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An under utilized option for assembly line automation is GT itself. GT pipes exhibit a pulling system that is capable of translating an ordered set of item stacks in one inventory, into a similarly ordered set of inventories holding singular stacks of items. Pipes will pull the first stack from an inventory, and push it into the first open inventory they see. This can be used with pipes that limit stack size to 1/s or below, to order the inventories in the same order as the items in the initial inventory. Essentially you start with items A, B, and C in that order in inventory 0, and end up with items A in inventory 1, items B in inventory 2, and items C in inventory 3. As AE will input items in the same order as a pattern, this can be used to order any recipe in the assembly line order it needs. Simply hooking up a large throughput pipe backbone onto 1stack/s or lower branching pipes, will be able to order any items you give it.
Fluids do pose a bit of a change to this, as simply putting them before or after items results in some spacing issues. An easy solution is to provide a GT filter with volumetric flasks, set to ignore [[NBT]] before a restrictive pipe that leads to the item outputs. This will pull any fluid separately, while not impacting item ordering. Fluids can then be stored in a separate ordering of chests, which will lead to the input hatches.
When it comes to removing items from inventories and pushing them into assembly lines, you have many options. Pure GT will again work here, and allow for an infinite quantity of assembly lines in parallel. Simply provide an "in use" signal from your full assembly lines, and use shutters to block inputs. If inventory 1 is connect to assembly line 1 bus 1, assembly line 2 bus 1, etc, it'll move your items to the first free assembly line. Doing the same with fluids will result in a perfectly working automated array of assembly lines.
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