Predictika · Two-pack industrial coating orders

An AI sales agent's two-pack coating order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for a two-coat industrial coating system on metal: the primer and top coat, the hardener for each, how each batch is mixed and when it is applied, the wait between coats, and the site conditions. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published product data and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Two-pack primers and top coats from the Teknos Key Products brochure for general industry and heavy duty (nine products), with their hardeners, mixing ratios, pot life, overcoat times and substrates. See everything this validator covers

This validator models orders for nine two-component Teknos products as listed in the Teknos Key Products for General Industry and Heavy Duty brochure, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Products and roles — primers: Teknoplast Primer 7, Teknodur Primer 8-00, Teknomastic 80 Primer and Teknozinc 3480 SE. Top coats: Teknoplast 50, Teknodur 0050, Teknodur 100 9-00, Teknodur Combi 3430-09 and Teknopox Aqua 0350.
  • Hardener and mixing — each product has its own hardener and a base-to-hardener mixing ratio by volume. The order is checked against both, and against the batch's pot life (the time after mixing in which it can be applied).
  • Sequence and surface — the minimum time before the top coat goes on over each primer, the substrate each primer is listed for, and the theoretical coverage of the top coat from its solids by volume and dry film thickness.
  • Teknodur 100 9-00 application conditions — the primers its data sheet recommends, minimum surface and paint temperature, the margin above the dew point and the humidity limit.

Any order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (Teknos publishes no price list, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), other Teknos products and product ranges, wood and other coatings, film thickness limits, thinners, colours, and application conditions for products other than Teknodur 100 9-00.

The AI sales agentBuilds the coating 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
A hardener that must match the base productOnly with care
A product-to-hardener rule per product, kept in step with the data sheets as products change.		The product and the hardener are in one request and every pairing is checked together.
Mixing ratios that differ for every productOnly with workarounds
Each ratio needs its own lookup and a comparison with the litres entered for base and hardener.		The expected ratio is computed on every call and compared with the litres on the order.
Pot life and wait times that depend on the product and the primerOnly with workarounds
Time limits per product, compared with free-entry times, and the primer decides the wait before the top coat.		Each limit is looked up and compared with every other rule, in any order.
Application conditions that apply to one top coat onlyOnly with care
Conditional rules on temperature, dew point and humidity that fire only for that product.		The conditions are checked together with the rest of the order whenever that top coat is chosen.
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 brochure lists the zinc-rich primer for steel and zinc surfaces only; the order puts it on aluminium.
2The product chosen for the primer coat is listed in the Teknos Key Products brochure as a top coat, not a primer.
3The product chosen for the top coat is listed in the Teknos Key Products brochure as a primer, not a top coat.
4The hardener on the primer coat is not the hardener Teknos lists for that primer.
5The hardener on the top coat is not the hardener Teknos lists for that top coat.
6The primer is mixed from 40 litres of base and 4 litres of hardener; Teknos gives a mixing ratio of 8 to 1 by volume (base to hardener).
7The primer is mixed from 40 litres of base and 6 litres of hardener; Teknos gives a mixing ratio of 8 to 1 by volume (base to hardener).
8The top coat is mixed from 35 litres of base and 4 litres of hardener; Teknos gives a mixing ratio of 7 to 1 by volume (base to hardener).
9The top coat is mixed from 35 litres of base and 6 litres of hardener; Teknos gives a mixing ratio of 7 to 1 by volume (base to hardener).
10The top coat is mixed from 30 litres of base and 10 litres of hardener; Teknos gives a mixing ratio of 1 to 1 by volume (base to hardener).
11The primer is planned to be applied 151 minutes after mixing; its pot life in the brochure is 150 minutes.
12The top coat is planned to be applied 181 minutes after mixing; its pot life in the brochure is 180 minutes.
13The top coat is planned to be applied 120 minutes after mixing; its pot life in the brochure is 90 minutes.
14The top coat goes on 179 minutes after the primer; the brochure gives a minimum overcoat time of 180 minutes for this primer.
15The top coat goes on 200 minutes after the primer; the brochure gives a minimum overcoat time of 240 minutes for this primer.
16The Teknodur 100 9-00 data sheet recommends Teknopox Primer 9-00 or Teknodur Primer 8-00; the order uses a different primer.
17The Teknodur 100 9-00 data sheet needs air and surface temperature above 5 degrees C; the surface is at 5 degrees C.
18The Teknodur 100 9-00 data sheet needs paint temperature above 15 degrees C during mixing and spraying; the paint is at 15 degrees C.
19The Teknodur 100 9-00 data sheet needs the surface at least 3 degrees C above the dew point; the surface is at 12 degrees C and the dew point is 10 degrees C.
20The Teknodur 100 9-00 data sheet needs relative air humidity below 80 percent; the site is at 80 percent.
21The order states 560 square metres covered by the top coat; 40 litres mixed at 49 percent solids by volume and 40 micrometres dry film give about 490 square metres.
22The order states 400 square metres covered by the top coat; 40 litres mixed at 49 percent solids by volume and 40 micrometres dry film give about 490 square metres.
23The order states 490 square metres covered by the top coat; 40 litres mixed at 49 percent solids by volume and 80 micrometres dry film give about 245 square metres.
24The primer is mixed from 40 litres of base and 4 litres of hardener; Teknos gives a mixing ratio of 5 to 1 by volume (base to hardener).
25The top coat is mixed from 35 litres of base and 3 litres of hardener; Teknos gives a mixing ratio of 7 to 1 by volume (base to hardener).
26The primer is planned to be applied 200 minutes after mixing; its pot life in the brochure is 180 minutes.
27The top coat is planned to be applied 300 minutes after mixing; its pot life in the brochure is 180 minutes.
28The top coat goes on 60 minutes after the primer; the brochure gives a minimum overcoat time of 120 minutes for this primer.
29The Teknodur 100 9-00 data sheet needs air and surface temperature above 5 degrees C; the surface is at 3 degrees C.
30The Teknodur 100 9-00 data sheet needs paint temperature above 15 degrees C during mixing and spraying; the paint is at 10 degrees C.
31The Teknodur 100 9-00 data sheet needs the surface at least 3 degrees C above the dew point; the surface is at 3 degrees C and the dew point is 2 degrees C.
32The Teknodur 100 9-00 data sheet needs relative air humidity below 80 percent; the site is at 90 percent.
33The order states 700 square metres covered by the top coat; 38 litres mixed at 49 percent solids by volume and 40 micrometres dry film give about 465 square metres.

  

  

    
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. Top coat mix: A top coat mixed with the wrong hardener and applied too long after mixing

    
The agent's request. Please quote a two-coat system on steel: primer Teknodur Primer 8-00 with Teknodur Hardener 0010, mixed from 40 litres of base and 5 litres of hardener and applied 120 minutes after mixing; top coat Teknodur 100 9-00 with Teknodur Hardener 0010, mixed from 35 litres of base and 5 litres of hardener and applied 240 minutes after mixing, going on 240 minutes after the primer. The top coat is applied at 40 micrometres dry film. On the day the surface is at 15 degrees C, the paint at 20 degrees C, the air at 60 percent relative humidity and the dew point at 10 degrees C. The order states 490 square metres covered by the top coat. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Wrong hardener for the top coat. The hardener on the top coat is not the hardener Teknos lists for that top coat.
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  • Top coat applied after its pot life. The top coat is planned to be applied 240 minutes after mixing; its pot life in the brochure is 180 minutes.
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2. Top coat mix: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a two-coat system on steel: primer Teknodur Primer 8-00 with Teknodur Hardener 0010, mixed from 40 litres of base and 5 litres of hardener and applied 120 minutes after mixing; top coat Teknodur 100 9-00 with Teknodur Hardener 7230, mixed from 35 litres of base and 5 litres of hardener and applied 150 minutes after mixing, going on 240 minutes after the primer. The top coat is applied at 40 micrometres dry film. On the day the surface is at 15 degrees C, the paint at 20 degrees C, the air at 60 percent relative humidity and the dew point at 10 degrees C. The order states 490 square metres covered by the top coat. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Coating summary. Primer mixes 8 to 1 by volume with pot life 150 minutes; top coat mixes 7 to 1 with pot life 180 minutes; minimum wait before top coat 180 minutes; theoretical top coat coverage 490 square metres.
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3. Zinc-rich primer on aluminium: A zinc-rich primer put on aluminium with too short a wait before the top coat

    
The agent's request. Please quote a two-coat system on aluminium: primer Teknozinc 3480 SE with Teknozinc Hardener 7511, mixed from 50 litres of base and 10 litres of hardener and applied 60 minutes after mixing; top coat Teknodur 0050 with Teknodur Hardener 0010, mixed from 45 litres of base and 5 litres of hardener and applied 120 minutes after mixing, going on 90 minutes after the primer. The top coat is applied at 40 micrometres dry film. On the day the surface is at 15 degrees C, the paint at 20 degrees C, the air at 60 percent relative humidity and the dew point at 10 degrees C. The order states 700 square metres covered by the top coat. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Primer not for this substrate. The brochure lists the zinc-rich primer for steel and zinc surfaces only; the order puts it on aluminium.
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  • Top coat applied too soon after primer. The top coat goes on 90 minutes after the primer; the brochure gives a minimum overcoat time of 120 minutes for this primer.
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4. Zinc-rich primer on aluminium: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a two-coat system on aluminium: primer Teknomastic 80 Primer with Teknomastic Hardener 7465, mixed from 40 litres of base and 10 litres of hardener and applied 60 minutes after mixing; top coat Teknodur 0050 with Teknodur Hardener 0010, mixed from 45 litres of base and 5 litres of hardener and applied 120 minutes after mixing, going on 90 minutes after the primer. The top coat is applied at 40 micrometres dry film. On the day the surface is at 15 degrees C, the paint at 20 degrees C, the air at 60 percent relative humidity and the dew point at 10 degrees C. The order states 700 square metres covered by the top coat. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Top coat applied too soon after primer. The top coat goes on 90 minutes after the primer; the brochure gives a minimum overcoat time of 240 minutes for this primer.
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5. Zinc-rich primer on aluminium: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a two-coat system on aluminium: primer Teknomastic 80 Primer with Teknomastic Hardener 7465, mixed from 40 litres of base and 10 litres of hardener and applied 60 minutes after mixing; top coat Teknodur 0050 with Teknodur Hardener 0010, mixed from 45 litres of base and 5 litres of hardener and applied 120 minutes after mixing, going on 300 minutes after the primer. The top coat is applied at 40 micrometres dry film. On the day the surface is at 15 degrees C, the paint at 20 degrees C, the air at 60 percent relative humidity and the dew point at 10 degrees C. The order states 700 square metres covered by the top coat. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Coating summary. Primer mixes 4 to 1 by volume with pot life 120 minutes; top coat mixes 9 to 1 with pot life 240 minutes; minimum wait before top coat 240 minutes; theoretical top coat coverage 700 square metres.
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6. Cold, damp site: A top coat sprayed on a cold, damp site with the wrong mix and coverage figure

    
The agent's request. Please quote a two-coat system on steel: primer Teknodur Primer 8-00 with Teknodur Hardener 0010, mixed from 40 litres of base and 5 litres of hardener and applied 120 minutes after mixing; top coat Teknodur 100 9-00 with Teknodur Hardener 7230, mixed from 35 litres of base and 4 litres of hardener and applied 120 minutes after mixing, going on 240 minutes after the primer. The top coat is applied at 40 micrometres dry film. On the day the surface is at 4 degrees C, the paint at 12 degrees C, the air at 85 percent relative humidity and the dew point at 3 degrees C. The order states 560 square metres covered by the top coat. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Top coat mixing ratio is wrong. The top coat is mixed from 35 litres of base and 4 litres of hardener; Teknos gives a mixing ratio of 7 to 1 by volume (base to hardener).
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  • Surface too cold for Teknodur 100 9-00. The Teknodur 100 9-00 data sheet needs air and surface temperature above 5 degrees C; the surface is at 4 degrees C.
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  • Paint too cold for Teknodur 100 9-00. The Teknodur 100 9-00 data sheet needs paint temperature above 15 degrees C during mixing and spraying; the paint is at 12 degrees C.
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  • Too close to the dew point. The Teknodur 100 9-00 data sheet needs the surface at least 3 degrees C above the dew point; the surface is at 4 degrees C and the dew point is 3 degrees C.
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  • Air too humid for Teknodur 100 9-00. The Teknodur 100 9-00 data sheet needs relative air humidity below 80 percent; the site is at 85 percent.
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  • Stated top coat coverage differs. The order states 560 square metres covered by the top coat; 39 litres mixed at 49 percent solids by volume and 40 micrometres dry film give about 477 square metres.
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7. Cold, damp site: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a two-coat system on steel: primer Teknodur Primer 8-00 with Teknodur Hardener 0010, mixed from 40 litres of base and 5 litres of hardener and applied 120 minutes after mixing; top coat Teknodur 100 9-00 with Teknodur Hardener 7230, mixed from 35 litres of base and 5 litres of hardener and applied 120 minutes after mixing, going on 240 minutes after the primer. The top coat is applied at 40 micrometres dry film. On the day the surface is at 14 degrees C, the paint at 18 degrees C, the air at 65 percent relative humidity and the dew point at 7 degrees C. The order states 490 square metres covered by the top coat. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Coating summary. Primer mixes 8 to 1 by volume with pot life 150 minutes; top coat mixes 7 to 1 with pot life 180 minutes; minimum wait before top coat 180 minutes; theoretical top coat coverage 490 square metres.
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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 two-coat industrial coating system on metal: the primer and top coat, the hardener for each, how each batch is mixed and when it is applied, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published product data 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 quote a two-coat system on steel: primer Teknodur Primer 8-00 with Teknodur Hardener 0010, mixed from 40 litres of base and 5 litres of hardener and applied 120 minutes after mixing; top coat Teknodur 100 9-00. The top coat is applied at 40 micrometres dry film. 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 six findings, all in one answer. The top coat is mixed from 35 litres of base and 4 litres of hardener; Teknos gives a mixing ratio of 7 to 1 by volume (base to hardener). The Teknodur 100 9-00 data sheet needs air and surface temperature above 5 degrees C; the surface is at 4 degrees C. The Teknodur 100 9-00 data sheet needs paint temperature above 15 degrees C during mixing and spraying; the paint is at 12 degrees C. The other three are on screen.
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  6. The validator returned six 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 mixing ratios that differ for every product, a rules-based CPQ can do this only with workarounds.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the top coat hardener to 5 litres, the surface temperature to 14 degrees C, the paint temperature to 18 degrees C, the relative humidity to 65 percent, the dew point to 7 degrees C and the stated top coat coverage to 490 square metres.
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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 six earlier findings are cleared.
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  13. Six 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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