Packvol

This company offers software that optimizes the loading of containers and trucks, creating efficient load plans to minimize wasted space. Their software helps businesses reduce freight costs and improve efficiency by streamlining the planning process.

Updated 2 months ago

Funding

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Product

Problem

Businesses often face challenges in efficiently planning and optimizing the loading of containers and trucks, leading to wasted space and increased freight costs. The manual planning process can be time-consuming and may not always result in the most space-efficient load plans.

Solution

packVol is a Windows-based optimization software designed to maximize space utilization within containers and trucks, helping businesses reduce transportation costs and improve efficiency. The software employs an advanced, three-dimensional optimizer to generate cost-effective load plans for diverse loading needs, including pallets, racks, and railroad cars. It offers both automatic and manual modes, allowing users to quickly generate optimized solutions or customize load plans with an intuitive 3D graphical interface. packVol also provides tools for importing and exporting data, generating load plan reports, and enforcing loading rules to meet specific requirements.

Target Audience

The primary users are companies involved in logistics, shipping, and manufacturing that need to optimize the loading of containers and trucks to reduce transportation costs and improve efficiency.

Features

Automatic solver for quickly generating optimized load plans, even with complex loading rules
Manual mode with a 3D graphical environment for easy customization of load plans using editing capabilities like select, copy, paste, cut, undo, redo, zoom, and drag
Import and export data using copy & paste, Excel files, or ODBC protocol for integration with external systems
Internal database for storing information on packages and containers to prepare load lists
Load plan reports in PDF format with various graphic layouts, including step-by-step sequences and views by levels
Analysis tools for checking the loading sequence of packages, their distribution among containers, unused volumes, and load distribution
Loading rules to enforce specific positioning of packages, including rules for handling container loading, priority, destination, and grouping
Available in three editions (Lite, Standard, DynLoad) to meet different load planning needs and budgets