Predictika · Tank-mounted vacuum systems
An AI sales agent prepares a quote for a central vacuum system for a packaging plant: simplex or duplex, the pump, the isolation valve, the control, the supply voltage, the pumping speed and vacuum the application needs, and the room and floor the system has to fit. Before the quote goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the Busch standard tank-mounted system leaflets and returns a verdict, every reason and the leaflet figures it read.
This validator models a quote for a standard Busch MINK tank-mounted vacuum system, based on the Busch US leaflets “MINK Simplex Tank Mounted Systems MM 1202 - 1324” and “MINK Duplex Tank Mounted Systems MM 1202 - 1324”, not just the scenarios shown below.
Any quote for one of these standard systems that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (the leaflets have none, so this page shows no price build-up), other Busch pumps and systems, custom systems, other tank sizes, options outside the leaflets, motor and starter details beyond those listed, and availability. The model reflects the leaflets read; a later edition is not checked.
7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Duplex systems that list only air or electric valves | Only with workarounds A manual valve is fine on a simplex system and wrong on a duplex one, so the rule has to look at the system type and the valve together, and it is easy to leave out. | The system type and the valve are checked together on every call. |
| A control that depends on the system type | Only with care The PLC panel comes with the duplex system and a manual starter is listed only for simplex. It is usually left to the sales person to remember. | The control is compared with the system type on every call. |
| Height and weight that depend on system type and valve | Only with workarounds The same pump is 68 or 75 inches high and 1,500, 1,700 or 2,300 lbs depending on the system type and valve, so the room and floor checks need a table of their own. | Height and weight are computed from the system type, valve and pump, then compared with the room and the floor rating. |
| Pump data: pumping speed, end vacuum and width for each pump | Only with care Each pump has its own limits, and an application at the edge of one pump is easy to pass on another pump's numbers. | Each pump is compared with its own listed figures on every call. |
| Every problem returned in one answer | Only with workarounds Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved or a step is completed, so a person 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 leaflet lists the duplex system with an air-actuated or electrically actuated isolation valve only; the quote has a manual valve. |
| 2 | The duplex system comes with the PLC control panel and alternating logic; the quote asks for a manual motor starter. |
| 3 | The supply is 575 V; the leaflet lists 3-phase 230 or 460 V. |
| 4 | The supply is 208 V; the leaflet lists 3-phase 230 or 460 V. |
| 5 | The application needs 171 ACFM; the leaflet lists a nominal pumping speed of 170 ACFM for this pump. |
| 6 | The application needs a vacuum of 28.3 inches of mercury; the leaflet lists an end pressure of 28.2 inches of mercury for this pump. |
| 7 | The application needs a vacuum of 26.0 inches of mercury; the leaflet lists an end pressure of 25.5 inches of mercury for this pump. |
| 8 | The application needs a 201 gallon tank; the standard systems are listed with a 200 gallon tank. |
| 9 | The room allows 74 inches of height; this system is 75 inches high. |
| 10 | The room allows 70 inches of height; this system is 75 inches high. |
| 11 | The space allows 44 inches of width; this system is 45 inches wide. |
| 12 | The space allows 80 inches of length; this system is 81 inches long. |
| 13 | The floor is rated for 2200 lbs; this system weighs 2300 lbs. |
| 14 | The floor is rated for 1699 lbs; this system weighs 1700 lbs. |
| 15 | The quote states a pumping speed that differs from the 170 ACFM the leaflet lists for this pump. |
| 16 | The quote states a motor size that differs from the 7.5 HP the leaflet lists for this pump. |
| 17 | The application needs 180 ACFM; the leaflet lists a nominal pumping speed of 170 ACFM for this pump. |
| 18 | The application needs a vacuum of 28.0 inches of mercury; the leaflet lists an end pressure of 27.0 inches of mercury for this pump. |
| 19 | The application needs a 300 gallon tank; the standard systems are listed with a 200 gallon tank. |
| 20 | The floor is rated for 2000 lbs; this system weighs 2300 lbs. |
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 quote a Busch MINK tank-mounted vacuum system for Harborline Packaging: a duplex system with an MM 1252 pump, a manual isolation valve and a manual motor starter, on a 460 V supply. The application needs 160 ACFM at a vacuum of 26.5 inches of mercury, with a tank of 180 gallons. The room is 80 inches high, the space is 50 inches wide and 90 inches long, and the floor is rated for 3,000 lbs. The quote states a pumping speed of 170 ACFM and a motor of 7.5 HP. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a Busch MINK tank-mounted vacuum system for Harborline Packaging: a duplex system with an MM 1252 pump, an air-actuated isolation valve and the PLC control panel, on a 460 V supply. The application needs 160 ACFM at a vacuum of 26.5 inches of mercury, with a tank of 180 gallons. The room is 80 inches high, the space is 50 inches wide and 90 inches long, and the floor is rated for 3,000 lbs. The quote states a pumping speed of 170 ACFM and a motor of 7.5 HP. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote a Busch MINK tank-mounted vacuum system for Harborline Packaging: a duplex system with an MM 1202 pump, an air-actuated isolation valve and the PLC control panel, on a 460 V supply. The application needs 160 ACFM at a vacuum of 27.0 inches of mercury, with a tank of 200 gallons. The room is 80 inches high, the space is 50 inches wide and 85 inches long, and the floor is rated for 2,000 lbs. The quote states a pumping speed of 160 ACFM and a motor of 6.4 HP. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a Busch MINK tank-mounted vacuum system for Harborline Packaging: a duplex system with an MM 1252 pump, an air-actuated isolation valve and the PLC control panel, on a 460 V supply. The application needs 160 ACFM at a vacuum of 27.0 inches of mercury, with a tank of 200 gallons. The room is 80 inches high, the space is 50 inches wide and 85 inches long, and the floor is rated for 2,000 lbs. The quote states a pumping speed of 170 ACFM and a motor of 7.5 HP. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a Busch MINK tank-mounted vacuum system for Harborline Packaging: a simplex system with an MM 1252 pump, an air-actuated isolation valve and the PLC control panel, on a 460 V supply. The application needs 160 ACFM at a vacuum of 27.0 inches of mercury, with a tank of 200 gallons. The room is 80 inches high, the space is 50 inches wide and 85 inches long, and the floor is rated for 2,000 lbs. The quote states a pumping speed of 170 ACFM and a motor of 7.5 HP. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote a Busch MINK tank-mounted vacuum system for Harborline Packaging: a simplex system with an MM 1324 pump, an electrically actuated isolation valve and the PLC control panel, on a 575 V supply. The application needs 100 ACFM at a vacuum of 28.0 inches of mercury, with a tank of 150 gallons. The room is 72 inches high, the space is 50 inches wide and 85 inches long, and the floor is rated for 1,800 lbs. The quote states a pumping speed of 112 ACFM and a motor of 5.0 HP. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a Busch MINK tank-mounted vacuum system for Harborline Packaging: a simplex system with an MM 1324 pump, a manual isolation valve and the PLC control panel, on a 460 V supply. The application needs 100 ACFM at a vacuum of 28.0 inches of mercury, with a tank of 150 gallons. The room is 72 inches high, the space is 50 inches wide and 85 inches long, and the floor is rated for 1,800 lbs. The quote states a pumping speed of 112 ACFM and a motor of 5.0 HP. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
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