Can't choose the FR5 pallet pattern from a neat top view

We have the insert drawing now, and the load goes through two narrow end sections rather than the entire bottom; that explains why the solid carton model looked so reassuring

Who supplied the requirement for those end sections? I would make sure it is for this packed carton revision before using it to reject every rotated option

Our packaging engineer supplied it for the current filled case, revision C; I've asked them to mark the acceptable support on the proposed layer drawing as well

Our packaging review rejected a rotated layer for much the same reason, though they still wanted to assess how a supported alternative stayed together during handling; a straight stack wasn't a free pass either

That's the bit I would leave to packaging. I can see why the gap is worrying, but I can't tell you how the whole load will behave in transport.

Designer has a lower-count option, but dispatch dislikes the extra pallet movements; they haven't rejected it outright, so we're putting that cost beside the original proposal

Does the customer require a fixed pallet quantity, or is dispatch protecting the current internal routine? Those are rather different reasons to keep the count

Internal routine, no fixed customer quantity on this order family; storage space and the extra movements are real concerns though, not just reluctance to change

Then show dispatch the actual two options rather than selling fewer cartons as obviously better, because they may find a handling route or storage snag that the drawing team never sees

And show the tool fingers opening on both. Supporting the carton is no use if the proposed tool can't leave it there.

Tool supplier says the lower-count option has room to release on the long side, but the outside corner still needs review; thanks Omar, I had only asked about the closed fingers

Which layout revision did they assess? The corner question sounds like something that could change when the spacing is updated

P3, current proposal; P2 is the original high-count arrangement, and the emails now name them instead of both saying revised layout

Did packaging accept P3's support for a trial?

Pavel means support under the packed cases, Gabriel. The tool supplier's long-side answer won't settle packaging's part of it.

They accepted P3 for the agreed loaded trial, not final use; corner tool clearance and the dispatch handling trial are still outstanding

Useful distinction, thanks; our first email said accepted and took a second conversation to establish that it meant acceptable to test, not ready for the warehouse

Any result from that trial, or still waiting on the corner clearance?