Hello!
I’m having trouble initially loading a conveyor system, e.g., a BOSCH TS2, with workpiece carriers.
What’s the ideal way to do this?
The “normal” feeder doesn’t work because it prevents the circulating conveyor from closing.
Of course, you can place the carriers on the belt using a robot, but it’s cumbersome.
Thank you in advance for the support!
Hello!
I usually use a Feeder Process (the yellow process node in the “Flow Component” file in the eCat). In its properties, under ProductCreator, you can set the limit lower, to limit how many carriers circulate on the conveyor loop.
You also need to change the TransportOut in its Process routine, so that the destination is set on “To Component Container”.
Another possibility is to use a Process Node with a Create Statement in a While Loop. There is a nice example of how it works in the “Closed Conveyor Loop” example, in the eCat file “Layout Templates”.
Tanks a lot! It is simple and works great
Regards
Stefan
