How to control the quantity of the parts on conveyor

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shelly L3 asked Mar 13, '20 shelly L3 commented Mar 25, '20

How to control the quantity of the parts on conveyor

Software Version:

FlexSim 20.0.3

16.1.0

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Braydn T commented · Mar 13, 2020 at 12:37 PM

@shelly L3 It will be hard to give you the best help without your model, but I would use process flow and zones. You can set up a zone for each conveyor, and zones allow you to limit the quantity in them. You could also achieve similar behavior with lists.

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Benjamin W2 commented · Mar 19, 2020 at 05:05 PM

Hi @shelly L3

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shelly L3 Benjamin W2 commented · Mar 25, 2020 at 06:47 AM

Yes. Thanks for Phil's help.

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Answer 1 · 2020-03-13T16:59:52Z

Phil BoBo answered Mar 13, '20 shelly L3 commented Mar 25, '20

You can use the Slug Builder property on a Conveyor Type to build slugs of parts going down together based on a specific item count. See the attached model. slug-builder-item-count.fsm

If the conveyor type is non-accumulating, then the slug will build up at the beginning of the conveyor before being released. If the conveyor type is accumulating, then the slug will build up at the end of the conveyor before being released.

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slug-builder-item-count.fsm (43.6 KiB)

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