Case Study: Interconnect Design Solutions reduces PCB library creation time with OrCAD Library Builder

First-hand user experiences with OrCAD Library Builder

Interconnect Design Solutions (IDS), a printed wiring board and mechanical engineering consulting firm, faced a significant challenge with the manual, time-consuming, and error-prone process of creating PCB part libraries for their clients. This task, which often took over an hour per part and was not budgeted for by customers, threatened project timelines and budgets. Seeking a solution, President Mike Brown turned to OrCAD and their product, OrCAD Library Builder, to streamline this critical workflow.

The OrCAD Library Builder solution automated library creation, slashing the time to build a part from over an hour to just 10 minutes. It provided automated verification to eliminate errors and ensured compliance with manufacturing standards. This dramatic efficiency gain allowed IDS to control costs, avoid schedule overruns, and pass the savings on to their customers, all while significantly improving the quality and accuracy of their output. IDS also plans to leverage OrCAD Library Builder's ability to generate 3D models to further enhance their mechanical design services.

Interconnect Design Solutions

Mike Brown

President