How can we model waste without using flowitem ?

[sebastien_b49]

[ FlexSim 18.1.0 ]

Hello everyone,

I am trying to model a fluid waste from a cutting machine (separator). The cut waste can be reused in another machine.

How can I say, for instance onExit of the separator, that a tank receives a certain amount of fluid corresponding to this cut waste without creating a flowitem ?

Best regards,

[emily_hardySTLSK · Accepted solution]

I'm not certain that this is exactly what you're asking but if you're asking to separate out a certain percentage of waste, you can set the exit conditions as "By Percentage" and then enter the amount of waste to be redirected. You can also set a label on those ones so you can tell that it was once scrap.

If you're working with fluids/liquids, you will want to use the FlowWorks module to simulate fluid levels.

Let me know if this is what you're looking for, or if it was something else.

waste-model.fsm

[sebastien_b49]

Hello Emily,

Thank you for your answer.
I want to separate one plank in 12 small planks. During the real process, a frame is cut to have a perfect square before cutting in 12 planks. I would like to model this frame waste which is turned into a fluid afterwards for reuse.

I did not want to create a 13th flowitem as it would shift the results. But as the flowitems are all released at the same time I guess it can work.

I wrote some code and it works. Thanks again.