Processing by Batch

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PuiLing asked Sep 13 2023 at 12:00 PM Jeanette F commented Sep 14 2023 at 2:44 PM

Processing by Batch

how to use setup for batch processing.

My machine needs to process 8 units. And it process 2 at a time.

I have been trying to use process flow to simulate my processor but it does not work.

Batch processing.fsm

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FlexSim 23.1.4

batch processing

batch-processing.fsm (1.9 MiB)

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Jeanette F ♦♦ commented · Sep 13 2023 at 4:15 PM

Hello @PuiLing,

I don't see two items at a time being processed on anything. What processor is supposed to have 8 items at a time? Are there any other details that are pertinent like that there is supposed to be an operator or crane at certain steps.

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PuiLing Jeanette F ♦♦ commented · Sep 14 2023 at 12:11 AM

Hi @Jeanette F ,

I Need to process 2 items at a time at the 'washer' processor.

During the process, the crane is suppose to bring the 2 items before the processor could start working. And a operator would be there for the process.

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Answer 1 · 2023-09-14T04:18:56Z

Jeanette F answered Sep 14 2023 at 4:18 AM Jeanette F commented Sep 14 2023 at 2:44 PM

Hello @PuiLing,

I added a label to the rotor to tell if it has been washed yet or not. If it has the it gets put on a list. The crane looks at this list to pull two items to load and unload in the washer. It will wait till the washer is empty to pull another two items.

batch-processing_1.fsm

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batch-processing-1.fsm (1.9 MiB)

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PuiLing commented · Sep 14 2023 at 12:24 PM

Hi @Jeanette F,

Instead of pulling 2 items at once, can i pull 1 item at a time? And when the processor has 2 items, it will start processing.

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Jeanette F ♦♦ PuiLing commented · Sep 14 2023 at 2:44 PM

Then you can accomplish this in the 3D environment.

I center connected the queue and the crane. I changed the processor to a combiner and set it to batch mode. I also added a pull requirement on the combiner to only pull items with the rotor label set to 1.

batch-processing_2.fsm

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batch-processing-2.fsm (1.9 MiB)

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