Case Study: Datasound Laboratories achieves powerful real-time business insights with Workbooks

Workbooks Enables PCB Manufacturer to Harness Powerful Business Insights

Datasound Laboratories, a hi‑tech PCB designer and manufacturer founded in 1991 (11–50 employees), was constrained by Excel-based processes and no live data feeds. Managing Director Rory Dear couldn’t get the business visibility needed to set policy or understand costs, failure rates and lost sales opportunities.

By implementing Workbooks (Business Pro, Web Insights, Mapping Module and Spotler) and involving the whole team in design, DSL gained real-time, company-wide transparency and built custom entities (serial numbers, employee leave) to make data actionable. The result: a 99.9% on‑time dispatch rate, better inventory decisions that recovered lost sales, streamlined processes and measurable year‑over‑year growth.

Datasound Laboratories

Rory Dear

Managing Director