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Welcome to PALLETMANAGER.
We wish you all the best in using this powerful but easy to use software which will reduce your
palletisation, packaging, warehousing and distribution costs.
This page provides links to our short Getting Started Guide together with information on New and
Recently Introduced Features.
It also provides access to the sections of the full 120 page manual. Most application screens provide access
to both the manual and more specific Help screens. Installations made from CD are able to access the same
information in a fully searchable format from the opening screen of the application. This allows a search to
be carried out across the whole manual and relevance links reported back.
Technical questions on and post installation are dealt with in Section 2 and Appendix 1. Additional
technical and product information can be found at www.goweralg.co.uk.
Please note that the screen displays within this documentation are primarily those displayed on a computer
using the minimum supported screen resolution of 800*600. Where a higher resolution display is in use
(1024*768 or greater) this is detected by the software and additional information may be displayed.
Contents - PALLETMANAGER
Features that have been recently introduced.
Access the Short Getting Started Manual.
Section 1 - Introduction / This Release Section 2 - Installation
Section 3 - A Guided Tour Section 4 - Setting Default Data
Section 5 - Improving Solutions and Advanced
featuresSection 6 - Further Collation Mode Features
Section 7 - Fixed Volume Section 8 - Cube Mode
Section 9 - The Store Module Section 10 - Cylindrical Packing
Section 11 - Top Layer & Alternate Stacking Section 12 - Tertiary Mode
Section 13 - Case Rationalisation and Utilities. Section 14 - The Webbase Module.
Section 15 - The Do Better ModuleSection 16 - Trays, Tote Boxes and
Slipsheets.
Section 17 - PM Spreadsheet Link Section 18 - Glossary
Appendix 1 - Technical Support Appendix 2 - e_PALLET
Subject Index
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SECTION 17 -
The PM Spreadsheet Utility.
(Covers: Introduction, Use, Technical Comments)
17.1 Introduction.
Quite a number of users have in the past approached us asking whether we could provide a facility
whereby they could carry out an analysis on a large file of existing case sizes to see whether their current
palletisation of those cases was optimal, hence identifying those cases for which palletisation could be
improved. The inefficient cases could then be analysed individually using PALLETMANAGER Palletise
to determine appropriate optimum stacking plans for each case.
This release of PALLETMANAGER includes in the installation folder 2 spreadsheet files containing links
to the PALLETMANAGER calculation routines and enables you to use two special functions PACK1210
(a,b) and PACK(A,B,C,D) which between them (as described below), allow you to calculate the optimum
number of cases / pallet layer on any pallet size and hence the optimum number of cases / pallet. As the
routines link to PALLETMANAGER they MUST be run on a spreadsheet located in the
PALLETMANAGER installation folder.
The routines were developed for the latest Excel version (Office 365, v16-32bit) and the file
PMSPREADSHEET2.XLSM (which is located in and must be run in the PALLETMANAGER install
folder) is designed to work with this version of Excel but is also intended to work with earlier versions of
Excel (32 bit) 2007, 2010, 2013 as well as 2016 (v16). In addition we have supplied a .XLS version
which works fine with Office 2000 (and we believe other Excel versions from 2000-2007).
17.2 Using the Additional Functions.
When the appropriate spreadsheet file is opened please ensure that you do Enable Macros so that the
functions are available to you. The spreadsheet file can be saved with another name but MUST be saved
away in the PALLETMANAGER installation folder UNLESS YOU CREATE A SPECIAL FOLDER
CONTAINING COPIES OF SPECIFIC PALLETMANAGER files as detailed at the end of Section
17.3.
PLEASE BE AWARE that the two spreadsheet files referenced above will be over-written when
installing / re-installing PALLETMANAGER and thus you MUST save you own spreadsheet files with a
different name to the supplied files.
As you will be aware Excel comes with a large number of inbuilt functions. The Excel files detailed above
add additional macros to link to PALLETMANAGER calculation routines and add two additional
functions to Excel. These are:
PACK1210(a,b) which calculates the maximum number of cases of size a*b which can be fitted onto a
single layer on a 1200*1000 pallet
PACK(a,b,c,d) which calculates the maximum number of cases of size a*b which can be fitted onto a
single layer on a pallet of size c*d.
Thus in the example below cell E16 contains the formula =PACK1210(A17,B17)
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Which returns the maximum number of cases of size 350*100 which can form a layer on a 1200*1000
pallet
Likewise cell E18 contains the formula =PACK(A17,B17,A16,B16) which returns the same result.
Obviously this latter function can be used to calculate optimum packing on (say) a 1200*800 pallet etc.
Values for pallet size and case size can be integer (350) or real (e.g. 350.6).
AS THE FUNCTIONS LINK TO PALLETMANAGER THE SPREADSHEET (or copies thereof)
MUST BE PLACED IN THE PALLETMANAGER folder. PLEASE BE AWARE that the two
spreadsheet files referenced above will be over-written when installing / re-installing
PALLETMANAGER and thus you MUST save you own spreadsheet files with a different name to the
supplied files.
Given the number of cases that can form a single layer one can obviously determine the number of layers
high for the pallet stack given the loading height and the product height.
Thus a user might copy data into the spreadsheet of case length, width and height for a large number of
case designs (with perhaps the current number of cases packed / pallet) and then use the new routines to
identify those products for which the current load plan is sub-optimal. PALLETMANAGER can then be
used in the normal fashion to identify suitable optimal load plans.
17.3 Technical Issues.
As described earlier Excel has (at the time of writing) been subject to 7 version updates since the year
2000, and to complicate matters further many of these releases may be installed in either a 32 bit form or
in a few instances a 64 bit form, further expanding the number of different configurations. We have
developed our PALLETMANAGER link routines using initially the latest version of Excel (Office 365
v16 - 32 bit) and subsequently for Office 2000 version of Excel (v9). We have also tested on Office 2010
(32 bit) and Office 2013 (32 bit). The file PMSPREADSHEET2.XLSM is designed for use with Excel
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2007 (v12) and onwards whilst the file PMSPREADSHEET.XLS is intended primarily for earlier versions
of Excel. At this time we are not supporting 64 bit versions of Excel as the 64 bit version does (as
documented by Microsoft) have some limitations and compatibility issues and is really only required for
those working with enterprise-scale Excel workbooks with complex calculations and many pivot tables.
A few technical tips are given below:
� If you browse Excel files within file explorer and double click on one of these to load the file into
Excel then in some situations you may find the file opens as readonly. It is suggested that you
always load files from WITHIN Excel using File / Open.
• Please ensure that you do Enable Macros if Excel prompts you for this.
• If you receive an error message 'Compile error: The code in this project must be updated for use on
64 bit systems' then we are afraid you must be using a 64 bit version of Excel (see above).
� If you try to load the .XLSM version into an old Excel version then even it loads it may well not
function and may well also be set by Excel as read only. Users of older versions of Excel should
use the .XLS version.
�
We will be happy to try to assist users in trying to get these routines working on other versions of Excel if
required.
IF YOU WISH TO RUN OR STORE SPREADSHEETS IN AN ALTERNATE FOLDER then you should
create that folder and COPY specific files from the fully functioning PALLETMANAGER folder to that
specially created folder. These files are:
LICENCE.PM
MATHFUNC.DLL
PACKFUNC.XLS
PMSPREADSHEET.XLS
PMSPREADSHEET2.XLSM
SA0421.EXE
and SALFLIBC.DLL
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SECTION 18
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Alternate Collation.
This term refers to the (optional) selection (on Screen 4) of alternate numbers of primary units which are to
be combined within a secondary case, with all units being arranged in the same orientation.
See Collation (below).
Case
The final unit which is to be palletised. This may be defined by the user (in Palletise mode) or may be
constructed from primary / sub-primary units.
Case Constraints.
When a secondary case has been sized by the Collation module the external dimensions will be compared
with constraints that will exclude unsuitable cases from the results.
Constraints are specified by you for each packaging style on the Packaging Style screen (Selected from
Screen 3) and they can be changed by amending the details shown.
Case Sizing.
The external dimensions of a CASE are calculated for a collation of PRIMARY UNITS as follows:
Base:
the collation base dimension
+ material thickness x No. of thicknesses
+ total of gaps between each PRIMARY UNIT
+ constraint gap allowance + s/wrap and seal allowance (length only)
Height:
the collation height dimension
+ material thickness x No. of thicknesses + headspace.
The result is rounded up to the nearest millimetre on certain reports.
Collation
The arrangement of primary units within a secondary case with all the units oriented in the same direction.
The number of primary unit tiers within the case is governed by the stability constraint and by any
restriction imposed by the user on the number of tiers which can be used. This value is specified in the
packing style screen. Each tier will be identical to the first. A three dimensional diagram may be seen on
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the computer screen if required and the collation for each case is printed on both the 'Summary of Results'
and the 'Palletisation Specification' reports.
Collation Tiers.
The number of layers of primary units within a secondary case.
PALLETMANAGER will investigate every collation within the size, stability and number of tiers
constraints imposed by you on the packaging style specification.
When the FIXED VOLUME module is being used the number of alternative collations that will be
examined can be further reduced by entering the maximum number of tiers that you will be prepared to
consider.
Conveyor Width and Radius.
When generating secondary units for a given number of primary cases, details of the conveyor to be used
can be entered and held on the conveyor details standard value file. A width of zero indicates that no
conveyor is in use.
PALLETMANAGER will not attempt to palletise a secondary unit which will not travel along the
conveyor or around its tightest curve without overhanging.
Elevations.
A printer report available in PALLETISE and Collation modes which provides views from all four sides of
the pallet stack.
Excluded Cases.
When PALLETMANAGER has sized a case for a particular collation the external dimensions are checked
against the pack constraints for the selected style of packaging. Where any constraint is exceeded, this
case will be excluded from analysis.
Details of excluded cases can be viewed from Screen 5.
Flip Over Image.
Intermediate layers of cases are a flip-over image of the first layer (in an axis parallel to the pallet length),
to provide interlocking.
Grid Packing.
This term is used to represent a packing in which the items packed (e.g. Cylinders) form distinct rows and
columns within the collation. (See Nesting)
Height/Base Stability Ratio.
This is a pack constraint that will exclude any collation where the external height dimension of the
secondary case is greater than the smallest base dimension multiplied by the value held in the packaging
style record.
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Horizontal.
An option on Screen 6, the two / three dimensional pallet layout display, allows the placement on the pallet
to be adjusted horizontally (on the screen) so at to 'even out' any gaps in a layout. A similar option to move
vertically (on the screen) can also be selected. The effect of any movements applied can be removed by
reselecting the appropriate layout number
JPG files.
A common graphics format used when displaying images on an Intranet / Internet. Can be viewed using a
web browser such as explorer. Also used in the display of a company Logo on reports (see Appendix 1) or
for display of product images in Collation mode (Section 6)
Layout.
An arrangement of a single layer of cases on a pallet or within a tray..
PALLETMANAGER uses a variety of techniques to develop pallet loading patterns which make the
maximum use of the pallet loading area. The number of layouts which provide this maximum utilisation
will depend upon the shape and size of the case base and on the load area of the pallet. Sometimes there
will be only one possible layout but at other times there may be hundreds (usually if the case base is nearly
square).
The choice of an acceptable layout depends upon your own requirements, and the range offered by
PALLETMANAGER will meet most needs.
Mirror Image.
Intermediate layers of cases are a mirror image (in an axis parallel to the pallet width) of the first layer to
provide interlocking.
Mixed Layer Mode
When selected allows for the inter-mixing of layers of different types on the pallet. See Section 11.
Nesting.
An arrangement of cylinders in which adjacent items do NOT form distinct rows and columns. A detailed
description of the types of nesting pattern is given in Section 10.
Overhang Actual
Layouts are centralised on the pallet so that the actual overhang on a particular edge will be half of the
calculated total displayed on the Layout Screen (Screen 6).
Overhang Long Side.
This entry (on Screen 3) is the TOTAL amount by which the load area length considered by
PALLETMANAGER exceeds the larger pallet dimension.
Overhang - Short Side.
Is the TOTAL amount by which the load area width considered by PALLETMANAGER exceeds the
shorter pallet dimension. In either case a negative sign indicates dimension(s) less than the stated pallet
length and/or width.
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Overhang Maximum.
The maximum amount by which a case layout can be allowed to exceed a pallet edge dimension. As
layouts are centralised the maximum should be twice the amount allowed for one edge.
Packaging Material Area.
The area of packaging material in square metres is calculated according to the equations given in Section 4
of this manual.
Palletisation Specification.
The printout produced at the end of your PALLETMANAGER investigation which can be used as all or
part of the specification issued as an instruction to the loading department.
PDF Format.
A format devised by Adobe Systems for holding and displaying textual and graphics material.
Percentage Fill.
The 'Summary of Results' report shows the percentage of load area and pallet volume filled by the
secondary case. The total area and volume of the pallet (including maximum allowable overhang) is used
for this calculation.
Primary Unit.
Any cuboid or cylindrical shaped item that has to be packed into a secondary case.
Cylindrical shapes must be expressed in three dimensions and the system will assume that these units are
cuboid. "Nesting" of cylindrical units is also catered for. The primary units must be identical.
Same.
This option, displayed on Screen 6, the two and three dimensional layout display, allows the user to select
a stack made up of identical layers. Secondary Unit.
The outer case sized by the Collation module or an existing case that you wish to palletise.
SubPrimary
The term used in Tertiary mode for the smallest individual unit. These are collated to form primary units,
then collated again to form the final case.
Tertiary Mode
The two stage collation of sub-primary units to form a case. Sub-primaries are firstly collated to form a
primary, and then collated once again to form the case.
TiHigh
Refers to the number of boxes or cartons stored on a layer / tier (Ti) and the number of layers high these
can be stacked in the pallet (Hi)
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TopLayer Option.
When selected, this permits the top layer of the pallet may consist of cases placed on their side.
Tray or Tote.
Aside from the use of this term for designs of cardboard trays used to hold product, these terms are used
for units (such as those popular in major stores) used to hold product in stackable re-usable units.
Underhang (actual).
Layouts are centralised on the pallet so that the amount by which the layout is inside the pallet edge will be
half of the calculated total displayed on Layout Screen 6. Underhang is shown as a negative value.
Underhang (minimum)
The minimum by which a pallet layout can be allowed to sit inside a pallet edge. As layouts are centralised
the minimum should be twice the amount allowed for one edge.
Webbase.
A recently introduced feature whereby palletisation specifications may be made available for viewing by
others on an Intranet / Internet or CD, with access being via their web browser.
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