Predictika · Industrial drive package quotes
An AI sales agent prepares a quote for a fictional customer: a motor, a Falk enclosed gear drive and a Steelflex coupling, priced from an account price book. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika’s validator, which checks the parts against each other and the site, compares the net total the agent states with its own, and returns a verdict with every reason.
This validator models a catalog of 9 motors, 9 gear drives, 7 couplings and 3 account tiers, built from public product information. It handles any drive package quote built from them, not just the scenarios shown below.
It does not cover real Regal Rexnord prices or availability. Prices and account multipliers are illustrative estimates; the model is built from public product information.
8 scenarios in 4 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 or Revenue Cloud) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.
| What the validator catches | Typical rules-based CPQ | Predictika |
|---|---|---|
| Fit between parts | Only with workarounds The coupling bore against the motor shaft, and the gear rating against the motor size and service factor, are cross-object checks that rules-based CPQ usually handles with one hand-written validation rule per pair of parts. | Every part is data in a catalog; the same rules evaluate every combination. |
| Service factor and duty | Only with care The load class changes the horsepower the gear drive and coupling must cover, so each rating check needs a calculated field first. | The service factor and the required ratings are derived on each call and compared with each part. |
| Site and drive conditions | Only with care Hazardous location, washdown, voltage and VFD turndown each depend on a different motor attribute and are usually separate conditional rules. | All of them are checked together and every reason is named. |
| The net total the agent states | Only with workarounds Comparing a stated figure with a computed one needs a separate rule, and price rules rarely run on stated figures. | The stated net total is a field in the request and is checked against the computed net total. |
| Every problem returned in one answer | Only with workarounds Rules tend to fire as the quote is built, so a problem raised late can hide an earlier one. | Every rule is evaluated at the end of input and all findings come back together. |
Every rule is checked on every call, in whatever order the choices arrive, and one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.
| Rule | Effect | What it checks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | block, approval | Motor size: motor horsepower below the load blocks; a motor more than twice the load needs a technical review |
| 2 | block | Motor environment: a hazardous location needs an explosion-proof motor; a washdown line needs a washdown motor (this catalog stops at 10 HP) |
| 3 | block | Motor voltage: a 575 V plant needs the 575 V motor version |
| 4 | block | Variable frequency drive: the constant-torque turndown the duty needs must not exceed the motor rating |
| 5 | block | Gear drive: rated horsepower must cover the motor horsepower times the service factor (1.0 uniform, 1.4 moderate, 2.0 heavy) |
| 6 | block | Output speed: gear ratio must give the required rpm within plus or minus 5 percent |
| 7 | block | Coupling: torque rating must cover the drive torque at the service factor, and its bore must fit the motor shaft |
| 8 | computed | Pricing: each part is priced from list with the account tier multiplier; the package price times the quantity gives the quote total |
| 9 | block, approval | Extra discount: above the account tier limit blocks; within the limit needs manager approval |
| 10 | block | The net total the agent states must match the validator net total within $1 |
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. Quote for Ridgeline Aggregates: six drive packages, each a Marathon GT1046A 100 HP motor, a Falk size 2160 ratio 9 enclosed drive and a Falk Steelflex 1060T10 coupling, OEM gold account pricing. Net total $104,751.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for Ridgeline Aggregates: six drive packages, each a Marathon GT1046A 100 HP motor, a Falk size 2160 ratio 9 enclosed drive and a Falk Steelflex 1080T10 coupling, OEM gold account pricing. Net total $106,599.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Quote for Summit Grain Cooperative: four drive packages, each a Marathon GT1028A 25 HP TEFC motor, a Falk size 2120 ratio 14 enclosed drive and a Falk Steelflex 1050T10 coupling, standard distributor pricing. Net total $35,633.08. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for Summit Grain Cooperative: four drive packages, each a Marathon E547-P 25 HP explosion-proof motor, a Falk size 2120 ratio 14 enclosed drive and a Falk Steelflex 1050T10 coupling, standard distributor pricing. Net total $42,274.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Quote for Harbor Packaging: ten drive packages, each a Marathon GT1028A 25 HP motor, a Falk size 2120 ratio 14 enclosed drive and a Falk Steelflex 1050T10 coupling, OEM gold account pricing with a 5 percent extra discount. Net total $80,661.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for Harbor Packaging: ten drive packages, each a Marathon GT1028A 25 HP motor, a Falk size 2120 ratio 14 enclosed drive and a Falk Steelflex 1050T10 coupling, OEM gold account pricing with a 5 percent extra discount. Net total $76,627.95. Ready to send.
Verdict: Needs approval.
The agent's request. Quote for Bayview Bottling: eight drive packages on a variable frequency drive, each a Marathon GT0019A 10 HP ODP motor, a Falk size 2050 ratio 14 enclosed drive and a Falk Steelflex 1030T10 coupling, standard distributor pricing. Net total $28,802.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for Bayview Bottling: eight drive packages on a variable frequency drive, each a Marathon GT1019A 10 HP TEFC motor, a Falk size 2050 ratio 14 enclosed drive and a Falk Steelflex 1030T10 coupling, standard distributor pricing. Net total $30,869.44. Ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
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