The ContinuousProductType defines the structre of an Object of the ContinuousProductType. Figure 36 shows the hierarchical structure and details of the composition. It is formally defined in Table 59.

An Object of the ContinuousProductType represents a product of a continuous scale. It defines additional methods and properties required for managing the product.

Figure 36 – Overview ContinuousProductType

Table 59 – ContinuousProductType Definition

Attribute	Value
BrowseName	ContinuousProductType
IsAbstract	False
References	NodeClass	BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	ModellingRule
Subtype of the ProductType
0:HasComponent	Variable	MaterialDensity	0:Number	AnalogItemType	Optional
0:HasComponent	Variable	TargetFlowRate	0:Number	TargetItemType	Optional
0:HasComponent	Variable	TargetWeight	0:Number	TargetItemType	Optional

MaterialDensity defines the density of the used material.

TargetFlowRate defines a preset of flowrate that needs to be conveyed. This value defines the setpoint for the FlowRate control loop.

TargetWeight defines a preset of the volume to be processed.