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Yarn Cone Palletizing Geometry & Load Optimizer

Cones stand upright to protect the package, and that forces a square grid — two thirds of the footprint, at best.

Cone Package
mm
mm
kg
Pallet & Limits Handling
mm
mm
mm
mm
kg

Cones per Pallet

— no.

Limited by whichever of height or weight binds

Stacking Plan

Cones per Layer
— no.
Layers
— no.
Stack Height
— mm
Loaded Pallet Weight
— kg
Footprint Utilisation
— %
Cones if Weight-Limited
— no.

Cone base diameter is used for both the grid and the footprint, which is right for spacing and slightly pessimistic for utilisation since a cone tapers — the space above the base is partly recoverable by nesting the next layer down over the cone tips, a pattern some mills use and which this does not model. Stack height should be checked against the crush resistance of the bottom layer rather than a nominal limit, particularly for soft packages. Stability in transit depends on wrapping and on the pallet overhang, and neither appears here.

Yarn Cone Palletizing Geometry & Load Optimizer — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.