Engage: Middle of Funnel

Your Architect Visitor Is in Design Development and Needs BIM Files, SEFA 8 Specs, and Budget Pricing by Friday.
Can Your Website Deliver?

6-24 mo.

project cycle from lab programming to casework installation

8-20 wks

typical custom casework manufacturing lead time

SEFA 8

the industry performance standard every specifier asks about first

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Laboratory furniture and casework sales are project-driven, relationship-intensive, and specification-dependent. Your buyers are not browsing a catalog and clicking 'add to cart.' They are architects in the DD phase who need Revit families and CSI Division 12 35 53 specifications. They are lab planners programming adjacency diagrams who need to understand your modular system's flexibility. They are facilities directors managing a $50M lab build who need budget pricing to compare casework vendors before the next owner's meeting.

The problem is that most laboratory casework and furniture company websites are product showcases, not project tools. Your beautiful gallery of finished lab installations does not help the architect who needs BIM files tonight. Your product pages do not address SEFA 8 performance standards. Your contact form does not convey the urgency of a Friday DD submission deadline.

Salesperson ENGAGE is a managed AI chatbot for lead generation built specifically for companies that manufacture, distribute, and install laboratory furniture, casework, fume hoods, and modular lab systems. We build, train, and continuously optimize a chatbot that understands lab design phases, casework material specifications, SEFA performance standards, and the architect-specification-dealer sales channel that drives this industry.

Whether you sell steel casework, wood casework, phenolic or epoxy resin countertops, modular/adaptable lab systems, fume hoods, or complete lab furniture packages, ENGAGE represents your company as well as your best architectural sales representative.

Go Beyond Lead Capture with ENGAGE Agents

ENGAGE does not stop at capturing leads. Our add-on Agents extend the platform deeper into your casework sales funnel.

Needs Analysis agent

ENGAGE Agent

Needs Analysis

Turns your chatbot into a project qualification tool. When a visitor describes their lab project, including facility type, design phase, square footage, material preferences, and compliance requirements, the AI runs a structured needs analysis and delivers a project brief to your sales team. Your architectural rep walks into the first meeting already knowing the design phase, the architect firm, the material preference, and whether the project requires cGMP cleanroom casework or standard academic lab furniture.

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Instant Quote Tool agent

ENGAGE Agent

Instant Quote

Handles standard-configuration and replacement orders automatically. A facilities manager selects standard base cabinets, wall cabinets, countertops, or replacement components, and the system generates a branded PDF quote with shipping and lead time estimates.

Learn more about Instant Quote →

ENGAGE is not just a chatbot. It is a platform you grow on.

Built for Companies That Sell Laboratory Furniture and Casework

ENGAGE is purpose-built for B2B companies in the laboratory furniture, casework, and lab design space. If your business manufactures, distributes, or installs casework, benches, fume hoods, or modular lab systems, this is built for you.

Steel laboratory casework manufacturers

Wood laboratory casework manufacturers

Phenolic resin and epoxy resin countertop manufacturers

Modular and adaptable laboratory systems companies (reconfigurable, flexible lab solutions)

Laboratory fume hood manufacturers (ducted, ductless, low-flow)

Laboratory furniture dealers and rep organizations serving architects and lab planners

Cleanroom and controlled-environment casework manufacturers (cGMP, ISO 14644)

Laboratory design-build firms offering casework as part of turnkey lab solutions

Specialty casework companies (pathology, histology, pharmacy compounding, teaching labs)

If your website visitors are lab-specialist architects, lab planners, facilities directors, general contractors, principal investigators, or owner's representatives evaluating casework for a lab project, ENGAGE speaks their language.

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Lab Furniture Companies Trust ENGAGE

Erlab

While Erlab is primarily known for ductless fume hoods and filtered chemical storage, their products are frequently specified alongside laboratory casework in lab design projects. ENGAGE helps Erlab engage architects and lab planners evaluating containment solutions during the casework specification process, bridging the conversation between furniture and safety equipment.

Why Your Current Website Is Losing Lab Casework Projects

Veterinary practice owners make equipment decisions differently from hospital systems or industrial buyers. Your website is not aligned with how they buy. Here is why you are losing deals.

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Problem #1

The Architect Specification Window

Laboratory casework enters the project through architect specification. An architect or lab planner at firms like HDR, Perkins and Will, Flad, SmithGroup, CannonDesign, or Stantec is writing the Division 12 35 53 spec section and needs to evaluate your system's capabilities, dimensions, material options, and performance data against SEFA standards.

This specification window is narrow. The architect is working against a DD or CD submission deadline. They need BIM/Revit families, CSI spec sections, SEFA 8 test reports, chemical resistance data per SEFA 3, and budget pricing, often within days. Your website offers a 'Contact Our Team' button. The architect, who is simultaneously specifying mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems for the same project, cannot wait for your sales team to schedule a call. They specify the casework manufacturer who can deliver the information fastest.

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Problem #2

The Material Selection Conversation

Laboratory casework comes in steel, stainless steel, wood (oak, maple), phenolic resin, and plastic laminate. Countertops come in epoxy resin, phenolic resin, stainless steel, HDPE, and polypropylene. Each material has different chemical resistance, load capacity, durability, sustainability credentials, and price points.

The architect or lab planner needs to match materials to the laboratory's specific chemical hazards, use patterns, and budget constraints. This is a consultative conversation that your architectural sales reps handle expertly. But your website presents a materials page with bullet points, not a guided conversation that helps the specifier narrow options based on their project's requirements.

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Problem #3

The Lead Time Uncertainty

Custom laboratory casework has manufacturing lead times of 8 to 20 weeks depending on material, complexity, and current production capacity. For project-driven buyers, lead time is often the deciding factor between vendors.

Your website says nothing about lead times. The facilities director managing a lab build with a hard move-in date cannot determine whether your company can deliver on schedule without calling your sales team and waiting for a response. The competitor who proactively communicates lead times wins the project because they addressed the number one logistics concern upfront.

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Problem #4

The Sustainability and Compliance Documentation Gap

Modern lab design projects increasingly require sustainability documentation: LEED v4.1 credits, WELL Building Standard compliance, recycled content percentages, Red List/Declare labels, and Health Product Declarations (HPDs). For regulated labs, cGMP casework requires ISO 14644 cleanroom compatibility and documentation that standard lab casework does not provide.

Your sales team can discuss these requirements confidently. Your website buries sustainability credentials in a downloadable PDF that most specifiers never find. The architect defaults to specifying the manufacturer who makes sustainability and compliance documentation easy to access.

An AI Chatbot That Speaks Lab Design

We build, train, and continuously optimize a chatbot that understands your casework portfolio, material specifications, SEFA standards, and the architect-driven sales process unique to laboratory furniture.

Trained on Your Complete Product Knowledge

Trained on Your Complete Casework and Furniture Portfolio

We build your AI's knowledge base from your approved content: casework specifications, material options, chemical resistance data per SEFA 3, load ratings, dimensional data, countertop specifications, fume hood integration, and sustainability documentation. Typically 200+ pages of source material.

The result: your chatbot serves every project stakeholder. Architects get BIM availability, CSI spec section guidance, and SEFA test reports. Lab planners get system flexibility and modular reconfiguration options. Facilities directors get lead times, installation coordination, and budget pricing ranges.

Product Data Updated Daily

Design Phase Awareness

ENGAGE tags each conversation with the project's current design phase: Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, or Construction Administration. An architect in SD needs conceptual layouts and budget pricing. An architect in CD needs final specifications and Revit families. ENGAGE adapts the conversation accordingly and routes the lead with project phase context.

Material Selection Guidance

ENGAGE guides specifiers through the material selection process, asking about chemical hazards, use patterns, load requirements, sustainability goals, and budget constraints. It recommends appropriate casework materials and countertop options based on the criteria your team defines.

Product Catalog Updated Daily

Casework configurations, countertop options, and standard products refreshed daily. No outdated specs. No recommending configurations you no longer offer.

PDF Upload for Project Matching

Visitors upload PDFs: An architect uploads a Division 12 35 53 draft and the AI identifies where your products comply. A lab planner uploads a room-by-room program and the AI scopes casework needs. An EHS manager uploads a chemical list and the AI recommends countertop materials based on SEFA 3 chemical resistance. A GC or owner's rep uploads bid requirements for response.

Real-Time Lead Qualification

Every conversation generates a qualified project lead:

Project type (new lab build, renovation, expansion, replacement)
Design phase (SD, DD, CD, CA, post-occupancy)
Architect firm, lab planner, and GC
Facility type (academic, pharma, biotech, government, healthcare, industrial)
Material preference and chemical resistance requirements
Approximate linear footage of casework and number of fume hoods
SEFA, LEED, WELL, cGMP, or other compliance requirements
Target occupancy date, lead time constraints, budget range, and procurement method
Human-in-the-Loop Oversight

Enterprise-Grade Guardrails

Source-locked responses ensure the AI cannot fabricate specifications, misrepresent SEFA test results, or make unauthorized lead time commitments.

From Anonymous Visitor to Qualified Lab Project Opportunity

What happens when an architect, lab planner, or facilities director engages with your chatbot.

Step 1

Intelligent Engagement

A visitor lands on your steel casework page. Your chatbot opens: 'I see you are looking at our steel laboratory casework. Are you specifying for a specific lab project, or exploring options for a future build?'

Step 2

Project-Adapted Discovery

The chatbot adapts:

Architects get BIM/Revit availability, CSI spec guidance, SEFA test data, and sustainability credentials

Lab planners get system flexibility, modular reconfiguration options, and programming support

Facilities directors get lead times, installation logistics, and budget pricing. GCs and owner's reps get bid package information and delivery coordination

Veterinary technicians get usability details, training resources, and workflow integration

Step 3

Intelligence Capture

The system captures project type, design phase, architect firm, facility type, material requirements, compliance needs, square footage, timeline, and procurement method.

Step 4

Lead Handoff

Your architectural sales rep receives the qualified project lead with complete context, enabling a fast, informed response that positions you in the specification before the competition.

Step 5

Continuous Optimization

Weekly conversation review

Monthly performance analysis

Quarterly strategy sessions

Ongoing knowledge base updates

You Are Not Buying Software. You Are Winning Lab Specifications.

We own the work required to capture lab casework projects before the specification window closes.

What You Get
Our Responsibility
More qualified lab project leads
Training the AI on your casework specs, SEFA data, and sustainability docs
Faster response to architect specification deadlines
Designing project-phase-aware conversation flows
Material-qualified leads
Running 1,000+ test conversations across casework, countertops, and fume hoods
Design-phase-tagged intelligence
Reviewing conversations and refining daily
A chatbot that gets smarter monthly
Monthly performance analysis and optimization
What You Get
More qualified lab project leads
Faster response to architect specification deadlines
Material-qualified leads
Design-phase-tagged intelligence
A chatbot that gets smarter monthly
Our Responsibility
Training the AI on your casework specs, SEFA data, and sustainability docs
Designing project-phase-aware conversation flows
Running 1,000+ test conversations across casework, countertops, and fume hoods
Reviewing conversations and refining daily
Monthly performance analysis and optimization

If the specifications do not flow, that is our problem to solve, not yours.

Built for Lab Furniture Companies. Built for Project-Driven Sales.

Your chatbot handles conversations about multi-million dollar lab projects, competitive specifications, and proprietary design data. Security is essential.

Data Protection:

End-to-end encryption: (TLS 1.2+, AES-256)

Data ownership: Your data is yours. Never shared.

Regional compliance: GDPR, CCPA supported

Complete audit trails

Responsible AI

Source-locked responses: Cannot fabricate SEFA data, misrepresent lead times, or make unauthorized pricing commitments

Escalation protocols: for complex specification and pricing discussions

Continuous monitoring: and error correction

Works With Everything You Already Use

Your AI chatbot connects to your tech stack.

CRM Integration

Every qualified project lead flows into your CRM:

Salesforce

Native integration with lead, contact, and opportunity objects

HubSpot

Full sync, including custom properties and workflow triggers

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Enterprise-ready integration

Zoho CRM

Direct integration with lead scoring sync

Pipedrive

Automatic deal and contact creation

What Syncs

Project details, architect firm, and design phase

Material preferences and compliance requirements

Linear footage, fume hood count, and scope

Timeline and procurement method

Recommended follow-up actions

Website Deployment

Install through Google Tag Manager. Works with all major platforms.

WordPress

Works with all themes and page builders (Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, Beaver Builder)

Drupal

Supports Drupal 8, 9, and 10

Sitecore

Supports all modern Sitecore versions

Kentico

Full enterprise CMS support

Shopify

Installs via theme editor or Shopify app

BigCommerce

Native integration available

Magento

Full compatibility with Magento 2.x

HubSpot CMS

Installs alongside native HubSpot forms

Webflow

Full support including custom domains

Squarespace

Works with code injection

Odoo Enterprise

Full ERP and CMS integration

Custom platforms

If it runs JavaScript, it runs our chatbot

Works within your B2B sales funnel:

ENGAGE sits at the middle of your lab casework sales funnel. It works alongside your lead capture forms and internal site search. Leads flow into your sales engagement sequences and email campaigns. Our prospecting service fills the top of the funnel.

How Lab Furniture Companies Use ENGAGE

Real scenarios where AI chatbots capture lab casework project opportunities.

The Material Selection Consultation

The scenario:A lab planner is programming a multi-discipline research building with chemistry, biology, and engineering labs. Each lab type requires different countertop materials based on chemical resistance requirements.

Without ENGAGE:

They browse your materials page, find general descriptions, and cannot determine the right material for each lab type. They call their usual casework rep and spec the same manufacturer they always use.

With ENGAGE:

ENGAGE walks them through chemical resistance requirements by lab type, recommends appropriate countertop materials for each discipline, and captures the project scope. Your rep follows up with a comprehensive material recommendation tied to the specific lab program.

The Renovation Lead Time Crunch

The scenario:A facilities director is managing a lab renovation that must be completed during a 10-week summer break. They need to know if your casework can be manufactured and installed within their window.

Without ENGAGE:

They check your website for lead time information. Finding none, they assume you cannot meet the timeline and pursue a competitor who proactively communicates 8-week delivery.

With ENGAGE:

ENGAGE discusses typical lead times, captures the specific timeline and scope, and connects the facilities director with your project coordinator who can confirm feasibility and begin production planning.

The DD Specification Deadline

The scenario:An architect at a lab-specialist firm is preparing a Design Development submission for a new chemistry building. They need SEFA 8 test reports, Revit families, and budget pricing for 400 linear feet of steel casework and 12 fume hoods by Friday.

Without ENGAGE:

They email your sales team Tuesday. Your architectural rep is traveling and responds Thursday. The architect, under deadline pressure, specs a competitor whose information was available immediately.

With ENGAGE:

ENGAGE provides SEFA data, confirms BIM availability, captures the project scope and deadline, and sends an urgent alert to your architectural rep. Your team delivers spec support the same day and wins the specification.

The Cleanroom Casework Requirement

The scenario:A pharmaceutical company is building a cGMP manufacturing cleanroom and needs ISO 14644 compatible casework with specific material certifications, sealed construction, and documentation for qualification.

Without ENGAGE:

They find your standard casework pages. Your cleanroom capabilities are mentioned in passing. They assume you cannot serve regulated environments and evaluate specialty cleanroom vendors instead.

With ENGAGE:

ENGAGE identifies the cGMP requirement, discusses your cleanroom casework capabilities, captures the ISO classification and documentation requirements, and routes the lead to your specialty/regulated sales team.

Straightforward Pricing. No Surprises.

ENGAGE: B2B Lead Generation Chatbot

$490 per month

Everything included. No setup fees. No per-conversation charges. No hidden costs.

What is included:

Complete AI knowledge base build from your approved laboratory casework content (200+ pages typical)
Custom conversation design optimized for lead qualification
1,000+ pre-launch test conversations
CRM integration setup and configuration
Google Tag Manager deployment
Weekly conversation review and AI refinement
Monthly performance reports and optimization recommendations
Quarterly strategy sessions
Ongoing knowledge base updates as your casework portfolio, material options, and sustainability documentation evolve
Multilingual support (50+ languages, auto-detected)
Enterprise-grade security and compliance
Dedicated account strategist

Optional Add-Ons:

Needs Analysis agent

ENGAGE Agent

Needs Analysis

Project qualification agent that captures design phase, material requirements, scope, timeline, and compliance needs for lab casework projects

Learn more about Needs Analysis →
Instant Quote Tool agent

ENGAGE Agent

Instant Quote

Automated branded PDF quotes for standard-configuration casework, countertops, and replacement components

Learn more about Instant Quote →

Frequently Asked Questions

Your Next Lab Specification Is Being Written Right Now. Are You In It?

Right now, an architect is on your website at 10 PM trying to find SEFA test data for a specification deadline. A lab planner is evaluating countertop materials for a multi-discipline research building. A facilities director needs to know if your casework can be manufactured in 8 weeks for a summer renovation. Your contact form cannot answer any of them. Your architectural rep is in the field.

Every day without a trained AI chatbot for lab furniture is another day of missed specifications, lost architect relationships, and projects that went to the casework manufacturer who delivered information fastest.