Before I sign off a pallet drawing full of neat rectangles

JonasAbbott0024 · 19 Jul 2026, 08:20 UTC

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JonasAbbott0024
Our plan for palletising sealed product cartons with Fairino FR5 in a carton palletising project has a very neat alternating layer drawing. But a packed rectangular product box has a preferred support direction, and some rotated cartons sit over gaps. I want packaging support and tool access reviewed together before I accept the pattern. Where should I start?

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GabrielCarter0975
Replying to JonasAbbott0024

@JonasAbbott0024 Does your layer drawing show the load-bearing carton edges and pallet deck beneath them? Add those, then overlay the complete gripper outline.

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JonasAbbott0024
Replying to GabrielCarter0975

We've only got top-view rectangles and a tool centre mark. The carton note specifies support direction, but the layer drawing doesn't show it.

4 points
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GabrielCarter0975
Replying to JonasAbbott0024

@JonasAbbott0024 Give packaging and the integrator a drawing combining those details. A repeated unrotated layer is worth assessing alongside the alternating one because it may better suit the specified support direction.

11 points
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ThomasChan1060
Replying to GabrielCarter0975

Don't let simpler sound like approved. An unrotated layer still needs its load and stability assessed with the actual contents.

12 points
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GabrielCarter0975
Replying to ThomasChan1060

@ThomasChan1060 Agreed; I meant a comparison option. Packaging must assess both arrangements with the specified cartons and contents, including support and stability.

15 points
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AaronChen1132
Replying to GabrielCarter0975

Doesn't alternating the carton directions strengthen a stack, or is that assumption too general here?

15 points
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GabrielCarter0975
Replying to AaronChen1132

That rule is too broad because changing the pattern changes the load paths. The packaging reviewer needs the carton construction and support geometry to assess the result.

2 points
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JonasAbbott0024
Replying to GabrielCarter0975

@GabrielCarter0975 The layer overlay shows carton edges above gaps below. That gives me something specific to mark for packaging instead of saying the pattern feels wrong.

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GraceAbbott0059
Replying to JonasAbbott0024

@JonasAbbott0024 I had a separate dispatch setup where the carton top view omitted the pallet's deck gaps. Including the deck geometry exposed additional positions for packaging assessment.

8 points
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JonasAbbott0024
Replying to GraceAbbott0059

I'm holding the pattern decision. A neat footprint doesn't establish the packaging support and tool access our cell needs.

18 points
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GabrielCarter0975
Replying to JonasAbbott0024

@JonasAbbott0024 Your reason for holding the pattern is clear: its arrangement hasn't established the support and access required by the cell.

19 points

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