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Inteload

The document describes an intelligent load planning software called INTELOAD. It has two main components: (1) a loading engine that optimizes volume and weight utilization when loading trucks and containers; and (2) a loading plan editor with a graphical interface for editing load plans. The software helps reduce shipping costs by creating efficient loading plans that consider factors like loading sequence, stacking order, box orientation, and center of gravity. It provides optimization, simulation, and reporting features to facilitate optimal cargo loading.

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Inteload

The document describes an intelligent load planning software called INTELOAD. It has two main components: (1) a loading engine that optimizes volume and weight utilization when loading trucks and containers; and (2) a loading plan editor with a graphical interface for editing load plans. The software helps reduce shipping costs by creating efficient loading plans that consider factors like loading sequence, stacking order, box orientation, and center of gravity. It provides optimization, simulation, and reporting features to facilitate optimal cargo loading.

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Palletizing and Loading Simulation Package

INTELOAD - Intelligent Load Planner

1. System Overview Overview

INTELOAD can help reduce your shipping costs by optimizing the load distribution
based on the container, cargo, truck or pallet. INTELOAD is composed of the following
two subsystem

☆ Loading Engine
☆ Loading Plan Editor.

Loading Engine
2. Loading Engine
The load planning system of INTELOAD is built around the best loading engine on the market
and will give you optimal volume/weight utilization. Below are some sample outputs of the
loading engine.

Truck/Container Loading Palletizing

(1) Roll Loading

Roll Loading Mixed Loading


(2) Optimization over multiple containers

Settings Optimal result

INTELOAD

(3) Complex loading rules


INTELOAD creates 3D load plans using complex loading rules including loading sequence,
comprehensive stacking order and box orientation rules

Loading sequence sample settings: Stacking order sample settings: Possible box orientation rules:
1. light blue boxes 1. yellow boxes 1. Can the box be rotated?
2. red boxes 2. green boxes
3. green boxes 3. red boxes

Result: Result:

2. Can the box be loaded standing


on one of the sides or the ends?
Stacking order can be used to
The loading sequence can be used
prevent heavy boxes from being put
to handle multiple stops and priority
on top of light boxes.
loading.
Settings for top only or bottom only
boxes are also possible.
(4) Loading direction
A choice between “Back to Front” and “Bottom to Top” is available. The first option is typically
used for containers and trucks, and the latter for pallets.

“Back to Front” loading “Bottom to Top” loading

(5) ULD container handling


INTELOAD has the capability to handle irregularly shaped containers such as airline
containers.
Half width container angled Full width container angled
at one end at both ends

(6) Overhang on top of boxes


INTELOAD has two options of loading boxes on top of another. One option is with overhang
and the other is without overhang.

With overhang No overhang


(7) Partial loading
In INTELOAD, it is possible for the user to first optimize a part of the loading plan, and then fix
that part to make it permanent, make additional inputs and re-optimize the loading plan
without changing the fixed parts.

(8) Dead space


INTELOAD allows the user to define three-dimensional rectangular spaces in the container
that cannot be used for loading. The figure on the right shows the use of the dead space to
simulate warehouse loading.

Dead space

(9) Loading up to a given volume utilization


(10) Center of gravity settings
INTELOAD provides various settings on how to automatically position the center of gravity.
For example, the user can set the center of gravity near the center of the container.

(11) Handling nested boxes


INTELOAD allows the user to define a nest height increase for boxes. It will be used to
calculate a stack of boxes when nested. With this feature, stack/nest box loading (loading of
boxes which shrink when stacked) is now possible.

Stack of same boxes

(12) Interlocking
INTELOAD can produce an interlocked load pattern, which is frequently used in palletizing. It can
usually load more boxes than a non-interlocked pattern.
(13) Maximum supported weight for boxes
Maximum supported weight can be set for each box. The figure here shows a sample result
with Maximum Supported Weight set to 500. Numbers printed on the boxes are the weights of
each box.

For more features of INTELOAD, please feel free to contact us

3. Loading Plan Editor Screen Loading Plan Editor


INTELOAD has a 3D graphical interface for editing load plans using drag and drop
functionality.

3.1 Screenshots (Manual Loading Simulation)


3.2 Features of the Loading Plan Editor
Loading Plan Editor functionalities:
1.View per layer
2.Rotation of 3D view
3.Grouping of boxes Rotation of 3D view

4.Rotation in any direction


5.Vertical partitioning of the container
6.Loading of multiple boxes of the same type with one mouse click
7.Auto-connection of boxes with their neighbors
8.2D and 3D zooming of the loading plan Moving grouped boxes
9.Real time view of the fill factor, the total weight, the number of
boxes loaded and the position of the center of gravity
2nd partition
10.View/change of the loading simulation (successive view of each step)
11.Changing the colors of the boxes …
1st partition

Vertical partitioning of the container

More functions
Box rotation: Box positioning: Auto-load of multiple boxes of the
rotation in all possible directions same type with one mouse-click:

Free positioning
Direction of the load:
vertical

Align/Place to the nearest


corner

Align/Place to a selected Direction of the load:


line horizontal
Simulation Screen
4. Screenshots – Simulation Screen
This figure shows the main simulation screen of INTELOAD. There are 4 sub-windows:
- The container list;
- The 3D view (capable of 360-degrees rotation) of the selected container;
- The loaded box list of the selected container;
- The unloaded box list
Top Screen & Data I/O Interface

5. Screenshots–Top Screen & Data I/O Interface


This is the main screen of INTELOAD. The data list is displayed. The user selects one item
and can then proceed to the simulation screen.
Splitting the data as well as combining the data are possible.
The user can export/import data to/from an Excel file.
Upon request, we can also develop a custom interface that can link INTELOAD to your
existing system.

Import Export
Excel file INTELOAD Excel file
Excel Application Interface for Data Input
6. Screenshots –
Excel Application Interface for Data Input
INTELOAD is provided with an Excel file, allowing the user to input data using spreadsheets.
The Excel sheet is divided into 3 parts: the first part is for inputting parameters; the second
part is for inputting container data; and the last part is for inputting box data.
We provide different versions of this Excel file according to each user requirement.
Reports
7. Reports
INTELOAD offers two reports: the Loading Plan and
the Data List. All reports are printed into an Excel file,
allowing the user to edit the contents before sending it
to the printer.
The Loading Plan gives you a complete report
on how to load each of the containers in the current
loading case. You will see the 3D view of the
container, followed by a top view of each layer.
The Data List is a list of loaded boxes per container.

Hardware and Software Specifications


8. Hardware and Software Specifications
CPU : Pentium III 1.2 GHz or above
Memory : 512MB (recommended)
Hard disk space : 1GB (minimum)
Display: 65,536 color resolution, 1024x768 screen resolution (minimum)
OS : Microsoft Windows 2000 or above
Applications : Microsoft Excel 2000 or above

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