Objects entering combiner

[sev_s]

[ FlexSim 20.0.10 ]

Hello,

I'm a beginner but since i'm really interested in Flexsim i started a project and now im stuck 😞

So basically i have a combiner in my model and as soon as seven little pink boxes are in the "Conveyor1" the combiner should take three boxes at once and pack it with another object.

The problem i have is the following :

When there is 7 boxes in my conveyor, 1 box enters the combiner. Then it waits until there is 7 boxes in the conveyor again to take the second box in. But i want "three boxes" to enter at the "same time" when there is at least 7 boxes in my "Conveyor1".

I've been searching for a solution for two weeks now but i didn't succeed.

Please find my model attached V2.fsm 🙂

Sorry for the english mistakes, it's not my mothertongue but i hope i'm clear.

Thank you in advance for your help,

Sevim

[allister_wilson · Accepted solution]

Hello Sevim,

This is much easier to manage using process flow.

Attached is an example which performs the following logic in process flow :

• close the combiner's input
• wait for at least 7 items to be on the conveyor
• open the combiner's input
• wait for 3 items to enter the combiner through port 2
• repeat

Let me know if you have any questions.

20210719_batched_input_with_threshold.fsm

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