topic Re: How to let processor to contain only one pallet? in FlexSim Forum

How to let processor to contain only one pallet?

wendy_l2 — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:27:32 GMT

[ FlexSim 21.2.4 ]

Hi, I have two questions at below.

1. I hope a processor only contains and processes only one pallet, so I set up processor Max Content = 1. Unfortunately, I found there are two pallets in processor at same time.

2. I found that the last pallet can't ship to queue2 and AGV is waiting in front of Processor 2_2. How can I let AGV ship the last pallet to Queue2 and on the assumption, if AGV task finish and no pallet to ship, all AGVs will wait in front of Processor2_2 and Processor2.

Thanks for anyone answering my question.

PickingProcess_Ver3.fsm

Re: How to let processor to contain only one pallet?

jason_lightfoot_adsk — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 11:17:23 GMT

It's because your unload station is set to "by percentage" - you should use token.processor.

Re: How to let processor to contain only one pallet?

wendy_l2 — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 01:09:27 GMT

Could you explain more? How to use token processor? Thanks!!

Re: How to let processor to contain only one pallet?

jason_lightfoot_adsk — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 01:52:48 GMT

In the station field of the unload task activity enter:

token.processor

Re: How to let processor to contain only one pallet?

wendy_l2 — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 06:47:11 GMT

Thanks! Could your help solve the second questions? The last pallet is still on AGV and dose not ship to queue2.

Re: How to let processor to contain only one pallet?

jason_lightfoot_adsk — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:45:39 GMT

It's because AGV1 is at Queue2's control point - it won't be deallocated until it reaches another control point or leaves that one (depending on the setting).

A simple fix is to add a travel task to a park or waiting location after the unload.

Re: How to let processor to contain only one pallet?

jason_lightfoot_adsk — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:51:32 GMT

In the attached model I add a trigger for onResourceAvailable to have each AGV travel to a control point near the pickup.

pickingprocess-ver3_jl.fsm

Re: How to let processor to contain only one pallet?

wendy_l2 — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:01:01 GMT

Thank you so much!