Packaging process setup

The Packaging processes allow you to provide numerous additional inputs about how the component is packaged, which can have an impact on cost estimates. The Packaging process setup options all are accessed by right-clicking on the Processing node, not on the individual Carton Forming, Pack & Load, or Carton Sealing processes. This is because many of the inputs affect all three processes.

The Packaging process setup options window displays some automatically-computed results and provides many options:

• Include Bagging - Indicate whether components are placed in bags prior to being placed in the carton

• Include Bubble Wrap – Indicate whether bubble wrapping is used

• Components Per Bag – defaults to 1, but user can specify the number, if different

• An automatically computed “Packed Unit Size”, where a Unit is defined as a component or a bag of components, if bagging is used.

• Overrides for the automatically-computed packed unit size (Length, Width, and Height overrides)

• Carton Size and Bag Size - overrides for the automatically-selected carton size and bag size, respectively

• Carton Cost – an override for the standard (catalog) cost of the selected carton

• Bubble-Wrapping Size/Cost – an override for the standard unit cost of bubble wrap material

• Units per Carton – an override for the automatically-computed number of units per carton

• Carton Forming Rate – an override for the default carton forming rate (as specified in the machine table for the selected machine)

• Carton Sealing Rate – an override for the default carton sealing rate (as specified in the machine table for the selected machine)

• Pack & Load Time – an override for the automatically-computed loading time for a unit

• Bubble Wrapping Time – an override for the automatically-computed bubble wrapping time