Visual 3D configurator helping Automata promote automated biolabs

Find out how CanvasLogic helped Automata revolutionize lab sales with 3D visualization and AR

Automata
Country
England
Industry
Robotics, Biotech

Client

Automata, originally recognized for its easy-to-use industrial robots, has successfully shifted to accommodate the specialized needs of the life sciences sector. Acknowledging the complex and repetitive tasks common in biolabs, Automata applied its automation expertise to create solutions that boost productivity and precision in these environments.

The launch of the LINQ platform was a major achievement, providing all-in-one automation setups that assist with various lab tasks, from simple liquid handling to complex experimental setups.

Challenge

To launch their new product, the LINQ platform, Automata’s marketing team introduced a 3D visual configurator with augmented reality (AR) capabilities. This innovative tool lets potential customers visualize and interact with the LINQ Bench in their own lab spaces using their devices, giving them a hands-on, customizable experience.

This approach not only increases customer engagement but also highlights the LINQ platform’s versatility and effectiveness in real-world lab situations, making it simpler for clients to grasp and recognize the product’s benefits.

Besides, stats show that visual configurators can boost conversion rates by 40%. And when using 3D configurators with a 360° view and AR, conversion rates can soar by 250%.

Online Interactive
3D Visualizer
Allows users to view
and manipulate the
product in Real Time
Provides a detailed and
impressive visualization
experience
Enables potential customers
to understand the product’s features
and configurations better

Solution

Automata ordered a solution that would include the following functional and non-functional requirements:

  • Ability to design configurations from scratch.
  • Option to choose from pre-configured templates.
  • Generation of 2D drawings for PDF quotes.
  • Capability to save configuration links or share configuration codes.
  • High-speed model generation.

The project lifecycle would consist of the following stages: discovery, design, build, test, and deploy.

“There's no one in our biotechnology market who has taken a system like yours and used it to build labs.”

Results

Features used

  • Visual 3D configurator
  • Augmented reality (AR)
  • Pre-set product configurations
  • User-defined custom products
  • Instant specification PDF quote
  • Interactive help guide
  • Configuration link and QR code
  • HubSpot integration
  • Google Analytics integration
  • Mobile-ready rendering

Outcome

After initial skepticism, the launch significantly boosted Automata’s order volume, driven by increased web traffic and trade show interactions.


Within a month, they experienced a spike in Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs), demonstrating rising interest. The sales cycle time was halved, reflecting improved efficiency.

Benefits for the business

Using CanvasLogic solution, Automata addressed the following marketing challenges and gained a number of benefits:

  • Market Adoption: Introduces potential clients to Automata’s technology, facilitating early exposure and interest.
  • Self-Configuration Engagement: Encourages clients to interact with products through self-configuration, increasing familiarity and preference.
  • AR Tool for Sales Team: Equips the sales team with an augmented reality tool for more compelling and effective product demonstrations.
  • Search Analytics: Gathers valuable data from client configurations to understand demand trends and client preferences.
  • Order Time Reduction: Streamlines the ordering process, reducing steps and potential errors, thereby accelerating the transition from interest to purchase.
  • Enhanced Event Presence: Makes Automata’s presence at events more engaging, attracting more attention and boosting brand visibility.
  • Improved Sales: Helps Automata generate more leads and close deals faster by showcasing their solutions effectively.
  • Enhanced Customer Connections: Integrated HubSpot helps Automata’s sales team initiate warmer conversations with prospects using insights from the configurator, tailoring discussions to specific needs and preferences.

“With CanvasLogic, we can see what labs people are building and what instruments they're selecting. It helps us understand how we can meet that customer need without even having a conversation. And so when our sales team are picking up that summary, they can start having conversations from that point, from a warm place rather than a cold place.”

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Oliver Streck
Oliver Streck

Head of Sales, CanvasLogic

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