Predictika · Force, torque and strain sensor cable orders
An AI sales agent prepares an order for the cables that connect a piezoelectric force, torque or strain sensor to its charge amplifier: a connecting cable, sometimes an extension cable, with lengths, bend radius and operating conditions. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the data-sheet rules and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
This validator models the 27 Kistler connecting cables and the two extension cables in the cable data sheet, not just the scenarios shown below.
Any order for these Kistler cables that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (Kistler publishes no price list for these cables, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), the sensors, amplifiers and other cables, and cable lengths or types introduced after the 2011 data sheet.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Plugs that must mate at each end and at the extension joint | Only with care A product rule per cable and connector. It works, but each of the 27 cables and 2 extensions is another set of pairings to keep correct. | The sensor, cable, extension and instrument input are in one request and every junction is checked together. |
| Standard lengths that differ by cable, plus special-length ranges | Only with care Each cable has its own list of standard lengths and its own special range, so the rules multiply with the catalog. | The lengths are looked up from the selected cable on every call and each finding names the range that applies. |
| Bend radius that depends on how the cable is used | Only with workarounds The needed radius is the catalog value times a factor for the use, compared with a free-entry figure; this takes cross-field calculation rules. | The needed radius is computed from the cable and the use on every call and compared with the planned radius. |
| Protection ratings that change with a welded variant, and the oil caveat | Only with workarounds The rating depends on the cable, whether it is welded and the environment, so the rules depend on one another across lines. | Every choice is in one request, so the conflict is found whichever order the choices arrive in. |
| Every problem returned in one answer | Only 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. |
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 sensor-end plug of the selected cable does not mate with the sensor connector on the quote. |
| 2 | The plug at the instrument end of the chain does not mate with the instrument input connector on the quote. |
| 3 | The instrument-end plug of the connecting cable does not mate with the socket of the extension cable. |
| 4 | The connecting cable is not offered in a standard length of 700 cm; choose one of its listed standard lengths or order a special length. |
| 5 | A special connecting-cable length of 6,000 cm is outside the range this cable type is made in (10 to 5,000 cm). |
| 6 | This connecting cable type is offered only in its standard lengths; a special length cannot be ordered. |
| 7 | A special connecting-cable length of 20 cm is outside the range this cable type is made in (30 to 1,000 cm). |
| 8 | The extension cable is not offered in a standard length of 3,000 cm; choose its listed standard length or order a special length. |
| 9 | A special extension length of 1,000 cm is outside the range this extension cable is made in (30 to 500 cm). |
| 10 | An extension length of 500 cm is on the quote but no extension cable is selected. |
| 11 | The cable run sees 15 to 250 deg C, but the connecting cable is rated for -55 to 200 deg C. |
| 12 | The cable run sees 15 to 120 deg C, but the extension cable is rated for -25 to 70 deg C. |
| 13 | The cable run sees -40 to 25 deg C, but the connecting cable is rated for -25 to 70 deg C. |
| 14 | The planned bend radius of 8.0 mm is below the 10.0 mm this connecting cable needs for the stated use (catalog radius for a single bend, doubled for repeated bending, trebled for flexible or low-temperature use). |
| 15 | The planned bend radius of 9.0 mm is below the 10.0 mm this connecting cable needs for the stated use (catalog radius for a single bend, doubled for repeated bending, trebled for flexible or low-temperature use). |
| 16 | The planned bend radius of 39.0 mm is below the 39.6 mm this connecting cable needs for the stated use (catalog radius for a single bend, doubled for repeated bending, trebled for flexible or low-temperature use). |
| 17 | The sensor-end connection must meet IP67, but the selected cable as configured is rated IP65 at the sensor end. |
| 18 | The instrument-end connection must meet IP65, but the chain is rated IP40 at the instrument end. |
| 19 | The cable will be near oils or cooling lubricants; the IP ratings in the data sheet are tested with water, and only the 1,983 series is documented as suitable for the vicinity of oils, emulsions and cooling lubricants, so a person should confirm this choice. |
| 20 | Ground isolation is required, but only the 1967A is described in the data sheet as ground-isolated; a person should confirm this cable. |
| 21 | The quote states a total cable run of 2,000 cm, but the cable lengths on it add up to 2,500 cm. |
| 22 | The quote states a total cable run of 600 cm, but the cable lengths on it add up to 500 cm. |
| 23 | The cable run sees 15 to 150 deg C, but the connecting cable is rated for -25 to 70 deg C. |
| 24 | The quote states a total cable run of 500 cm, but the cable lengths on it add up to 700 cm. |
| 25 | The planned bend radius of 5.0 mm is below the 10.0 mm this connecting cable needs for the stated use (catalog radius for a single bend, doubled for repeated bending, trebled for flexible or low-temperature use). |
| 26 | The sensor-end connection must meet IP67, but the selected cable as configured is rated IP40 at the sensor end. |
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 special-length cable of type 1651C, 12 m, for a sensor with a KIAG 10-32 (neg.) connector, with a type 1603B extension cable of 20 m to an instrument with a BNC input, in a dry location with fixed mounting, 15 to 25 deg C and a bend radius of 50 mm. The quote states a total cable run of 32 m. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a standard-length cable of type 1631C, 5 m, for a sensor with a KIAG 10-32 (neg.) connector, with a type 1603B extension cable of 20 m to an instrument with a BNC input, in a dry location with fixed mounting, 15 to 25 deg C and a bend radius of 50 mm. The quote states a total cable run of 25 m. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote a standard-length cable of type 1631C, 5 m, for a sensor with a KIAG 10-32 (neg.) connector to an instrument with a BNC input, in a location with oil or cooling lubricant with fixed mounting, 15 to 25 deg C and a bend radius of 50 mm, with a protection rating of IP65 at the sensor end. The quote states a total cable run of 5 m. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Needs approval.
The agent's request. Please quote a standard-length cable of type 1983AD, 5 m, for a sensor with a KIAG 10-32 (neg.) connector to an instrument with a BNC input, in a location with oil or cooling lubricant with fixed mounting, 15 to 25 deg C and a bend radius of 50 mm, with a protection rating of IP65 at the sensor end. The quote states a total cable run of 5 m. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote a standard-length cable of type 1631C, 3 m, for a sensor with a KIAG 10-32 (neg.) connector to an instrument with a BNC input, in a location with oil or cooling lubricant with fixed mounting, 15 to 25 deg C and a bend radius of 50 mm, with a protection rating of IP67 at the sensor end. The quote states a total cable run of 3 m. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a standard-length cable of type 1983AC, 3 m welded, for a sensor with a KIAG 10-32 (neg.) connector to an instrument with a BNC input, in a location with oil or cooling lubricant with fixed mounting, 15 to 25 deg C and a bend radius of 50 mm, with a protection rating of IP67 at the sensor end. The quote states a total cable run of 3 m. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a standard-length cable of type 1983AD, 5 m welded, for a sensor with a KIAG 10-32 (neg.) connector to an instrument with a BNC input, in a location with oil or cooling lubricant with fixed mounting, 15 to 25 deg C and a bend radius of 50 mm, with a protection rating of IP67 at the sensor end. The quote states a total cable run of 5 m. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
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