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An AI sales agent's ELASTOSIL liquid silicone rubber order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for WACKER ELASTOSIL liquid silicone rubber: an LR grade in 36 kg pail kits or 364 kg drum kits, ELASTOSIL COLOR PASTE FL, for a medical, food-contact or general molded part, with the feed system, storage, press cure and post cure the molder will use. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the grades, kits and processing limits and returns a verdict, every reason, a line-item quote and the figures it computed.

Scope: WACKER ELASTOSIL LR liquid silicone rubber (LR 3001/55 FR, LR 3002/35 and the LR 3003 grades from /03 to /50), pail and drum kits, COLOR PASTE FL RED RAL 3000 and its F variant, application, feed, storage, shelf life, cure and post cure, discount and order total. See everything this validator covers

This validator models ELASTOSIL liquid silicone rubber orders, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Grades and kits — LR 3001/55 FR, LR 3002/35 and LR 3003/03, /10 TR, /20 TR, /25, /30, /30 W, /40 and /50, supplied as 36 kg pail kits or 364 kg drum kits (A and B components mixed 1:1).
  • Color paste — ELASTOSIL COLOR PASTE FL RED RAL 3000 and its F variant for sensitive applications, in a 20 kg pail or a 1 kg tin, dosed at 0.5 to 4.0 percent of the rubber.
  • What the validator checks — that the grade hardness fits the part, that flame retardancy has the FR grade and food and medical parts do not, that the white grade is not pigmented, that sensitive applications use the F paste and enough paste is ordered at an allowed dosage, that drum kits have a drum feed system, that the rubber is used within its shelf life and stored below 32 C, that the press cure and the post cure are long and hot enough, that the discount is within authority and that the stated total matches the computed one.
  • Approvals — a hardness that differs from the requirement by 3 to 5 points, a paste dosage above 2.5 percent, a discount above 5 percent and an order total above $100,000 go to a person; a hardness difference above 5 points and a discount above 12 percent are blocked.

Any ELASTOSIL LSR order that touches these grades, kits and pastes is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: other WACKER silicone products (ELASTOSIL RT, GENIOSIL and others), other color pastes, regional grade variants, taxes and customer-specific contracts. WACKER does not publish prices, so every price on this page is illustrative, as are the grade-to-application rules, the cure rules for grades other than the data sheet example and the approval thresholds.

The AI sales agentBuilds the ELASTOSIL order from the conversation with the customer 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
Grade, hardness and application togetherOnly with care
The hardness a part needs, the flame-retardant requirement and the food or medical use each point to a different grade. Product rules can encode each pairing, but every new grade multiplies the rules.		The grade is checked against the hardness, flame-retardant and application requirements on every call, and a near miss goes to a person instead of passing silently.
Color paste that depends on grade, application and quantityOnly with workarounds
The standard paste, the F paste, the white grade that is not pigmented, the dosage range and the amount of paste that a dose needs for the kilograms ordered are four linked checks across two lines of the order.		The paste type, the dosage and the paste ordered are checked against the rubber ordered and the application in one pass.
Kit size that depends on the molding lineOnly with workarounds
A drum kit only makes sense on a line with a drum feed system, which is a fact about the customer and not a product on the order.		The feed system is an input, and the kit size is checked against it.
Shelf life, storage and cureOnly with workarounds
Months to use, storage temperature, press cure and post cure are process facts, not order lines, and most CPQ rule engines never see them.		They travel in the request and are checked with the rest, so an order that cannot be molded properly is stopped before it ships.
A stated total that has to agree with the quoteOnly with workarounds
Kits, paste, freight and a discount make a total that can drift from what is typed on the quote without anyone noticing.		The total is computed from the choices and compared with the total the quote states.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved or a step is completed, so a person 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 has no pail kits and no drum kits.
2The chosen grade has a Shore A hardness of 50 against 53 needed, so a person should confirm the grade.
3The chosen grade has a Shore A hardness of 50, and the part needs 56; a difference of more than 5 points is outside what the grade is used for.
4Flame retardancy is required, and only LR 3,001/55 FR is the flame-retardant grade.
5LR 3,001/55 FR is quoted for a food-contact or medical application; the flame-retardant grade is not used for these.
6The standard COLOR PASTE FL RED RAL 3,000 is quoted for a food-contact or medical application; these use the F variant.
7The post cure is 0 hours; food-contact and medical parts need at least 4 hours at 200 C.
8Color paste is quoted with LR 3,003/30 W; the white grade is not pigmented.
9The paste dosage is 4 g per kg of rubber; the range is 5 to 40 g per kg (0.5 to 4.0 percent).
10The paste dosage is 40 g per kg of rubber, above 2.5 percent; more paste can slow the cure, so a process engineer should confirm.
11The dosage needs 7,200 g of paste for the rubber ordered, and the order has 5,000 g of paste.
12Paste is ordered, and no paste type is chosen.
13Drum kits are quoted for a molding line with a pail feed system; drums need a drum feed system.
14The order will be used over 13 months; the shelf life of the unopened rubber is at least 12 months.
15The rubber is stored at 33 C; storage is below 32 C.
16A press cure of 5 minutes at 164 C is too short or too cool; the data sheet cure is 5 minutes at 166 C, and below 165 C needs 10 minutes or more.
17The quote takes a discount of $408 against $6,160 of list charges, above the 5 percent that needs a sales manager.
18The quote takes a discount of $839 against $6,160 of list charges, above the 12 percent an agent may offer.
19The quote states a total of $1,000; the prices give $6,160.
20The order total is $109,620, above $100,000, so a person should confirm.

  

  

    
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. Aurora Medical Molding, 16 drums: An order for sixteen drum kits of LR 3003/40 for medical pump housings, with red color paste

    
The agent's request. Please quote ELASTOSIL LR 3003/40 in 16 364 kg drum kits for a medical part. The part needs a Shore A hardness of 40 and the molding line has a pail feed system. It is pigmented with COLOR PASTE FL RED RAL 3000 at 20 g per kg, ordered as 5 20 kg pails. The rubber will be used within 18 months and stored at 25 C. The press cure is 8 minutes at 160 C. The quote states $108,380. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Sensitive applications need the F paste. The standard COLOR PASTE FL RED RAL 3,000 is quoted for a food-contact or medical application; these use the F variant.
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  • Not enough paste ordered. The dosage needs 116,480 g of paste for the rubber ordered, and the order has 100,000 g of paste.
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  • Drum kits need a drum feed system. Drum kits are quoted for a molding line with a pail feed system; drums need a drum feed system.
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  • Shelf life is at least 12 months. The order will be used over 18 months; the shelf life of the unopened rubber is at least 12 months.
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  • Cure time and temperature too low. A press cure of 8 minutes at 160 C is too short or too cool; the data sheet cure is 5 minutes at 166 C, and below 165 C needs 10 minutes or more.
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  • Food and medical parts need post cure. The post cure is 0 hours; food-contact and medical parts need at least 4 hours at 200 C.
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  • Order total over $100,000. The order total is $108,380, above $100,000, so a person should confirm.
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2. Aurora Medical Molding, 16 drums: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote ELASTOSIL LR 3003/40 in 16 364 kg drum kits for a medical part. The part needs a Shore A hardness of 40 and the molding line has a drum feed system. It is pigmented with COLOR PASTE FL RED RAL 3000 F at 20 g per kg, ordered as 6 20 kg pails. The rubber will be used within 9 months and stored at 25 C. The press cure is 5 minutes at 166 C and the post cure is 4 hours. The quote states $111,880. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Order total over $100,000. The order total is $111,880, above $100,000, so a person should confirm.
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  • Order summary. 5,824 kg of rubber, list charges of $111,880, a discount of $0 and an order total of $111,880.
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3. Aurora Medical Molding, 16 drums: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote ELASTOSIL LR 3003/40 in 12 364 kg drum kits for a medical part. The part needs a Shore A hardness of 40 and the molding line has a drum feed system. It is pigmented with COLOR PASTE FL RED RAL 3000 F at 20 g per kg, ordered as 5 20 kg pails. The rubber will be used within 9 months and stored at 25 C. The press cure is 5 minutes at 166 C and the post cure is 4 hours. The quote states $84,660. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 4,368 kg of rubber, list charges of $84,660, a discount of $0 and an order total of $84,660.
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4. Brightwave Appliance, 20 pails: An order for twenty pail kits for a food-contact seal, in the white grade with red color paste

    
The agent's request. Please quote ELASTOSIL LR 3003/30 W in 20 36 kg pail kits for a food-contact part. The part needs a Shore A hardness of 50 and the molding line has a pail feed system. It is pigmented with COLOR PASTE FL RED RAL 3000 at 20 g per kg, ordered as 1 20 kg pail. The rubber will be used within 6 months and stored at 36 C. The press cure is 5 minutes at 170 C and the post cure is 4 hours. The quote states $13,760. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Grade hardness far from the requirement. The chosen grade has a Shore A hardness of 30, and the part needs 50; a difference of more than 5 points is outside what the grade is used for.
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  • White grade cannot be pigmented. Color paste is quoted with LR 3,003/30 W; the white grade is not pigmented.
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  • Sensitive applications need the F paste. The standard COLOR PASTE FL RED RAL 3,000 is quoted for a food-contact or medical application; these use the F variant.
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  • Store below 32 C. The rubber is stored at 36 C; storage is below 32 C.
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  • Stated total does not match. The quote states a total of $13,760; the prices give $14,860.
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5. Brightwave Appliance, 20 pails: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote ELASTOSIL LR 3003/50 in 20 36 kg pail kits for a food-contact part. The part needs a Shore A hardness of 50 and the molding line has a pail feed system. It is pigmented with COLOR PASTE FL RED RAL 3000 F at 20 g per kg, ordered as 1 20 kg pail. The rubber will be used within 6 months and stored at 25 C. The press cure is 5 minutes at 170 C and the post cure is 4 hours. The quote states $13,820. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 720 kg of rubber, list charges of $13,820, a discount of $0 and an order total of $13,820.
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6. Northgate Cable Systems, 40 pails: An order for forty pail kits for flame-retardant cable accessories, with a large discount

    
The agent's request. Please quote ELASTOSIL LR 3003/40 in 40 36 kg pail kits for a general industrial part. The part needs a Shore A hardness of 40 and the molding line has a pail feed system. The part must be flame retardant. The rubber will be used within 6 months and stored at 25 C. The press cure is 4 minutes at 170 C. The discount is $4,012. The quote states $22,068. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Flame retardancy needs the FR grade. Flame retardancy is required, and only LR 3,001/55 FR is the flame-retardant grade.
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  • Cure time and temperature too low. A press cure of 4 minutes at 170 C is too short or too cool; the data sheet cure is 5 minutes at 166 C, and below 165 C needs 10 minutes or more.
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  • Discount above agent authority. The quote takes a discount of $4,012 against $26,080 of list charges, above the 12 percent an agent may offer.
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7. Northgate Cable Systems, 40 pails: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote ELASTOSIL LR 3001/55 FR in 40 36 kg pail kits for a general industrial part. The part needs a Shore A hardness of 55 and the molding line has a pail feed system. The part must be flame retardant. The rubber will be used within 6 months and stored at 25 C. The press cure is 5 minutes at 170 C. The discount is $1,907. The quote states $45,773. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 1,440 kg of rubber, list charges of $47,680, a discount of $1,907 and an order total of $45,773.
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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 WACKER ELASTOSIL liquid silicone rubber: an LR grade in 36 kg pail kits or 364 kg drum kits, ELASTOSIL COLOR PASTE FL, for a medical, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the grades, kits and processing limits and returns a verdict, every reason, a line-item quote 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 ELASTOSIL LR 3003/40 in 16 364 kg drum kits for a medical part. The part needs a Shore A hardness of 40 and the molding line has a pail feed system. The rest of the request is on screen. The quote states $108,380.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with six findings and one approval, all in one answer. The standard COLOR PASTE FL RED RAL 3,000 is quoted for a food-contact or medical application; these use the F variant. The dosage needs 116,480 g of paste for the rubber ordered, and the order has 100,000 g of paste. Drum kits are quoted for a molding line with a pail feed system; drums need a drum feed system. The other three are on screen.
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  6. The validator returned six blocking findings and one approval in one answer, led by sensitive applications need the F paste and not enough paste ordered, among others. A check that reads one product or one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the package, capabilities, deployment, onboarding and the stated total are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for shelf life, storage and cure, 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 feed system to drum, the color paste to COLOR PASTE FL RED RAL 3000 F, the paste pails to 6, the months to use to 9 and the stated total to $111,880. Three more changes are on screen.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Not blocked, but held for a person.
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  12. The validator also returns the line-item quote. It starts with ELASTOSIL LR 3003/40 and ELASTOSIL COLOR PASTE FL; the other line is on screen.
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  13. The six blocking findings are cleared; one approval remains for a person: order total over $100,000.
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  14. The agent resubmits once more.
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  15. The revised request. It changes the drum kits to 12, the paste pails to 5 and the stated total to $84,660.
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  16. It calls the validator once more.
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  17. This time the validator clears it.
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  18. The validator also returns the line-item quote. It starts with ELASTOSIL LR 3003/40 and ELASTOSIL COLOR PASTE FL; the other line is on screen.
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  19. The earlier finding is cleared, and the validator's total, $84,660, matches the quote.
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  20. Seven problems caught in one call, fixed in two passes, and a clean $84,660 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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