CIC Instrument Transformers Win “Best Product” at Taiwan’s 22nd National Brand Yushan Award
2025/07/18 Challenge Industrial Co., Ltd. (CIC)
Winner of Taiwan's 22nd National Brand Yushan Award - Best Product Category
Challenge Industrial Co., Ltd. (CIC), a Taiwan-based manufacturer with over 50 years of experience in the development and production of electrical and electronic equipment, has been honored in the “Best Product” category at the 22nd National Brand Yushan Award. The recognition highlights CIC’s high-quality instrument transformers, designed for power system measurement and protection.
The National Brand Yushan Award is one of Taiwan’s most prestigious recognitions for business excellence. The “Best Product” category celebrates outstanding achievements in product innovation, design, functionality, and quality. Recipients are selected through a formal review conducted by a panel of experts from government, academia, and industry.
CIC’s recognized products—instrument transformers including Current Transformers (CTs) and Voltage Transformers (VTs), also known as Potential Transformers (PTs)—play a critical role in ensuring accurate current and voltage measurement, supporting the safe and reliable operation of protective relays, distribution systems, and end-user equipment. These products are widely used in distribution grids, switchgear, and monitoring systems operating at low or medium voltage levels.
CIC offers a diverse range of models tailored to different needs—some designed for high measurement precision, others engineered to withstand harsh environmental conditions. All products are tested in accordance with international standards to meet the stringent stability and reliability requirements of utility and industrial clients around the world.
Building on its own strong technical foundation, CIC further enhanced its capabilities through valuable technology transfer from Germany’s MWB Messwandler-Bau. This collaboration complemented CIC’s in-house expertise and supported the company’s continued advancement in product design, quality management, and efficient manufacturing. All products undergo rigorous testing at CIC’s TAF-accredited laboratory to ensure consistent, dependable field performance.
This recognition underscores CIC’s long-standing commitment to delivering innovative, high-quality solutions to the global electrical power industry.
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