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Toolkit Overview

All Tools

PackCalc connects every packaging decision. Start with your product, work through to pallet—and see how each choice affects the next. No more isolated spreadsheets or retyping numbers between tools.

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Carton Builder

Start from your product and get a recommended folding-carton style (FEFCO) and material grade, with clear “why” reasoning.

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Case Builder

From results, you can hand off carton dimensions directly into Case Builder.

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Case Builder

Figure out how your cartons fit into a case. Either fill a known case size or design a case for a target quantity. Your choice here affects shipper dimensions and pallet efficiency downstream.

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Shipper/Box Builder

Use "Send to" to transfer the case to Shipper/Box Builder for shipper design.

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Shipper/Box Builder

Define your outer shipper with FEFCO styles, board grades, and dimensions. Specs connect directly to strength validation and pallet planning downstream.

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Box Strength/Performance

Use "Send to Strength" to prefill dimensions and material selections.

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Box Strength/Performance

Validate your shipper against stacking loads using McKee/ECT, stack safety outputs, and environmental derating for more realistic margins.

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Pallet Builder

Use "Send to Pallet Builder" to carry your shipper dimensions into palletization.

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Pallet Builder

Generate and compare pallet patterns with 3D visualization. Comprehensive enough to find the optimal config, but not 199 options you'll never review. Connected to your shipper specs upstream.

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Pallet Stability

From Pallet Builder, launch stability analysis to validate tilt thresholds direction-by-direction.

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Pallet Stability

Check tilt stability using center-of-gravity geometry and compare against EN 12195-1 and EUMOS 40509 thresholds.

Supporting tools

These tools sit alongside the main workflow—use them whenever you need quick checks or environmental context.

Converters

Fast, packaging-friendly conversions and printable tables for common engineering units.

Inputs

  • A value + a “from” unit
  • A target “to” unit (or a table definition)

Outputs

  • Converted value
  • Optional multi-unit conversion tables

Dew Point

Calculate dew point from temperature and RH to estimate condensation risk.

Inputs

  • Ambient temperature (°C/°F)
  • Relative humidity (%)

Outputs

  • Dew point
  • Dewpoint depression + risk band

Absolute Humidity

Calculate water vapor content (g/m³) to reason about real moisture loading.

Inputs

  • Temperature (°C/°F)
  • Relative humidity (%)

Outputs

  • Absolute humidity (g/m³)
  • Vapor pressure + supporting metrics

Accelerated Aging

Convert real-time shelf life into accelerated aging duration with transparent Q10 math.

Inputs

  • Target shelf life
  • Ambient temp
  • Accelerated temp
  • Q10 factor

Outputs

  • Acceleration factor
  • Accelerated aging duration
  • Study schedule (pull dates)

ASTM D4169 Test Planner

Map distribution cycles (DCs) into a lab-ready test plan with all schedules, parameters, and setup instructions per ASTM D4169-23.

Inputs

  • Distribution cycle (DC) selection
  • Package weight and dimensions
  • Assurance level and container type

Outputs

  • Complete test schedule sequence
  • Per-schedule parameters and setup instructions
  • Climatic conditioning guidance

Statistics Tool Suite

Packaging statistics utilities including Cpk capability analysis, descriptive statistics, GR&R studies, and sampling plan calculators.

Inputs

  • Measurement data or summary statistics
  • Specification limits
  • Study parameters

Outputs

  • Capability indices (Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk)
  • Descriptive stats and distribution plots
  • GR&R metrics and sampling plans