Hands-On with Altium 365’s New BOM Portal

In this episode of the OnTrack Podcast, we explore the innovative BOM Portal in Altium 365, a cutting-edge tool transforming PCB design and electronic development. Tech Consultant Zach Peterson sits down with Ananth Avva, General Manager at Altium’s Cloud Platform, and Damir Khayrutdinov, Product Manager at Altium, to discuss the tool. Altium’s BOM Portal, compared to ActiveBOM, offers a seamless and efficient approach to managing bill of materials (BOM) throughout the product lifecycle. We dive deep into the capabilities and features of the BOM Portal, including its integration with various CAD tools and its role in streamlining design-to-realization processes. Learn from our guests about the trends and challenges in electronics development and how Altium Designer 24’s BOM Portal addresses these issues. 0:00 Intro 1:18 Trends in Electronics Development 3:44 Why Build the BOM Portal on Altium 365? 5:29 BOM Management Challenges 8:33 How Does BOM Portal Help? 9:56 Relationship Between ActiveBOM and BOM Portal 11:42 How Does the BOM Portal Work? 24:17 Replacement Grades: Pin Compatibility, or Other Dimensions? 26:22 BOM Portal Customer Response 28:08 BOM Portal Future Developments? 28:43 Multi-board Systems? 29:45 The Future Vision for Altium 365 34:01 How to Learn More about BOM Portal 👉 For more episodes of the OnTrack Podcast, go here: 👉 Learn More about BOM Portal Here: 👉 How to ’Shift Left’ and Connect Procurement and Engineering? Altium 365 BOM Portal Step-by-Step: 👉 BOM Portal Webinar: 👉 Exclusive 15 Days Free Altium Designer Access: Don’t forget to follow us on social to stay up-to-date on the latest Altium Academy content. 👉 Follow Altium on TikTok: @altiumdesigner 👉 Follow Altium on Twitter: 👉 Follow Altium on Linkedin: 👉 Follow Altium on Facebook: 👉 Ready to try the industry’s best-in-class design experience yourself? Download it today and get started! The Altium Academy is an online experience created to bring modern education to PCB Designers and Engineers all across the world. Here you can access a vast library of free training and educational content covering everything from basic design to advanced principles and step-by-step walkthroughs. Join industry legends as they share their career knowledge, review real-life design projects, or learn how to leverage one of Altium’s leading design tools. No matter your level of experience, the Altium Academy can help you become a better Designer and Engineer! About Altium LLC Altium LLC (ASX:ALU), a global software company based in San Diego, California, is accelerating the pace of innovation through electronics. From individual inventors to multinational corporations, more PCB designers and engineers choose Altium software to design and realize electronics-based products. #AltiumDesigner #BOMPortal #PCBDesign #ElectronicDevelopment #ActiveBOM #Altium365 #EngineeringSoftware #SupplyChainManagement #PCBManufacturing #DesignTools