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An AI sales agent's M3K hydraulic hose order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for Gates M3K (Mega3000) hydraulic hose with the dash size, the application pressure and temperature, the installed bend radius, and the working and burst pressure it quotes. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the specifications Gates publishes and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Gates M3K (Mega3000) hydraulic hose orders: dash size, application pressure and temperature, installed bend radius, and the stated working and burst pressure. See everything this validator covers

This validator models orders for Gates M3K hose in the six catalog sizes (-4, -6, -8, -10, -12 and -16), not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Working and burst pressure — Gates lists M3K at 3,250 psi working pressure and 13,000 psi burst pressure in every size; an application above 3,250 psi, or a quote that states different ratings, is blocked.
  • Temperature — the listed range is -40 to 100 degrees C; an application outside it is blocked.
  • Bend radius — each size has its own listed minimum bend radius (1.5 in for -4 up to 4.5 in for -16); a tighter routing is blocked.

Any M3K hose order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: couplings and crimp data, assembly length and pricing, other Gates hose families, belts and distributor agreements. No prices are modeled; this page produces no price build-up.

The AI sales agentBuilds the hose 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 bend radius below the minimum for the hose sizeOnly with care
The minimum differs by size, so each size needs its own limit and validation rule.		The size and the installed bend radius are in one request and compared on every call.
A stated rating that differs from the catalogOnly with workarounds
A figure the agent states is not a field the rules see; checking it takes extra fields and formulas that interact with the rest.		The stated working and burst pressure are fields in the request and are compared with the catalog values.
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 hose is routed with a bend radius of 1.4 in, below the 1.5 in minimum Gates lists for the -4 size.
2The hose is routed with a bend radius of 1.9 in, below the 2.0 in minimum Gates lists for the -6 size.
3The hose is routed with a bend radius of 2.7 in, below the 2.8 in minimum Gates lists for the -8 size.
4The hose is routed with a bend radius of 2.9 in, below the 3.0 in minimum Gates lists for the -10 size.
5The hose is routed with a bend radius of 3.7 in, below the 3.8 in minimum Gates lists for the -12 size.
6The hose is routed with a bend radius of 4.4 in, below the 4.5 in minimum Gates lists for the -16 size.
7The application runs at 3,251 psi, above the 3,250 psi working pressure Gates lists for M3K hose.
8The application runs at 4,000 psi, above the 3,250 psi working pressure Gates lists for M3K hose.
9The operating temperature of 101 degrees C is outside the -40 to 100 degrees C range Gates lists for M3K hose.
10The operating temperature of -41 degrees C is outside the -40 to 100 degrees C range Gates lists for M3K hose.
11The order states a working pressure rating of 3,000 psi, but Gates lists M3K hose at 3,250 psi.
12The order states a working pressure rating of 5,000 psi, but Gates lists M3K hose at 3,250 psi.

  

  

    
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. Pressure, temperature and rating: An M3K -8 hose order with its own pressure, temperature and burst rating

    
The agent's request. Please quote a hose assembly using Gates M3K -8 hose for an application at 3,400 psi and 110 degrees C, routed with a bend radius of 3.0 in. The order states a burst pressure of 12,000 psi. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Application pressure above the working pressure. The application runs at 3,400 psi, above the 3,250 psi working pressure Gates lists for M3K hose.
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  • Temperature outside the listed range. The operating temperature of 110 degrees C is outside the -40 to 100 degrees C range Gates lists for M3K hose.
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  • Stated burst pressure differs from the Gates rating. The order states a burst pressure of 12,000 psi, but Gates lists M3K hose at 13,000 psi.
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2. Pressure, temperature and rating: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a hose assembly using Gates M3K -8 hose for an application at 3,250 psi and 110 degrees C, routed with a bend radius of 3.0 in. The order states a burst pressure of 13,000 psi. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Temperature outside the listed range. The operating temperature of 110 degrees C is outside the -40 to 100 degrees C range Gates lists for M3K hose.
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3. Pressure, temperature and rating: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a hose assembly using Gates M3K -8 hose for an application at 3,250 psi and 100 degrees C, routed with a bend radius of 3.0 in. The order states a burst pressure of 13,000 psi. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Hose summary. Gates M3K -8 hose, listed at 3,250 psi working pressure and 13,000 psi burst pressure, with a minimum bend radius of 2.8 in, for an application at 3,250 psi and 100 degrees C.
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4. Bend radius: An M3K -12 hose order routed with a 3.0 in bend radius

    
The agent's request. Please quote a hose assembly using Gates M3K -12 hose for an application at 3,250 psi and 90 degrees C, routed with a bend radius of 3.0 in. The order states a working pressure rating of 3,250 psi and a burst pressure of 13,000 psi. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Installed bend radius below the minimum for the size. The hose is routed with a bend radius of 3.0 in, below the 3.8 in minimum Gates lists for the -12 size.
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5. Bend radius: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a hose assembly using Gates M3K -12 hose for an application at 3,250 psi and 90 degrees C, routed with a bend radius of 4.0 in. The order states a working pressure rating of 3,250 psi and a burst pressure of 13,000 psi. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Hose summary. Gates M3K -12 hose, listed at 3,250 psi working pressure and 13,000 psi burst pressure, with a minimum bend radius of 3.8 in, for an application at 3,250 psi and 90 degrees C.
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6. Stated rating: An M3K -16 hose order with a stated working pressure

    
The agent's request. Please quote a hose assembly using Gates M3K -16 hose for an application at 3,250 psi and 90 degrees C, routed with a bend radius of 5.0 in. The order states a working pressure rating of 3,500 psi and a burst pressure of 13,000 psi. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Stated working pressure differs from the Gates rating. The order states a working pressure rating of 3,500 psi, but Gates lists M3K hose at 3,250 psi.
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7. Stated rating: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a hose assembly using Gates M3K -16 hose for an application at 3,250 psi and 90 degrees C, routed with a bend radius of 5.0 in. The order states a working pressure rating of 3,250 psi and a burst pressure of 13,000 psi. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Hose summary. Gates M3K -16 hose, listed at 3,250 psi working pressure and 13,000 psi burst pressure, with a minimum bend radius of 4.5 in, for an application at 3,250 psi and 90 degrees C.
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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 Gates M3K (Mega3000) hydraulic hose with the dash size, the application pressure and temperature. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the specifications Gates publishes 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 a hose assembly using Gates M3K -8 hose for an application at 3,400 psi and 110 degrees C, routed with a bend radius of 3.0 in. The order states a burst pressure of 12,000 psi. 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 three findings, all in one answer. The application runs at 3,400 psi, above the 3,250 psi working pressure Gates lists for M3K hose. The operating temperature of 110 degrees C is outside the -40 to 100 degrees C range Gates lists for M3K hose. The order states a burst pressure of 12,000 psi, but Gates lists M3K hose at 13,000 psi.
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  6. The validator returned three 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 a stated rating that differs from the catalog, 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 application pressure to 3,250 psi and the stated burst pressure to 13,000 psi.
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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 operating temperature of 110 degrees C is outside the -40 to 100 degrees C range Gates lists for M3K hose.
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  12. Two findings cleared; still blocked on temperature outside the listed range.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It changes the operating temperature to 100 degrees C.
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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.
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  18. Three 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.
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