Predictika · Aerospace fastener orders

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

An AI sales agent prepares an order for LISI AEROSPACE HI-LOK, HI-LITE or HI-TIGUE pins and collars: the family, pin material, head, shear or tension load, fit, collar, diameter, grip, stack, quantity, collar count and discount. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of how those choices fit together and returns a verdict and every reason.

Scope: One HI-LOK, HI-LITE or HI-TIGUE pin and collar order: family, material, head, load, fit, collar, diameter, grip, quantity, collar count and discount. See everything this validator covers

This validator models LISI AEROSPACE pin and collar orders, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Families and collars — HI-LOK and HI-TIGUE pins with HL collars, HI-LITE pins with HI-LITE collars, and the self-aligning collars a sloped surface needs.
  • Materials and heads — titanium, aluminum, A-286, alloy steel, Inconel 718 and PH13-8Mo pins, with protruding and 100 and 130 degree flush heads, each allowed with some families and collars only.
  • Load and fit — shear or tension collars, and an interference fit that belongs to the HI-TIGUE family.
  • Diameter and grip — the diameter range of each family, and a grip that has to cover the stack without running too long.
  • Quantity and discount — one collar per pin, approval for a very large quantity, approval above a 5 percent discount and a block above 10 percent.
  • Licensed supplier — pins made by licensed suppliers only.

Any HI-LOK, HI-LITE or HI-TIGUE order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: TAPER HI-LITE, pull-in and pull-stem fasteners, metric HI-LOK, nuts other than collars and other LISI businesses. LISI publishes no ordering rules for these choices, so every limit, threshold and rule beyond the public product pages is modeled. No prices are modeled.

The AI sales agentBuilds the fastener order from the conversation with the customer and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

8 scenarios in 4 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
Collars that fit one family onlyOnly with care
HL collars fit HI-LOK and HI-TIGUE pins and HI-LITE collars fit HI-LITE pins, so each collar needs a rule that reads the family.		The family and the collar are in one request and are checked against each other on every call.
A grip that depends on the stackOnly with workarounds
The grip has to cover the stack without running too long, so the difference has to be computed and compared with two limits.		The difference is computed in the same pass and checked against both limits on every call.
Joint conditions that need a particular collarOnly with care
A sloped surface needs a self-aligning collar, so the joint condition and the collar part number have to be read together.		The joint condition and the collar are fields of the same request and are checked together on every call.
A fit that belongs to one familyOnly with care
An interference fit belongs to HI-TIGUE and HI-TIGUE is an interference-fit system, so the rule has to be written in both directions.		The fit and the family are checked against each other in both directions on every call.
A stated collar count and a discount with two thresholdsOnly with workarounds
The collar count has to match the pins and the discount has an approval band and a hard limit, so a block rule and an approval rule have to be kept in step.		The count and the discount are checked in the same pass, and blocks and approvals come back together.
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 order; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1HI-LOK and HI-LITE pins are made only by licensed suppliers; the order names an unlicensed source.
2A diameter of 2/16 inch is outside the 3/16 to 16/16 inch range of this model.
3The 7,075-T6 aluminum pin is modeled in the HI-LITE family only.
4The 130 degree flush head is modeled in the HI-LITE family only.
5An interference fit needs the HI-TIGUE family, and HI-TIGUE is an interference-fit system.
6HI-TIGUE is modeled from 5/16 inch; the order has 4/16 inch.
7HL collars fit HI-LOK and HI-TIGUE pins; HI-LITE pins need HI-LITE collars.
8The collar is a different type (shear or tension) from the load on the pin.
9The 6AL-4V titanium collar HL198 is paired only with a titanium pin in this model.
10Aluminum collars HL70 and HL82 are not modeled on INCONEL 718 or PH13-8MO pins.
11A sloped surface needs a self-aligning collar (HL75, HL82 or HL89).
12The grip of 4/16 inch is shorter than the 5/16 inch stack.
13The grip is 2/16 inch longer than the stack; a person should confirm the grip choice.
14The grip is 4/16 inch longer than the stack; the model allows at most 3/16 inch.
15The grip of 13/16 inch is over the limit of 12/16 inch (four diameters).
16The order states 90 collars, but one collar per pin gives 100.
17A flush head on a high-strength pin needs a countersink check by engineering.
18An order of 10,000 pins needs a delivery schedule to be confirmed.
19A discount of 7 percent is above 5 percent and needs sales manager approval.
20A discount of 12 percent is above the 10 percent limit.

  

  

    
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. Family, collar and grip: HI-LOK pins ordered with a HI-LITE collar and a short grip

    
The agent's request. Please quote 100 HI-LOK 6AL-4V titanium pins, 8/16 inch in diameter, with a protruding head, for a shear load and a clearance fit, with the HI-LITE collar. The grip is 4/16 inch over a stack of 5/16 inch. The order states 100 collars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Collar series does not fit the pin family. HL collars fit HI-LOK and HI-TIGUE pins; HI-LITE pins need HI-LITE collars.
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  • Grip shorter than the stack. The grip of 4/16 inch is shorter than the 5/16 inch stack.
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2. Family, collar and grip: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 100 HI-LITE 6AL-4V titanium pins, 8/16 inch in diameter, with a protruding head, for a shear load and a clearance fit, with the HI-LITE collar. The grip is 6/16 inch over a stack of 5/16 inch. The order states 100 collars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 100 pins of 8/16 inch with 100 matching collars.
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3. Collar count and discount: An order that states 90 collars for 100 pins with a 12 percent discount

    
The agent's request. Please quote 100 HI-LOK 6AL-4V titanium pins, 8/16 inch in diameter, with a protruding head, for a shear load and a clearance fit, with the HL94 collar. The grip is 6/16 inch over a stack of 5/16 inch. The order has a 12 percent discount. The order states 90 collars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Stated collar count differs. The order states 90 collars, but one collar per pin gives 100.
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  • Discount above 10 percent. A discount of 12 percent is above the 10 percent limit.
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4. Collar count and discount: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 100 HI-LOK 6AL-4V titanium pins, 8/16 inch in diameter, with a protruding head, for a shear load and a clearance fit, with the HL94 collar. The grip is 6/16 inch over a stack of 5/16 inch. The order has a 7 percent discount. The order states 100 collars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Discount needs sales manager approval. A discount of 7 percent is above 5 percent and needs sales manager approval.
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  • Order summary. 100 pins of 8/16 inch with 100 matching collars.
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5. Sloped surface: A sloped-surface joint with a plain HL94 shear collar

    
The agent's request. Please quote 100 HI-LOK 6AL-4V titanium pins, 8/16 inch in diameter, with a protruding head, for a shear load and a clearance fit, with the HL94 collar. The grip is 6/16 inch over a stack of 5/16 inch, on a sloped surface. The order states 100 collars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Sloped surface needs a self-aligning collar. A sloped surface needs a self-aligning collar (HL75, HL82 or HL89).
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6. Sloped surface: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 100 HI-LOK 6AL-4V titanium pins, 8/16 inch in diameter, with a protruding head, for a shear load and a clearance fit, with the HL82 collar. The grip is 6/16 inch over a stack of 5/16 inch, on a sloped surface. The order states 100 collars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 100 pins of 8/16 inch with 100 matching collars.
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7. Fit and family: HI-LOK pins ordered with an interference fit

    
The agent's request. Please quote 100 HI-LOK 6AL-4V titanium pins, 8/16 inch in diameter, with a protruding head, for a shear load and a interference fit, with the HL94 collar. The grip is 6/16 inch over a stack of 5/16 inch. The order states 100 collars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Fit does not match the family. An interference fit needs the HI-TIGUE family, and HI-TIGUE is an interference-fit system.
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8. Fit and family: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 100 HI-TIGUE 6AL-4V titanium pins, 8/16 inch in diameter, with a protruding head, for a shear load and a interference fit, with the HL94 collar. The grip is 6/16 inch over a stack of 5/16 inch. The order states 100 collars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 100 pins of 8/16 inch with 100 matching collars.
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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 LISI AEROSPACE HI-LOK, HI-LITE or HI-TIGUE pins and collars: the family, pin material, head, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of how those choices fit together and returns a verdict and 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. Please quote 100 HI-LOK 6AL-4V titanium pins, 8/16 inch in diameter, with a protruding head, for a shear load and a clearance fit, with the HI-LITE collar. The grip is 4/16 inch over a stack of 5/16 inch. 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. HL collars fit HI-LOK and HI-TIGUE pins; HI-LITE pins need HI-LITE collars. The grip of 4/16 inch is shorter than the 5/16 inch stack.
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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 order are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for collars that fit one family only, 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 family to HI-LITE and the grip to 6.
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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. Both earlier findings are cleared.
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  13. Two problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean order. 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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