1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 14054:2003 Packaging Paper and paperboard packaging Design of cartons The European Standard EN 14054:2003 has the status of a British Standard ICS 55.160 BS EN 14054:2003 This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on
2、23 July 2004 BSI 23 July 2004 ISBN 0 580 44121 0 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 14054:2003. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee PKW/5, Primary and transport packaging, to Subcommittee PKW/5/23, Paper and
3、 paperboard packaging, which has the responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the
4、 BSI Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Search” facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible f
5、or its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK in
6、terests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 12, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this
7、document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN14054 June2003 ICS55.160 Englishversion PackagingPaperandpaperboardpackagingDesignof cartons EmballageEmballagepapieretcartonConceptiondes
8、cartonsdemballage PackmittelVerpackungenausPapierundPappe GrundbauartenvonSchachteln ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon25April2003. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalter
9、ation.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberint
10、oitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,Switz
11、erlandandUn ited Kingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2003CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN14054:2003EEN14054:2003(E) 2 Con
12、tents page Foreword3 Introduction .4 1 Scope 5 2 Normativereferences 5 3 Dimensions.5 4 BasicTypeGroups . .6 AnnexA (informative) Additionalinformation10 AnnexB (informative) Selectedcartonstylesandtheiruses.12EN14054:2003(E) 3 Foreword Thisdocument(EN14054:2003) hasbeenpreparedby Technical Committe
13、e CEN/TC261 “Packaging“,thesecretariatorwhichisheldbyAFNOR. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofan identicaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyDecember2003,andconflictingnationalstandards shallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyDecember2003. Thisdocumentisderivedfrom
14、workcarriedoutbytheEuropeanCartonMakersAssociation(ECMA) whichisthefederationforthenationalcartonmakersassociationsofEurope.ECMAhasproduced andrefinedacodedsystemfordescribingcartontypesandagreementhasbeenreachedwithCEN thatthiscodemaybedescribedinaEuropeanStandard. TheECMACodecanbeconsideredasastan
15、dardizedsystemtosubstitutelongandcomplicated verbaldescriptionsofcartonsbysimplesymbolsinternationallyunderstoodbyallregardlessof languageandotherdifferences. AnnexesAandBareinformative. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthe followingcountriesareboundtoi
16、mplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,Czech Republic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg, Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnited Kingdom.EN14054:2003(E) 4 Introduction Efficientpackagingisofgreatimportancefort
17、hedistributionandtheprotectionof goods.Insufficient orinappropriatepackagingmayleadtodamageorwastageofthecontentsofthepack. Ifmadefromsuitablematerialandinanappropriateshape,cartonscanprovideprotectionfortheir contents,areeasytohandleandpriortousecanbetransportedandstoredintheminimumofspace. Theycan
18、beusedasasinglepackageorasamultiplepack. ThepurposeofthisEuropeanStandardistodescribeconstructionelementsforcartonsbyasimple codeandprovidesupportinginformationonfunctionality(seeannexA).EN14054:2003(E) 5 1Scope ThisEuropeanStandarddescribesbasictypesandconstructionsofcartonsincartonboard.Stylesofco
19、rrugated andsolidboardpackagingarenotcoveredbythisENstandard. NOTE Cartonsareusuallydeliveredbythecartonmanufacturer,totheuser,inflatfoldedform(preglued)orasaflat blank. 2 Normativereferences ThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications.These normativeref
20、erencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetextandthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.For datedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropean Standardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferencesthelatesteditionofthe publicationreferredtoapp
21、lies(includingamendments). ENISO2233,PackagingComplete,filledtransportpackagesandunitloadsConditioningfortesting(ISO 2233:2000). TheECMACodeofFoldingCartonStyles Publishedby: EuropeanCartonMakersAssociation, LaancopesvanCattenburch79, NL2585EWDenHaag, TheNetherlands. 3Dimensions 3.1Directionofmeasur
22、ement Thethreedirectionsofmeasurementsshallbeatrightanglestooneanotherandthedimensionsdenotedforan erectedcartonbythelettersA,BandH. Length(A) thelongersideoftheopenorfrontfillend (thedimensionbetweenthesidedustflaps) Width(B) theothersideofthefillend (theother,remainingdimensionoftheopening) Height
23、(H) heightordepth,the3 rd dimensionofthecarton (thisisnotafillingside) NOTE Thedifferencebetweentheexternalandinternaldimensionsofthecartondependsonthethicknessoftheboard. 3.2Takingofmeasurement Dimensionsshallbemeasuredontheflatblank.Dimensionsofcartonsaredefinedfromcentreofcreaselineto centreofcre
24、aseline. Dimensionsofcartonboardmayvarywithvariationinmoisturecontentofthematerial.Accuratemeasurementsof dimensionsshallthereforebeperformedunderstandardclimaticconditions(Condition50%r.h./23CofENISO 2233).EN14054:2003(E) 6 3.3 Productionofafulldimensionalspecifications Theproductionofafulldimensio
25、nalspecificationwillrequirecooperationbetweencartonmakeranduserandit maybeadvisabletocarryoutapackingtrialwithaquantityofcartonstocheckthevalidityoftheinitial specifications.Thenumberofcartonsrequiredforsuchatrialwilldependonthepackingrateandordersize. 4 BasicTypeGroups 4.1General Intheirdesigncarto
26、nstylescanbeasvariableasthetypesofarticlestobepackedbuttherearecertain recognisedbasictypegroupsorstyles.Thepurposeofthissectionistodescribeacodewhichisusedtoidentify cartonstylesinordertosimplifycommunicationbetweenmanufacturers,specifiers,usersandotherparties involved. Theeconomicuseofcartonboards
27、houldbeaconsideration.Whendesigningthelayoutoftheflatblanksonthe sheetofboardfordiecutting,theuseofstyleswhichcanbeinterlockedwillgiveanadvantageinminimisingthe trimcreated.Changesintherelativelengthofclosureflapsmaypermitamoreeconomicuseofboardareafora givenvolumeofcontents.Theadviceofthecartonmake
28、rontheseandotherconsiderationsonstyleshouldbe sought. Theuseofnumericalcontrolledlasercuttingequipmenttoproducecuttingandcreasingdiesforcartonmakershas ledtothecomputerisedstorageofmanycartondesigns.Otherdesignsmaybereadilyassembledfromastandard flapandpanelshapesstoredinacomputerdatabase. 4.2 Codec
29、omposition Thecodeisbasedonthethreedimensionalshapeofthecartonasitappearsbeforeitsuseorfilling. Thecodehasabasictypedescriptionofaonelettercode(group)andallowsforrelevantsupplementary informationbytwoadditionalparts(firstandsecondelement)eachconsistingoftwodigits.Thismeansthatthe codeismadeupofthree
30、partsinthefollowingsequence: Y0 00 0 group 1 st element 2 nd element TherearefivespecificbasicdesigntypegroupsdescribedbyAE,onegroup,F,coveringotherdesignsnot coveredbythegroupsAEandcompletedbyanadditionalgroup,X,forauxiliarydevicesapplicabletoallstyles includedinthegroupsAF. Theinformationgivenbyth
31、esecondandthethirdparts(elements)ofthecodedescribeparticularstylefeatures whichvarydependingonthebasictypegroupstowhichtheyrelate.Theelementsrelevanttoeachgroupare includedinsection4.3.Ifthereisaneed,codesforspecificstylescanbeassigned.ForsamplesseetheECMA Code. Ifneeded,extraelementsofthecodespecif
32、ictoeachmanufacturermaybeused. NOTE Anumberofstyleversions,includingthenumberscurrentlyassignedtoelements,arelistedintheECMACode. 4.3 GroupDefinitions 4.3.1General Thestylesoffoldingcartonsarecategorisedinsixgroups,AF.Examplesofthevisualisationofallgroupsare giveninFigure1.Auxiliarydevicesofallgroup
33、saredescribedasgroupX. 4.3.2Group A Longseamgluedfoldingcartonswithrectangularsurfaces. a) AglueseaminHiscompulsory(“tubetype“).EN14054:2003(E) 7 b) Allouterpanelshaveanangleof90betweeneachother(exceptgabletoporsomesealedclosures). Firstelementdescribesthebottomconstructions.Secondelementdescribesth
34、etopconstructions. 4.3.3Group B Foldingcartonswithrectangularsurfaces,nonlongseamglued. a) Thereisnolongseamgluing(notubeisformed). b) Asubgroupcomprisinglockingdevicesisincluded. Firstelementgivesadescriptionofbasicshape.Secondelementdescribesthelidorflapconstruction. 4.3.4Group C Longseamgluedfold
35、ingcartonswithnonrectangularsurfaces. a) AglueseaminHiscompulsory(“tubetype“). b) Atleastoneofthemainbodyssurfaces(panels)isnonrectangular. c) Theangleofthesideswithrespecttothebottomshouldbeatanangleof90(atrightangles)tothebottomof thecontainer. Firstelementdescribesthebodyconstruction.Secondelemen
36、tdescribestheclosureconstructionused. 4.3.5Group D Foldingcartonswithnonrectangularsurfaces,nonlongseamglued. a) NolongseamgluinginH. b) Atleastoneofthemainbodyssurfaces(panels)isnonrectangular. c) TheheightHinrelationtothebottommayhaveanangleof90orbeinclined. Firstelementdescribesthebaseconstructio
37、n.Secondelementdescribesthecover,lidortopclosureconstruction. 4.3.6Group E Productintegratedfoldingcartons. Aredesignedtoworkincombinationwithspecificgoods/contents.Firstelementdescribesthetypeofproductto bepacked.Secondelementdescribesthestyle(construction). 4.3.7Group F Otherfoldingcartons. Thisgr
38、oupcomprisesallstylesofcartonsthatcannotbeattributedclearlyenoughtooneofthemaingroupsA throughE. 4.3.8Group X Auxiliarydevicesofallgroups.EN14054:2003(E) 8 Figure1ThreedimensionalillustrationsofthemaingroupsEN14054:2003(E) 9 4.3.9 Usingthecode a) Examinethethreedimensionalillustration. b) Choosetheg
39、roupaccordingtothebasicshape. c) ChoosetheparticularelementsofthegroupfromtheECMAcode. 4.3.10Example Acommoncartonwithatuckinflapontopandanenvelopebase.ThebasicshapeissimilartoGroupA,soselect GroupA. ThefirstelementforGroupAisthebottompart;foranenvelopebaseselectnumber55. ThesecondelementforGroupAis
40、thetoppart;foratuckinflapselectnumber20. ThefullcodeisthengivenasA5520.EN14054:2003(E) 10 Annex A (informative) Additionalinformation A.1Purpose Thepurposeofthissectionistogiveguidanceontheuseofcartonsandtheirmaterials. A.2 CartonTypesandApplications Thestyleofcartonrequiredforagivenapplicationwilld
41、ependonthecontents,theirmass,size,natureandshape, thedegreeofprotectionrequiredandthewaythecartonsarecollatedandprotectedindistribution.Other considerationsincludewhetherthecartonisprintedandwhetheritisfilledbyhandormachine.AnnexB,Table1, givesanindicationofsomeofthepossibleusesofthevariousstylesint
42、heECMACode. A.3 CartonBoardSelection A.3.1General Thechoiceofcartonboardforaparticularapplicationwillbebasedonanumberoffactorsincludingmaterialcost, thedesiredappearanceinrelationbothtocontentsandprinting,theprotectionaffordedtothecontentsandthe needsofthepackagingprocess. A.3.2 MaterialTypes Thepri
43、ncipalmaterialusedforcartonsiscartonboard,whichisafibroussheetmaterialbasedonnaturalcellulose andformedwithaplystructure.Thetypeoffibreusedineachplywilldeterminethepropertiesofthecartonboard anddifferentpropertieswillberelevanttodifferingapplications. Additionalpliesofeitherpaperorothermaterialmaybeaddedbylaminationandboardsmaybecoatedwith inorganiccompositions,plasti
