Predictika · Airjet weaving machine configurations

An AI sales agent's airjet loom configuration, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a configuration for an OmniPlus-i Connect airjet weaving machine: the reed width, the number of weft colors, the shedding motion and harness frames, the yarn, the warp and cloth options, the selvedge and the machine designation. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published Picanol brochure and returns a verdict, every reason and the listed values it compared against.

Scope: Picanol OmniPlus-i Connect airjet weaving machines: reed width, weft colors, shedding motion, harness frames, yarn, warp and cloth options, leno and the machine designation. See everything this validator covers

This validator models option lists and limits printed in the Picanol OmniPlus-i Connect brochure (English, March 2026, technical specifications), not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Fabric — the useful widths (190, 220, 230, 250, 260, 280, 340, 360 and 400 cm), 2, 4, 6 or 8 weft colors, a width reduction of up to 96 cm, and the yarn range (spun Nm 4 to Nm 170; filament 20 to 1,000 den).
  • Shedding — the Positive Cambox (maximum 8 or 10 harness frames), the Positive Dobby (maximum 16), SmartShed Pro (maximum 16), the electronic Jacquard and the servo-driven Jacquarette; shed simulation is listed for SmartShed Pro, Dobby or Cambox, automatic shed levelling is listed with the Cambox and the Dobby, and the SmartFrame is for SmartShed Pro; an option the brochure does not list for that shedding motion, or a Cambox frame count of 9 or 10 (the brochure says max 8 or 10), goes to a person for confirmation with Picanol.
  • Warp and cloth — the double warp beam is for reed widths of 250 cm and up; warp beam diameters 805, 1,000 and 1,100 mm; cloth roll diameters 560, 600 and 720 mm; the batching motion up to 1,500 mm; multi-pick insertion up to 8 picks; the electrical warp stop motion with 6 bars at 25 mm or 8 bars at 16 mm.
  • Selvedge — o-Leno and e-Leno rotary fabric tying is listed for the left-hand and right-hand side only.
  • Designation — the machine name ABB0130-colors-shedding letter-reed width (for example ABB0130-4-R-190, with P for Cambox, R for Dobby, D for SmartShed Pro and J for Jacquard) is compared with what the quote states.

Any configuration of the OmniPlus-i Connect that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (Picanol publishes no price list for its weaving machines, so there is no price build-up or line-item quote); the other Picanol machines, including the OmniPlus-i TC Connect, the rapier machines and TerryPlus-i; retrofit (aftermarket) options; the Connect software packages; EcoBoost, which the brochure lists as depending on machine execution; the exact SmartShed Pro frame counts; the take-up over the pressure roller, whose reed-width limit is printed in mm in the brochure; and the minimum width reduction for a given reed width. The brochure says the OmniPlus-i Connect can be ordered through Picanol and its agents; nothing here replaces their order check.

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

6 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
Shedding motion limits and the options that go with eachOnly with care
The frame limit differs by shedding motion (Cambox 10, Dobby 16, SmartShed Pro 16), and shed simulation, automatic levelling and the SmartFrame each apply to some shedding motions only, so every option needs a rule against the shedding motion.		The shedding motion is one field, and every limit and option rule is checked against it on every call.
The machine designation checked against the orderOnly with workarounds
The designation ABB0130-colors-letter-width has to be rebuilt from three other choices and compared with what the quote states.		The designation is derived from the same choices and compared in the same pass.
Limits that apply only when an option is chosenOnly with care
A batching diameter or a pick count matters only when the batching motion or multi-pick insertion is ordered, so each limit has to be conditional.		Each limit is evaluated only when its option is on, together with all the others.
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.

    
1A reed width of 300 cm is not one of the useful widths listed for the OmniPlus-i Connect (190, 220, 230, 250, 260, 280, 340, 360 and 400 cm).
2Weft selection is listed as 2, 4, 6 or 8 colors; the order has 3 colors.
3Weft selection is listed as 2, 4, 6 or 8 colors; the order has 10 colors.
4The width reduction is listed as up to 96 cm; the order has 97 cm.
5The spun yarn count is listed from Nm 4 to Nm 170; the order has Nm 171.
6The spun yarn count is listed from Nm 4 to Nm 170; the order has Nm 3.
7The filament yarn is listed from 20 den to 1,000 den; the order has 1,001 den.
8The filament yarn is listed from 20 den to 1,000 den; the order has 19 den.
9The double warp beam is listed for reed widths of 250 cm and up; the order has a 230 cm reed.
10Warp beam diameters are listed as 805, 1,000 and 1,100 mm; the order has 900 mm.
11Cloth roll diameters are listed as 560, 600 and 720 mm; the order has 650 mm.
12The batching motion is listed up to a cloth diameter of 1,500 mm; the order has 1,600 mm.
13Double or multi-pick insertion is listed up to 8 picks; the order has 9.
14The Positive Cambox is listed with a maximum of 8 or 10 harness frames and the brochure does not say which applies; the order has 10 harness frames, so a person should confirm it with Picanol.
15The Positive Cambox is listed with a maximum of 8 or 10 harness frames; the order has 12 harness frames.
16The Positive Dobby is listed with a maximum of 16 harness frames; the order has 18 harness frames.
17SmartShed Pro is listed with 8 to 12 or 16 harness frames; the order has 20 harness frames.
18Harness frame stroke measurement and shed simulation is listed for SmartShed Pro, Dobby or Cambox, not for a jacquard, so a person should confirm it with Picanol.
19The SmartFrame harness frame is listed for SmartShed Pro; the order has a different shedding motion, so a person should confirm it with Picanol.
20O-Leno and e-Leno rotary fabric tying is listed for the left-hand side (LHS) and right-hand side (RHS) only; the order asks for the center.
21The electrical warp stop motion is listed with 6 contact bars at a 25 mm pitch or 8 contact bars at a 16 mm pitch; the order has 8 bars at 25 mm.
22The designation ABB0130-6-R-220 does not match the order, which reads ABB0130-4-R-220 (weft colors, shedding motion letter, reed width).
23The designation ABB0130-4-D-220 does not match the order, which reads ABB0130-4-R-220 (weft colors, shedding motion letter, reed width).
24The designation ABB0130-4-R-250 does not match the order, which reads ABB0130-4-R-220 (weft colors, shedding motion letter, reed width).
25Weft selection is listed as 2, 4, 6 or 8 colors; the order has 5 colors.
26The designation ABB0130-4-P-230 does not match the order, which reads ABB0130-5-P-230 (weft colors, shedding motion letter, reed width).
27Automatic shed levelling is listed with the Positive Cambox and the Positive Dobby; the order has a different shedding motion, so a person should confirm it with Picanol.

  

  

    
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. Home textile mill: A 6-color loom for a home textile mill

    
The agent's request. Please configure an OmniPlus-i Connect airjet loom with a 220 cm reed and 6 weft colors, with a Positive Cambox and 12 harness frames. The yarn is spun, Nm 30. The configuration includes a double warp beam. The quote states the designation ABB0130-6-P-220. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Double warp beam needs a 250 cm reed or wider. The double warp beam is listed for reed widths of 250 cm and up; the order has a 220 cm reed.
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  • Too many harness frames for a Positive Cambox. The Positive Cambox is listed with a maximum of 8 or 10 harness frames; the order has 12 harness frames.
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2. Home textile mill: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please configure an OmniPlus-i Connect airjet loom with a 250 cm reed and 6 weft colors, with a Positive Dobby and 12 harness frames. The yarn is spun, Nm 30. The configuration includes a double warp beam. The quote states the designation ABB0130-6-R-250. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Designation of this configuration. Designation of this configuration: ABB0130-6-R-250 (weft colors, shedding motion letter, reed width in cm).
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3. Technical fabrics: A 2-color loom for technical fabrics

    
The agent's request. Please configure an OmniPlus-i Connect airjet loom with a 260 cm reed and 2 weft colors, with a Positive Dobby and 16 harness frames. The yarn is filament, 1,200 den. The configuration includes the batching motion up to 1,600 mm and o-Leno on the center. The quote states the designation ABB0130-2-R-260. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Filament yarn outside the listed range. The filament yarn is listed from 20 den to 1,000 den; the order has 1,200 den.
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  • Batching motion above the listed diameter. The batching motion is listed up to a cloth diameter of 1,500 mm; the order has 1,600 mm.
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  • Leno not offered at the center. O-Leno and e-Leno rotary fabric tying is listed for the left-hand side (LHS) and right-hand side (RHS) only; the order asks for the center.
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4. Technical fabrics: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please configure an OmniPlus-i Connect airjet loom with a 260 cm reed and 2 weft colors, with a Positive Dobby and 16 harness frames. The yarn is filament, 1,000 den. The configuration includes the batching motion up to 1,500 mm and o-Leno on the right-hand side. The quote states the designation ABB0130-2-R-260. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Designation of this configuration. Designation of this configuration: ABB0130-2-R-260 (weft colors, shedding motion letter, reed width in cm).
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5. Jacquard fabrics: An 8-color jacquard loom

    
The agent's request. Please configure an OmniPlus-i Connect airjet loom with a 190 cm reed and 8 weft colors, with an electronic Jacquard. The yarn is spun, Nm 30. The configuration includes shed simulation and SmartFrame harness frames. The quote states the designation ABB0130-8-D-190. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Machine designation does not match the order. The designation ABB0130-8-D-190 does not match the order, which reads ABB0130-8-J-190 (weft colors, shedding motion letter, reed width).
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  • Shed simulation not listed for a jacquard. Harness frame stroke measurement and shed simulation is listed for SmartShed Pro, Dobby or Cambox, not for a jacquard, so a person should confirm it with Picanol.
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  • SmartFrame is listed for SmartShed Pro. The SmartFrame harness frame is listed for SmartShed Pro; the order has a different shedding motion, so a person should confirm it with Picanol.
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6. Jacquard fabrics: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please configure an OmniPlus-i Connect airjet loom with a 190 cm reed and 8 weft colors, with an electronic Jacquard. The yarn is spun, Nm 30. The quote states the designation ABB0130-8-J-190. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Designation of this configuration. Designation of this configuration: ABB0130-8-J-190 (weft colors, shedding motion letter, reed width in cm).
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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 a configuration for an OmniPlus-i Connect airjet weaving machine: the reed width, the number of weft colors, the shedding motion and harness frames, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published Picanol brochure and returns a verdict, every reason and the listed values it compared against.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please configure an OmniPlus-i Connect airjet loom with a 260 cm reed and 2 weft colors, with a Positive Dobby and 16 harness frames. The yarn is filament, 1,200 den. The rest of the request is on screen. The quote states the designation ABB0130-2-R-260.
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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 filament yarn is listed from 20 den to 1,000 den; the order has 1,200 den. The batching motion is listed up to a cloth diameter of 1,500 mm; the order has 1,600 mm. O-Leno and e-Leno rotary fabric tying is listed for the left-hand side (LHS) and right-hand side (RHS) only; the order asks for the center.
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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 shedding motion limits and the options that go with each, 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 yarn to Filament, 1,000 den, the batching motion diameter to 1,500 mm and the o-Leno side to RHS.
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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. All three earlier findings are cleared.
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  13. Three problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, 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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