Solutions
Stop guessing how many machines fit in a 40HQ
Food machinery is irregular, heavy and fragile - exactly what generic box calculators cannot see. Plan real frames, crates and pallets with keep-upright and compliance checks built in.
200+
exporters onboard
Avg +18%
space utilization
IPPC
ready checks
CG
verified plans
The problem
Why generic calculators fail on machinery
Protruding parts jam at the door
Irregular frames and rounded guards cannot be seen by a rectangular box model. The plan fits on paper, then the last machine jams at the door end.
One flipped crate is a write-off
Control cabinets and liquid-filled parts must stay upright. A generic optimizer flips boxes freely; one flipped crate of electronics means a full loss.
One line is 20-40 SKUs of mixed packaging
Naked frames, skids, closed crates and pallets travel together on a food line. Generic tools only handle uniform cartons.
Sea-freight damage costs more than the loading fee
Poor blocking and lashing turns into damaged equipment, claims and replacement shipments - far more than what good planning costs.
What you get
Built for irregular, heavy and fragile cargo
Keep-upright and fragile rules per SKU
Control cabinets, liquid-filled components and precision parts carry orientation and fragile flags the optimizer respects - never flips, never over-stacks.
Center of gravity and axle checks
Every plan shows CG position and front/rear axle split against carrier windows, so the container is not rejected at the weighbridge.
Mixed packaging in one plan
Naked frames, skid crates, closed crates and pallets are planned with their own logic - floor placement, gap compensation, stack limits.
IPPC and compliance checklist
Wood packaging triggers ISPM 15 / IPPC checklist items and checkbox confirmation on the exported PDF, before the container closes.
Export-ready PDF
3D views, item list, warnings and compliance items in one PDF your customer and your loading crew can both read.
Excel import for the whole line
20-40 SKUs per project import in one file. Save them once in your cargo library and reuse them on every shipment.
How it works
Select container, add cargo, get plan
- 1
Select container
20GP, 40GP, 40HQ or a custom box your carrier supplies. Door apertures and load limits come with it.
- 2
Add cargo
Pick from your cargo library or import from Excel. Dimensions, orientations and stack limits are per-SKU.
- 3
Get plan
3D layout, utilization, center of gravity, axle split, compliance checklist and an export-ready PDF.
Real shipment
Real shipment: 62% to 79% utilization
A meat processing equipment manufacturer - one 40HQ, 32 SKUs mixed naked, crate and pallet.
The team planned by experience and landed at 62%, buying a second container on most projects. With every SKU recorded - dimensions, stack limits, keep-upright flags - and the plan sorted by door clearance and unload order, the same line loaded at 79%: one container less, roughly $2,400 saved per shipment, and no scratched control cabinets.
62% -> 79%
Space utilization
1 x 40HQ
Containers saved
approx. $2,400
Freight saved
Honest comparison
How we compare
| Aspect | Generic free tools | MachLoad | Manual experience |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irregular frames | Rectangular boxes only | Bounding boxes with protrusion allowances | Works, but slow and not repeatable |
| Keep-upright cargo | Free rotation | Orientation rules enforced per SKU | Relies on the crew remembering |
| CG / axle checks | Not available | Computed on every plan | Estimated after loading |
| IPPC reminders | None | Checklist + PDF checkbox | Often missed until inspection |
| Customer-ready output | Screenshot at best | Branded PDF with 3D views | Handwritten sketches |
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Each item is planned as its measured bounding box, including protruding shafts, handles and ducts. MVP estimates are deliberately conservative so the plan fits on site.
From $19/mo
Stop guessing. Start planning your next container in minutes.
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