Case Study: DKB Resources Inc. achieves 50% greater efficiency in PCB design and data management with Altium

Making Complex Design Process Management Work In Real World

DKB Resources, a Santa Barbara electronics service bureau led by Darya Bronston, develops specialized PCBs for high-stakes space and defense customers including NASA, JPL, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon. The company must meet strict, client-specific standards (for example a 600+ page JPL rulebook) and reconcile technical requirements with reviews from engineers and non-engineers across programs, procurement and administration—making documentation, communication and zero-defect delivery critical.

Using Altium Designer’s unified data management and multi-format output, DKB built customer-specific golden libraries, templates and automated DRC checks (including JPL flight rules) to standardize designs, speed reviews and enable reuse. The result: at least a 50% efficiency gain in information exchange, a 99.8% first-time turn-on success rate, cost savings passed to clients, and recognition from JPL with a 2009 Supplier Trust and Recognition Award.

DKB Resources Inc. 

Darya Bronston

President