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Operator Positioning at Processor

Hi all,

I like to know how I can position an operator at a processor to assist the work being made at the processor.

The 'Carrier' operator shall first carry the part to the processor, then the 'ProcEng' shall will step in front of it and perform the work and finally 'Carrier' operator will pickup the part and carry to the end buffer.

Can this being done without any coding (e.g. ProcessFlow) ?

Ideally I like to assign a task 'CarryParts' to the carrier operator and a task 'Process' to the ProcEng operator. We can classify this as skills.

This is what happens in our real machine testroom, some people are installing tools, other run the machine process.

Regards

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@Marco Ney You can edit the Processor properties by double clicking on the processor. Then under the Processor tab, under Process Time there is a check box for "Use Operator(s) for Process" by checking that and then under to the right of Pick Operator click on the edit button and select the correct port, in your case port 2 is for the ProcEng. This will make the process engineer work on the item and then when it is done have the Carrier take the item to Queue2.

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Marco Ney avatar image Marco Ney commented ·

OK, is clear how to assign the process operator.

How can I define the position of the process operator in front of the processor. I like him to be in front of the panels with the buttons.

I have created a model with 2 lines to have the operator move around.

You can notice that the parts move over belt before the process operator is there. After being deposed the part moves to the end of the belt and return to the front when the process operator arrives at the workplace.

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Joseph Gillespie avatar image Joseph Gillespie Marco Ney commented ·
@Marco Ney

One way to make the operator stand in front of the processor without using process flow is to use network nodes.

If you are unfamiliar with them, here are some good intros:

KEY CONCEPTS ABOUT TRAVEL

WORKING WITH TRAVEL NETWORKS

Here I edited your model using network nodes to get the process operator to stand in front of both processors: operatoratprocessoranswer.fsm

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Joseph Gillespie avatar image Joseph Gillespie Joseph Gillespie commented ·

Also note that if you right-click on any of the network nodes and go to "Network View Mode" you can make the network nodes and edges invisible.

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