Rotated cartons over the pallet gaps

FelixAllen0284 · 2 Feb 2026, 08:33 UTC

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FelixAllen0284
Our FR5 pattern turns every second row. Looks lovely from above. Underneath, two packed-box bearing strips cross the deck gaps. I don't want the tool ordered around that drawing yet.

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NadiaAllen0291
Replying to FelixAllen0284

Give packaging a section through those strips, not another coloured top view

18 points
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FelixAllen0284
Replying to NadiaAllen0291

Done. They hadn't been given the actual pallet deck spacing. We added that and the packed box section. The turned row is the problem.

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BrunoBennett0713
Replying to FelixAllen0284

Ask packaging whether that support condition is acceptable for the packed carton and intended stack. We cannot infer it just from a strip crossing a gap, although it clearly needs their attention.

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RebeccaArcher0430
Replying to FelixAllen0284

If an alternative introduces a loose support sheet, please include who places it and where the spare sheets live; that small extra task can end up belonging to whoever happens to walk past.

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NadiaAllen0291
Replying to RebeccaArcher0430

Rebecca, I'd price the pattern without a sheet first. Another item to run out of

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BrunoBennett0713
Replying to NadiaAllen0291

Both can be compared. Fewer cartons per pallet also creates work, so it is worth putting the handling cost beside any sheet supply cost rather than assuming one is negligible.

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RebeccaArcher0430
Replying to BrunoBennett0713

Agreed, Bruno, and Felix should have the actual packer review whichever handling tasks those alternatives introduce.

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FelixAllen0284
Replying to RebeccaArcher0430

Packaging rejected the rotated row for this box. We're comparing fewer cartons in straight rows with a sheet-supported option. Tool supplier has both complete arrangements, including release access. Thanks, Rebecca, sheets weren't even on the operator drawing.

12 points

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