EPSMA

What EPSMA does

EPSMA (European Power Supply Manufacturers' Association), legally registered as UKEIG in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, is a non-profit trade association founded in 1995 to represent the specialist interests of the European power supply industry. The association currently comprises approximately 25 member companies drawn from ten European countries, collectively employing more than 8,000 people and generating combined global revenues exceeding €5 billion. Its membership spans large diversified electronics manufacturers (Siemens, Texas Instruments, Infineon, Delta, TDK), specialist power supply firms (PULS, XP Power, RECOM, Murata Power Solutions, Enedo, Efore), recognized suppliers (Bel Power Solutions, Bourns, Phoenix Contact), and affiliate educational and research institutions (ETH Zurich, TU Delft, University of Nottingham, University of Padua, Energyville).

The association's core deliverables are technical publications, regulatory advocacy, and standards engagement. EPSMA maintains a confidential members-only library of technical guidance documents covering power supply lifetime prediction, carbon footprint calculation methodology, embedded software verification, efficiency measurement, CE marking, and safety guidelines for medical, railway, hazardous-location, DIN-rail, and telecom applications. It holds formal liaison status with CENELEC and works with IEC TC108 on safety standards, while cooperating with PSMA on databases tracking 778 global power electronics standards and 521 energy efficiency regulations across 56 agencies. The organization is governed by a Management Committee elected from member companies, with a Technical Committee chaired by Vlad Grigore of Efore, and a small secretariat currently led by Alan Hill.

EPSMA operates a subscription/membership revenue model with Full Membership and Supplier Membership priced at a flat £1,500 per annum and Affiliate Membership provided free to educational institutions. Its go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, anchored on quarterly Management Committee meetings, an annual general meeting, joint webinars with PSMA, and presence at major industry events such as PCIM Europe and Electronica Munich. Distribution of services occurs through the epsma.org members area, quarterly newsletters, and the EPSMA LinkedIn group. Recent leadership transitions include the November 2023 election of Michael Raspotnig (PULS) as Chairman succeeding Bernhard Erdl's 24-year tenure, Andreas Hoischen (Delta) assuming the Vice Chairman role in 2025, and the 2024–2025 secretariat succession from Paul Lee through Jonathan Pieterse to Alan Hill.

Name

EPSMA

Legal name

European Power Supplies Manufacturers' Association UKEIG

Website

https://epsma.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EPSMA is a UK-registered European trade association founded in 1995 representing approximately 25 power supply manufacturers across 10 countries, providing members with regulatory advocacy, CENELEC/IEC liaison, technical publications, and quarterly forums for collaboration on safety, efficiency, and sustainability standards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Little Haseley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: EPSMA generates revenue through annual membership fees from Full Members, Supplier Members, and provides free Affiliate Membership to educational institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EPSMA is a European trade association that provides membership-based services to power supply manufacturers, including technical publications, regulatory advocacy, standards development liaison, quarterly meetings, and access to curated databases on energy efficiency regulations and safety compliance standards. The association facilitates collaboration between competitors on common technical and regulatory concerns, and acts as the primary European liaison body with CENELEC and IEC on power supply standardization.

Product overview

EPSMA (The European Power Supply Manufacturers' Association) is a trade association representing the power supply industry in Europe. The organization offers a portfolio of membership services including quarterly newsletters providing industry updates and meeting summaries, access to a members-only area with technical documents and committee resources, and reference to PSMA-managed databases on energy efficiency regulations and safety/compliance standards. EPSMA's core publications include technical guidance documents on topics such as power supply lifetime prediction, embedded software verification, efficiency measurements, CE marking, and safety guidelines for medical, railway, hazardous location, DIN rail, and telecom applications. The association also publishes specific technical papers including a Carbon Footprint Calculation Methodology (2025) and Over-voltage Categories guidance. The organization functions as an industry body facilitating collaboration between manufacturers rather than as a product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EPSMA Membership (Full, Supplier, Affiliate Tiers) Annual membership tiers for power supply manufacturers, suppliers, and educational institutions. Full Membership (£1,500/annum) grants voting rights and Management Committee eligibility; Supplier Membership (£1,500/annum) allows participation with up to 3 representatives on the Management Committee; Affiliate Membership is free for educational institutions and service providers.
• EPSMA Technical Publications Library Comprehensive library of technical guidance documents covering power supply lifetime prediction, carbon footprint calculation, embedded software verification, accurate efficiency measurements, CE marking, PFC harmonic current emissions, thermal measurements, and application-specific safety guidelines (medical, railway, hazardous location, DIN rail, telecom). Documents available to members via the Members Area.
• EPSMA Quarterly Newsletters Quarterly newsletters (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter editions) distributed to members after each Management Committee meeting, covering meeting content, regulatory updates, and upcoming industry events.
• EPSMA Members Area Online Portal Restricted-access online portal for EPSMA members containing confidential documents, Management and Technical Committee meeting minutes, presentations, TC reports, and CENELEC News.
• EPSMA Energy Efficiency Database (via PSMA) Access to a global database tracking energy efficiency regulations for power supplies and motor drives, covering 56 agencies and 521 regulations. Available through EPSMA's collaboration with PSMA.
• EPSMA Safety and Compliance Database (via PSMA) Access to a global database monitoring power electronics standards, tracking 778 standards from 50 agencies covering product safety, EMC, material toxicity, environmental, quality, performance, energy efficiency, and fundamental standards. Available through EPSMA's collaboration with PSMA.
• EPSMA LinkedIn Member Forum LinkedIn-based member forum providing networking, information sharing, and access to a database of UL non-conformances for EPSMA members. Group ID: 8480599.
• Carbon Footprint Calculation Methodology for Power Supplies Technical paper providing standardized guidance on calculating the carbon footprint of power supply products, published November 2025. Available in the EPSMA Knowledgebase.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5 billion Euros in combined member revenues represented
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PSMA (Power Sources Manufacturers Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS counterpart organization with similar mission to integrate power industry resources. EPSMA cooperates with PSMA on joint webinars covering technical topics like over-voltage categories and lifetime prediction. Collaboration on common projects such as embedded software validation in power supplies.
• ZVEI (Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman electrical industry association. EPSMA works with ZVEI on lobbying EU regulators on Eco Design Regulation changes and IEC safety standards proposals. Joint working groups on derating proposals and commercial/industrial equipment regulations.
• CENELECcoreTechnology or IntegrationEuropean Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization. EPSMA has liaison organization status with CENELEC, receiving advance notification of work by technical committees relating to power, and opportunity to represent member interests.
• ECPE (European Centre for Power Electronics)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Centre for Power Electronics established in 2003 as an industrial and research network. EPSMA maintains relationship for research collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• HDPUG (High Density Packaging User Group)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPSMA contributes to HDPUG's reference group for board mounted power supplies, participating in industry collaboration on packaging standards.
• IEC (International Engineering Consortium)coreTechnology or IntegrationEPSMA engages with IEC Technical Committee TC108 on safety standards for power supplies. Currently lobbying against proposals to disallow derating of AC-DCs at low mains in safety testing.
• UP MadridminorOthersAffiliate member - university partner
• ETH ZurichminorOthersAffiliate member - university partner
• Delft UniversityminorOthersAffiliate member - university partner
• University of NottinghamminorOthersAffiliate member - university partner
• University of PaduaminorOthersAffiliate member - university partner
• EnergyvilleminorOthersAffiliate member - collaboration of Belgian research institutes and universities. Joined in 2020.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ZVEI (Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie): German electrical and electronic industry association that EPSMA collaborates with on EU lobbying (Eco Design Regulation, IEC safety standards). ZVEI is broader in scope (entire electrical industry) but is a core strategic partner and the most analogous European national association.
• SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International): Global industry association serving the electronics manufacturing supply chain, including power and compound semiconductor segments. SEMI is a much larger trade association with adjacent but not direct overlap in power supply manufacturing advocacy.
• IPC (Association Connecting Electronics Industries): Global trade association for the electronics manufacturing industry covering standards, training, and advocacy. IPC serves a broader electronics constituency but shares EPSMA's standards-development and member-education model around electronic components.
• IEEE Power Electronics Society: Global professional society for power electronics engineering. EPSMA members present at IEEE conferences (APEC, etc.), making it a broader scholarly/industry counterpart serving an overlapping technical community.

Direct peers

• ECPE (European Centre for Power Electronics): European research and industrial network for power electronics, established in 2003. EPSMA maintains a mutual partnership with ECPE for research collaboration and knowledge sharing in the same industry vertical.
• PSMA (Power Sources Manufacturers Association): US-based counterpart industry association representing power sources manufacturers. EPSMA and PSMA run joint webinars, share databases (Energy Efficiency, Safety and Compliance), and coordinate on common technical topics — making it the most directly comparable peer organization.
• HDPUG (High Density Packaging User Group): Industry user group focused on board mounted power supplies packaging. EPSMA contributes to HDPUG's reference group, making it a peer industry collaboration entity with overlapping technical remit in power supply standards.

Others

• IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission): International standards body that EPSMA engages with directly through TC108 on power supply safety standards. EPSMA actively lobbies IEC on technical proposals, making it a regulatory counterpart rather than a competitor.
• CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization): European standards body for electrotechnical standards with which EPSMA holds liaison organization status. EPSMA engages with CENELEC technical committees to influence power supply standards, making it a key counterpart rather than a competing association.

Regional players

• National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA): US-based trade association representing electrical equipment manufacturers, including power and industrial products. NEMA serves a similar advocacy role for North American manufacturers but does not directly compete with EPSMA in the European market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epsma-org

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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