Predictika · industrial hydraulic power units: pump, motor, reservoir, cooling, filtration, manifold, lead time and discounts

An AI sales agent's hydraulic power unit quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an industrial hydraulic power unit quote for a fictional customer. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika’s validator, which checks it against the engineering and commercial rules, compares the quote total the agent states with the one it computes, and returns a verdict with every reason.

Scope: industrial hydraulic power unit quotes (axial-piston pump, IE3 motor, reservoir, cooler, filter, valve manifold), in euros. See everything this validator covers

This validator models industrial hydraulic power unit quotes in the style of Bosch Rexroth’s public A10VSO, A4VSO and A2FO pump and power-unit structure. It handles any quote made of these pumps, motors, reservoirs, coolers, filters and manifolds, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Pump and motor sizing — Variable (A10VSO, A4VSO) and fixed (A2FO) axial-piston pump flow against the required flow, motor speed at 50 or 60 Hz against the pump limit, and motor power against the pressure and flow duty point.
  • Reservoir and cooling — Reservoir volume against pump flow, the motor limit of the reservoir lid, and the heat load against the cooler plus reservoir dissipation, including water-oil coolers that need plant cooling water.
  • Filtration and manifold — Filter rating against the valve type (directional, proportional, servo), and valve-station count and pump flow against the manifold.
  • Fluid, schedule and price — HFC water-glycol pressure derating, lead time against the need-by date, discount authority by list price, the line-item price, and a check that the quote total the agent states matches the total the validator computes.

It does not cover other product lines (for example drives and controls or mobile hydraulics), real list prices, engineering sign-off on a duty cycle, or tax and multi-currency quoting.

The AI sales agentBuilds the quote from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks the quote against the product and contract rules and returns every finding it has.

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 Revenue Cloud) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator catchesTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Chained engineering quantitiesOnly with workarounds
Flow comes from displacement, speed and frequency; power from pressure and flow; heat from power; tank size from flow. Each result feeds another check, so a custom calculator is usually needed for every chain.		Every derived quantity is computed once on each call and used by all the checks that depend on it.
Fluid and frequency effectsOnly with care
The 60 Hz speed and the HFC pressure derating change several checks at once, which means duplicated rules per option.		Frequency and fluid change the speed and rating values, and every check uses the changed values.
Manifold and pump togetherOnly with care
Station count and flow rating are compared with a pump that is itself being configured, so a pump change has to re-run the manifold rules.		The manifold limits are compared with the computed pump flow on every call.
Lead time from the slowest partEasy
A maximum over part lead times plus assembly is a simple rule, though the need-by comparison still has to be wired in.		The lead time is derived and compared with the need-by date.
Discount authority by unit priceOnly with workarounds
The sales engineer limit, the approval band and the higher band for larger units interact, so rules are written per combination.		The requested discount is evaluated against the authority limit for the computed list price.
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 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
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Every rule is checked on every call, in whatever order the choices arrive, and one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
RuleEffectWhat it checks
1computedMotor speed at the supply frequency (60 Hz is 1.2 times the 50 Hz speed)
2blockPump flow from displacement, motor speed and 95 percent volumetric efficiency must meet the required flow
3blockMotor speed must not exceed the pump maximum speed
4blockWorking pressure must not exceed the pump rating, derated to 60 percent with HFC water-glycol
5blockMotor power from pressure times flow divided by 510 must not exceed the motor rating
6needs approvalA duty above 90 percent of the motor rating needs application engineering approval
7blockReservoir volume must be at least 3 times the pump flow per minute
8blockThe reservoir lid limits the motor size
9blockHeat load (25 percent of duty power) must not exceed the cooler plus reservoir dissipation
10blockA water-oil cooler requires plant cooling water
11blockFilter rating must suit the valve type (directional 25, proportional 10, servo 3 micron)
12blockValve stations must fit the manifold
13blockPump flow must not exceed the manifold flow rating
14blockLead time is the longer of pump and motor plus 4 weeks of assembly; it must fit the need-by date
15approval, then blockDiscount authority: a sales engineer up to 10 percent, approval up to 18 percent, or 25 percent on units of EUR 35,000 and above, a block beyond
16computedPrice roll-up from pump, motor, reservoir, cooler, filter, manifold stations, assembly and the HFC seal adder
17blockThe quote total the agent states must match the validator total within EUR 1

  

  

    
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. Eight valve stations: 8 stations on an NG6 manifold

    
The agent's request. Hydraulic power unit: A10VSO 100 pump on a 45 kW IE3 motor, 630 L reservoir, 12 kW air-oil cooler, 10 micron pressure filter and an NG6 manifold with 6 valve stations, for 8 stations at 90 l/min and 150 bar. Delivery in 10 weeks. Quote total EUR 24,840. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Too many valve stations for the manifold. 8 valve stations exceed the 6 of the NG6 manifold 6 stations.
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  • Pump flow above the manifold rating. Pump flow 140 l/min exceeds the 60 l/min rating of the NG6 manifold 6 stations.
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2. Eight valve stations: 8 stations on an NG10 manifold

    
The agent's request. Hydraulic power unit: A10VSO 71 pump on a 30 kW IE3 motor, 400 L reservoir, 5 kW air-oil cooler, 10 micron pressure filter and an NG10 manifold with 10 valve stations, for 8 stations at 90 l/min and 150 bar. Delivery in 10 weeks. Quote total EUR 22,660. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
3. Pump flow: A10VSO 28, 45 l/min needed

    
The agent's request. Hydraulic power unit: A10VSO 28 pump on a 15 kW IE3 motor, 250 L reservoir, 5 kW air-oil cooler, 10 micron pressure filter and an NG6 manifold with 6 valve stations, for 45 l/min at 150 bar. Delivery in 10 weeks. Quote total EUR 13,640. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Pump flow below the requirement. A10VSO 28 variable axial piston pump delivers about 38 l/min at 1460 rpm; the system needs 45 l/min.
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4. Pump flow: A10VSO 45, 45 l/min needed

    
The agent's request. Hydraulic power unit: A10VSO 45 pump on a 15 kW IE3 motor, 250 L reservoir, 5 kW air-oil cooler, 10 micron pressure filter and an NG10 manifold with 6 valve stations, for 45 l/min at 150 bar. Delivery in 10 weeks. Quote total EUR 15,460. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
5. The total the agent states: A10VSO 45 unit, stated total

    
The agent's request. Hydraulic power unit: A10VSO 45 pump on a 30 kW IE3 motor, 250 L reservoir, 5 kW air-oil cooler, 10 micron pressure filter and an NG10 manifold with 6 valve stations, for 60 l/min at 200 bar, with a 5 percent discount. Delivery in 10 weeks. Quote total EUR 15,865.95. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Stated total differs from the validator total. The quote total the agent states (EUR 15865.95) differs from the total the validator computes (EUR 16701.0).
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6. The total the agent states: Stated total corrected

    
The agent's request. Hydraulic power unit: A10VSO 45 pump on a 30 kW IE3 motor, 250 L reservoir, 5 kW air-oil cooler, 10 micron pressure filter and an NG10 manifold with 6 valve stations, for 60 l/min at 200 bar, with a 5 percent discount. Delivery in 10 weeks. Quote total EUR 16,701. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
7. Review by a person: Servo unit, motor near its limit

    
The agent's request. Hydraulic power unit: A10VSO 28 pump on a 15 kW IE3 motor, 250 L reservoir, 5 kW air-oil cooler, 3 micron pressure filter and an NG6 manifold with 6 valve stations, for 3 servo stations at 30 l/min and 250 bar. Delivery in 10 weeks. Quote total EUR 14,240. Ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Motor close to its rated power. The duty needs 14.71 kW, above 90 percent of the IE3 motor 15 kW 4-pole; application engineering must confirm the duty cycle.
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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 an industrial hydraulic power unit quote for a fictional customer. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika’s validator, which checks it against the engineering and commercial rules, compares the quote total the agent states with the one it computes, and returns a verdict with every reason.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Hydraulic power unit: A10VSO 100 pump on a 45 kW IE3 motor, 630 L reservoir, 12 kW air-oil cooler, 10 micron pressure filter and an NG6 manifold with 6 valve stations. Delivery in 10 weeks. The rest of the request is on screen. Quote total EUR 24,840.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with two findings, all in one answer. 8 valve stations exceed the 6 of the NG6 manifold 6 stations. Pump flow 140 l/min exceeds the 60 l/min rating of the NG6 manifold 6 stations.
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  6. The validator returned two blocking findings 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.
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  7. What this shows: for manifold and pump together, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the pump to A10VSO 71 variable axial piston pump, the motor to IE3 motor 30 kW 4-pole, the reservoir to Steel reservoir 400 L, the cooler to Air-oil cooler 5 kW, the manifold to NG10 manifold 10 stations and the stated total as to 22,660 EUR.
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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 A10VSO 71 variable axial piston pump and IE3 motor 30 kW 4-pole; the other six lines are on screen.
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  13. Both earlier findings are cleared, and the validator's total, EUR 22,660, matches the quote.
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  14. Two problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer.
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