Putting 200,000+ products at a field engineer’s fingertips
A cross-platform product search and configurator app for one of America’s largest electrical manufacturers — unifying search, specs, and ordering across every brand.
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Hubbell Inc. is a $4.5B global manufacturer of electrical and electronic products for construction, industrial, and utility applications. Hubbell Power Systems (HPS) sells more than 230,000 different electrical products. Customers needed an easy way to search and configure products across multiple brands and data sources.
Digital Scientists developed HPS Select, a cross-platform mobile and web application that provides detailed specs, drawings, and images for over 200,000 products — with competitor cross-reference search, part configuration tools, and list-building capabilities.
The result: a single point of access that transformed how engineers and field operators find, compare, and order the right parts.
200K+
Products searchable in one app
Multi
Brand cross-reference search
3
Platforms: iOS, Android, Web
$4.5B
Global manufacturer served
Too many brands, too many sources, no single view
Hubbell Power Systems sells products across many different brands, each with its own data formats and sources. Field engineers and specifying engineers had no single way to search, compare, and configure products — forcing them to navigate multiple disconnected systems just to find the right part.
Fragmented product data
200,000+ products spread across multiple brands and data sources with no unified interface
No competitor cross-reference
No way to match parts across brands or find equivalent products from competitors
Offline configurators only
Existing product configuration tools were desktop-only and couldn’t be used in the field
Field access gaps
Power-line operators needed mobile access to parts on the job site but had no suitable tool
HPS Select: one app, every product, every platform
We defined a new product taxonomy and product groupings to improve search and navigation, then built a unified application available as a mobile app and a responsive website.
Unified Product Search
Search by name, category, or product facet across all 200,000+ products from every brand in a single interface.
Cross-Reference Search
Multi-brand, part-equivalency matching lets users find competitor cross-references instantly.
Product Configurators
Two redesigned configurator tools — including a Connector Selector for filtering by application, size, type, and fitting.
List Building
Users create, save, and share lists of parts — including bills of materials — directly from the app.
Detailed Specs & Drawings
View product specifications, line drawings, and images for every part — with expandable detail panes.
Mobile-First for the Field
Power-line maintenance operators get instant access to search, select, save-to-list, and order — right from the job site.
Designed for speed and simplicity
From browsing categories to configuring connectors, every interaction was designed to help users find the right part faster.
Browse & Navigate
Search or browse across all industry markets with an intuitive category-based interface.
Select & Configure
Use sliders to narrow selections, filter by type, and view detailed part information in expandable panes.
Search & Filter
Use the Connector Selector to filter parts by application, size, type, and fitting — finding exactly the right part.
A single source of truth for every product
HPS Select gave users a single point of access to Hubbell Power Systems’ broad set of product data. The improved user experience made the app popular with specifying engineers, application engineers, and Hubbell’s own customer support team.
Faster product search across all brands and categories
Online configuration and list-building tools
Adopted by field engineers, specifiers, and customer support
Cross-platform consistency across mobile, tablet, and web
Ready to unify your product experience?
Whether you need a cross-platform catalog, a mobile configurator, or an enterprise search tool — let’s talk about how Digital Scientists can help.