Reinventing the custom PC configuration experience with MAINGEAR

MAINGEAR and Cocoon joined forces to design & engineer an industry-leading product configurator in the custom PC space, sealing a big win for the brand's highly personalized customer experience.

Client
MAINGEAR, Inc
Timelines
Ongoing
Implementation
Product Configurators
Rules Engines & Dependencies
Custom CPQ
Automation & Data Flow
ERP Integration
Services provided
Experience Design
Software Engineering
Database Architecture
API Development
Systems Integration
About The Project

MAINGEAR is a New Jersey based manufacturer of custom, high-performance PCs and workstations. As part of a move to Shopify Plus, the company approached us seeking a solution for product configurator & CPQ system development that would integrate seamlessly whilst delivering a market-provoking customer experience.

With a worldwide clientele of avid gamers, creatives, and professionals, MAINGEAR required a solution that would allow users to configure their custom PC builds with ease, whilst providing a visually engaging and interactive experience.

A big win for leading custom PC builder, MAINGEAR.

Product personalization is at the heart of MAINGEAR's operations, with the company offering a growing line of customizable computers and workstations.

With hundreds of interchangeable components throughout their hardware range, MAINGEAR is the home of the built-to-spec PC.

A marriage of form and function.

The company is known for its ability to artfully blend high-performance hardware with visually striking design, and the configurator was no exception.

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Process

Design
1

Discovery, Research & Planning

Through a series of dynamic discovery workshops with the MAINGEAR team, we identified key components required of the build. A proposed skeleton architecture of the software was developed, with a roadmap for the project's development.

2

Wireframing & Prototyping

We developed a series of wireframes and prototypes to guide the subsequent design & development phases, in close collaboration with the client. These wireframes were used to develop a visual representation of the configurator's user interface.

3

Design & Development

Through an involved design & development process spanning several months, Cocoon delivered a radical redesign & complete re-engineering of the configurator. The system was built to be highly scalable, with a focus on user experience and performance.

4

Usability, QA & Launch

After a rigorous quality assurance and testing process, collaboration between MAINGEAR & Cocoon resulted in a smooth launch of the new configurator, along with MAINGEAR's move to Shopify Plus, which was completed in parallel.

1

Discovery, Research & Planning

Through a series of dynamic discovery workshops with the MAINGEAR team, we identified key components required of the build. A proposed skeleton architecture of the software was developed, with a roadmap for the project's development.

2

Wireframing & Prototyping

We developed a series of wireframes and prototypes to guide the subsequent design & development phases, in close collaboration with the client. These wireframes were used to develop a visual representation of the configurator's user interface.

3

Design & Development

Through an involved design & development process spanning several months, Cocoon delivered a radical redesign & complete re-engineering of the configurator. The system was built to be highly scalable, with a focus on user experience and performance.

4

Usability, QA & Launch

After a rigorous quality assurance and testing process, collaboration between MAINGEAR & Cocoon resulted in a smooth launch of the new configurator, along with MAINGEAR's move to Shopify Plus, which was completed in parallel.

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