Advanced Packaging Optimization Software for digital Workflows
Advanced Packaging Optimization Software for digital Workflows
Optimize every pallet and container before it ships
Simulate parts in folding boxes, pallets, SLC-container, Euro containers, mesh boxes, pallet cartons and containers before physical trials. Compare utilization, weight and more important data in one browser-based workflow.
Simulate parts in folding boxes, pallets, SLC-container, Euro containers, mesh boxes, pallet cartons and containers before physical trials. Compare utilization, weight and more important data in one browser-based workflow.
No installation required
No installation required
Learn it in 15 minutes
Learn it in 15 minutes
No CAD expertise required
No CAD expertise required
DIGITAL LOAD PLANNING REVEALS BETTER PACKAGING OPTIONS EARLIER
up to 18%
higher pallet and container utilization by comparing part orientations, packing methods and load-carrier options before release.
up to 70%
less manual comparison effort when packaging scenarios, weight limits and utilization metrics are evaluated in one workflow.
< 1 MIN
to simulate and compare packaging scenarios by utilization, gross weight, chargeable weight, transport volume, void space, packaging material and cost impact.
*Based on internal Pakera simulation scenarios and qualitative feedback from early adopters.
*Based on internal Pakera simulation scenarios and qualitative feedback from early adopters.
Pallet & Container Optimization
Pallet & Container Optimization
Stop shipping empty space
Stop shipping empty space
Poor container choices and inefficient pallet layouts multiply across every shipment. Pakera helps industrial teams compare packaging options early and improve space utilization before avoidable volume becomes a recurring cost.
Poor container choices and inefficient pallet layouts multiply across every shipment. Pakera helps industrial teams compare packaging options early and improve space utilization before avoidable volume becomes a recurring cost.
Compare pallets, cartons, reusable bins and industrial containers.
Compare pallets, cartons, reusable bins and industrial containers.
Identify opportunities easily to improve parts per load carrier.
Identify opportunities easily to improve parts per load carrier.
Detect avoidable void space before packaging concepts are released.
Detect avoidable void space before packaging concepts are released.
6 Packing methods for your success
Simulate the same part, container and quantity with different packing methods. Compare utilization, weight, protection and handling to select the concept that works best for your operation.
Bulk goods
Rigid layers
Flexible layers
Stacking
Compartments
Paired Parts
See all Packing Methods in Action
CAD-based Packaging Simulation
CAD-based Packaging Simulation
Turn part geometry into a validated load plan
Turn part geometry into a validated load plan
Upload CAD data, define orientation, protection, weight and more packaging requirements, and simulate realistic arrangements in the browser. Pakera combines geometry, orientation, spacing and load limits in one structured load optimization workflow.
Upload CAD data, define orientation, protection, weight and more packaging requirements, and simulate realistic arrangements in the browser. Pakera combines geometry, orientation, spacing and load limits in one structured load optimization workflow.
Plan irregular industrial parts using their actual CAD geometry.
Plan irregular industrial parts using their actual CAD geometry.
Follow the restrictions regarding container dimensions, packing quantity, load capacity, height, orientation, and handling.
Follow the restrictions regarding container dimensions, packing quantity, load capacity, height, orientation, and handling.
Validate packaging concepts before physical packing trials begin.
Validate packaging concepts before physical packing trials begin.
Use 3 Packing Modes: Smart Fill, Smart Select and Smart Stack
Use 3 Packing Modes: Smart Fill, Smart Select and Smart Stack
Answer every packing question in one workflow
Answer every packing question in one workflow
Pakera combines container optimization, industrial case packing, and palletizing. Choose the packaging mode that best suits your needs, and compare the results based on packaging data and operational requirements.
Pakera combines container optimization, industrial case packing, and palletizing. Choose the packaging mode that best suits your needs, and compare the results based on packaging data and operational requirements.
Smart Fill: How many parts fit into this container?
Smart Fill: How many parts fit into this container?
Smart Select: What is the best packing solution for a given number of parts?
Smart Select: What is the best packing solution for a given number of parts?
Smart Stack: How many cartons or bins fit on this pallet?
Smart Stack: How many cartons or bins fit on this pallet?
Learn more about our 3 Packing Modes
More than 3D Bin Packing
More than 3D Bin Packing
Compare what fits with what actually works
Compare what fits with what actually works
The densest arrangement is not always the best industrial solution. Pakera compares geometric fit with the weight, protection and operational limits that determine whether a load can be handled, stored and transported in practice.
The densest arrangement is not always the best industrial solution. Pakera compares geometric fit with the weight, protection and operational limits that determine whether a load can be handled, stored and transported in practice.
Review volume utilization and weight utilization together.
Review volume utilization and weight utilization together.
Compare gross weight, volumetric weight and chargeable weight automatically.
Compare gross weight, volumetric weight and chargeable weight automatically.
Check payload, pallet height, spacing and protection requirements.
Check payload, pallet height, spacing and protection requirements.
Already tried our 8 Smart Checks?
Already tried our 8 Smart Checks?
Already tried our 8 Smart Checks?
Standardized Unit Load Planning
Standardized Unit Load Planning
Turn better load plans into repeatable standards
Turn better load plans into repeatable standards
Reuse selected pallets, containers and packing rules across projects and locations. Pakera gives packaging engineering, logistics, production and procurement one shared basis for future packaging decisions (Single Source of Truth).
Reuse selected pallets, containers and packing rules across projects and locations. Pakera gives packaging engineering, logistics, production and procurement one shared basis for future packaging decisions (Single Source of Truth).
Build a company-specific pallet and container library.
Build a company-specific pallet and container library.
Reduce avoidable packaging variants across teams and sites.
Reduce avoidable packaging variants across teams and sites.
Share results for approval, reporting and future reuse.
Share results for approval, reporting and future reuse.
Try free Beta
Find the best packing method before physical testing begins
Simulate the same part, container and quantity with different packing methods. Compare utilization, weight, protection and operational feasibility before selecting the concept that best fits your process.
Try free Beta
Find the best packing method before physical testing begins
Simulate the same part, container and quantity with different packing methods. Compare utilization, weight, protection and operational feasibility before selecting the concept that best fits your process.
Try free Beta
Find the best packing method before physical testing begins
Simulate the same part, container and quantity with different packing methods. Compare utilization, weight, protection and operational feasibility before selecting the concept that best fits your process.
Trusted by leading industrial companies
Why packaging planning teams choose Pakera
Why packaging planning teams choose Pakera
Top features that drive your success
Top features that drive your success
Pakera combines CAD-based packaging planning, cartonization, palletization, container selection, packing method comparison, digital validation, smart checks, packaging instructions, and approval workflows in one browser-based platform.
Create Packaging Report
Automatically generate modular and precise packing instructions based on defined parameters and validated simulation results.
Control Framework Conditions
Control parameters such as container type, dimensions, pallet height, and maximum gross weight for accurate results.
Editing Packing Instructions
Flexible editing options for packing instructions, aligned with your selected subscription plan.
Container-in-Container
Take nesting, outer cartons, and loading units into account in the simulation.
Individual Container
Define custom container types and reuse them across projects to ensure consistent packaging standards.
Approval Workflow (intern & extern)
Enable structured review and approval workflows for digital packing results, with transparent tracking and standardized collaboration across teams and partners.
Central Container Library
Create and manage custom container types for individual use or company-wide standardization.
Auto-Generate Packaging BOM
Automatically create a Bill of Materials for packaging material based on simulation results - no manual effort required.
Create Packaging Report
Automatically generate modular and precise packing instructions based on defined parameters and validated simulation results.
Control Framework Conditions
Control parameters such as container type, dimensions, pallet height, and maximum gross weight for accurate results.
Editing Packing Instructions
Flexible editing options for packing instructions, aligned with your selected subscription plan.
Container-in-Container
Take nesting, outer cartons, and loading units into account in the simulation.
Individual Container
Define custom container types and reuse them across projects to ensure consistent packaging standards.
Approval Workflow (intern & extern)
Enable structured review and approval workflows for digital packing results, with transparent tracking and standardized collaboration across teams and partners.
Central Container Library
Create and manage custom container types for individual use or company-wide standardization.
Auto-Generate Packaging BOM
Automatically create a Bill of Materials for packaging material based on simulation results - no manual effort required.
Create Packaging Report
Automatically generate modular and precise packing instructions based on defined parameters and validated simulation results.
Control Framework Conditions
Control parameters such as container type, dimensions, pallet height, and maximum gross weight for accurate results.
Editing Packing Instructions
Flexible editing options for packing instructions, aligned with your selected subscription plan.
Container-in-Container
Take nesting, outer cartons, and loading units into account in the simulation.
Individual Container
Define custom container types and reuse them across projects to ensure consistent packaging standards.
Approval Workflow (intern & extern)
Enable structured review and approval workflows for digital packing results, with transparent tracking and standardized collaboration across teams and partners.
Central Container Library
Create and manage custom container types for individual use or company-wide standardization.
Auto-Generate Packaging BOM
Automatically create a Bill of Materials for packaging material based on simulation results - no manual effort required.
Everything you need to get started with confidence
Everything you need to get started with confidence
Everything you need to get started with confidence
Designed to remove every barrier to adoption
We understand what holds industrial teams back. That’s why Pakera was built from day one to address the concerns that matter most.
Zero Setup
No installation required
Use Pakera directly in your browser. No local installation. No complex IT setup. No unnecessary implementation project. Just open the platform and start optimizing.
Ready in minutes
Fast Start
Easy onboarding
Get started quickly with guided workflows, practical tutorials, and clear product guidance. Pakera is designed so teams reach their first packaging optimization with minimal training effort - a few minutes are enough.
Guided workflows
Video tutorials
Enterprise Security
High data security
Protect sensitive CAD, project, and packaging data with encrypted data transfer, role-based access, customer managed keys and controlled permissions. For highly sensitive use cases, Pakera is designed to support future on-premise deployment.
GDPR Compliant
Future on-premise option
API-Ready
Easy adoption & automation
Pakera is built with an API-ready architecture from the ground up. Connect it to your existing ERP or custom tools with minimal effort - and automate packaging decisions, data flows, and approval triggers without manual handoffs.
REST API
Automation-ready
No Prerequisites
No simulation or CAD skills needed
You don’t need to be an engineer or a CAD expert to use Pakera. No simulation knowledge, no 3D modeling skills - just select your CAD file and let Pakera do the heavy lifting for you.
No CAD skills required
No simulation skills required
Full Traceability
Transparent results
Pakera makes every packaging decision traceable with clear metrics, Smart Checks, and documented decision logic you can share and justify with stakeholders.
Smart Checks
Decision logs
Purpose-built
Built for industrial workflows
Pakera is designed for industrial parts, recurring material flows, packaging instructions, and approval workflows - enabling cross-functional collaboration between logistics, quality, purchasing, production, and IT.
Logistics
Quality
Procurement
Production
IT
Work Preparation
Supply Chain Management
Quick Payback
Worth it after just 2–3 hours saved
Pakera pays for itself fast. If your team saves just 2–3 hours a month on packaging calculations, physical packing tests, estimating parts per container, freight cost checks, packaging instructions, spreadsheet work, supplier alignment, or internal back-and-forth, the subscription more than covers itself - without needing a big ROI project to justify it.
2–3 hrs/month = ROI
Pays for itself immediately
Zero Setup
No installation required
Use Pakera directly in your browser. No local installation. No complex IT setup. No unnecessary implementation project. Just open the platform and start optimizing.
Ready in minutes
Fast Start
Easy onboarding
Get started quickly with guided workflows, practical tutorials, and clear product guidance. Pakera is designed so teams reach their first packaging optimization with minimal training effort - a few minutes are enough.
Guided workflows
Video tutorials
Enterprise Security
High data security
Protect sensitive CAD, project, and packaging data with encrypted data transfer, role-based access, customer managed keys and controlled permissions. For highly sensitive use cases, Pakera is designed to support future on-premise deployment.
GDPR Compliant
Future on-premise option
API-Ready
Easy adoption & automation
Pakera is built with an API-ready architecture from the ground up. Connect it to your existing ERP or custom tools with minimal effort - and automate packaging decisions, data flows, and approval triggers without manual handoffs.
REST API
Automation-ready
No Prerequisites
No simulation or CAD skills needed
You don’t need to be an engineer or a CAD expert to use Pakera. No simulation knowledge, no 3D modeling skills - just select your CAD file and let Pakera do the heavy lifting for you.
No CAD skills required
No simulation skills required
Full Traceability
Transparent results
Pakera makes every packaging decision traceable with clear metrics, Smart Checks, and documented decision logic you can share and justify with stakeholders.
Smart Checks
Decision logs
Purpose-built
Built for industrial workflows
Pakera is designed for industrial parts, recurring material flows, packaging instructions, and approval workflows - enabling cross-functional collaboration between logistics, quality, purchasing, production, and IT.
Logistics
Quality
Procurement
Production
IT
Work Preparation
Supply Chain Management
Quick Payback
Worth it after just 2–3 hours saved
Pakera pays for itself fast. If your team saves just 2–3 hours a month on packaging calculations, physical packing tests, estimating parts per container, freight cost checks, packaging instructions, spreadsheet work, supplier alignment, or internal back-and-forth, the subscription more than covers itself - without needing a big ROI project to justify it.
2–3 hrs/month = ROI
Pays for itself immediately
Trust & Security
Trust & Security
Enterprise-Grade Security for Industrial Data
Your CAD data and packaging specifications are protected with industry-leading security standards.
ISO 27001 in progress
Information security management system is already in progress
GDPR Compliant
Full compliance with European data protection regulations
German Data Center
All data stored exclusively in German data centers with high security standards
Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)
Use customer-managed encryption keys for greater control over sensitive 3D files.
ISO 27001 in progress
Information security management system is already in progress
GDPR Compliant
Full compliance with European data protection regulations
German Data Center
All data stored exclusively in German data centers with high security standards
Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)
Use customer-managed encryption keys for greater control over sensitive 3D files.
ISO 27001 in progress
Information security management system is already in progress
GDPR Compliant
Full compliance with European data protection regulations
German Data Center
All data stored exclusively in German data centers with high security standards
Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)
Use customer-managed encryption keys for greater control over sensitive 3D files.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is cartonization software?
How reliable are the simulation results and Smart Checks?
Can Pakera improve container utilization?
Can we use our own company-specific standard containers?
How accurate are the packing optimization results?
Can outer cartons and interlayers be taken into account?
Does Pakera support stacking direction and automatic component alignment?
How many standard containers are available to choose from?
How long does a simulation take, approximately?
Can Pakera calculate pack volume and pack weight?
Which packing methods can be compared?
How does Pakera help reduce empty space?
Ready to try it?
Run your first simulation today. No setup. No credit card.
Join the free beta and see exactly how many parts fit, what the best container is, and what it costs — in under 60 seconds.
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