Samtec, a global electronics manufacturer elevates product discovery with faster, more relevant search at scale

MeiliSearch is an open-source search engine that provides fast and relevant search capabilities for developers. Readers can learn about search algorithms, indexing techniques, and building search functionality into their applications. With documentation, tutorials, and community support, MeiliSearch empowers developers to enhance the search experience for their users.

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Samtec, a global electronics manufacturer handling 1.5 million monthly searches across a complex product catalog, migrated from their previous search vendor to Meilisearch. Key pain points included poor relevancy for technical component searches, latency issues, limited ranking control, and high costs. The migration was phased — starting with content search, then product search — and completed in a few weeks. Results include near-instant search responses across four regional instances, over 1 million indexed documents, improved relevancy, and better cost efficiency. Future plans include faceted filtering for parametric product search and LLM-powered semantic search integration.

How Samtec modernizes product search with Meilisearch

The challenge: search that couldn’t keep up

The solution: a focused, developer-first search engine

Implementation: simple, fast, and low-friction

The results: performance without disruption

Conclusion: a search foundation built for scale