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Breakthrough in pallet-patterning software

As SKU proliferation continues to make flexibility and changeover increasingly important to CPG companies, a new pallet-pattern programming software is attracting a lot of attention.

Pallet-patterning software brings all new flexibility to CPGs.
Pallet-patterning software brings all new flexibility to CPGs.

Traditionally, pallet-pattern programming has been a set-it-and-forget-it standard that operators would rarely update or upgrade. The native software is plenty reliable, but it’s resistant to change. Creating a new pattern can require a technician, a laptop and, most important, time. On-site assistance or training can be costly.

Now comes OptiStak from Schneider Packaging Equipment. Not only does it eliminate the need for a laptop, it also turns pattern changes into an easy and far less painful process.

The initial idea was to create a program that could skip a step between building a pattern in the virtual space and loading it onto the machine. The on-machine, HMI-based technology would also include more robust capabilities than the standard-issue software that came with palletizers.

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