Predictika · Vacuum valve configuration: size, actuator and process limits
An AI sales agent prepares a configuration for a mini vacuum gate valve for a vacuum system: valve size, actuator variant, ordering number and the process conditions the valve will see. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published valve limits and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
This validator models configurations of one valve line, the VAT Series 01.2 mini vacuum gate valve (ISO-KF flanges), not just the scenarios shown below.
Any Series 01.2 configuration that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (no public price list was found, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), other VAT valve series, custom flanges and seal materials, leak-rate and conductance sizing, and regional terms.
7 scenarios in 3 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) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.
| What the validator caught | Typical rules-based CPQ | Predictika |
|---|---|---|
| A process limit that depends on the variant ordered | Only with care Temperature limits for the solenoid, and compressed air for the pneumatic variants, apply only to some variants, so each needs a condition on the actuator choice and a rule to keep in step. | The actuator variant and the process conditions arrive together; each limit is checked only where it applies, on every call. |
| Ordering number that must match the size and actuator | Only with care A stated ordering number is a free-entry field; a rule can compare it with the number the choices imply, but someone has to write and maintain that comparison. | The stated number travels with the configuration and is compared with the number derived from size and actuator on every call. |
| Several limits at once | Only with workarounds Pressure, differential pressure, temperature and heating-rate limits span separate inputs, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next. | All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in. |
| Hard limits and approvals in the same answer | Only with workarounds Blocking limits and items a person should confirm (a non-standard solenoid voltage, planned cycles past the first service) need different outcomes from one configuration. | The verdict is block, needs approval or allow, with each reason listed; an approval item never hides a blocking one. |
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.
| 1 | The lowest process pressure is 99 (in units of 1e-9 mbar); the valve range starts at 1e-7 mbar, which is 100 in these units. |
| 2 | The lowest process pressure is 10 (in units of 1e-9 mbar); the valve range starts at 1e-7 mbar, which is 100 in these units. |
| 3 | The highest process pressure is 1,001 mbar absolute; the valve range ends at 1 bar absolute (1,000 mbar). |
| 4 | The differential pressure on the gate is 1,001 mbar; the limit is 1 bar (1,000 mbar). |
| 5 | The differential pressure at opening is 31 mbar; the limit is 30 mbar. |
| 6 | The valve body temperature is 101 degrees C; the limit is 100 degrees C. |
| 7 | The actuator (and position indicator) temperature is 81 degrees C; the limit is 80 degrees C. |
| 8 | The solenoid valve temperature is 51 degrees C; the limit is 50 degrees C. |
| 9 | The heating or cooling rate is 31 degrees C an hour; the limit is 30 degrees C an hour. |
| 10 | The compressed air pressure is 44 in units of 0.1 bar; the pneumatic actuator needs 4.5 to 7 bar (45 to 70 in these units). |
| 11 | The compressed air pressure is 71 in units of 0.1 bar; the pneumatic actuator needs 4.5 to 7 bar (45 to 70 in these units). |
| 12 | The solenoid voltage is not the standard 24 VDC; other voltages are available on request and a person should confirm them. |
| 13 | 50,001 cycles are planned before the first service; the datasheet gives 50,000 cycles until first service, so a service plan should be confirmed. |
| 14 | The quote states ordering number 01224-KA14; this valve is ordering number 01234-KA14. |
| 15 | The quote states ordering number 01234-KA06; this valve is ordering number 01234-KA14. |
| 16 | The valve body temperature is 150 degrees C; the limit is 100 degrees C. |
| 17 | 80,000 cycles are planned before the first service; the datasheet gives 50,000 cycles until first service, so a service plan should be confirmed. |
| 18 | 60,000 cycles are planned before the first service; the datasheet gives 50,000 cycles until first service, so a service plan should be confirmed. |
| 19 | The lowest process pressure is 50 (in units of 1e-9 mbar); the valve range starts at 1e-7 mbar, which is 100 in these units. |
| 20 | The highest process pressure is 2,000 mbar absolute; the valve range ends at 1 bar absolute (1,000 mbar). |
| 21 | The quote states ordering number 01232-KA14; this valve is ordering number 01232-KA06. |
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. Please quote a VAT Series 01.2 mini vacuum gate valve, DN 50 with a pneumatic actuator with position indicator and solenoid valve (24 VDC), for a process from 5 x 10^-8 mbar to 1 mbar absolute, with 500 mbar differential pressure on the gate and 45 mbar at opening. The valve body will run at 80 degrees C and the actuator at 60 degrees C and the solenoid at 40 degrees C, heated and cooled at 20 degrees C an hour, with compressed air at 6.0 bar. About 20,000 cycles are planned before the first service. The quote states ordering number 01234-KA44. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a VAT Series 01.2 mini vacuum gate valve, DN 50 with a pneumatic actuator with position indicator and solenoid valve (24 VDC), for a process from 1 x 10^-7 mbar to 1 mbar absolute, with 500 mbar differential pressure on the gate and 25 mbar at opening. The valve body will run at 80 degrees C and the actuator at 60 degrees C and the solenoid at 40 degrees C, heated and cooled at 20 degrees C an hour, with compressed air at 6.0 bar. About 20,000 cycles are planned before the first service. The quote states ordering number 01234-KA44. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote a VAT Series 01.2 mini vacuum gate valve, DN 40 with a pneumatic actuator, for a process from 1 x 10^-6 mbar to 1 mbar absolute, with 500 mbar differential pressure on the gate and 10 mbar at opening. The valve body will run at 130 degrees C and the actuator at 60 degrees C, heated and cooled at 20 degrees C an hour, with compressed air at 4.0 bar. About 20,000 cycles are planned before the first service. The quote states ordering number 01232-KA14. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a VAT Series 01.2 mini vacuum gate valve, DN 40 with a pneumatic actuator, for a process from 1 x 10^-6 mbar to 1 mbar absolute, with 500 mbar differential pressure on the gate and 10 mbar at opening. The valve body will run at 95 degrees C and the actuator at 60 degrees C, heated and cooled at 20 degrees C an hour, with compressed air at 5.5 bar. About 20,000 cycles are planned before the first service. The quote states ordering number 01232-KA14. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote a VAT Series 01.2 mini vacuum gate valve, DN 25 with a pneumatic actuator with position indicator and solenoid valve (a solenoid voltage other than 24 VDC), for a process from 1 x 10^-6 mbar to 1 mbar absolute, with 500 mbar differential pressure on the gate and 10 mbar at opening. The valve body will run at 80 degrees C and the actuator at 60 degrees C and the solenoid at 40 degrees C, heated and cooled at 20 degrees C an hour, with compressed air at 6.0 bar. About 75,000 cycles are planned before the first service. The quote states ordering number 01228-KA14. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a VAT Series 01.2 mini vacuum gate valve, DN 25 with a pneumatic actuator with position indicator and solenoid valve (a solenoid voltage other than 24 VDC), for a process from 1 x 10^-6 mbar to 1 mbar absolute, with 500 mbar differential pressure on the gate and 10 mbar at opening. The valve body will run at 80 degrees C and the actuator at 60 degrees C and the solenoid at 40 degrees C, heated and cooled at 20 degrees C an hour, with compressed air at 6.0 bar. About 75,000 cycles are planned before the first service. The quote states ordering number 01228-KA44. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Needs approval.
The agent's request. Please quote a VAT Series 01.2 mini vacuum gate valve, DN 25 with a pneumatic actuator with position indicator and solenoid valve (24 VDC), for a process from 1 x 10^-6 mbar to 1 mbar absolute, with 500 mbar differential pressure on the gate and 10 mbar at opening. The valve body will run at 80 degrees C and the actuator at 60 degrees C and the solenoid at 40 degrees C, heated and cooled at 20 degrees C an hour, with compressed air at 6.0 bar. About 50,000 cycles are planned before the first service. The quote states ordering number 01228-KA44. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
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