ChatCommerce for Industrial Equipment

Your equipment catalog should answer what fits, not just list the part.

Your catalog lists every model and accessory and none of the answers, so when a buyer needs to know which part fits their unit, what replaces a device you no longer make, or whether a peripheral pairs with their software, they call your support desk, and when the line is busy they order from the site that answered.

Grounded in your own catalog, compatibility data, and documents. It never invents a compatibility, never guesses a fit, and routes what it cannot verify to your team.
Live answer card
Does the TC-52 handheld pair with our WMS, and will the ring scanner work with it too?
Charging cradle✓ fits
Extended battery✓ fits
Ring scanner pairing✓ pairs, Android 13+
On the Gen 1 unit: not compatible. Here is the successor model, confirmed to pair.
+ Attach: rugged boot case for the TC-52
Pulled from your compatibility and cross-reference data. Nothing invented.
one line of embed code
on the platform you run today
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The pain, in your buyer's words

Four failing searches your catalog can't answer.

Dana · Deployment Manager
which cradle and battery fit my fleet, and does the ring scanner pair with our software
The catalog cannot confirm the model fit and the pairing, so she cannot trust the order and sources the accessories where the answer was clear.
Marcus · Field-Service Technician
replacement scan engine and battery for a discontinued unit
The catalog cannot match a part to a model it no longer lists, so the repair stalls and the part gets sourced elsewhere.
Priya · Procurement Buyer
your equivalent to a competitor holster, and reorder 40 batteries at volume
The catalog cannot cross the competitor part or apply the fleet price, so she splits the order to a supplier who could.
Reese · Systems Integrator
device, cradle, case, and mount that all work with the current OS and our app
The catalog answers none of the compatibility questions, so the bundle goes to a line whose site confirmed it.
Try it like your buyer would

Six ways buyers search a catalog like yours.

Typos, spoken configurations, shop vocabulary, specs, photos, and compatibility questions. Tap a mode to watch it resolve.

a model and a peripheral
resolved to: a yes, a no, or an honest handoff
Typo
cradel
Voice
battery for the handheld
Synonym
the model nickname
Spec
model + requirement
Image
photo of a worn part
Compatibility
model + peripheral
What your buyers ask, and how ChatSKU answers

Ordered by this vertical's real weight, compatibility first.

1Decide

Confirm compatibility.

The question that decides every order is compatibility: does this part, accessory, or module fit the model and generation, and does it pair with the software. ChatSKU resolves it against your own data, confirms the certification a buyer needs, and states plainly when a part does not fit or a pairing is not supported. When the answer is not in your data, it says so and routes to your team rather than guessing.

Live example: "Does the ring scanner pair with the TC-52 on Android 13?" → ✓ pairs, confirmed against firmware and OS compatibility data.
2Grow the order

Complete the deployment.

A deployment is never one unit. ChatSKU completes it: the cradle, battery, case, scan engine, and mount a device needs, the modules and calibration parts an instrument needs, fleet and volume pricing, and one-tap reorder for consumables and wear parts.

"40 units, standard config" → cradle, battery, boot, and mount attached, fleet pricing applied.
3Find it

Parse the sentence, return the part.

Buyers search by model, spec, and shop vocabulary, including for a unit you no longer make. ChatSKU parses the sentence, resolves the model nickname and the typo, and returns the exact part, including the current part that fits a legacy device.

"battery for the old orange handheld" → matched to the discontinued unit, current-part equivalent returned.
4Capture the switcher

Cross the rival's part to yours.

Buyers arrive holding a competitor's part or a migrating fleet. ChatSKU returns the equivalent in your line for their model and use, and points to the successor where a unit is end of life.

"your version of [competitor] holster" → equivalent returned, fit confirmed against your model.
Owner & President
Turn the compatibility questions your team answers by phone into answers buyers reach on the site.
Sales Leader
Free reps and the support desk from which-part and is-it-compatible lookups.
eCommerce & Marketing
Make your catalog answer compatibility, without a replatform.
IT & Operations
Go live with one line of embed code on the platform you run today.
Who it helps

Built for everyone who touches your catalog.

New Customers

They arrive from a search, a spec, or a competitor's part number, and they land on a model or an accessory they cannot evaluate. They do not know how deep your accessory and parts line runs, or which of your parts fits the equipment in front of them. Before they will trust you with an order, they need one thing confirmed: that it is compatible with what they already run. ChatSKU answers that from your data, at the moment they ask. They qualify themselves in instead of ordering from the site that confirmed it first.

Existing Customers

They run your equipment and still call to confirm a part. Models get revised, accessories get superseded, and a unit they bought years ago is no longer in your catalog even though it is still on their floor. When a part is backordered they need a substitute that actually fits. And almost nothing ships complete: a device needs a cradle and a battery, an instrument needs its modules, a deployment needs the mounts nobody remembers. ChatSKU carries the current compatibility data and completes the order. Fewer confirmation calls, and more complete orders.

Internal Sales Reps

Your catalog moves faster than your team can absorb it. New models launch, accessories get superseded, units go end of life, and firmware and compatibility change. ChatSKU updates when the catalog does, so nobody quotes a part that no longer fits. A new rep answers a real compatibility question in week one instead of month nine. The veteran who knows which accessory fits which generation and what replaces a discontinued unit stops being a single point of failure. And the answers keep working past 5pm and past Friday, with no added headcount.

External Sales Reps

Manufacturers' reps and channel partners carry your line alongside several others, and none of them can hold your full compatibility and parts matrix in their head. So when a customer asks whether it fits, the rep answers for the line he knows best, and it is not always yours. ChatSKU puts your grounded answers on his phone while he is standing at the customer's site. He confirms compatibility, stock, and partner pricing without calling your desk. The line they can answer for is the line they sell.

Why you can trust the answers

A wrong compatibility answer is a returned part, not a maybe.

Grounded in your data

Every answer comes from your catalog, your compatibility data, your spec sheets, and your documents. It reads what you already keep and it does not go looking elsewhere.

It never invents a compatibility

A wrong compatibility answer is a returned part, a stalled deployment, and a support ticket. ChatSKU confirms a fit from your records, says plainly when a part does not fit or a pairing is not supported, and never guesses to close a sale.

It frees your support team, it does not replace it

ChatSKU handles the routine which-part, is-it-compatible, firmware, and warranty questions from your own records, so the people who know the product answer the questions that actually need them.

Documents and certifications are protected

It does not invent a certification, a firmware version, or a spec. It returns the manual, the spec sheet, the certificate, and the warranty record you published.

The honest comparison

Your site search, a generic chatbot, and ChatSKU.

A generic chatbot can see products. It cannot see your compatibility data, your documents, stock, or pricing. That is where it loses.

What a buyer needsYour site searchGeneric chatbotChatSKU
Confirm an accessory fits a model and generationfilters miss across generationsguessesfrom your compatibility data
Say what a part will not fitnorarely, unreliablystates it plainly
Match a replacement part to a legacy unitnono accessmatches from your catalog
Confirm a peripheral pairs with the softwarenoinvents an answerfrom your records
Complete the deployment (cradle, battery, mount)nonofrom your own data
Retrieve a manual, cert, or warranty recordburied in a portalinvents onethe document on file
Cross a competitor part to your equivalentnono access to your lineyour compatible equivalent
Confirm real-time stock and lead timenonoyes
Apply fleet and partner pricingnonoyour pricing rules
The numbers

What an unanswered compatibility question actually costs.

75% / 91%
would switch for a better, faster experience, 91% among US buyers. Sana Commerce 2025
41%
of manufacturing buyers cannot locate the products they need. Sana Commerce 2025
67%
prefer a rep-free buying experience. Gartner 2026
100x / 21x
drop in reaching, then qualifying, at 30 minutes versus 5. MIT / InsideSales
78%
go with the supplier who responds first. Lead Connect
6 to 9 mo
to ramp a B2B rep, 12 to 18 for complex selling. DePaul

Levers that move your number: share of contestable revenue, share of buyers who want a rep-free path, and how much demand leaks at your current catalog stage.

Put a number on my leak →
See it on a catalog like yours

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Coming soon

Replacement Parts & Legacy Support

parts for current and discontinued models

Coming soon

Charging & Docking

single and multi-bay cradles, docks

Coming soon

Scanning & Scan Engines

scan engines, ring, tethered scanners

Coming soon

Cases, Boots & Protection

rugged boots, holsters, screen protection

Coming soon

Mounts & Vehicle Kits

forklift mounts, vehicle cradles, arm mounts

Coming soon

Modules & Peripherals

interface modules, keypads, input devices

Coming soon

Software, Firmware & Licenses

device software, firmware, MDM, licenses

Coming soon

Documentation & Warranty

manuals, spec sheets, certs, warranty records

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FAQ

The things buyers and IT ask first.

Does it work on our existing site without replatforming?+

Yes. ChatSKU embeds with one line of code on the platform you already run. There is no migration, no new store, and no ERP project. It reads the catalog and data you already have in place.

Can it confirm which accessory or part is compatible with a specific model?+

Yes. That is the core job. ChatSKU checks your compatibility data against the model and generation a buyer names and confirms the fit, or states plainly when it does not fit.

Can it match a replacement part to a discontinued unit?+

Yes. When a unit is no longer in your active catalog, ChatSKU matches it against your legacy and cross-reference data and returns the current part or successor that fits it.

Does it replace our support team?+

No. ChatSKU handles the routine which-part, is-it-compatible, firmware, and warranty questions from your own records, so the people who know the product are free to answer the questions that actually need them.

Will it invent a compatibility, a firmware version, or a certification?+

No. It never guesses. ChatSKU confirms only what your data supports, states plainly when a part does not fit or a pairing is not supported, and routes what it cannot verify to your team.

Can it retrieve manuals, certifications, and warranty status?+

Yes. It returns the manual, the spec sheet, the certificate, and the warranty record you published, exactly as filed. It does not invent a document or a spec.

Can it apply fleet and partner pricing and confirm stock?+

Yes. ChatSKU applies your fleet and partner pricing rules and confirms real-time stock and lead time from your own systems.

What does it cost?+

Pricing depends on catalog size and deployment scope. See current pricing and plans on the pricing page.

Your catalog already lists every part. Let buyers reach the answers.

ChatSKU reads your compatibility data, your specs, and your documents, and answers buyers in plain language, day or night, on the site you already run.