SolutionsManufacturing · Optimisation

More parts in every furnace load

Danfoss

Software that plans how to load industrial furnaces so that more parts fit in each load. The furnace is the slowest step in the factory, so every extra part in it means more output.

20 furnacesPlanned 14 days ahead
Every dayA new plan
3DWhich parts go in, and how they are stacked
YearsIn production

In short

For: Factories where one expensive machine sets the pace
The problem: The most expensive machine runs below capacity.
What it does: A ready plan every day that fits more parts into each load.
Status: In use for several years

Who it is for

For factories where one expensive machine sets the pace

The problems it solves

The most expensive machine runs below capacity.
Loads are planned by hand by people who are hard to replace.
Every load is a 3D puzzle with many rules.

Built for

Manufacturers running furnaces, ovens or batch processes
Plants where the expensive machine is the bottleneck
Anyone packing parts, pallets or batches by hand

How it works

How the software plans each furnace load

Parts are heated in large vacuum furnaces, many at once, stacked in layers. Deciding which parts go together, and how to stack them, is a 3D puzzle with many rules. The software solves the puzzle every day and gives the operators a ready plan.

Learn the factory’s rules
Furnace size, which parts can be heated together, what is needed next.
Plan from real orders
The planners compare the first plans with their own until they trust them.
Use it every day
Operators get a new plan daily; unusual cases still go to a person.
Use it for other jobs
The same software now also plans other ovens and pallet loading.