Artificial Intelligence By Example

Apparel conveyor belt processing – undetermined gaps

A gap in an apparel conveyor belt process is most often undetermined. This constitutes a major optimization problem in itself. Naturally, if the conveyor belt is empty or totally saturated, the variance will attract the attention of a human operator. However, most of the time, optimization solves the problem.

The following frame shows a relatively well-loaded production flow of apparel packs of pieces of clothing to be assembled (by sewing them together) further down the line:

Well-loaded production flow

The following frame clearly shows a gap, meaning that the quantity that will be sent ...