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Old 01-29-2008
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hye everybody...
i'm amin, Mathematic student from Malaysia..

I am doing final year project about school table production...

But i have a bit confuse about using Flexsim...

i have to use several type of machine like moulder, table saw, boring machine and sanding...

So, which type of machine in flexsim should i use?
so confuse since this software just arrive and i have to finish my project before april....

help me please
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Old 01-30-2008
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Amin you've come to the right place.

For your project i would suggest you use an eneity called a "Processor".
A Processor will allow you to simmulate most types pf industiral machinery.

However, if you one station that has multiple machines, you would be better off using a "MultiProcessor"

Let me know if this helps....
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Keep in mind that the word "Multi" in MultiProcessor means multiple processing steps to be performed on a single flowitem. It should not be confused with parallel processing of more than one flowitem simultaneously. To achieve the later you either use several Processor objects, or use one Processor object with a Maximum Content that matches the number of parallel processing stations.
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thanx for the suggestion...but what happen if i need to use manual sandind sealer that mean a man should do the work...as far as i know, operator only help to take thing from one station to another
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Operators (actually any of the TaskExecuter class of objects) can be used to "process" as well as "transport". To utilize an operator during a process time, you can use the "Operator" tab on the Parameters window of a Processor, or the "Number of Operators" field of the MultiProcessor, or of course dispatch your own custom tasksequence that calls and releases the operators whenever you want.
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thanx for d suggestion...i did not understand how to do setup time in processor...somebody help me? because i have to set the time in second for every process i do...
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Take some time to go over the tutorial in the Flexsim help. It would be very helpful for you to understand some Flexsim basics and to save you a lot of time.
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i have found how to set the time but i'm a bit confuse if there is a job matrix like SIMUL8...is there any job matrix at flexsim?please help me
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I am not familiar with SIMUL8. So I am not sure what you mean by job matrix. Can you be a bit more specific?
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hye...why i can't save my project even with my key?
my problem now is how to differentiate if diff type of product come to one processor and have to do different job with different process time?is it possible?

example: i have one processor need to do 3 type of job(3 different colour for each product) with 3 different process time but only one processor. Is it possible?
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Please follow the advice from Alan and do the tutorial. Lesson 1 explains about the itemtype property that you can use very easily to solve your problem.


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