Not every client needs a cabinet designed from a blank page. Many just want a proven size and finish, a price and a drawing they can act on.
Salamander Designs built its newest tool for that buyer. The Bloomfield, Conn.-based, manufacturer, which has made handcrafted AV technology furniture for more than 35 years, launched Salamander Select.
The new offering lets integrators design Pro Cabinets in real-time 3D with instant pricing, CAD files and Fast-Track shipping.
Key Things to Know
- What launched: Salamander Select, an online design tool for Salamander Designs’ most popular Pro Cabinet models and mounting systems
- What you get: Real-time 3D visualization, instant list pricing and downloadable spec files in PDF or CAD format
- Who it’s for: Anyone. Users don’t need AV experience.
- How orders close: A Salamander Specialist or local integrator finalizes the quote, and every Select order ships Fast-Track.
- Where it fits: It joins Pro Cabinet Designer and Salamander Studio as one of three design paths.
What Is Salamander Select?
Salamander Select is an online design tool that lets anyone configure Salamander’s most popular Pro Cabinet models and mounting systems in minutes. The company built it around the cabinets customers choose most, with curated sizes, configurations and finishes. Users don’t need AV experience to complete a design.
How Does Salamander Select Work?
Salamander Select renders each design in real-time 3D as you choose a size, configuration and finish. The tool displays instant list pricing, and you can save and download a PDF specification sheet or CAD drawing on the spot.
From there, customers finalize the quote with a Salamander Specialist or their local integrator. Every Salamander Select order qualifies for Fast-Track shipping.
What Does Salamander Select Mean for Integrators?
Salamander Select means your clients can show up to the first conversation already informed. First-time visitors to Salamander’s website get a working knowledge of the Pro Cabinet line before they ever talk to you.
That cuts the back-and-forth over basic specs. It also shortens the path from first request to finished space, since the quote still runs through you or a Salamander Specialist.
Why Did Salamander Designs Build Salamander Select?
Salamander Designs built Select because a growing share of buyers don’t want a full design session. Salamander Designs President Scott Srolis draws a clear line between the two types of customers.
“Some customers want to sit down with us and design something from scratch. Others just want to pick a great cabinet and go. Select is for them,” says Srolis. “Choose a size and a finish, see it in 3D, and you have a price and a drawing in minutes. It’s the same cabinet we’ve always built, now with a faster way to get there.”
How Does Salamander Select Compare to Salamander’s Other Design Options?
Salamander Select is the fastest of three design paths, each matched to a different level of involvement:
- Salamander Select: The new online tool for the most popular Pro Cabinet models and mounting systems, built for speed and open to everyone
- Pro Cabinet Designer: The company’s long-standing, full-options tool for the complete Pro Cabinet line, built for integrators, representatives and technology-savvy specifiers
- Salamander Studio: A concierge design service for fully custom work, from first consultation to finished cabinet, including customer-specific part numbers for repeat orders
Every path ends at the same handcrafted cabinet. The difference is how much time you and your client spend getting there.
How Can You Start Using Salamander Select?
You can start designing now at salamanderdesigns.com/commercial/select-pro-cabinets/.
For a live demonstration, contact Chris Discotto, vice president of sales, at [email protected].
