Select Bin

Determine which type of bin would provide the best fit for the items to be shipped by choosing the bin that results in the highest utilization.

Selects the smallest bin in which all the provided items will fit. This can be used in order to determine what kind of bin would be most efficient to pack your goods in. The response also contains all the information that would be needed to make use of packing visualization.

Visualization Compatible
API Documentation
Select Bin Illustration

Answers Questions Such As

  • We have x number of pallets available; what is the smallest pallet that can fit all items?
  • Box assortment analysis; what is the smallest box type that fits x% of our historical orders?
  • Looking at my historical orders, which bin size is actually rarely needed?
  • Where in the chosen bin should we place our items?

Notable Features

  • Specify multiple bin sizes to be evaluated at once.
  • Specify allowedRotations for each item to prevent unwanted item rotations.
  • Provide additional item stacking restrictions by including a stackingStyle.
  • Compatible with different types of bins by specifying the required packingDirection.
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Response


{
    "requiredNrOfBins": 1,
    "totalVolumeUtil": 51.02,
    "totalWeightUtil": 26.667,
    "packedBins": [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "type": "box-small",
            "width": 0.1,
            "depth": 0.07,
            "height": 0.07,
            "maxVolume": 0.00049,
            "actualVolume": 0.00025,
            "actualVolumeUtil": 51.02,
            "maxWeight": 7.5,
            "actualWeight": 2,
            "actualWeightUtil": 26.667,
            "furthestPointWidth": 0.1,
            "furthestPointDepth": 0.05,
            "furthestPointHeight": 0.05,
            "nrOfItems": 2,
            "fittedItems": [
                {
                    "id": "i2",
                    "width": 0.05,
                    "depth": 0.05,
                    "height": 0.05,
                    "volume": 0.000125,
                    "weight": 1,
                    "xCoordinate": 0,
                    "yCoordinate": 0,
                    "zCoordinate": 0,
                    "allowedRotations": "012345",
                    "rotationType": 0,
                    "rotationTypeDescription": "No rotation"
                },
                ...