Haizol's new agentic AI assistant matches buyers to verified factories for CNC machining, injection molding, sheet metal fabrication, and more - free for every buyer.
Haizol today announced the launch of HaiBot, an agentic AI system built into its custom parts platform that helps procurement and engineering teams find verified factories, analyse technical drawings, and prepare supplier negotiations from one conversational workspace, across custom manufacturing processes including CNC machining, injection molding, and sheet metal fabrication.
As agentic AI moves into manufacturing operations, sourcing remains one of the most manual steps in the supply chain. Procurement and engineering teams still read a drawing, shortlist suppliers, check certifications, and draft an RFQ as separate, disconnected tasks, often across email, spreadsheets, and CAD software before a single quote request goes out.
HaiBot brings those steps into one interface, working from the same verified factory network that already powers Haizol's RFQ marketplace for custom manufactured parts.
HaiBot is designed to remove the earliest and most time-consuming part of sourcing: working out which factories are even worth an RFQ. A procurement or engineering team can describe a need in plain language - "I need CNC machined parts for bicycle frames" - and every recommendation HaiBot returns is drawn from Haizol's verified factory network.
In a live example, a procurement manager asked HaiBot: "What's the best CNC machining factory with 5-axis capability and IATF 16949?" HaiBot returned more than 10 matching Haizol member factories, each with a note on best fit (part complexity, volume stage, additional certifications).
HaiBot's matching logic runs on Haizol's existing capability data, so the same conversation works whether the RFQ is for a single machined bracket or a multi-process assembly:
The same workspace reads files directly. A team can upload a 2D drawing, 3D model, specification sheet, or existing RFQ document, and HaiBot analyses the manufacturing requirements before recommending factories.
In practice, that means flagging what's missing before the RFQ goes out. In one review, HaiBot flagged a drawing with no material specification, no thickness callout, and no tolerance block, each with a plain-language note on why it blocks an accurate quote - for example, "Cannot quote without knowing if it's Steel, Stainless, Aluminum, etc." for the missing material specification.
HaiBot doesn't stop at the shortlist. Industry Insights answers on-demand questions about market trends and pricing dynamics for the category being sourced. Negotiation Assistant helps prepare strategy and talking points ahead of supplier conversations.
Reporting Assistant compiles the research into a structured, shareable report once the team has what it needs. And every conversation connects to the RFQ List, so checking RFQ status or reading a supplier's message doesn't mean leaving HaiBot.
What that looks like in practice depends on who's using it. An engineer or technical lead moves from a drawing to a verified shortlist without manually cross-checking certifications factory by factory. A procurement or sourcing manager gets a faster first pass on supplier risk, with compliance checks surfaced up front instead of discovered late. And a category or supply chain manager gets a single place to research a market, prepare a negotiation, and report out, instead of stitching the process together across separate tools.
The launch builds on Haizol's broader investment in AI-driven sourcing: in December 2025, Haizol was awarded second prize at the national level for its AI manufacturing platform at the 7th National Finals of the Industrial Internet Competition in Beijing, recognised for a set of integrated AI systems spanning order matching, drawing-based factory search, and supply chain organisation. HaiBot puts that same AI investment directly in front of procurement and engineering teams, from their first search.
HaiBot is live now for procurement and engineering teams sourcing through Haizol. Haizol plans to continue expanding its capabilities based on feedback from the teams using it, with further work focused on deeper drawing analysis and more detailed factory comparisons.
HaiBot is free for every organisation with a Haizol account - there is no separate signup, paid tier, or usage limit. Procurement and engineering teams with an existing account can open HaiBot directly from their dashboard. New to Haizol? Create a free buyer account to get started.