MARLBOROUGH, MA – Two leading online resources targeted to the electronic engineering professional and enthusiast combined resources to launch a resource for PCB-based electronic project development targeted at the hobbyist market.

Solo-Labs.com brings together the assets of DownStream Technologies’ DIY Maker initiative Fabstream.com and Electro-Labs.com to create a community-based portal where users can find electronic design tools, resources, project tutorials and knowledge to create PCB-based electronics.

“This move makes complete sense on many fronts,” said Rick Almeida, managing director of Fabstream and founder of Fabstream’s parent company, DownStream Technologies. “Electro-Labs.com has been a longtime strategic partner of FabStream.com by providing value added content like DIY projects, and electronics tutorials that complement our SoloPCB Designer software application. As that relationship deepened, it became clear that strategically we should join forces and allow customers to get all the information and tools they need to build PCB-based electronics in one location.”

Beginning today, Fabstream.com and Electro-labs.com will be discontinued and all web visits redirected to Solo-Labs.com. Fabstream’s free PCB design software will also be retired. Users are encouraged to visit Solo-Labs.com to download SoloPCB Designer 2.0, the portal’s free PCB design software.

The site is comprised of free electronic design software, as well as dozens of project tutorials to help users’ jump-start a project, including step-by-step tutorials, videos, PCB schematic and library reference files, industry articles and more. Additional projects and tutorials will be added regularly, and the community of users will be able to share files, designs, tips and techniques through the community feature on the site. The team from Electro-Labs.com will continue to develop new projects and add new content to Solo-Labs.com.

“We are excited to combine the resources and content of Electro-Labs.com with Fabstream.com,” said Abdulgafur Mujdeci, publisher of Electro-Labs.com. “The SoloPCB Designer software is unmatched in its capability within the Maker community. It allows us to create PCB designs without compromising electronic performance because of design tools that lack functionality. This new venture will allow us to concentrate on creating and delivering more engaging content to our audience using SoloPCB Designer as the catalyst to bring our ideas to reality.”

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