Developing Cutting-Edge Wireless Technology with NuCurrent and Altium Concord Pro

• Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries
• Networks & Connectivity - WiFi

• Electronics
• Telecommunications

• Product Research & Development

• Service Parts Management

• Hardware Design & Engineering Services
• System Integration

NuCurrent, a company known for its patented wireless inductive technology, faced a significant challenge as it grew. The company's technology is found in a variety of everyday essentials, from PopSockets® to smart basketballs and kitchen countertops. However, as the company expanded, it became clear that they needed a professional solution for PCB component library management and version control. Their existing system, GitHub, was proving to be inadequate for their growing needs. The lack of synchronization in GitHub made it difficult to reuse parts across multiple projects and changes were not getting propagated. This often resulted in issues being caught later in the development cycle, causing delays and inefficiencies. Furthermore, the company was using Google Drive and emailing files to clients, which created serious version control issues.

NuCurrent is a Chicago-based company that was honored as the city's most innovative company in 2019. The company is known for its patented wireless inductive technology, which is found in a variety of everyday essentials, from PopSockets® to smart basketballs and kitchen countertops. NuCurrent helps bring some of the most innovative products to life by implementing inductive charging technologies for companies, regardless of their familiarity with the process. The company has over 100 global patents granted and pending for wireless power system designs. NuCurrent works with companies that often struggle to create wireless products internally, taking their ideas and designing the electronics for them.

After a thorough search for a scalable and intuitive solution, NuCurrent discovered Altium Concord Pro. This platform checked all the boxes for the company in terms of parts management, version control, and more. Altium Concord Pro allowed NuCurrent to streamline their parts libraries, which had grown along with their client list, and outgrown their existing system. The platform also provided instant synchronization without the need for human intervention, solving the version control issues they had been facing. Furthermore, Altium Concord Pro's cloud-based platform, Altium 365, allowed NuCurrent's mechanical engineers to always find the right parts for their mCAD designs at a moment’s notice. This ensured that proper mechanical adjustments could be made at any point during the design cycle.

• The implementation of Altium Concord Pro has significantly improved NuCurrent's operational efficiency. The platform has made it easier for the company to manage its parts libraries and maintain version control. This has reduced the time and effort previously spent on these tasks, allowing engineers to focus more on designing. The platform has also improved collaboration with mechanical engineers, who can now easily find the right parts for their mCAD designs at any moment. This ensures that proper mechanical adjustments can be made at any point during the design cycle. Furthermore, the platform has empowered NuCurrent's growth by providing a scalable solution that can accommodate the company's expanding needs.

• Altium Concord Pro provided a single source of truth, a central repository for everything NuCurrent relies on to create innovative products.

• The platform ensured that everyone had the latest version at all times, eliminating version control issues.

• Altium Concord Pro allowed for instant synchronization without the need for human intervention.