THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN – DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, announces a collaboration with Ultra Librarian. The collaboration connects the supply chain and design, giving engineers a fully integrated and contextual component discovery and procurement path directly inside the computer-aided design (CAD) environment.

The collaboration integrates DigiKey's myLists with UItra Librarian's UltraBOM bill of materials management tool, which gives designers access to quotes, prices, product availability and lead times during the design process. Simplifying the design and purchasing workflow, this integration offers DigiKey's parts to users of OrCAD Capture printed circuit board (PCB) software, who can send a bill of materials to DigiKey with the push of a button.

myLists is DigiKey's parts list management tool that consolidates bills of materials (BOMs), price and availability lists, and quotes. It allows users to easily share their BOMs with external team members or publicly. With customizable permissions, list owners can grant edit access or "view only" rights, ensuring everyone gets the information they need, without risking list integrity.

"DigiKey and Ultra Librarian's collaboration is helping engineers maximize their productivity and efficiency by connecting critical design data, enabling a contiguous digital thread from concept through production," said Cody Walseth, digital product owner for DigiKey.

"Connecting engineering with procurement and supply chain has traditionally been a manual post-design process," said Manny Marcano, president of Ultra Librarian and Accelerated Designs Brand. "With the rate of change in design and the constant variability in the supply chain, a better process is needed to ensure engineering and procurement are in sync throughout the product development process. We are proud to work with the amazing team at DigiKey to enhance UltraBOM with myLists, giving the PCB design community a fully integrated path to production."

For more information about the collaboration, please visit the DigiKey website.

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