Predictika · Closure line orders

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

An AI sales agent prepares an order for a SACMI CCM compression molding press for plastic caps, with an optional tamper-band slitting or folding machine, an optional liner machine, vision cameras, and the cap and output the customer needs. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the technical data SACMI publishes in its CCM brochure and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: SACMI CCM, CCM24, CCM32, CCM48, CCM64, CCM80 and CCMM32A continuous compression molding presses with their SFM, SCM and FLM tamper-band machines and PMV and PMD liner machines. See everything this validator covers

This validator models closure lines built on the SACMI CCM presses listed in the brochure (CCM24SB, CCM24SF, CCM32MC, CCM48SF, CCM64MD, CCM80SB and the multilayer CCMM32A), not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Press limits — each press has a published number of cavities, a maximum cap diameter and height, and a maximum output in caps a minute (for example the CCM48SF: 48 cavities, caps up to 41 mm across and 25 mm high, up to 2,400 caps a minute; the CCMM32A: 32 cavities, caps up to 60 mm across and 45 mm high, up to 800 caps a minute).
  • Tamper-band machines — SFM15M, SFM12, SCM12 and FLM12, and the 6-head options of the SFM12 and SCM12, each with a published maximum cap diameter and output; all handle caps up to 25 mm high.
  • Liner machines — PMV224 and PMV230 (in-shell) and PMD230 (out-shell), each with a published cap diameter range and a maximum output; all handle caps 15 to 24 mm high.
  • Vision and stated figures — the CVS 152 vision system on the press takes 2 to 9 cameras; the cavity count and press output the order states are compared with the published values.

Any closure line built from these presses and machines that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (SACMI publishes no price list, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), the CCM molds and cap designs, resin and extruder choices, cooling and handling equipment, other SACMI product lines, and delivery terms. Assumptions: a line runs one tamper-band machine and one liner machine at most, each rated output is read as the limit for the whole line, and the 6-head options are read as the stated 900 caps a minute versions. The model reflects the brochure read in October 2026.

The AI sales agentBuilds the closure line 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
Press limits that depend on the modelOnly with care
Cap size and output limits differ for each of the seven presses, so each needs its own table row and rules that read it.		The press, the cap and the output are in one request; the limits are looked up and compared on every call.
A downstream machine that cannot keep up with the pressOnly with workarounds
The line is only as fast as its slowest machine; a rules-based CPQ checks each product on its own, so this takes extra formulas across line items.		The press, tamper-band machine and liner machine are checked against the required output together.
A cap that fits the press but not the liner machineOnly with care
A cap-diameter range rule per liner machine, reading a value chosen on another line.		The same request carries the cap and every machine; each range is checked and every miss comes back.
A stated cavity count or output that disagrees with the pressOnly with workarounds
The published figure is derived from the press model; checking a stated figure against it takes extra formulas.		The stated figures are fields in the request and are compared with the published 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 order needs 601 caps a minute; the selected press is rated for up to 600 caps a minute.
2The cap is 42 mm across; the selected press takes caps up to 41 mm.
3The cap is 53 mm across; the selected press takes caps up to 52 mm.
4The order needs 2,401 caps a minute; the selected press is rated for up to 2,400 caps a minute.
5The cap is 26 mm high; the selected press takes caps up to 25 mm.
6The cap is 61 mm across; the selected press takes caps up to 60 mm.
7The cap is 46 mm high; the selected press takes caps up to 45 mm.
8The order needs 3,001 caps a minute; the selected tamper-band machine is rated for up to 3,000 caps a minute.
9The cap is 44 mm across; the selected tamper-band machine handles caps from 18 mm up to 43 mm.
10The order needs 2,201 caps a minute; the selected tamper-band machine is rated for up to 2,200 caps a minute.
11The order needs 901 caps a minute; the selected tamper-band machine is rated for up to 900 caps a minute.
12The cap is 12 mm across; the selected tamper-band machine handles caps from 18 mm up to 73 mm.
13The cap is 9 mm high; the tamper-band machines handle caps from 10 mm up to 25 mm.
14The cap is 26 mm high; the tamper-band machines handle caps from 10 mm up to 25 mm.
15The cap is 34 mm across; the selected liner machine handles caps from 22 mm to 33 mm.
16The cap is 21 mm across; the selected liner machine handles caps from 22 mm to 33 mm.
17The cap is 44 mm across; the selected liner machine handles caps from 34 mm to 43 mm.
18The order needs 1,201 caps a minute; the selected liner machine is rated for up to 1,200 caps a minute.
19The order needs 1,601 caps a minute; the selected liner machine is rated for up to 1,600 caps a minute.
20The cap is 27 mm across; the selected liner machine handles caps from 28 mm to 38 mm.
21The cap is 39 mm across; the selected liner machine handles caps from 28 mm to 38 mm.
22The cap is 25 mm high; the liner machines handle caps from 15 mm to 24 mm.
23The cap is 14 mm high; the liner machines handle caps from 15 mm to 24 mm.
24The line adds both a tamper-band machine and a liner machine; SACMI configures plants to order, so a person should confirm the combination.

  

  

    
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. Cap size on the press: A CCM48SF press for a 45 mm cap at 2,000 caps a minute

    
The agent's request. Please prepare an order for a SACMI CCM48SF compression molding press for caps 45 mm across and 22 mm high, with a CVS 152 vision system with 6 cameras, to run at 2,000 caps a minute. The order states 48 cavities and a press output of 2,400 caps a minute. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Cap too wide for this press. The cap is 45 mm across; the selected press takes caps up to 41 mm.
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2. Cap size on the press: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please prepare an order for a SACMI CCM64MD compression molding press for caps 45 mm across and 22 mm high, with a CVS 152 vision system with 6 cameras, to run at 2,000 caps a minute. The order states 64 cavities and a press output of 2,850 caps a minute. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 64 cavities, press rated for 2,850 caps a minute, whole line limited to 2,850 caps a minute.
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3. Line speed with a tamper-band machine: A CCM64MD with an SFM12 scoring and folding machine at 2,800 caps a minute

    
The agent's request. Please prepare an order for a SACMI CCM64MD compression molding press for caps 38 mm across and 22 mm high, with an SFM12 scoring and folding machine and a CVS 152 vision system with 6 cameras, to run at 2,800 caps a minute. The order states 64 cavities and a press output of 2,850 caps a minute. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Required output above the slitting and folding machine rating. The order needs 2,800 caps a minute; the selected tamper-band machine is rated for up to 2,200 caps a minute.
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4. Line speed with a tamper-band machine: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please prepare an order for a SACMI CCM64MD compression molding press for caps 38 mm across and 22 mm high, with an SFM15M scoring and folding machine and a CVS 152 vision system with 6 cameras, to run at 2,800 caps a minute. The order states 64 cavities and a press output of 2,850 caps a minute. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 64 cavities, press rated for 2,850 caps a minute, whole line limited to 2,850 caps a minute.
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5. Liner machine for a 30 mm cap: A CCM32MC with a PMV230 liner machine for a 30 mm cap

    
The agent's request. Please prepare an order for a SACMI CCM32MC compression molding press for caps 30 mm across and 22 mm high, with a PMV230 in-shell liner machine and a CVS 152 vision system with 2 cameras, to run at 1,000 caps a minute. The order states 32 cavities and a press output of 1,066 caps a minute. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Cap diameter outside the liner machine range. The cap is 30 mm across; the selected liner machine handles caps from 34 mm to 43 mm.
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6. Liner machine for a 30 mm cap: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please prepare an order for a SACMI CCM32MC compression molding press for caps 30 mm across and 22 mm high, with a PMV224 in-shell liner machine and a CVS 152 vision system with 2 cameras, to run at 1,000 caps a minute. The order states 32 cavities and a press output of 1,066 caps a minute. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 32 cavities, press rated for 1,066 caps a minute, whole line limited to 1,066 caps a minute.
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7. Multilayer capsule line: A CCMM32A multilayer press with an SCM12 slitting machine for a 55 mm by 40 mm cap

    
The agent's request. Please prepare an order for a SACMI CCMM32A compression molding press for caps 55 mm across and 40 mm high, with an SCM12 slitting machine and a CVS 152 vision system with 4 cameras, to run at 800 caps a minute. The order states 32 cavities and a press output of 800 caps a minute. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Cap height outside the slitting and folding machine range. The cap is 40 mm high; the tamper-band machines handle caps from 10 mm up to 25 mm.
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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 a SACMI CCM compression molding press for plastic caps, with an optional tamper-band slitting or folding machine. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the technical data SACMI publishes in its CCM brochure 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 prepare an order for a SACMI CCM48SF compression molding press for caps 45 mm across and 22 mm high. The order states 48 cavities and a press output of 2,400 caps a minute. 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 one finding, all in one answer. The cap is 45 mm across; the selected press takes caps up to 41 mm.
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  6. The validator returned one blocking finding 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 cap that fits the press but not the liner machine, 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 press to CCM64MD, the stated cavities as to 64 and the stated press output as to 2,850 caps a minute.
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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. The earlier finding is cleared, and the validator's figure matches the quote.
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  13. One problem 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.
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