Conveyor module – Rockwell Automation Arena Users Guide User Manual

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Conveyor module

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ESCRIPTION

The Conveyor module allows the definition of either an accumulating or non-accumulating
conveyor for entity movement between stations. When using a conveyor to transfer
between modules, the conveyor must be defined using this module.

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Baggage-handling belt

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Bottling conveyor

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ROMPTS

Prompt

Description

Name

Name of the conveyor.

Segment Name

Name of the segment set defined in the segment module that is associ-
ated with the specified conveyor. The segment set defines the stations
between which the conveyor transfers entities.

Type

Determines the conveyor type, either Accumulating or Non-
Accumulating
.

Velocity

The initial speed at which entities move along the conveyor in length
units per base unit time.

Units

Velocity time units.

Cell Size

The smallest portion of a conveyor that an entity can occupy.

Max Cells Occupied

The maximum number of conveyor cells that any given entity will
access at a time.

Accumulation Length

The accumulation length of the entity. This size is utilized in the
simulation only when the conveyor type is Accumulating.

Initial Status

Initial status of the conveyor, either Active or Inactive.

Report Statistics

Specifies whether or not statistics will be collected automatically.

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