How to control maximum reach into back of container
Cube-IQ can be configured to control how far back it can
reach when it begins loading at the start of a new sequence.
The load below illustrates where the orange boxes belonging
to sequence 2 finished loading and where brown boxes belonging to sequence 1 started
loading.
Orange boxes belonging to sequence 2 extends for 12 rows towards the front of the container at a height of 2 boxes per row where brown boxes belonging to sequence 1 begin loading on top of them. You may want all the orange boxes against each other instead of brown boxes getting stacked on top of them, Cube-IQ can be configured do so.
Use the maximum reach setting to control how far
back the boxes belonging to sequence 1 can start loading after the boxes belonging to sequence 2 is complete.
The maximum reach setting can be changed by: 1) clicking Settings menu, 2) clicking the Operational Settings tab, and then 3) editing the Maximum reach field in the Other section.
The maximum reach setting of 1000 inches (above) in this case
explains why the brown boxes belonging to sequence 1 was reaching over 12 rows of orange boxes stacked in twos.
Change the Maximum reach to 48 inches (4 feet) instead of
1,000 inches to ensure Cube-IQ stacks the orange boxes belonging to sequence 1 against each other instead of getting stacked closer to the front of
the container.
And here are all the boxes belonging to sequence 2 loaded against each other after re-optimizing.
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