Is it possible to produce e.g. 0,8 Output-Items out of 1 Input-Item.
In my case I have a metal sheet which gets cutted in a processor. The processor need 0,8 input metal sheets for 1 output metal sheet.
You can do something like this with the Batch activity in Process Flow. Each token is "worth" a certain value (given by the "Quantity" label in the attached example). When the total value reaches the target, a token is released which can trigger an item to be created/released. Depending on the setting "Overflow" setting the excess quantity is either released as well, removed or held and starts a new batch.
Though based on your description it sounds like you actually still have a 1:1 ratio of items. Just that the output item has different dimensions as some of the material is lost as scrap. (Since you are talking about "cutting", I doubt that the machine would keep scrap and later glue it together to form a fresh item). For this you could change the size of the item in the On Process Finish or On Exit trigger of the processor. At the same time you could increment a "Scrap" label to keep track of how much material has been lost in total.
Fractional input/output values seem more suited to handling liquid or granulate where the quantity is measured in volume or mass rather than quantity of pieces.
I would do this on a conveyor. If you insert more items, they can look like an continuous sheet. If you resize them from start on you can emulate a cutting process by stopping and resuming them on this conveyor.
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