Operator move box from one conveyor to another
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Hello,
I have a pack and pass model in which an operator completes some tasks on conveyor stations and then passes the box to another operator downstream. A box can have between 1 and 4 flavors so not all boxes get all flavors. If a box has only 1 flavor and that's the first station, the box is processed on the line and then removed and placed on a parallel conveyor behind the operator. If the box still needs more flavors it is passed down the line and checked at the next station for that flavor.
There are three stations at each operator - first the operator scans every box. If the box contains that operator's flavor, the box stops at the next station for the flavor to be added. Next the box goes to the third station which checks to see if that box is done now that that flavor is added. If yes, the operator adds some inserts. Then the box moves to a decision point where if it's complete, it triggers the operator to remove the box and place it on the parallel line behind them.
I'm 90% there with all of the station and decision point logic but try as I might, I cannot get the operator to place the box ON the conveyor. I've tried adding a station but when they place the box it's not seen as being on the conveyor and just hovers over. What's getting me is that the DP can't seem to create an entry transfer on the conveyor.
I've had success pulling a box off the line and putting it back on using a processor in the past but I want to use conveyor stations as it is more realistic that the work is done on the conveyor.
To test you might need to wait a while for a box with only 1 flavor where that flavor is beef. To speed up testing you can change the box labels (flavorCount == 1, getBeef == 1, and beefQty == 1) and that will force the box to be removed at the DP.
One last note is that the carton flow racks are just for decoration.
