If you’ve ever tried getting a custom electronics box made, you know the drill – endless emails, long quotes, and waiting… so much waiting. DigiKey just changed that game with their new Custom Enclosure Configurator.
I spend a lot of time building electronics projects, and finding the right case is often the biggest bottleneck. You find a perfect stock enclosure, but it needs holes for switches or ports. Usually, this means either getting handy with a drill (risky) or going through a time-consuming custom order process.
DigiKey’s new online tool makes this surprisingly simple. You pick a stock case from their catalog, upload your modification drawings, and get an instant price quote. No more back-and-forth emails or mysterious pricing. The best part? You can get your modified case in about 15 business days – that’s less than three weeks.
What can you modify? They’re offering options for custom cutouts and holes, plus different materials to choose from. The tool guarantees your specs will match your drawings, which is huge for precision projects.
Missy Hall from DigiKey mentioned they’re the first distributor to offer this kind of online service. This matters because it’s filling a real gap in the market – the space between off-the-shelf cases and full custom manufacturing.
For electronics builders, this is a significant time-saver. Whether you’re prototyping a new product or building a one-off project, getting your enclosure right just got much faster. The instant pricing feature is particularly useful for budgeting and avoiding surprise costs later.
DigiKey’s offering this service through their website now. For anyone working on electronics projects requiring custom enclosures, it’s worth checking out – especially if you’ve been putting off a project because of case modifications.
