Stations Tab

Overview

The Stations tab allows you to create stations.

Stations are used to process products, such as loading, filling, labeling, unloading a product. For further information on stations, refer to the EcoStruxure Machine Expert MulticarrierStation Library Guide.

Legend item

Description

Refer to

1

The header row provides elements for creating and deleting stations.

Header Row

2

The table view allows you to view and edit the properties of stations.

Table View

Header Row

Element

Description

Stations

Displays the total number of stations.

Create > count

Enter the number of stations to be created in the count field and click the Create button.

Result: The stations are displayed in the table view.

Delete button

Deletes the stations selected in the table view.

Table View

The table view displays the properties of the stations:

Property

Description

#

Sequence number of the station

Name

Name of the station

Wait Position

Wait position of the station in relation to the start of the track

Process Position

Process position of the station in relation to the start of the track

NOTE: Usually, the wait position is smaller than the process position. However, on a closed track, the process position can be smaller than the wait position to extend the station beyond the start of the track.

Click in a table cell to edit it.

Click the header of a column to sort the table rows by that column.