Predictika · Decanter centrifuge quotes

An AI sales agent's decanter centrifuge quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a quote for an Andritz style decanter centrifuge: the machine size, bowl material, drive and polymer system, the feed flow, solids, temperature and chloride, the installation area and supply voltage, the number of machines and the discount. Before the quote goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika's validator, which checks all of it together, compares the net total the agent states with the one it computes, and reports every problem in one pass.

Scope: Decanter centrifuge quotes: four machine sizes, four bowl materials, drive and polymer options, with feed flow, solids, temperature, chloride, area, supply voltage, quantity, discount and the stated net total. See everything this validator covers

This validator models Andritz style decanter centrifuge quotes, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Machine capacity — The feed flow and the solids load against the limits of the chosen machine, with a process engineering review when either is above 90 percent of the limit.
  • Bowl material — The feed temperature against what the machine and the bowl allow, and the chloride content against the corrosion limit of the bowl material.
  • Drive, polymer, area and supply — Machines that need a variable frequency drive, a polymer system sized for the feed flow, an explosion protection package for a Zone 2 area, and machines offered for a 690 volt supply.
  • Quantity and size — 1 to 6 machines on one quote and a deal desk review above USD 1,500,000.
  • Discounts — A volume discount from 3 machines plus any extra discount, approval by a sales director above 5 percent and a block above 12 percent.
  • The stated net total — A check that the net total the agent states matches the net total the validator computes, with an estimated price build-up in US dollars.
  • Stated net total — the net total the quote states against the net total the validator computes.

Any decanter centrifuge quote that touches these rules is in scope, not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: other Andritz product lines such as pumps, dryers and hydropower equipment, real list prices and contracts, taxes and freight, service contracts, or commissioning.

The AI sales agentBuilds the decanter centrifuge quote from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ or Conga) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Capacity limits that depend on the machineOnly with workarounds
Flow, solids and temperature limits differ for every machine and bowl, so a product rule needs a variant per size.		Each limit is read from the chosen machine and bowl and compared on every call.
Bowl material against chloride and temperatureOnly with care
Corrosion limits must be kept right for every bowl grade and feed combination.		One check per limit against the data of the chosen bowl.
Volume and extra discounts added up against one limitOnly with workarounds
Discounts from different sources have to be summed before the limit and approval tiers apply.		The total is calculated once and the limit and approval tiers use it.
The total the agent statesOnly with workarounds
Comparing a stated total with a computed one means a separate rule per quote layout, and price rules rarely run on stated figures.		The stated net total is a field in the request and is checked against the computed total.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The feed flow is above 90 percent of the machine limit; process engineering must confirm.
2The solids load is above 90 percent of the machine limit; process engineering must confirm.
3Total discount of 7 percent is above the 5 percent a rep can give; sales director must approve.
4Order value of USD 1,756,800 is above USD 1,500,000 and needs a deal desk review.
5A feed flow of 60 cubic meters per hour is outside the 1 to 45 the Decanter centrifuge 450 mm bowl can process.
6A solids load of 1,200 kg per hour is outside the 1 to 900 the Decanter centrifuge 450 mm bowl can handle.
7A feed temperature of 95 C is above what the Decanter centrifuge 450 mm bowl and the Stainless steel 316L bowl allow.
81,500 ppm chloride is above the 1,000 ppm the Stainless steel 316L bowl tolerates.
9The Decanter centrifuge 450 mm bowl needs a variable frequency drive and the Standard fixed speed drive is not one.
10The No polymer system handles 0 cubic meters per hour of polymer treated feed and the flow is 30.
11The Decanter centrifuge 350 mm bowl has no explosion protection package for a Zone 2 area.
12The Decanter centrifuge 450 mm bowl is not offered for a 690 volt supply.
13A feed temperature of 85 C is above what the Decanter centrifuge 450 mm bowl and the Stainless steel 304 bowl allow.
14A feed flow of 100 cubic meters per hour is outside the 1 to 45 the Decanter centrifuge 450 mm bowl can process.
158 machines are outside the 1 to 6 machines of one quote.
16Total discount of 18 percent exceeds the 12 percent limit.
17Order value of USD 2,020,480 is above USD 1,500,000 and needs a deal desk review.
18The quoted net total of USD 259,200 does not match the USD 288,000 the validator computed.
19The quoted net total of USD 338,800 does not match the USD 308,000 the validator computed.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. The total the agent states: Stated total below computed

    
The agent's request. One 450 mm decanter centrifuge with a 316L bowl, a variable frequency back drive and a polymer dosing unit, 30 cubic meters per hour, 300 ppm chloride, 500 kg per hour of solids, 40 C feed, safe area, 400 V supply. The net total is USD 259,200. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Quoted Net Total. The quoted net total of USD 259,200 does not match the USD 288,000 the validator computed.
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2. The total the agent states: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. One 450 mm decanter centrifuge with a 316L bowl, a variable frequency back drive and a polymer dosing unit, 30 cubic meters per hour, 300 ppm chloride, 500 kg per hour of solids, 40 C feed, safe area, 400 V supply. The net total is USD 288,000. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Price summary. Estimated list prices in USD: USD 288,000 total for 1 machines; USD 288,000 per machine with bowl, drive and polymer system; USD 288,000 before discount; 0 percent total discount.
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3. Feed flow: 60 cubic meters per hour

    
The agent's request. One 450 mm decanter centrifuge with a 316L bowl, a variable frequency back drive and a large polymer dosing system, 60 cubic meters per hour, 300 ppm chloride, 500 kg per hour of solids, 40 C feed, safe area, 400 V supply. The net total is USD 308,000. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Feed Flow. A feed flow of 60 cubic meters per hour is outside the 1 to 45 the Decanter centrifuge 450 mm bowl can process.
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  • Flow Review. The feed flow is above 90 percent of the machine limit; process engineering must confirm.
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4. Feed flow: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. One 450 mm decanter centrifuge with a 316L bowl, a variable frequency back drive and a large polymer dosing system, 40 cubic meters per hour, 300 ppm chloride, 500 kg per hour of solids, 40 C feed, safe area, 400 V supply. The net total is USD 308,000. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Price summary. Estimated list prices in USD: USD 308,000 total for 1 machines; USD 308,000 per machine with bowl, drive and polymer system; USD 308,000 before discount; 0 percent total discount.
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5. Bowl material: 1,500 ppm chloride on 316L

    
The agent's request. One 450 mm decanter centrifuge with a 316L bowl, a variable frequency back drive and a polymer dosing unit, 30 cubic meters per hour, 1,500 ppm chloride, 500 kg per hour of solids, 40 C feed, safe area, 400 V supply. The net total is USD 288,000. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Chloride. 1,500 ppm chloride is above the 1,000 ppm the Stainless steel 316L bowl tolerates.
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6. Bowl material: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. One 450 mm decanter centrifuge with a duplex 2205 bowl, a variable frequency back drive and a polymer dosing unit, 30 cubic meters per hour, 1,500 ppm chloride, 500 kg per hour of solids, 40 C feed, safe area, 400 V supply. The net total is USD 308,000. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Price summary. Estimated list prices in USD: USD 308,000 total for 1 machines; USD 308,000 per machine with bowl, drive and polymer system; USD 308,000 before discount; 0 percent total discount.
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7. Review by a person: Flow near the machine limit

    
The agent's request. One 450 mm decanter centrifuge with a 316L bowl, a variable frequency back drive and a large polymer dosing system, 42 cubic meters per hour, 300 ppm chloride, 500 kg per hour of solids, 40 C feed, safe area, 400 V supply. The net total is USD 308,000. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Flow Review. The feed flow is above 90 percent of the machine limit; process engineering must confirm.
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  • Price summary. Estimated list prices in USD: USD 308,000 total for 1 machines; USD 308,000 per machine with bowl, drive and polymer system; USD 308,000 before discount; 0 percent total discount.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares a quote for an Andritz style decanter centrifuge: the machine size, bowl material, drive and polymer system, and more. Before the quote goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika's validator, which checks all of it together, compares the net total the agent states with the one it computes, and reports every problem in one pass.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. One 450 mm decanter centrifuge with a 316L bowl, a variable frequency back drive and a polymer dosing unit, 30 cubic meters per hour. The net total is USD 259,200. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with one finding, all in one answer. The quoted net total of USD 259,200 does not match the USD 288,000 the validator computed.
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  6. The validator returned one blocking finding in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other and against the stated total.
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  7. What this shows: for the total the agent states, a rules-based CPQ can do this only with workarounds.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the net total stated on the quote to $288,000.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. The validator also returns the line-item quote. It starts with Decanter centrifuge 450 mm bowl and Stainless steel 316L bowl; the other two lines are on screen.
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  13. The earlier finding is cleared.
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  14. One problem caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean $288,000 quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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