Case Study: MKS Instruments achieves faster remote collaboration and uninterrupted PCB design with Altium 365

MKS - Customer Case Study

MKS Instruments, a critical provider of life-science and biopharmaceutical equipment, faced mounting pressure during COVID-19 to keep designing and supporting essential devices while engineers were working remotely. The team already used Altium Designer, but needed a faster, cloud-based way to collaborate and access PCB data without relying on office systems or VPN access.

Altium 365 provided the solution by moving MKS’s PCB design and realization workflow to the cloud, with Concord Pro helping centralize libraries and improve collaboration between electrical and mechanical engineers. According to the case study, this let the team work without interruption, eliminated server downtime issues, and reduced remote setup delays that previously could take one to two weeks, while enabling all engineers to use the system successfully.

MKS

Todd McFarland

Senior Electrical Designer