Carton, stretch wrap and packaging calculators

Count identical rectangular products in a uniform carton grid.

Inputs: Internal carton length, Internal carton width, Internal carton height, Product or bundle length, and 5 more
Results: Maximum uniform-grid product count and orientation

Size a carton from a chosen product arrangement and clearances.

Inputs: Product or bundle length, Product or bundle width, Product or bundle height, Products along length, and 5 more
Results: Internal and nominal external carton dimensions

Compare your boxes for one fixed product bundle by fit and price.

Inputs: Internal carton length, Internal carton width, Internal carton height, Price per box (USD), and 5 more
Results: Fitting boxes ranked by entered price and internal volume

Estimate empty carton volume and expanded fill pack requirements.

Inputs: Internal carton length, Internal carton width, Internal carton height, Occupied contents volume, and 3 more
Results: Total void volume and volume-based pack requirement

Total two explicit vertical strap paths and joint allowances.

Inputs: Outer loop length span, Outer loop width span, Outer loop vertical span, Identical pallets, and 5 more
Results: Total strap length and minimum roll count

Compare two center strips with a six-strip H seal.

Inputs: Center seam length, Transverse edge seam width, Identical cartons, Sealing layout, and 3 more
Results: Tape length and roll count by seal pattern

Add batch materials, packing labor and one-time setup costs.

Inputs: Material quantity for the whole batch, Price per material unit (USD), Extra material allowance (%), Finished packages in this batch, and 3 more
Results: Material, labor, setup and per-package costs

Estimate unstretched film use from an explicit band-coverage model.

Inputs: Outer loaded length, Outer loaded width, Vertical height to cover, Identical pallets, and 7 more
Results: Estimated original film length and minimum roll count

Estimate original film length from net mass, width, thickness and density.

Inputs: Gross roll weight, Core and other non-film tare, Original film width, Original film thickness, and 1 more
Results: Net film mass and estimated original roll length

Use measured original film use and labor time to cost pallet batches.

Inputs: Pallets in this process group, Original film used per pallet, Usable original film length per roll, Price per roll (USD), and 4 more
Results: Consumed film, labor and total cost per pallet

Compare observed process costs and simple machine payback scenarios.

Inputs: Machine purchase cost (USD), Installation / setup cost (USD), Annual incremental machine cost (USD), Measured machine film cost per pallet (USD), and 6 more
Results: Unit costs, annual net savings and simple payback

Estimate box compression test (BCT) strength from a measured edge crush test (ECT), board caliper and inside perimeter.

Inputs: Inside length, Inside width, Edge crush test (ECT), lb/in, Board caliper
Results: Estimated box compression strength (BCT)

Compare a proposed column stack with measured box compression strength and an entered safety factor.

Inputs: Measured box compression strength (BCT), Gross weight per box, Boxes high in one aligned column, Additional load above the top box, and 3 more
Results: Requested stack load, allowable load and estimated tiers

Carton packaging and load protection