Support strips over the withdrawal gap

SofiaChen1152 · 10 Jul 2025, 23:31 UTC

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SofiaChen1152
Our FR5 carton pattern leaves a gap for the fingers to withdraw. In the next layer, a carton's reinforced base strip lands over that gap. I have asked packaging and the tool supplier to review a filled stack together. What should the drawings show beyond the tidy top view?

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FelixAdams0110
Replying to SofiaChen1152

Show the section through that strip and the tool as it opens and leaves, plus the actual pallet underneath. I'd also draw the partial last layer; everybody loves showing a complete stack and then acts surprised when the order doesn't divide neatly.

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SofiaChen1152
Replying to FelixAdams0110

Thank you for the partial-layer reminder. I raised that on another review and still left it out of my own pack. Added it here, with a section through the unsupported strip.

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FelixAdams0110
Replying to SofiaChen1152

Easier to spot in someone else's drawing, isn't it. Has packaging said the strip needs continuous support, or are you waiting for that answer too?

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SofiaChen1152
Replying to FelixAdams0110

Packaging says the proposed gap is not acceptable under that strip. We have two revised patterns to compare with tooling. Neither has been trialled yet.

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FelixAdams0110
Replying to SofiaChen1152

I'd like to see which arrangement survives the joint review, especially if making the strip happy makes the fingers unhappy again

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