Use Cases

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Electronics Product Companies — Companies that design and sell their own electronic product, building in-house or through a contract manufacturer.

Design and Engineering Firms — Design houses and engineering-services firms that develop hardware for clients.

Contract Manufacturers — EMS and assembly shops building other companies' designs.

Regulated Manufacturers — Medical, aerospace, defense, and space makers with traceability and audit obligations.

Labs and Research Teams — R&D labs, universities, and early prototyping before a product exists.

Makers and Hobbyists — Personal labs and home builders.

Find a Part and Check Stock — Find a part by name, MPN, or short ID, and see how much is in stock and where.

Label and Scan Your Inventory — Print labels with a QR or barcode, and scan parts, bins, and lots with a phone or a scanner.

Import a BOM — Bring a bill of materials in from KiCad, Altium, EAGLE, or CSV, and match each line to a part.

Price a BOM and a Build — Price a BOM from live distributor offers, and find what a finished build cost.

Handle Part Shortages with Substitutes — Define what can replace an unavailable part, and keep pricing, purchasing, and builds moving.

Purchase Parts and Receive Orders — Turn a shortage into a purchase order, place it, and receive parts by scanning.

Plan and Run a Production Build — See what you can build now, control attrition, and print a pick list for the floor.

Track Lots and Serial Numbers — Track reels, cut tape, and batches as lots, serialize units, and trace forward and backward.

Use Your Parts in KiCad and Altium — Keep one parts library in PartsBox and use it inside your EDA tool.

Automate with the API — Drive PartsBox from your own systems, and use it as the inventory system of record.

Replace a Spreadsheet or Another Tool — Move your inventory off a spreadsheet or another tool without losing stock and control.

Run an Electronics Repair or Refurbishment Shop — Track component and donor-board stock for repair work, and find any part by scanning.

Manage Stock for Cable Assemblies and Wire Harnesses — Hold connectors, terminals, and wire by length, and build BOMs for harness work.