| # Handling unit dimensions, example A This example describes the dimensions of a handling unit structure in which the parent has an internal packaging item. A large container contains a few pallets, which in turn carry various boxes. In such cases, the parent has a user-defined internal packaging item of type, Container; and on the first child level, each child handling unit has a user-defined external packaging item of type, Pallet. On the second child level, each child handling unit has a user-defined packaging item of type, Box. The dimensions of the packaging items are as follows:
Dimensions | Container | Pallet | Box
--- | --- | --- | ---
Width | 2 m | 1 m | 0.25 m
Length | 5 m | 1 m | 0.5 m
Height | 2 m | 0.2 m | 0.2 m
Floor Space | 10 m2 | 1 m2 | 0.125 m2
Volume | 20 m3 | 0.2 m3 | 0.025 m3
Net Weight | 250 kg | 5 kg | 100 gr
Therefore, a fully loaded container contains 20 pallets and 320 boxes. Each pallet contains four layers of eight boxes each, thus totalling 32 boxes per pallet. Because the floor space of the container accommodates 10 pallets, the pallets are piled up in two layers. The weight of the container itself is 250 kg, the aggregated weight of the pallets is 20 * 5 = 100 kg, and the weight of the boxes is 3.2 kg. Therefore, the aggregated weight of the packaging items is 250 + 100 + 3.2 = 353.2 kg. Assuming the total weight of the items contained in the boxes is 1000kg, the gross weight of the parent handling unit is 353.2 + 1000 = 1353.2 kg. |