Predictika · Machine configuration checks
An AI sales agent prepares a configuration of an ALLROUNDER 470 A electric injection moulding machine for a plastics processor: the drive, the injection unit and screw, the material and shot weight, the mould and the site's utilities and space. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the manufacturer's published technical data sheet and returns a verdict and every reason. Arburg publishes no price for this machine, so this validator produces no price build-up.
This validator models configurations of the ALLROUNDER 470 A as published in Arburg's technical data sheet 680078_EN_GB_092024 (read October 7, 2026), not just the scenarios shown below.
Any ALLROUNDER 470 A configuration that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: other ALLROUNDER sizes and series, vertical and hydraulic machines, multi-component versions, options not in the data sheet, robots and peripherals, machine length clearances, and any price or discount, which Arburg does not publish.
6 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch
Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.
Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)
Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run
What this means
Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.
| What the validator caught | Typical rules-based CPQ | Predictika |
|---|---|---|
| A screw that depends on the injection unit | Only with care Each unit offers three screw diameters, so a compatibility rule per unit is needed and has to be kept in step with the data sheet. | The screw is checked against the unit on every call, together with all other rules. |
| Limits that depend on material, unit and screw together | Only with workarounds The shot weight limit is a table of ten materials by nine unit and screw combinations, which means ninety values to maintain as rules or lookup tables. | The limit is looked up from the chosen unit, screw and material and compared with the shot weight the part needs. |
| A limit that only the alternative equipment reaches | Only with care Flow above the standard figure but within the alternative figure is neither a pass nor a fail, so it usually becomes a manual check. | It is returned as a needs-approval finding, and a flow above even the alternative figure is blocked. |
| Limits that change with the drive | Only with care Dry cycle time, electrical connection, machine length and flow differ by drive and unit, so each needs its own rule. | Each is computed from the drive and unit and compared with what the site and the process need. |
| Every problem returned in one answer | Only with workarounds Rules tend to fire as the configuration is saved or a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next. | All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in. |
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.
| 1 | The part needs a shot weight of 55 g but the chosen unit, screw and material allow 54 g at most. |
| 2 | The part needs a shot weight of 288 g but the chosen unit, screw and material allow 287 g at most. |
| 3 | The part needs a shot weight of 133 g but the chosen unit, screw and material allow 126 g at most. |
| 4 | A screw of 25 mm is not listed for the chosen injection unit; the data sheet lists 25, 30 and 35 mm for unit 170, 30, 35 and 40 mm for unit 290 and 35, 40 and 45 mm for unit 400. |
| 5 | A screw of 45 mm is not listed for the chosen injection unit; the data sheet lists 25, 30 and 35 mm for unit 170, 30, 35 and 40 mm for unit 290 and 35, 40 and 45 mm for unit 400. |
| 6 | A screw of 30 mm is not listed for the chosen injection unit; the data sheet lists 25, 30 and 35 mm for unit 170, 30, 35 and 40 mm for unit 290 and 35, 40 and 45 mm for unit 400. |
| 7 | The process needs 2,001 bar injection pressure but this screw allows 2,000 bar at most. |
| 8 | The process needs 145 cm3/s injection flow, which is above the standard 144 cm3/s and only listed for the alternative equipment in the data sheet, so a person should confirm it. |
| 9 | The process needs 191 cm3/s injection flow, which is above the standard 144 cm3/s and only listed for the alternative equipment in the data sheet, so a person should confirm it. |
| 10 | The process needs 192 cm3/s injection flow but this drive and screw allow 191 cm3/s at most, even with the alternative equipment. |
| 11 | The process needs 300 cm3/s injection flow, which is above the standard 288 cm3/s and only listed for the alternative equipment in the data sheet, so a person should confirm it. |
| 12 | The process needs 385 cm3/s injection flow but this drive and screw allow 384 cm3/s at most, even with the alternative equipment. |
| 13 | The mould needs 1,001 kN clamping force but the ALLROUNDER 470 A offers 1,000 kN at most. |
| 14 | A mould height of 249 mm is outside the 250 to 500 mm range of the machine. |
| 15 | A mould height of 501 mm is outside the 250 to 500 mm range of the machine. |
| 16 | The movable mould half weighs 761 kg but the machine takes 760 kg at most. |
| 17 | The mould needs an opening stroke of 351 mm but the machine offers 350 mm at most. |
| 18 | The required dry cycle time of 13 tenths of a second is below the 14 tenths this drive allows. |
| 19 | The required dry cycle time of 8 tenths of a second is below the 9 tenths this drive allows. |
| 20 | The site supply of 21 kW is below the 22 kW connection this drive and unit need. |
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.
The agent's request. Please configure an ALLROUNDER 470 A with the Comfort drive and injection unit 170 with a 30 mm screw, for polycarbonate (PC) parts. The part needs a shot weight of 120 g, an injection pressure of 1,800 bar and an injection flow of 120 cm3/s. The mould needs 850 kN clamping force, has a height of 320 mm, a movable half of 800 kg and an opening stroke of 260 mm, and the dry cycle time must be 2.0 seconds. The site has a 45 kW supply, cooling water at 24 degrees C and 5,500 mm of length available. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please configure an ALLROUNDER 470 A with the Comfort drive and injection unit 290 with a 35 mm screw, for polycarbonate (PC) parts. The part needs a shot weight of 120 g, an injection pressure of 1,800 bar and an injection flow of 120 cm3/s. The mould needs 850 kN clamping force, has a height of 320 mm, a movable half of 740 kg and an opening stroke of 260 mm, and the dry cycle time must be 2.0 seconds. The site has a 45 kW supply, cooling water at 24 degrees C and 5,500 mm of length available. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please configure an ALLROUNDER 470 A with the Comfort drive and injection unit 290 with a 35 mm screw, for polyamide 6.6 parts. The part needs a shot weight of 125 g, an injection pressure of 1,700 bar and an injection flow of 130 cm3/s. The mould needs 900 kN clamping force, has a height of 350 mm, a movable half of 500 kg and an opening stroke of 280 mm, and the dry cycle time must be 1.1 seconds. The site has a 20 kW supply, cooling water at 22 degrees C and 5,200 mm of length available. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please configure an ALLROUNDER 470 A with the Ultimate drive and injection unit 290 with a 35 mm screw, for polyamide 6.6 parts. The part needs a shot weight of 125 g, an injection pressure of 1,700 bar and an injection flow of 130 cm3/s. The mould needs 900 kN clamping force, has a height of 350 mm, a movable half of 500 kg and an opening stroke of 280 mm, and the dry cycle time must be 1.1 seconds. The site has a 28 kW supply, cooling water at 22 degrees C and 5,200 mm of length available. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please configure an ALLROUNDER 470 A with the Comfort drive and injection unit 400 with a 40 mm screw, for POM parts. The part needs a shot weight of 200 g, an injection pressure of 1,800 bar and an injection flow of 200 cm3/s. The mould needs 950 kN clamping force, has a height of 520 mm, a movable half of 700 kg and an opening stroke of 300 mm, and the dry cycle time must be 2.0 seconds. The site has a 45 kW supply, cooling water at 26 degrees C and 6,200 mm of length available. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please configure an ALLROUNDER 470 A with the Comfort drive and injection unit 400 with a 40 mm screw, for POM parts. The part needs a shot weight of 200 g, an injection pressure of 1,800 bar and an injection flow of 200 cm3/s. The mould needs 950 kN clamping force, has a height of 480 mm, a movable half of 700 kg and an opening stroke of 300 mm, and the dry cycle time must be 2.0 seconds. The site has a 45 kW supply, cooling water at 26 degrees C and 6,200 mm of length available. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Needs approval.
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