System). Obtained KC certification for numerous products including residual current circuit breakers, rotating built-in wireless charging outlets, USB charging outlets, and switch-attached outlets. Achieved World-Class Product certification for arc fault circuit interrupters.Certifications:HoldsElectricalConstructionBusinessRegistration,VentureCompanyConfirmation,ISO45001(OccupationalHealthandSafetyManagementSystem),ISO9001(QualityManagementSystem),andISO14001(EnvironmentalManagementSystem).ObtainedKCcertificationfornumerousproductsincludingresidualcurrentcircuitbreakers,rotatingbuilt-inwirelesschargingoutlets,USBchargingoutlets,andswitch-attachedoutlets.AchievedWorld-ClassProductcertificationforarcfaultcircuitinterrupters.
Awards: Selected as a 'Quality Competitiveness Excellent Company' for 11 consecutive years at the National Quality Management Convention and inducted into the 'Hall of Fame' (the only SME to achieve Grade 1). Received numerous awards including the Prime Minister's Commendation, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Commendation, and Korean Standards Association Chairman's Commendation. Selected as 'Trader of the Month' in May 2020 and awarded the 'Fifty Million Dollar Export Tower' on Trade Day. Awarded the 19th Busan Export Award, Prime Minister's Award at the 2018 SME Technology Innovation Daejeon, and selected as an Excellent Human Resources Development Company in 2018. Received multiple 'Supplier Excellence Awards' from Eaton in the US.Awards:Selectedasa'QualityCompetitivenessExcellentCompany'for11consecutiveyearsattheNationalQualityManagementConventionandinductedintothe'HallofFame'(theonlySMEtoachieveGrade1).ReceivednumerousawardsincludingthePrimeMinister'sCommendation,MinisterofTrade,IndustryandEnergyCommendation,andKoreanStandardsAssociationChairman'sCommendation.Selectedas'TraderoftheMonth'inMay2020andawardedthe'FiftyMillionDollarExportTower'onTradeDay.Awardedthe19thBusanExportAward,PrimeMinister'sAwardatthe2018SMETechnologyInnovationDaejeon,andselectedasanExcellentHumanResourcesDevelopmentCompanyin2018.Receivedmultiple'SupplierExcellenceAwards'fromEatonintheUS.
Technological Competence: Successful development of Arc Fault Circuit Interruption (AFCI) technology and supply to public/private sectors. Completed development of Smart Breaker 2.0 PCBA. Development of safety monitoring technologies including motion, heart rate, and environmental sensors.TechnologicalCompetence:SuccessfuldevelopmentofArcFaultCircuitInterruption(AFCI)technologyandsupplytopublic/privatesectors.CompleteddevelopmentofSmartBreaker2.0PCBA.Developmentofsafetymonitoringtechnologiesincludingmotion,heartrate,andenvironmentalsensors.