Predictika · Handheld plasma cutting system orders

An AI sales agent's plasma cutter order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for Cutmaster 82 or Cutmaster 152 plasma systems with their input power, lead length, the material to be cut and the current the job needs. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published product pages and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: TD Cutmaster 82 and 152 handheld plasma systems: listed configurations, site supply, cut thickness and rated current at the duty cycle. See everything this validator covers

This validator models orders for the Thermal Dynamics Cutmaster 82 and Cutmaster 152 plasma systems, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Listed configurations — each model is listed for 208-230V single phase and 460V three phase with 20 ft or 50 ft leads, and for 600V three phase with 20 ft leads only; a 600V unit with 50 ft leads has no listed part number. The unit ordered must match the supply at the customer site.
  • Cut thickness — the Cutmaster 82 lists a 25 mm (1 in.) recommended cut and a 40 mm (1½ in.) maximum cut; the Cutmaster 152 lists 30 mm (1¼ in.) and 50 mm (2 in.). Above the maximum the quote is blocked; between the recommended and the maximum cut it needs a person to confirm.
  • Current at the duty cycle — the Cutmaster 82 is rated 80 A at 40%, 65 A at 60% and 55 A at 100% duty cycle; the Cutmaster 152 is rated 120 A at 80% and 100 A at 100%. A job that needs more current than the rating that covers its duty cycle is blocked. The recommended cut the quote states is also compared with the selected model.

Any order for these two plasma systems that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (no public price list is modeled, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), the other Cutmaster, Cutmaster X and mechanized plasma models, torch and consumable choices, pierce capacity, gas supply and the 400V 50 Hz input.

The AI sales agentBuilds the plasma cutter order 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) 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
A configuration with no listed part numberOnly with care
A product rule that forbids one power and lead combination, maintained for every model and every new option.		Power, lead length and model are in one request and the combination is checked on every call.
Ordered power that differs from the site supplyOnly with care
A rule that compares an order line with a site field entered elsewhere; it works, but each such pairing has to be built and kept up.		The order and the site supply are checked together on every call.
Current needed at a duty cycleOnly with workarounds
The rated current changes with the duty cycle and with the model, so it takes a lookup table plus a validation rule for each model.		The rating that covers the duty cycle is computed and compared with the current the job needs.
Thickness above the recommended cut but within the maximumOnly with care
A block is easy; a graded response (allow, ask for approval, block) needs separate rules that must agree.		Allow, needs approval and block come from one verdict.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the order 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.

  

  

    
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 600V, 3 phase configuration is listed with 20 ft leads only; there is no part number with 50 ft leads.
2The unit is ordered for a different input power than the supply available at the customer site.
3The material is 26 mm thick, above the 25 mm recommended cut but within the maximum cut; a person must confirm the application.
4The material is 40 mm thick, above the 25 mm recommended cut but within the maximum cut; a person must confirm the application.
5The material is 41 mm thick, above the 40 mm maximum cut of the selected model.
6The material is 31 mm thick, above the 30 mm recommended cut but within the maximum cut; a person must confirm the application.
7The material is 50 mm thick, above the 30 mm recommended cut but within the maximum cut; a person must confirm the application.
8The material is 51 mm thick, above the 50 mm maximum cut of the selected model.
9The job needs 81 A at a 40 percent duty cycle, above the 80 A the selected model is rated for at that duty cycle.
10The job needs 66 A at a 60 percent duty cycle, above the 65 A the selected model is rated for at that duty cycle.
11The job needs 56 A at a 100 percent duty cycle, above the 55 A the selected model is rated for at that duty cycle.
12The job needs 121 A at an 80 percent duty cycle, above the 120 A the selected model is rated for at that duty cycle.
13The job needs 101 A at a 100 percent duty cycle, above the 100 A the selected model is rated for at that duty cycle.
14The quote has no units.
15The quote states a recommended cut of 30 mm, but the selected model has a recommended cut of 25 mm.
16The material is 45 mm thick, above the 40 mm maximum cut of the selected model.
17The job needs 90 A at a 40 percent duty cycle, above the 80 A the selected model is rated for at that duty cycle.

  

  

    
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. Thick plate: Two Cutmaster 152 units for 55 mm plate at 130 amps

    
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Cutmaster 152 plasma systems on 208-230V single phase power with 20 ft leads, for a customer site with 208-230V single phase supply, to cut material 55 mm thick at an 80 percent duty cycle needing 130 amps. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Thickness above the maximum cut. The material is 55 mm thick, above the 50 mm maximum cut of the selected model.
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  • Required current above the rating at that duty cycle. The job needs 130 A at an 80 percent duty cycle, above the 120 A the selected model is rated for at that duty cycle.
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2. Thick plate: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Cutmaster 152 plasma systems on 208-230V single phase power with 20 ft leads, for a customer site with 208-230V single phase supply, to cut material 30 mm thick at an 80 percent duty cycle needing 130 amps. The quote states a recommended cut of 30 mm. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Required current above the rating at that duty cycle. The job needs 130 A at an 80 percent duty cycle, above the 120 A the selected model is rated for at that duty cycle.
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3. Thick plate: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Cutmaster 152 plasma systems on 208-230V single phase power with 20 ft leads, for a customer site with 208-230V single phase supply, to cut material 30 mm thick at an 80 percent duty cycle needing 120 amps. The quote states a recommended cut of 30 mm. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 2 units of part number 1-1730-1; recommended cut 30 mm, maximum cut 50 mm; rated 120 A at the requested duty cycle.
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4. Listed configurations: Three Cutmaster 82 units on 600V power with 50 ft leads

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3 Cutmaster 82 plasma systems on 600V three phase power with 50 ft leads, for a customer site with 600V three phase supply, to cut material 20 mm thick at a 60 percent duty cycle needing 65 amps. The quote states a recommended cut of 25 mm. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • No listed part number for this power and lead length. The 600V, 3 phase configuration is listed with 20 ft leads only; there is no part number with 50 ft leads.
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5. Listed configurations: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3 Cutmaster 82 plasma systems on 600V three phase power with 20 ft leads, for a customer site with 600V three phase supply, to cut material 20 mm thick at a 60 percent duty cycle needing 65 amps. The quote states a recommended cut of 25 mm. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 3 units of part number 1-1130-5; recommended cut 25 mm, maximum cut 40 mm; rated 65 A at the requested duty cycle.
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6. Current at the duty cycle: Three Cutmaster 82 units for a continuous job needing 65 amps

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3 Cutmaster 82 plasma systems on 208-230V single phase power with 20 ft leads, for a customer site with 208-230V single phase supply, to cut material 25 mm thick at a 100 percent duty cycle needing 65 amps. The quote states a recommended cut of 25 mm. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Required current above the rating at that duty cycle. The job needs 65 A at a 100 percent duty cycle, above the 55 A the selected model is rated for at that duty cycle.
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7. Current at the duty cycle: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3 Cutmaster 82 plasma systems on 208-230V single phase power with 20 ft leads, for a customer site with 208-230V single phase supply, to cut material 25 mm thick at a 100 percent duty cycle needing 55 amps. The quote states a recommended cut of 25 mm. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 3 units of part number 1-1130-1; recommended cut 25 mm, maximum cut 40 mm; rated 55 A at the requested 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 order for Cutmaster 82 or Cutmaster 152 plasma systems with their input power, lead length. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published product pages and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote 2 Cutmaster 152 plasma systems on 208-230V single phase power with 20 ft leads, for a customer site with 208-230V single phase supply. It is ready to send. 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 two findings, all in one answer. The material is 55 mm thick, above the 50 mm maximum cut of the selected model. The job needs 130 A at an 80 percent duty cycle, above the 120 A the selected model is rated for at that duty cycle.
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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 thickness above the recommended cut but within the maximum, 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 material thickness to 30 mm. It sets the stated recommended cut as to 30 mm.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Still blocked, with one finding, all in one answer. The job needs 130 A at an 80 percent duty cycle, above the 120 A the selected model is rated for at that duty cycle.
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  12. One finding cleared. Still blocking: required current above the rating at that duty cycle.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It changes the current the job needs to 120 A.
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  15. It calls the validator once more.
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  16. This time the validator clears it.
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  17. The earlier finding is cleared, and the validator's figure matches the quote.
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  18. Two problems caught in one call, fixed in two passes, and a clean 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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