STEINEL News 02-2026

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In the second edition of STEINEL News for 2026, we provide an update on the market situation in industrial electronics and discuss the implications and measures being taken. We also have news from our production department: the acquisition of the flying probe tester is imminent. We also take you on a product tour of STEINEL and discuss the new anti-Greenlight regulations. Alsoyou can find a link to our reference from NSE AG.

Market Outlook for Industrial Electronics 2026 – Impact & Measures

We already informed you of the tense market situation in our status reports sent out in March 2026. Current geopolitical developments in the Middle East continue to affect commodity and transport markets worldwide.

Various manufacturers have already implemented price increases or will do so shortly. This applies not only to new orders but also to those already placed. In addition, delivery times continue to lengthen.



    Current situation


      • Significant price increases (10–30%) from leading
      • manufacturersDelivery times continue to lengthen, even for
      • existing ordersThe situation affects industrial, analogue, power and control ICs



    Key drivers


      • AI boom ties up global
      • production capacityStructural bottleneck in ‘mature’ technologies (65–180 nm)
      • Geopolitics & logistics: Middle East, tariffs, volatile freight &
      • energy costsLong production cycles: 5–6 months due purely to technical factors


    Outlook für 2026


      • No short-term
      • easing trend; continued selective shortages &
      • allocation risks; high price and availability volatility



    Recommended measures


      • Provide binding 12–18-month forecasts
      • Review long-term agreements (LTAs) to secure capacity
      • Move away from pure just-in-time → resilient procurement
      • Secure critical parts at an early stage

New test equipment – Flying Probe

Front view of the Flyingprobe test system.

The acquisition of the Seica Pilot VX flying probe tester significantly expands STEINEL Solutions AG’s testing capabilities for electronic assemblies. The system enables highly flexible, adapter-free in-circuit and functional testing. Thanks to several movable probe heads, test points can be automatically located and electrical parameters such as resistances, capacitances, diodes, IC pins, as well as power supplies and signals, can be tested. Flash programming and functional tests can be integrated as optional features.

The key benefits include rapid product changeover without adapter costs, high testing accuracy, and suitability for prototypes, small and medium-volume production runs. In addition, the Pilot VX enables early fault detection during production, thereby reducing scrap and rework. Overall, the system represents a cost-effective and future-proof investment in quality assurance.

Product journey

Illustration of the Alpine Innovation Hub as a mountain climb: The path of an electronics project leads from quotation, order and project start through customer proximity, speed, trust, competence team, technology, development, industrialisation and manufa

From concept to series production: the product journey illustrates how electronic systems are developed, industrialised and manufactured holistically at STEINEL Solutions. Early technical decisions, integrated production engineering and robust procurement, testing and manufacturing processes ensure series production readiness, cost-effectiveness and sustainability throughout the entire product lifecycle. At the Alpine Innovation Hub, STEINEL Solutions sees itself as a long-term technical partner to its customers.

New EU rules to combat greenwashing

From 27 September 2026, stricter rules on environmental and sustainability claims will apply across the EU. The aim is to create greater transparency and prevent misleading claims (‘greenwashing’).

What does this mean in practice?
Claims such as ‘sustainable’, ‘climate-neutral’ or ‘environmentally friendly’ may in future only be used if they are clearly substantiated, comprehensible and verifiable. [umweltbundesamt.de], [dihk.de]

    • Broad environmental claims are now only permissible if backed up by solid evidence
    • CO₂ offsetting alone is no longer sufficient to label a product as climate-neutral
    • Proprietary environmental labels without independent certification are no longer permitted
    • Individual aspects (e.g. recycled material) may no longer be applied to the product as a whole

    • Stricter requirements for product data and documentation (packaging, websites, etc.)
    • Rising expectations and a need for greater transparency towards customers and
    • business partnersLess scope for general or vague sustainability claims [bdo.de]



Our conclusion:

Sustainability is increasingly becoming a data- and fact-based issue. For companies with a solid technical foundation, this creates clear opportunities to differentiate themselves credibly from the competition.

Case study: NSE AG – POWERSAFE

NSE Powersafe: a glimpse inside. All the electronics are visible.

POWERSAVE is a compact and high-performance IED designed for protection, control and measurement tasks in public power supply networks and industrial networks. Thanks to its integrated power management system, the device remains operational even without an external power supply, thereby offering reliable blackout protection.

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