Bodo's Power Systems

What Bodo's Power Systems does

Bodo's Power Systems is a privately held B2B media company serving the global power electronics industry. Founded in 2004 by Bodo Arlt and headquartered in Laboe, Germany, the company publishes a technical magazine that has been delivered worldwide by postal mail for more than 20 years. The publication covers power conversion, power supply design, and wide bandgap technologies (GaN and SiC), addressing engineers, designers, and technical professionals in the industry. The company also maintains a categorized online news portal, a free archive of every issue for registered subscribers, and a dedicated Wide Bandgap (WBG) live event scheduled for December 2026 in Munich.

The product portfolio includes the flagship Bodo's Power Magazine (print and digital), the Bodo's Power Online News Portal, the WBG Event, a free digital archive, and a subscription-based email newsletter. Regional distribution and content adaptation are handled through partnerships: EETech for North America and i2iMedia for the Chinese market at bodospowerchina.com. The team is small, with approximately 7 employees and four named editorial and regional leads.

The business model is community-led and dual-stream. Revenue is generated from recurring print magazine subscriptions and from advertising — both on the website and within email newsletters — sourced from power electronics vendors such as Hioki, Vicor, Kikusui, and Chroma. Distribution combines global postal delivery, self-serve online archive access, and regional reseller partners. No external funding, institutional investors, or acquisition activity has been disclosed.

Name

Bodo's Power Systems

Legal name

Bodo's Power Systems

Website

https://bodospower.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bodo's Power Systems is a privately held German B2B media company that publishes a global technical magazine on power electronics, delivered by post for over 20 years, alongside an online news portal, free archive, regional Chinese edition, and a Wide Bandgap industry event.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media & Publishing

akta.pro primary industry

Knowledge Management & Wikis (BPAMAMAH)

Keywords

• Power electronics publishing
• Technical trade media
• Wide bandgap reporting
• Power converter journalism
• Electronics engineering media

Headquarters

HQ city

Laboe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Paid subscriptions for the print magazine delivered by post globally. For more than 20 years Bodo's magazine has been delivered by post to all places in the world.
2. Advertising: The magazine website displays advertisements from industry companies (hioki, vicor, kikusui, chroma) and e-mailed news may contain advertising targeted based on demographic information.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bodo's Power Systems publishes a monthly print magazine, an online news portal, and an email newsletter that deliver technical information on power electronics to engineers, designers, and industry professionals worldwide. The company also runs dedicated industry events such as the Wide Bandgap (WBG) Event and maintains regional editions (including Bodo's Power China), with a freely accessible online archive of past issues.

Product overview

Bodo's Power Systems operates a portfolio of publications and services centered on power electronics technical content. The core offering is the Bodo's Power Magazine, a print and digital publication that has covered power electronics for over 20 years. This is complemented by an online news portal providing industry updates, a dedicated Wide Bandgap (WBG) event for GaN and SiC technologies, regional versions including a Chinese edition via partnership with i2iMedia, free archive access for registered subscribers, and a newsletter subscription service. The company partners with EETech for North American distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bodo's Power Magazine Monthly print publication delivering in-depth technical articles on power electronics components, topologies, and applications, distributed globally by postal subscription to engineers and industry professionals.
• Bodo's Power Online News Portal Web-based news portal publishing current technical news, product announcements, and industry updates in the power electronics field for engineers, designers, and industry professionals.
• Wide Bandgap (WBG) Event Specialized industry event focused on wide bandgap power semiconductor technologies (GaN and SiC), bringing together engineers, designers, and suppliers in the power electronics community.
• Bodo's Power China Regional edition of the Bodo's Power Magazine serving the Chinese power electronics audience, produced by a dedicated China-based editor with content localized for the Chinese market.
• Bodo's Power Email Newsletter Email newsletter providing subscribers with current power electronics news, product announcements, and editorial highlights from Bodo's Power Systems.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EETechcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEETech serves clients in North America, providing regional support and distribution for Bodo's Power Systems magazine and content.
• Bodospowerchina.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership to serve the Chinese market with a dedicated Chinese-language version of the Bodo's Power Systems website at bodospowerchina.com.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EE Times (AspenCore): Long-running global electronics trade publication with regular power-electronics coverage and a similar audience of design engineers; closest analogue in terms of global technical-electronics media footprint.
• IEEE Power Electronics Magazine: Society-published magazine of the IEEE Power Electronics Society that serves the same power-conversion and WBG research community via subscription and conference channels.
• Magnetics Magazine: Niche B2B trade publication for the magnetics industry that covers magnetic components used in power electronics; comparable specialized-print/advertising model aimed at power-supply design engineers.
• How2Power: Online design resource and newsletter dedicated to power-conversion design, targeting the same power-electronics engineers as Bodo's but with a digital-only, tutorial-heavy model.
• Power Electronics News (Arrow Electronics / AspenCore): Power-electronics-focused digital trade publication owned by Arrow Electronics through AspenCore; competes directly with Bodo's for the same engineering audience and advertising dollars in the power-conversion and wide-bandgap space.
• Electronics Weekly: UK-based global electronics trade publication covering components, power and embedded design; overlaps with Bodo's in the power-electronics content category and in selling to design engineers worldwide.
• Power Magazine: Trade publication covering electric power generation, transmission and distribution; comparable B2B media model and reliance on industry advertising, though its editorial focus is utility-scale power rather than power electronics.

Others

• EETech Media: Bodo's named North American channel partner that also runs its own electronics-component and engineering-media properties; comparable as an electronics B2B media company and a direct commercial partner.

Broad incumbents

• EDN / EE World (AspenCore): Established electronics-design publications covering power, analog and embedded topics with a much broader editorial scope than Bodo's but competing for the same design engineer mindshare and ad budget.
• IEEE Spectrum: Flagship IEEE media brand covering all of engineering including power electronics; relevant as a larger, well-funded B2B/consumer-electronics media peer and potential alternative venue for technical content distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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