Making equal gaps between packages on conveyor

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Kashif K asked Aug 13, '19 Joseph Gillespie answered Aug 13, '19

Making equal gaps between packages on conveyor

sample-gap-model.fsmHi,
I have slug building conveyors that merge into a conveyor. I use gap optimizer to release the slugs. I want to make the gaps between any two consecutive packages of a "released slug" to be equal to 16 inches, regardless of the arrival distribution/schedule of the source of packages that feeds the merge lines. How can I do this? I have attached my sample model.

Software Version:

FlexSim 19.1.1

conveyor gap optimizer slug builder

sample-gap-model.fsm (73.5 KiB)

Answer 1 · 2019-08-13T18:08:23Z

Joseph Gillespie answered Aug 13, '19

@Kashif K

You can do this by editing your Slug Builder's conveyor type properties like so:

These values determine the distance between the front of one item and the front of another, so this will space them by the first item's length + 16 inches. For more information on Stopping Space, Moving Space and Entry Space, see this page in the manual: CONVEYOR TYPES

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