Creating and Modifying a Factory Flow

You can create a factory flow for several resources. You can also modify the factory flow after creating it, to include more resources or to redirect the flow to a new branch of the production system.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
About Flows
Creating and Modifying a Product Flow

Create a Factory Flow

You can create a factory flow for several resources such as conveyor, NC machines, and storage resources.

  1. From the Programming section of the action bar, click Define Factory Flow .
  2. Select a point in the work area where the factory flow is to start.
    The Robot and Add Products to define a Create Activity appear. A product zone and create activity are automatically created.
    Tip: Use the Robot to locate the start point of the factory flow more precisely.
  3. Click Add Products to define a Create Activity and select a product in the tree or work area.
  4. Select one of the following resources in your resource structure:
    • Conveyor
    • Industrial Computer
    • NC Machine
      Note: When selecting an NC Machine, click Add Products to define the output for the Transform Activity and select a product in the tree or work area.
    • Storage
    • Tool Device
    A product flow symbolized by a chevron line appears between the start point of the factory flow and the resource. A product zone is automatically created. Depending on the resource you select, different activities are also created and a default task is associated with the activity.
  5. In the same way, select other resources to include in the factory flow.
  6. Select a point in the work area where the factory flow is to end.
    A product zone and dispatch activity are automatically created.

Modify a Factory Flow

You can modify a factory flow using Define Factory Flow. This is useful when you want to include new resources to the flow, or when you want to redirect the flow to another branch of the production system.

This task illustrates how to include new resources to a factory flow.

  1. Select a resource of the factory flow.
  2. From the Programming section of the action bar, click Define Factory Flow .
  3. Select a new resource to include in the flow.
    A product flow is created, linking the new resource with the factory flow.