Objects of the toolbox for simulation > Conveyors

Contents

1. Brief description

Merge is the mapping of a node, a conveyor belt with merging.

2. Procedure and control description

As a conveying element, the merge element combines two incoming product flows (individual flows) into one product flow. The element has two inputs and one output.

Conveying behavior:

The merge element is described as a conveying element. Accordingly, a conveying speed and a conveying length can be parameterized. Both parameters relate to the combined product flow after merging the individual flows.

A failure behaviour (availability and MTTR) can also be parameterized for the merging. The failure behavior is deactivated by default.

Properties of the merge:

The product flows are permanently merged. The incoming product flows are added together and fed to the output.

Figure 1 shows an example of a merge.

Merge: permanent merge (addition) of two incoming product streams

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Figure 1 - Merge

3. Parameterization

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Figure 2 - Merge

Parameter	Required	Description
Name	x	Name of the element
Moving Speed [m/s]	x	Conveying speed
Moving Length [m]	x	Length of the conveyor belt
Merge setting	x	Merge behavior persistent
Own fault active	x	Activate/deactivate failure
Reliability [%]	x	Percentage of time the process operates or functions without any disruption. Defects are randomly generated only during the work phase of the process on a unit/part.
MTTR - Distribution	x	Distribution function for MTTR