Beam planning software for weaving units.
No napkin math.
Auto-calculated yarn requirements from the design master — EPI, picks, fabric width, take-up. Loom assignment in the same screen. Procurement triggers built in. Stop the order-by-order spreadsheet.
From design master to loom-ready beam.
Auto-calculated yarn requirement
Pull EPI, fabric width, beam length, and yarn count from the design master. The system calculates total warp ends and yarn weight (kg) — across cotton (Ne), polyester (denier), and metric (Tex) count systems. No napkin math.
Take-up factor per design, not per unit
Heavy denim crimps differently from fine voile. MobiOffice stores take-up allowance on each design master, so your beam length and yarn requirement reflect the actual fabric construction — not a generic average that systematically over- or under-orders.
Loom assignment in the same workflow
Beam planning ties to loom assignment in one screen. Reed width, current beam, planned changeover dates — all in the same view. Beam-loom history is searchable for variance investigations and maintenance decisions.
Procurement triggers from the plan
The calculated yarn requirement flows into procurement triggers. Reorder alerts surface before stock runs short — typically with enough lead time to avoid emergency procurement at premium prices.
The full beam planning workflow, in one place.
- Design master with EPI, PPI, yarn type, take-up factor, HSN code
- Warp yarn requirement auto-calculated for any beam length
- Multi-count-system support (Ne, Denier, Tex)
- Knotting and end-of-beam allowances configurable per loom
- Loom availability matrix and beam-loom history
- Reorder alerts with procurement lead-time built in
- Beam plans saved with version control for re-runs of the same design
- What is beam planning in weaving?
- Beam planning is the process of preparing the warp yarn for a weaving order — calculating the yarn requirement from the fabric design, winding the warp onto a beam, and assigning the beam to a specific loom. It's the first operational step of any weaving order and one of the most consequential planning tasks on a weaving floor.
- How does the software calculate warp yarn requirement?
- From the design master inputs: warp yarn weight (kg) = (number of ends × beam length × take-up factor) ÷ (yarn count constant). The constant differs by count system — 1693 × Ne for English count, divided by 1000/Tex or 9000/Denier for metric and synthetic. MobiOffice stores the count system on the yarn master so the conversion is automatic.
- Can I import existing design masters from Tally or spreadsheets?
- Yes. Designs, yarn types, machines, and customer-specific BOMs are imported during the master data clean-up phase (weeks 3–6 of the typical 10–12 week rollout). CSV, Excel, and direct database export are all supported.
- Does it work for jacquard, dobby, water-jet, rapier, and powerloom?
- Yes — all loom types are supported in the same data model. Reed width, max RPM, and loom-specific allowances live on the loom master; beam planning respects the loom characteristics during assignment. See the [glossary](/glossary) for details on each loom type.
- How does this connect to the rest of the system?
- Beam planning is upstream of every other workflow. The same design master drives weft auto-consumption (when supervisors enter doffing), wastage variance flags, and dispatch quantities. One source of truth, no parallel spreadsheets.
Continue with related pages.
The actual interface — auto-calculated yarn from design specs.
Read →How beam planning fits the broader production flow.
Read →Five steps, the formula, common mistakes, with a worked example.
Read →What a beam is and how it fits the floor workflow.
Read →Why EPI is the most consequential number on a design master.
Read →Beam assignment, planning workflow, shift handover.
Read →Want to see beam planning running on a unit like yours?
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